NEW GAMING PC BUILD - BUDGET: £375

RIGHT so here's the build.. :)

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor **FREE SIMCITY PC GAME** (AD580KWOHJBOX) £91.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85X-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-16000C9 2000MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A2000C9) £53.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £47.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £40.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Xigmatek Achilles II SD1284 CPU-Cooler - 120mm (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366 AMD AM2/AM3/FM1) £23.98
1 x Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £472.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Anything else to change?? Will all that be compatible? Finally will I need to buy anything else to build it and get it running? :)
 
Couple of "B" grade items. Mobo may have sata cables missing, but I`m sure a friend or family member might have some spare. But it would allow you to upgrade to an i5 K Cpu at a later date. The Gpu is a lot better in terms of graphics than the Trinity.
You can also use the Win 8 evaluation for 90 days, until you can afford to buy an OS. Or if you know someone with an XP or Vista LICENCE they no longer use, then you could upgrade it for £46.

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 £92.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £60
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £47.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £40.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £487.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).



http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/jj554510.aspx
 
With no OS costs included here (eval doesn't count! We can do the same on either build) you can see why there were no Intel builds submitted - that's a big price difference.

Intel are not very competitive at the lower end as their integrated graphics are weak.
 
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David Bisset said:
With no OS costs included here (eval doesn't count! We can do the same on either build) you can see why there were no Intel builds submitted - that's a big price difference.

Intel are not very competitive at the lower end as their integrated graphics are weak.
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So, by your logic, price is more important than performance. WE do try to give people the best system possible for their money.
My build is an alternative to the Trinity at about the same cost but without an OS. So for instance, the OP is then able to build a better performing system with the money he has now and buy the OS at a later date when funds permit. It also offers him the ability to upgrade to an i5 3570k if he wishes to do so in the future. He also gets to play his games on higher settings at 1920x1080, if his monitor supports these resolutions.
But at the end of the day, the final choice is down to the OP and what he prefers.
 
Cheers for all the comments guys really appreciate it! :)

Think I'm going to stick with the build I said.. dont fancy any B grade components :/

And the intel spec is a bit out of my range.. I was hoping not to go over £400 with os included! oops haha! But I think what I've got is a good system :) and I could also add on another gpu I believe as the one I have is integrated?
 
chreewebb said:
Cheers for all the comments guys really appreciate it! :)

Think I'm going to stick with the build I said.. dont fancy any B grade components :/

And the intel spec is a bit out of my range.. I was hoping not to go over £400 with os included! oops haha! But I think what I've got is a good system :) and I could also add on another gpu I believe as the one I have is integrated?
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There is nothing wrong is using "B" grade items, especially if it gets you a better all round system. As I said before, the choice is yours.
You can use a HD6670 for hybid xfire, which will cost you another £60.
 
Idleman said:
There is nothing wrong is using "B" grade items, especially if it gets you a better all round system. As I said before, the choice is yours.
You can use a HD6670 for hybid xfire, which will cost you another £60.
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I may think about doing that at a later date when I have more funds to up the graphics and performance
 
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