gaming pc from 350-400

jordan221095 · 16 Feb 2013 at 14:21

hello my friend is looking to build a gaming pc and i was wondering what he could get for up to 400 pound but he is willing to go 10% above if it gives a good amount of extra performance, this price is just for the pc itself and no copy of windows as he already has that also how well would he be able to play games on it for this price thanks for any help

Bacon? · 16 Feb 2013 at 14:25

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - White £39.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £444.97 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Slightly over.

zakblood · 16 Feb 2013 at 14:27

1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x MSI HD 6670 2048MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £57.98
1 x MSI A55M-E33 AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £40.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £389.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).

added a HD 6670 to the mix will enable Hybrid Crossfire

jordan221095 · 16 Feb 2013 at 14:30

thanks for this do you know how well it will play games like bf 3

snips86x · 16 Feb 2013 at 14:32

What games is he looking to play?

AMD A10 - This should be perfect as the AGU paired with the RAM spec'd gives you a significant boost. You can run the likes of BF3, Crysis, FarCry etc.....on med/high settings.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-64G) £63.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM £45
1 x ASRock FM2A55M-DGS AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £44.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £39.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £37.99
Total : £391.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Intel i3 - (struggled with this one)

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £161.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x MSI Z68MA-G45 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.99
1 x **B Grade** Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM £30
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
Total : £457.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).

snips86x · 16 Feb 2013 at 14:32

Bacon? said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - White £39.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £444.97 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Slightly over.

Nice fine with the b-grade 7850, missed that one totally!

Bacon? · 16 Feb 2013 at 14:37

Yeh the 7850's have been going up in price recently which isnt a good sign

The 1GB versions are still like £120 but your looking at an extra £30-40 for the 2GB versions.

jordan221095 · 16 Feb 2013 at 14:40

thanks guys didnt expect replies that fast so would the amd processor be better or the intel

snips86x · 16 Feb 2013 at 14:56

jordan221095 said:
thanks guys didnt expect replies that fast so would the amd processor be better or the intel

The AMD has integrated graphics which means you do not need to shell out for an additional card. The APU gives superb results when used with quick RAM. This is also resolution dependant.

See what you think...

On your budget, I would suggest the A10, but hats off to Bacon, that i3 spec is nice!