Gaming Build for Under £500

neongraphics

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Mar 1, 2013
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Hi
I've been looking for a gaming PC that will run most games OK for under £500. Is this a good build?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£73.20 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-TB 86.7 CFM CPU Cooler (£31.74 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock 880GM-LE FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.17 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB Video Card (£131.16 @ CCL Computers)
Case: BitFenix Outlaw ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.95 @ Aria PC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans (£17.33 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £435.31
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-06 18:59 GMT+0000)
 

properbuilds

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Jan 13, 2013
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Hi, you need a power supply i don't see one, get the fx-6300 and the 7870 XT.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£95.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£31.82 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.17 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£171.62 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£48.17 @ Aria PC)
Total: £463.75
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

Or with a better motherboard with 500GB.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£95.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: GeIL EVO Leggara Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£35.90 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£171.62 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£48.17 @ Aria PC)
Total: £485.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)