£400 Personal Gaming PC

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Ok, before anyone jumps to anything, this, is a legit thread.
Ok, so here's the deal, I am hoping to get roughly 400 quid over my Birthday and Christmas to buy a new gaming computer. I would like to have a graphics card, I do need an OS, I don't need mouse keyboard and monitor. Thank you :)
What I have thought of so far since I can probably push it to £500
YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7770 iCooler 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £94.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x AMD Bulldozer FX-4 Quad Core 4100 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £71.99
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £53.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 750GB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (WD7500AZEX) HDD £52.99
1 x Xigmatek Alfar Midi Tower Case - Black/Orange £44.99
1 x Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £41.99
Total : £522.52 (includes shipping : £10.50).

 
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Do you need the entire tower?

I know some of this is out of stock, but your budget is so tight it's hard to get within that £400.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7750 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £79.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1866C10DC) £59.99
1 x AMD A6-6400K 3.90GHz (Socket FM2) APU Richland Dual Core Processor (AD640KOKHLBOX) £59.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-250-SE) £55
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
Total : £490.94 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
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snips86x said:
Do you need the entire tower?

I know some of this is out of stock, but your budget is so tight it's hard to get within that £400.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7750 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £79.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1866C10DC) £59.99
1 x AMD A6-6400K 3.90GHz (Socket FM2) APU Richland Dual Core Processor (AD640KOKHLBOX) £59.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-250-SE) £55
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
Total : £490.94 (includes shipping : £11.75).

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Very nice. :)
 
How about an Intel build? and just use the Windows 8 Enterprise FREE trial version for 3 months giving you time to save up :)

Sandybridge

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £45.95
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £452.90 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Ivybridge

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £92.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £49.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £479.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).



These will give you an upgrade path up at an 3770K at a later date and I have including a much better graphics card then what is built into the APU.
 
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I would like an AMD build if anyone can do that. I have a good feeling it will be cheaper, seeing as AMD does decent parts at decent prices.
 
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That FX build would be improved massively if you selected the FX-6300 instead. The trouble is you'd probably have to spend a little bit more on the motherboard to ensure it's good enough, one about £60.

A budget gaming system is fine with 4gb however, 8gb is a luxury on a tight budget.

An example:

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7750 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £79.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite Power 500W Power Supply £34.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £404.45 (includes shipping : £17.10).



Plus OS cost (you can get Win 7 OEM quite cheaply if you shop around)
 
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Richland is good for a smaller budget, but can't begin to compete with an FX-6300 and 7750 - which is certainly doable with £500.

If you wanted to push the spec I made up a little, I'd look at a 7790 (£99), possibly a better PSU, and a reasonably good cooler (£20 would do it).
 
MarkJr said:
Wait, what is Richland? Is it like a CPU type or something or is it another website?
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Sorry - Richland and Trinity are the names of AMD processors that include a graphics processor. They're cheap and perform well, but a 7750 is way ahead of the best one.

Here's a slightly higher cost spec:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7790 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £55.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Xigmatek Gaia CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM3 / FM1) £19.99
Total : £458.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
Buying a Richland APU and a 7750 wouldn't be ideal - you'd be paying for a good integrated GPU you're not using (and Crossfire isn't properly supported above an HD6670). It'd be better to get an Athlon X4 760K, which is a Richland core without the GPU.

The Richland processors don't compare very well to the FX-6300 in gaming performance though, and the FX-6300 can be pushed even to 5GHz.
 
teppic said:
Buying a Richland APU and a 7750 wouldn't be ideal - you'd be paying for a good integrated GPU you're not using (and Crossfire isn't properly supported above an HD6670). It'd be better to get an Athlon X4 760K, which is a Richland core without the GPU.

The Richland processors don't compare very well to the FX-6300 in gaming performance though, and the FX-6300 can be pushed even to 5GHz.
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Not sure that comparing a specially built hex-core with a specially built APU is really the way to look at it. Yes they are both CPU's but they are both completely different. The FX doesn't have graphics support while the APU is designed for this purpose and produces very good results if you choose the right components.
 
teppic said:
Buying a Richland APU and a 7750 wouldn't be ideal - you'd be paying for a good integrated GPU you're not using (and Crossfire isn't properly supported above an HD6670). It'd be better to get an Athlon X4 760K, which is a Richland core without the GPU.

The Richland processors don't compare very well to the FX-6300 in gaming performance though, and the FX-6300 can be pushed even to 5GHz.
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You can crossfire the A10-6800k with a 7750 and it plays quite nicely.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2VrYX1YRgY Archon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKO0njZN10g How to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxVOP3vtnR4 BF3
 
snips86x said:
Not sure that comparing a specially built hex-core with a specially built APU is really the way to look at it. Yes they are both CPU's but they are both completely different. The FX doesn't have graphics support while the APU is designed for this purpose and produces very good results if you choose the right components.
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I know they're different, that's why I am recommending one over the other. The APUs do offer good results, but even the best one (6800K) cannot compete with an FX-6300 in terms of CPU performance, and each combined with a discrete card the 6300 is way ahead and cheaper. That's why I said if you want to go with Richland it would make sense to get the Athlon 760K because you are not paying for integrated graphics, thus saving money.

(It may be possible to get a 7750 in crossfire with an APU, but AMD doesn't support that.)
 
teppic said:
(It may be possible to get a 7750 in crossfire with an APU, but AMD doesn't support that.)
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THEY DO!

It even says it on the OCUK website, amoung other places:

Specification:-
- 2 cores (Dual Core technology)
- 3.90GHz Stock speed
- 4.10GHz Turbo speed
- 1MB Cache
- Multiplier Unlocked (Great for overclocking)
- 65W TDP
- Onboard IGP: HD 8470D, 800MHz Core speed, 192 Stream Processors
- Hybrid Crossfire Capable with HD 6670 / HD 7750
- 3yr Warranty
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I get really annoyed with people who talk before they think..
 
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