Could someone build me a gaming PC under £600?

[RinchenT]

Hey guys,

I've been thinking of buying a PC for a few days. However I've been told its a lot cheaper to just make one. I'll be using my PC for:

School projects / Homework
Downloading & Playing high end games
Surfing Internet

I'd like to play games such as Skyrim and DayZ. It doesn't need to be on ultra setting. It would also be good if the PC had warranty with it.

Anymore details, ask me!

Thanks!! (Btw, I'm in the UK)

 

[Redspring]

This build shoud last you a couple of years

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Cooler Master i500 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($52.27 @ TigerDirect)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($16.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $894.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-18 15:19 EDT-0400)

If you're sure you don't want to do SLI, you could also go for the cheaper Z87K motherboard. Storage is your personal preference. How much space do you think you'll need, and do you want an SSD? Same goes for the case, personal preference. Also, what resolution do you game on?

 

[RinchenT]

This build shoud last you a couple of years

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Cooler Master i500 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($52.27 @ TigerDirect)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($16.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $894.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-18 15:19 EDT-0400)

If you're sure you don't want to do SLI, you could also go for the cheaper Z87K motherboard. Storage is your personal preference. How much space do you think you'll need, and do you want an SSD? Same goes for the case, personal preference. Also, what resolution do you game on?

I'm looking to buy Hard drive of 1 TB. For resolution, 1980x1080 and SSD, don't worry about that one. Also, for pcpartpicker, does it give warranty for purchasing those products?

 

[Redspring]

Then this build should do fine If you build a PC yourself, you won't get a warranty like you would if you had a store build it for you. However, the individual components should have a warranty, so you can always contact the manufacturer if a component does something it's not supposed to do.

 

[RinchenT]

Then this build should do fine If you build a PC yourself, you won't get a warranty like you would if you had a store build it for you. However, the individual components should have a warranty, so you can always contact the manufacturer if a component does something it's not supposed to do.

The only problem is; If my PC stopped working, how would I know what the problem is? Say for example it just wouldn't turn on. I'm not very good at hardware, so where would I start?

 

[Redspring]

That's one of the risks of building your own PC. Now, if you connect everything correctly it should work just fine of course. But, if something does go wrong, you should check to see if everything is connected and wired up correctly, if you installed all drivers, etc. And you can always come back to this forum to ask for help of course