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Cheap Gaming PC Build [tailored for Counter Strike:Global Offensive]

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August 13, 2014 3:28:46 AM

Greetings,

I'm looking for some suggestions of components and a monitor (1680*1050) for a cheap pc build. I don't need mouse & keyboard.

I am looking to only play Counter Strike: Global Offensive but I want to do so at a constantly smooth 60 FPS.

I would also like 60 FPS while recording with Fraps.

My max budget is 500 pounds but I am hoping for a build as cheap as possible without losing performance.

Thank you,
Victor

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a b 4 Gaming
August 13, 2014 3:31:43 AM

Fortunately for you, CSGO is not intensive. However, FRAPS sucks and really hits performance while recording. There are much better programs out there imo.
August 13, 2014 3:36:19 AM

LucoTF said:
Fortunately for you, CSGO is not intensive. However, FRAPS sucks and really hits performance while recording. There are much better programs out there imo.

Thanks I'll look into other programs
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a b 4 Gaming
August 13, 2014 3:39:06 AM

I use MSI Afterburner but there's also obs, dxtory, bandicam...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£78.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£39.67 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.00 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card (£81.91 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£30.84 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£29.99 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Hannspree HE225DPB 21.5" Monitor (£82.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £499.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-13 11:37 BST+0100
August 13, 2014 3:57:07 AM

Thank you Luco. Altough is there a way to lower the prices a bit by about 100 to 200 without gravely impaction performance? :) 
a b 4 Gaming
August 13, 2014 4:04:09 AM

Not really, I can knock £100 off but performance would certainly be worse...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£43.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£29.77 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Value 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£29.20 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.98 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card (£65.10 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£30.84 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£29.99 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Hannspree HE225DPB 21.5" Monitor (£82.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £409.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-13 12:03 BST+0100
a b 4 Gaming
August 13, 2014 9:19:04 PM

Vixci said:
Thank you Luco. Altough is there a way to lower the prices a bit by about 100 to 200 without gravely impaction performance? :) 


Reducing that build by 100 or 200 quids would definitely impact the performance.
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