Is this gaming pc worth it?

[applepiez]

I want to buy a reasonable gaming pc. I would like to know wether the specs i have chosen is good.
Specs:
Case: Ezcool V8 White Edition with SATA Dock
Processor: AMD FX4300 Quad Core 3.8Ghz
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3
Memory: 8GB Vengeance Pro1600 Black
Graphics: 2GB ASUS GeForce GTX 660 OC
Hard Drive: 1TB Seagate 7200RPM - 64Mb
Psu: 500w Cooler Master B500 PSU
Optical Drive: 24X Samsung DVD-RW Drive
OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 64Bit
Warranty: 2 YEAR BattleRig Extended Warranty!
Cpu Cooling: STD CPU Cooler (Supplied)
Sound: On Board Sound card - Standard

The total price is £597.99 From Falcon Computers.

I'm going to be playing some RPG games and recording as well Possibly if i can maybe some Battlefield 4.
And i will be playing alot of simulation games and try to record as well with some good FPS.
My budget is £600

Thank You.

 

[Shneiky]

Well it is not worth it to be hones. A 600 pound build with a FX4300 is bad.

I managed to make you a build. You did not mention did you need an OS if you were making a PC so I included one. It is 615 but it those 15 are extra worth it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£127.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£35.12 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£65.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£176.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£33.41 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (£14.89 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£73.99 @ Dabs)
Total: £615.11
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-21 17:47 GMT+0000)

P.S If I were you, I was going to fork out 15 bucks more to get an Asus GTX760 with custom cooler. It will be a major improvement in noise and temperatures, than the Reference design I posted.

 

[Xtwargodtx]

660 isn't so great and also the 4300 isn't too bad but the 6300 is a lot better. Consider getting a R9 270x or Gtx 760 for a gpu I'll make a build for you in a sec

 

[Xtwargodtx]

Heres the build http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2Xv5Q

 

[sora]

660 isn't so great and also the 4300 isn't too bad but the 6300 is a lot better. Consider getting a R9 270x or Gtx 760 for a gpu I'll make a build for you in a sec

What? The 660 is an oldie but goldie

I'd switch it for a R9 270x though. newer gen, etc. plus Mantle if you wanna play some BF4.

 

[applepiez]

See, i don't really want to build my own since i had bad history before and i messed up, i still have some scrap computers lying around. I do know that making your own is a lot cheaper. Since i might not be playing hard core games and i'll what i can do.

 

[applepiez]

Is it possible for you get the best deal for a prebuilt or customisable system that is less than £600?

 

[applepiez]

@Shneiky how much would it cost if you use a Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card instead? would the performance be still ok?

 

[Shneiky]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£127.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£49.66 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£65.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card (£134.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£33.41 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£34.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (£14.89 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£73.99 @ Dabs)
Total: £576.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-23 10:33 GMT+0000)

With a 750TI. Since the 750TI uses a lot less power - I swapped the power supply to 450W instead of 550W. Also I swapped the H81 motherboard with the a bit better B85. On a side note - the GTX 750TI and GTX 660 share the same price (almost) with the 660 being a good 20% faster. But it does use twice the power. Anyway, as an owner of a 650TI I able to max all the MMORPGs and MOBAs with VSYnch and AA on, with FPS above 60. I played. Star Wars: The old republic, Path of Exile, League Of Legends, Lineage2 and some others. I don't stick to a game much or play much, but anything I tried from the RPG gender was no problem. I don't really know how my 650ti fares in Battlefield 4, since that is not my interest (I am waiting for a new Quake or Unreal ). But if I have to put the performance into numbers of the 650Ti : 750Ti : 660 it will be 85% :100% : 120%. I am really split on this one. I am a freak when it comes to low noise/low power so the 750ti is very compelling, but at the same time the 660 offers 20% more performance for the same price, but uses double the power.

And anyway the first build I posted had a GTX 760. Which is a hefty 20% on top of 660. I know that one was going a bit over the budget.

Hope I was helpful and good luck.

 

[applepiez]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£127.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£49.66 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£65.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card (£134.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£33.41 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£34.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (£14.89 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£73.99 @ Dabs)
Total: £576.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-23 10:33 GMT+0000)

With a 750TI. Since the 750TI uses a lot less power - I swapped the power supply to 450W instead of 550W. Also I swapped the H81 motherboard with the a bit better B85. On a side note - the GTX 750TI and GTX 660 share the same price (almost) with the 660 being a good 20% faster. But it does use twice the power. Anyway, as an owner of a 650TI I able to max all the MMORPGs and MOBAs with VSYnch and AA on, with FPS above 60. I played. Star Wars: The old republic, Path of Exile, League Of Legends, Lineage2 and some others. I don't stick to a game much or play much, but anything I tried from the RPG gender was no problem. I don't really know how my 650ti fares in Battlefield 4, since that is not my interest (I am waiting for a new Quake or Unreal ). But if I have to put the performance into numbers of the 650Ti : 750Ti : 660 it will be 85% :100% : 120%. I am really split on this one. I am a freak when it comes to low noise/low power so the 750ti is very compelling, but at the same time the 660 offers 20% more performance for the same price, but uses double the power.

And anyway the first build I posted had a GTX 760. Which is a hefty 20% on top of 660. I know that one was going a bit over the budget.

Hope I was helpful and good luck.

Well i'm not sure to be honest, but i'll have a think and see what i can do. So you are saying the GTX 750 is badder then the GTX650? wouldn't a 550W PSU be better than 450? since if i did upgrade the graphics it would probs support it.
Only 1 problem, i messed up with recent builds for pc.

 

[Shneiky]

No, I did not say that 750 is worse than 650. I said 660 is better than 750TI by 20% and they cost the same. GTX 750Ti is different than GTX 750. The TI is important!

You can follow this:
GTX 760 > GTX 660 > GTX 750Ti > GTX 650TI > GTX 750 > GTX 650.
150% > 120% > 100% > 80% > 70% > 40%

And the % is % performance relative to 750Ti. (calculated in my head, might be wrong few % here and there).

And yes, 550W is better than 450W. But it is more expensive. If you wish to upgrade later to a more power hungry video card go for 550W. 450W will be enough for I5 + any video card that is below 150W.