Looking to buid a gaming PC for under £400

[andywoohaa]

Hi!

Im looking to build a gaming PC for a friend, she wants to be able to play games such as Skyrim on fairly decent settings. Here are the details:

Approximate Purchase Date: Before 20th Feb

Budget Range: £350 -£400

System Usage: Mainly gaming and surfing the net, she likes games like Skyrim / The Witcher 2 etc..

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: ebuyer (UK), Dabs.com (UK), Overclocker (UK)

Parts Preferences: I3 2120 Processor (motherboard that can be used to upgrade to I5 at a later date), Radeon 6850 Graphics Card

Overclocking: No

Additional Comments: Reasonably quiet PC which has scope to be upgraded a couple of years later.

Thanks in advance!
Andy

 

[LiamusHydicus]

This bundle covers the CPU, MOBO and RAM in one hit @ £169.99
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/motherboardbundles/Novatech/MBB-I32124.html#utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=products

I recommend this overclocked 6850 for better performance @ £129.99
http://www.dabs.com/products/gigabyte-ati-radeon-6850-820mhz-1gb-pci-e-hdmi-oc-windforce-2x-7QM3.html

That doesn't leave much room for HDD and Case/PSU though :/

Dabs have a value case with 500w PSU for £22, which seems to get good reviews, but I don't recommend any overclocking with it. Then It's about £60 for a decent 500gb HDD from dabs too.

That totals ~£380. When it comes to upgrading I recommend you change the Power Supply as well. Hope this helps!

 

[andywoohaa]

This bundle covers the CPU, MOBO and RAM in one hit @ £169.99
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/motherboardbundles/Novatech/MBB-I32124.html#utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=products

I recommend this overclocked 6850 for better performance @ £129.99
http://www.dabs.com/products/gigabyte-ati-radeon-6850-820mhz-1gb-pci-e-hdmi-oc-windforce-2x-7QM3.html

That doesn't leave much room for HDD and Case/PSU though :/

Dabs have a value case with 500w PSU for £22, which seems to get good reviews, but I don't recommend any overclocking with it. Then It's about £60 for a decent 500gb HDD from dabs too.

That totals ~£380. When it comes to upgrading I recommend you change the Power Supply as well. Hope this helps!

Thanks very much! Looks great, I may be purchasing these parts very soon...

Andy.

 

[diellur]

Check this out:

https://secure.scan.co.uk/aspnet/Shop/SavedBasket/Show.aspx?id=3de9ae43216848a7918e5608f5112b4f

The budget Pentium CPUs are pretty good, and being S1155 means you can upgrade to Sandy / Ivy in the future. Depending upon budget and preference, you could swap out the 460 for a 560Ti / 6950, but if you do so I'd get a 650W PSU also.