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£600 gaming PC
Hey guys, could somebody build me a £600 gaming PC without a cd drive, windows, mouse keyboard and monitor etc, wont be overclocking it.

Thank you!
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September 11, 2014 9:36:53 AM

tea urchin said:
Always buy asus cards. Better design, often more power phases, better life expectancy. The graphics card is the most expensive part of the pc and you will be in pieces if it dies after 24 months.
Ditto with motherboards. I would not trust a company that cheats, and m.s.i. have been caught bang to rights by Tom's before now.
I would not build a pc with any m.s.i. parts.


What would be a good motherboard to go with the setup eduello made?
September 11, 2014 7:48:33 AM

gopher1369 said:
utasi said:

Is it worth it to get the asus card rather than an XFX 280X for much cheaper and getting a better cpu etc?


I'd get the XFX. The Asus is a bit quieter, depends if that bothers you.

Here's my attempt:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/wmM3WZ

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£134.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£54.37 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.15 @ More Computers)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£53.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£189.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £594.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-11 15:22 BST+0100



Thanks for the build mate!
a c 217 4 Gaming
September 11, 2014 7:44:00 AM

No problem :) 
September 11, 2014 7:41:38 AM

Eduello said:
Getting an overclockable CPU, motherboard, and a good CPU cooler would cost you maybe £100 more, and it wouldn't really benefit you in gaming as most modern games aren't CPU-bound.


Thanks!

a c 217 4 Gaming
September 11, 2014 7:37:32 AM

Getting an overclockable CPU, motherboard, and a good CPU cooler would cost you maybe £100 more, and it wouldn't really benefit you in gaming as most modern games aren't CPU-bound.
September 11, 2014 7:33:01 AM

Eduello said:
utasi said:
Thanks for the build! Is it worth it to get the asus card rather than an XFX 280X for much cheaper and getting a better cpu etc?

Not really, I just somehow failed to notice the XFX version: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9280xtd...
I wouldn't recommend spending more money on the CPU; An SSD would be a much better investment: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-d...


Thanks alot!, I have one more question, could I get an even faster build for the same price if i considered overclocking? If so what build would you recommend?
a b 4 Gaming
September 11, 2014 7:20:39 AM

utasi said:

Is it worth it to get the asus card rather than an XFX 280X for much cheaper and getting a better cpu etc?


I'd get the XFX. The Asus is a bit quieter, depends if that bothers you.

Here's my attempt:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/wmM3WZ

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£134.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£54.37 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.15 @ More Computers)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£53.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£189.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £594.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-11 15:22 BST+0100

a b 4 Gaming
September 11, 2014 7:20:12 AM

Always buy asus cards. Better design, often more power phases, better life expectancy. The graphics card is the most expensive part of the pc and you will be in pieces if it dies after 24 months.
Ditto with motherboards. I would not trust a company that cheats, and m.s.i. have been caught bang to rights by Tom's before now.
I would not build a pc with any m.s.i. parts.
September 11, 2014 7:13:46 AM

Eduello said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£134.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£56.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£60.87 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (£229.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.35 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £593.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-11 15:09 BST+0100


Thanks for the build! Is it worth it to get the asus card rather than an XFX 280X for much cheaper and getting a better cpu etc?

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