I need help buying a gaming setup for around £550

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So im getting a gaming setup for around Christmas but i have a budget of £550. I was originally going to get this but then the price went up (https://www.amazon.co.uk/PC-Customiser-Ultra-Fast-Gaming/dp/B01DPP2ZUE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469775178&sr=8-1&) so when you add the monitor price plus everything else, rip. I must at least have:

Pc: Pre-built, minimum spec is:
16gb ram, 1tb hdd, any ssd, windows 10, a processor with at least 3.5GHz

A 1080p monitor, 21.5 inch to 24 inch, preferably AOC or Asus

A black keyboard Im quite picky with keyboard so i might change your suggestions and get what i want instead.

I'll probably change the mouse aswell but still tell me what you think I should have

I have just spammed a bunch of keywords in the tags section because i need an answer QUICK

Please dont send me any us links ;)
 
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Chugalug_
Not quite.
This is what i've put together through them.
It works out at 566 quid, but easier and more convenient than sourcing it all from different places I guess. :)
Feel free to change out the case for one on selection if you like.
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Get this and pay around 50 pound to get someone to assemble it for you.
Will give you SIGIFICANTLY more performance than the prebuilt you listed.
You will need to buy a copy of windows on top though, but i'm afraid if you want good performance its going to cost a bit more than 550 pounds, around 600 total which this costs.
The prebuilt you listed was extremely poor value and featured outdated components with low performance.
This will max out games at 1080p 60fps no problem.
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/CkmykT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/CkmykT/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£98.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£47.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£34.80 @ BT Shop)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.58 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card (£211.04 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£36.22 @ More Computers)
Total: £499.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-07 08:39 BST+0100
 
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I know, and I've stated that if you want to max out graphical games at 60fps 1080p you'll need to go with the build i've listed above, get someone to build it and a copy of windows. ^.^
That costs 600 all up, but seeing as you're doing light gaming I can make it cheaper.
Give me a minute. :)
 
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Here you go, still trashes that old prebuit by a mile.
As previously stated, get a copy of windows and get someone at your local PC store to assemble it for you, should easily be within budget.
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/DxCskT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/DxCskT/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£98.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£47.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£34.80 @ BT Shop)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.58 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card (£129.98 @ Novatech)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£36.22 @ More Computers)
Total: £418.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-07 08:46 BST+0100
 
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PC Part Picker simply lists the prices of parts from different retailers, it is not a store per-se.
You would need to individually order all the parts from different retailers in order to get them at the cheapest price, although I can filter this so you only have to buy from a few.
To be honest though, the retailer you told me to put a prebuilt together from is quite good value, and I would not go through the hassle of ordering from different placees, and just get the prebuilt custom PC I made for you above.
 
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Nope nope and nope.
VERY outdated PC with terrible components for the money.
Go with the prebuilt I posted before. It is the most convenient build for you and is well priced.
A great purchase in your situation.
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-skylake-home-office-pc/J!prNZH3Kd/
 
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They are not almost the same, in fact they are nowhere near each other. :)
Just because a CPU is clocked higher, does not mean it runs faster.
It is a very old AMD APU which is their CPUs with integrated graphics, it only has two cores, meaning it won't even run in most modern titles which require quad core CPUs, of which the i3 6100 is.
The graphics card is also very outdated.
Here is a visual comparison just so you can see what I mean.
Trust me, I know my components, and what is and isn't good performance or value. ;)
CPU comparison: http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i3-6100-vs-AMD-A6-6400K-APU/3511vsm3048
Graphics comparison: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-HD-8470-vs-GeForce-GTX-950
 
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Why is that? o_O
I can change a build around to suit your needs.
It comes in at your budget, and features great gaming performance so what is the problem?
Do you need anything else?
According to your original post, you want a 1080p monitor, a nice black keyboard, and an SSD with that budget.
That is simply not going to happen at that price point, it is extremely unrealistic, 16GB of RAM only adds to it.
For that, you want a budget of around 800 pounds, don't expect too much with a tiny budget like that. :(
 
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