First budget low-mid end gaming build

[Guest]

Could someone please have a quick look over this and tell me what you think?

I believe i have everything now to build my computer

I already have the operating system

Its purpose is to play games such as BFF 3 while also normal internet use.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ONyN

 

[yasserBasha]

games rely HEAVILY on GPU more than CPU, and you VGA is weak for BF3, maybe you can try different build with more powerful GPU and more space HDD, reliable CPU cooler and faster RAM...ALSO in your budget range

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£99.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£63.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming v2.0 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£41.40 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£44.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card (£134.27 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.70 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£57.49 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£15.04 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £526.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-06 13:22 BST+0100)

look at this build and tell me what you think

 

[Guest]

games rely HEAVILY on GPU more than CPU, and you VGA is weak for BF3, maybe you can try different build with more powerful GPU and more space HDD, reliable CPU cooler and faster RAM...ALSO in your budget range

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£99.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£63.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming v2.0 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£41.40 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£44.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card (£134.27 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.70 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£57.49 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£15.04 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £526.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-06 13:22 BST+0100)

look at this build and tell me what you think

I actually love it, thank you for this it has been a massive help. I think im going to take your advise and purchase everything on that list.

Many Thanks

Oliver

 

[yasserBasha]

games rely HEAVILY on GPU more than CPU, and you VGA is weak for BF3, maybe you can try different build with more powerful GPU and more space HDD, reliable CPU cooler and faster RAM...ALSO in your budget range

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£99.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£63.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming v2.0 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£41.40 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£44.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card (£134.27 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.70 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£57.49 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£15.04 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £526.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-06 13:22 BST+0100)

look at this build and tell me what you think

I actually love it, thank you for this it has been a massive help. I think im going to take your advise and purchase everything on that list.

Many Thanks

Oliver

Hey , don't mention it my friend
Glad to be in your help

 

[Guest]

games rely HEAVILY on GPU more than CPU, and you VGA is weak for BF3, maybe you can try different build with more powerful GPU and more space HDD, reliable CPU cooler and faster RAM...ALSO in your budget range

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£99.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£63.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming v2.0 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£41.40 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£44.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card (£134.27 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.70 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£57.49 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£15.04 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £526.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-06 13:22 BST+0100)

look at this build and tell me what you think

I actually love it, thank you for this it has been a massive help. I think im going to take your advise and purchase everything on that list.

Many Thanks

Oliver

Hey , don't mention it my friend
Glad to be in your help

Hey i was taking a look at the graphics card Asus HD7850-DC-1GD5.

Im not too sure on it, will it play Games such as battle field 3 and Sim City 5 with no problems or do you recommend something else?

Thanks
Oliver

 

[yasserBasha]

The important thing when it comes to games is the graphic engine (7850 - 7970 gtx 660 ...etc) and 7850 plays all of these games fluently and handels them with ease
Though if you suspect the brand itself i must tell you that is is known for best cooling (+ gigabyte) so if you suspect the brand you can go for gigabyte, but if you suspect the engine... rest assured my friend

Keep me posted

 

[Guest]

Okay ill take your word for it I was just a bit unsure because there weren't many reviews on amazon but thanks

 

[yasserBasha]

You're welcome my friend... here also a gigabyte one :

http://www.ebuyer.com/452795-gigabyte-hd-7850-1gb-gddr5-4800mhz-hdmi-dvi-mini-displayport-pci-e-graphics-gv-r785oc-1gd

 

[Oliver Lock]

Hey,

I have changed a few things round, i already have a 500gb hard drive at home ( i know its low but i wont be playing that many games on here)
i also have an optical drive as well

Could you please have a look at this and tell me what you think

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PgJj

Also i have an older forum that i made too, if you want to look at what they were saying about my build feel free to do so
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-1643789/buy-build.html#10622312

Many thanks,
Oliver

 

[yasserBasha]

try this :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£99.98 @ Aria PC)
Thermal Compound: StarTech HeatGrease 20g Thermal Paste (£3.50 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£74.29 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£45.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£86.28 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card (£134.27 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Thermaltake VN900A1W2N (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.85 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £531.15
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-08 15:25 BST+0100)

you'll see the point of strengh

 

[yasserBasha]

you don't need a 2gb video card unless you plan multi-monitor gaming .. plus the fx-6300's heat sink isn't what i would guarentee so for peace of mind i recommend applying the thermal paste

Best wishes

 

[Oliver Lock]

Do you think the Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Two Module Kit would be better? Whats the difference? and also okay i have thermal paste so i will do that too thanks

 

[Oliver Lock]

Also i have took off the CPU Cooler, would this be okay? ill also use the paste too

 

[yasserBasha]

i put the paste so that you don't have to buy aftermarket cooler and you stick to the stock cooler
the ram is reputable brand and will give you best performance ... what do u think of SSD ?

 

[Oliver Lock]

Awesome my build is coming together nicely, and yeah i was looking at the ssd, dont really know much about them , if i buy one does it replace my sorage (hard drive)

 

[Oliver Lock]

so do you think i should get this one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006MQQBYA/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers

good reviews too, i like that haha

 

[yasserBasha]

No, look .. the SSD is lightening fast Drive that has incredible speed with OS boot and opening applications that will ADD much power in performance and your build will be Great

 

[yasserBasha]

so do you think i should get this one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006MQQBYA/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers

good reviews too, i like that haha

It's great ... make the SSD boot drive and HDD storage drive and you'll have a KILLER machine

 

[Oliver Lock]

good, thanks. So i will get that ssd card with 128gb and a 500gb hard drive (min). My Dad said that he has a spare one with 500GB so ill just use that.

last thing, what graphics card? looking to spend like £100 give or take just need it good enough to play games like BB3 and Sim city on mid graphics

 

[yasserBasha]

it's noot SSD card ... it's a SSD drive (hard dive )

 

[Oliver Lock]

ohhh okay i see now. I think.. sorry most of this is new to me.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Pldc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Pldc/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Pldc/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£99.98 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£63.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£88.29 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card (£154.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.34 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£57.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £565.41


Thats what i have so far. all seem okay? I was thinking could i just have a 1 gb graphics card instead?

 

[yasserBasha]

That's what i was saying and included in my build ... 1gb is enough you don't need 2gb graphic card

AND your build is solid gamer, congrats my friend

 

[Oliver Lock]

Going to get this i think, Asus AMD Radeon HD 6670 Graphics Card (1GB, PCI-Express, GDDR5, Dust-proof Fan)

And thank you so much for your help honestly couldn't have done this without you haha

many thanks

 

[yasserBasha]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ,, DON'T EVER EVER DOWNGRADE TO 6670, stick to the 7850 or ALL will be worthless

 

[Oliver Lock]

actually i think thats bad might go with the gigabite one you said