Looking at building another computer...

Hi guys,

Just wondering if you could help me.

I'm looking to build another computer that's built for gaming.

Ideally it'll have an i5 processor and atleast 8g ram. I'd like a good gfx card, but not sure what's best.

I have a budget of £500 give or take (not including monitor, mouse or keyboard).

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

For £500 do you need case psu and hard drive?

Budget is a bit low for a full on gaming pc, but if you only need board, cpu memory and gpu for £500 then you can get something half decent.

With the latest nvidia gpu just being released you may do better waiting for a bit or buying second hand.

Yeah, that's all in. I don't need it to be insanely good, I just want the best gaming comp possible for that price.

I managed to build mine for around 360 (not including gfx) and would like something similar (if possible).

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asus H110M-K Intel H110 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £46.99
• 1 x Team Group Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD48GM2400HC16DC0= £28.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-6400 2.70GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £155.99
• 1 x Corsair Force LE 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CSSD-F240GBLEB)= £47.99
• 1 x Xigmatek Ares 1702 Midi-Tower - Black= £22.99
• 1 x XFX Radeon R9 380 "DD Dual Fan" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-380P-4DF5) - OEM= £169.99
• 1 x EVGA 600W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0600-K3)= £43.99

mickyflinn said:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asus H110M-K Intel H110 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £46.99
• 1 x Team Group Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD48GM2400HC16DC0= £28.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-6400 2.70GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £155.99
• 1 x Corsair Force LE 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CSSD-F240GBLEB)= £47.99
• 1 x Xigmatek Ares 1702 Midi-Tower - Black= £22.99
• 1 x XFX Radeon R9 380 "DD Dual Fan" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-380P-4DF5) - OEM= £169.99
• 1 x EVGA 600W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0600-K3)= £43.99

Total: £528.63
(includes shipping: £11.70)
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That looks nice man. Is that the best I'm going to get for that sort of money?

I just want to post a comment regarding the graphics card in your basket. I have been trying to get myself aware of all the technology that goes into a computer. I want to get a gaming computer myself as well, but everyone has lately recommended Nvidia cards, I do have a AMD Radeon 7950HD but I am looking at getting a new system all together with intel processor instead of AMD (Have currently the AMD FX8350 Black Edition 8 Core Processor). Is there any advice you could give me to upgrade my system?

AshB1989 said:

That looks nice man. Is that the best I'm going to get for that sort of money?

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I'd say if new, yes. That spec is a decent gaming rig for 1080p. Just upgrade the card later on if you want even more oomph.

@ Colossus20 - the 380 4GB is generally performing better in games than the 960 4GB. For advice on ugrading, start a new thread and list all the parts.

Thanks Danny as soon as I posted that reply I did XD

Danny75 said:

I'd say if new, yes. That spec is a decent gaming rig for 1080p. Just upgrade the card later on if you want even more oomph.

@ Colossus20 - the 380 4GB is generally performing better in games than the 960 4GB. For advice on ugrading, start a new thread and list all the parts.

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I bought a second hand card for myself, but not overly impressed with it as it often pixelates my screen when gaming. However, what would you recommend if I were to get a second hand one with a budget of 150?

AshB1989 said:

I bought a second hand card for myself, but not overly impressed with it as it often pixelates my screen when gaming. However, what would you recommend if I were to get a second hand one with a budget of 150?

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Second-hand 290/390/970. But I'd probably settle for a new 380 4GB instead, unless the second-hand card had at least a year of warranty left. I'd even pay a bit over £150 for an EVGA 970 as those have transferrable warranty. But that's just me. Some like taking more risks, and it can pay off. Or not.

Danny75 said:

Second-hand 290/390/970. But I'd probably settle for a new 380 4GB instead, unless the second-hand card had at least a year of warranty left. I'd even pay a bit over £150 for an EVGA 970 as those have transferrable warranty. But that's just me. Some like taking more risks, and it can pay off. Or not.

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So you reckon that spec ^ is the best I'll get for my money?

Yes.

Can chop and change a few bits to get 380X, if you like.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Kingston 240GB SSDNow UV400 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SUV400S37/2= £47.99
• 1 x Asus H110M-K Intel H110 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £46.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-6400 2.70GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £155.99
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (1x8GB) DDR4 PC4-17000C14 2133MHz Single Channel Module - Black (HX421C14FB2= £25.99
• 1 x Fractal Design Core 1000 Case & Super Flower 450W FX 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply Bundle= £48.95
• 1 x HIS Radeon R9 380X IceQ X2 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H380XQM4CR)= £188.99

One stick of 2133 RAM as the board has just two slots. Can add another stick later on if needed.

Case is a bit basic though. Still, it's practically free with that PSU, so no loss if you decide to rebuild in a different case later.

Can also spend £10 extra for a Sapphire or XFX 380X, or an Asus with 3-year warranty.

Danny75 said:

Yes.

Can chop and change a few bits to get 380X, if you like.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Kingston 240GB SSDNow UV400 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SUV400S37/2= £47.99
• 1 x Asus H110M-K Intel H110 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £46.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-6400 2.70GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £155.99
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (1x8GB) DDR4 PC4-17000C14 2133MHz Single Channel Module - Black (HX421C14FB2= £25.99
• 1 x Fractal Design Core 1000 Case & Super Flower 450W FX 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply Bundle= £48.95
• 1 x HIS Radeon R9 380X IceQ X2 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H380XQM4CR)= £188.99

Total: £526.60
(includes shipping: £11.70)
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One stick of 2133 RAM as the board has just two slots. Can add another stick later on if needed.

Case is a bit basic though. Still, it's practically free with that PSU, so no loss if you decide to rebuild in a different case later.

Can also spend £10 extra for a Sapphire or XFX 380X, or an Asus with 3-year warranty.

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Which case would you recommend? I wouldn't mind spending a little extra if it's worthwhile - like a 3 year warranty.

Danny's spec is perfect IMO. Worth the extra £11 for the Asus 380X though.

Had some experience with this case and it's fine - good build quality overall.

BuToNz said:

Danny's spec is perfect IMO. Worth the extra £11 for the Asus 380X though.

Had some experience with this case and it's fine - good build quality overall.

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I presume that latest basket contains the Asus 380X? I'm double checking before I purchase, that's all.

b]My basket at Overclockers UK:[/b]

• 1 x Aerocool Aero 500 Midi-Tower Case - White= £29.99
• 1 x Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply= £51.95
• 1 x Asus H81-PLUS Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard= £52.99
• 1 x MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Red= £149.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-4460 3.20GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail= £152.99
• 1 x Team Group Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01)= £25.99
• 1 x Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)= £37.99

AshB1989 said:

I presume that latest basket contains the Asus 380X? I'm double checking before I purchase, that's all.

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No. Can ignore/remove the HIS Radeon 380X in that basket, and look for and add the Asus 380X to your basket instead.

Here:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-392-as.html

Danny75 said:

No. Can ignore/remove the HIS Radeon 380X in that basket, and look for and add the Asus 380X to your basket instead.

Here:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-392-as.html

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You previously mentioned the case was a bit basic, what would you recommend instead of that?

AshB1989 said:

You previously mentioned the case was a bit basic, what would you recommend instead of that?

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If you were spending around £20-25 extra for case and PSU, I guess feature-wise the Aerocool Aero 500 is hard to beat at budget-level.

May as well get a PSU with a tad more juice at the same time.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Aerocool Aero 500 Midi-Tower Case - Black= £27.95
• 1 x Aerocool Aero 500 Midi-Tower Case - Black Window= £29.99
• 1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0500-K3)= £44.99
• 1 x Aerocool Aero 500 Midi-Tower Case - White= £29.99
• 1 x Aerocool Aero 500 Midi-Tower Case - White Window= £31.99