- Sep 1, 2014
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I have been looking to build a gaming PC for a long time, and I have managed to accrue a budget of £350-400 to buy components. I spent a long time researching various parts and using PCPartPicker I have created a build that I feel fits my needs more or less. I'm going for a blue to fit with my Sharkoon mouse, keyboard, and mousepad.
Build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/TinyTimulations/saved/XvhFf7
GPU: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191174896954
Case: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111410288332
However, I'm a little unsure on a couple of points, like the motherboard and CPU. The mobo I'm just a little iffy on, as this is my first build, and maybe I need a more reputable(?) or popular MB for my setup.
On the CPU front, I can't decide between an FX 8320 or an FX 4350; I'm pretty sure I don't need 8 cores at the moment, and the price difference is quite drastic, but then I might start rendering or encoding, or games will adapt to use the extra cores. Quite the conundrum.
I don't think I'll go Intel though, because I don't need the integrated graphics or greater efficiency.
I'm pretty solid on the GPU, as I feel it gives very good performance for the price (~£100), but if you feel that you have a better suggestion, I'm open to ideas
I have an older, broken desktop off' which I'll scavenge two optical drives, a 500gb HDD and possibly a little RAM, and I can get the the OS from my school. I'm planning to upgrade as I go along, and first to be upgraded will be RAM, then whatever breaks first.
At the moment, I only really have plans to use it for gaming (Skyrim, Just Cause 2, Borderlands 2, GMod, HL), word processing, and watching video, but with this new, half-decent PC I think the list will expand fast!
Any help or discussion you can provide is hugely appreciated. Thanks!
Build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/TinyTimulations/saved/XvhFf7
GPU: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191174896954
Case: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111410288332
However, I'm a little unsure on a couple of points, like the motherboard and CPU. The mobo I'm just a little iffy on, as this is my first build, and maybe I need a more reputable(?) or popular MB for my setup.
On the CPU front, I can't decide between an FX 8320 or an FX 4350; I'm pretty sure I don't need 8 cores at the moment, and the price difference is quite drastic, but then I might start rendering or encoding, or games will adapt to use the extra cores. Quite the conundrum.
I don't think I'll go Intel though, because I don't need the integrated graphics or greater efficiency.
I'm pretty solid on the GPU, as I feel it gives very good performance for the price (~£100), but if you feel that you have a better suggestion, I'm open to ideas
I have an older, broken desktop off' which I'll scavenge two optical drives, a 500gb HDD and possibly a little RAM, and I can get the the OS from my school. I'm planning to upgrade as I go along, and first to be upgraded will be RAM, then whatever breaks first.
At the moment, I only really have plans to use it for gaming (Skyrim, Just Cause 2, Borderlands 2, GMod, HL), word processing, and watching video, but with this new, half-decent PC I think the list will expand fast!
Any help or discussion you can provide is hugely appreciated. Thanks!
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