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As low a budget as possible but play games at high spec ? build help for first timer

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September 6, 2014 8:08:44 AM

Hi guys time has come for me to try and get a gaming computer.

Budget £500 - £600

Does anyone recommend any prebuilt computers ?
or
could someone tell me what components i would need ?

What im looking for :

Im looking to build or buy a gaming computer which can play new games with good performance
Im wanting as hi-spec as i can get for my money.I want to be able to play new games for a good while without having to upgrade till later games like gta V hopefully at a high graphic setting etc

Could anyone help me out ?

All help will be appreicatied

also include a monitor in the build but that is seperate to my build budget looking for a cheap hd type monitor im a first time pc gamer so i really dont know what im looking for that why i need you guys help !!


thanks !!

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September 6, 2014 11:13:50 AM

You would need to build this yourself,but about as good as it gets for that budget (a little over),

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£79.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£47.84 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.46 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card (£112.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.93 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.22 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£80.93 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VS228HR 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (£94.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £601.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-06 19:10 BST+0100

I did put windows in,maybe you don't need it,but i assumed you did.

For building a pc,
http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/2591/build-your-own-pc-...
just take a look,it's not that hard.
September 6, 2014 5:51:16 PM

Vic 40 said:
You would need to build this yourself,but about as good as it gets for that budget (a little over),

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£79.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£47.84 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.46 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card (£112.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.93 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.22 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£80.93 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VS228HR 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (£94.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £601.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-06 19:10 BST+0100

I did put windows in,maybe you don't need it,but i assumed you did.

For building a pc,
http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/2591/build-your-own-pc-...
just take a look,it's not that hard.


+1, what a great build for the price! If you don't need Windows you save even more to put into the GPU or CPU.
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