A Alex_302 Commendable Oct 25, 2016 30 0 1,530 Oct 27, 2016 #1 Is it even possible to get a good PC build with an i7 for less then £700 or would it be more efficient to go for i5 with a better GPU?
Is it even possible to get a good PC build with an i7 for less then £700 or would it be more efficient to go for i5 with a better GPU?
Solution Hlsgsz Oct 27, 2016 For gaming, i5 and better GPU all the way. This: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Amazon UK) Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£59.44 @ CCL Computers) Memory: *Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£56.99 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£65.15 @ BT Shop) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.48 @ Amazon UK) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card (£242.99 @ Ebuyer) Case:...
For gaming, i5 and better GPU all the way. This: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Amazon UK) Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£59.44 @ CCL Computers) Memory: *Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£56.99 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£65.15 @ BT Shop) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.48 @ Amazon UK) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card (£242.99 @ Ebuyer) Case:...
rgd1101 Don't Moderator Nov 7, 2011 73,269 3,849 176,290 Oct 27, 2016 #2 for gaming? no. those are £700 build for gaming http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3224058/700.html Upvote 0 Downvote
for gaming? no. those are £700 build for gaming http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3224058/700.html
Hlsgsz Champion Feb 29, 2016 8,003 5 51,415 Oct 27, 2016 Solution #3 For gaming, i5 and better GPU all the way. This: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Amazon UK) Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£59.44 @ CCL Computers) Memory: *Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£56.99 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£65.15 @ BT Shop) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.48 @ Amazon UK) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card (£242.99 @ Ebuyer) Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£37.55 @ CCL Computers) Total: £709.58 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available *Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-27 15:06 BST+0100 Remove the SSD and add one later if it must be under 700. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
For gaming, i5 and better GPU all the way. This: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Amazon UK) Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£59.44 @ CCL Computers) Memory: *Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£56.99 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£65.15 @ BT Shop) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.48 @ Amazon UK) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card (£242.99 @ Ebuyer) Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£37.55 @ CCL Computers) Total: £709.58 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available *Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-27 15:06 BST+0100 Remove the SSD and add one later if it must be under 700.