£500 gaming PC help pls :D

ukpete · 23 Jul 2013 at 19:07

Hi everyone, i'm new here and have a little knowledge of changing pc parts but i have no idea about actually designing/choosing which parts i need when it comes to a new build. Also i know nothing about overclocking, here's my quandry, i want to build a new gaming pc, i would like a 4gig processor and good enough graphics to play BF3/Arma-Dayz and also BF4 when it's released.
I need everything from the case up and was told that AMD is the way to go for Frostbite.
Can anybody help me?
I don't need a monitor/keyboard or mouse, i will want to be using surround sound headphones at a later date, but i'm not fussed about that for now, a soundcard i can drop in later.
My Budget is £500, can you state also whether the processors you suggest are standard or OC.
Many Many Thanks.

RJC · 23 Jul 2013 at 19:12

Hello and welcome to the forum

Will you require a operating system as well?

ukpete · 23 Jul 2013 at 19:13

No i think i can get away with borrowing a win7 disc

And thanks for the welcome.

RJC · 23 Jul 2013 at 19:15

Did a quick spec:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £149.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £46.03
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £540.06 (includes shipping : £11.75).

ukpete · 23 Jul 2013 at 19:18

That was quick, the piledriver 3.5 ghz can that be overclocked? and how difficult is overclocking. Or will i even need to overclock? I know nothing lol.
Aha it has a turbo button,

ukpete · 23 Jul 2013 at 19:22

One more question, how future proof is this system?

Ethermaster · 23 Jul 2013 at 19:23

An Intel build had to raid the **B-Grade** parts bin tho

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £185.99
1 x **B Grade** MSI HD 7850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £119.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £60.00
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 XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £553.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

RJC · 23 Jul 2013 at 19:23

The cpu has a unlocked multiplier, I have not overclocked AMD cpus so not sure on the ins and outs

, but with the multiplier its a case of increasing this and upping the voltage a little.

Youtube will probably have tutorials or ask in our overclocking and cooling section.

ukpete · 23 Jul 2013 at 19:26

That's cool, so if i was to order this lot from here, when it arrives is it just a case of bolting it all together, installing drivers and win7 and off we go?

Ethermaster · 23 Jul 2013 at 19:27

Pretty much, If you need help just ask in these very forums and we're put ya right.

RJC · 23 Jul 2013 at 19:28

ukpete said:
That's cool, so if i was to order this lot from here, when it arrives is it just a case of bolting it all together, installing drivers and win7 and off we go?

Yep

Ethermaster · 23 Jul 2013 at 19:30

RJC said:
Yep

Shhhhhhh don't tell him about the Haribo dance that all new members and buyers have to do

ukpete · 23 Jul 2013 at 19:34

I ****in love haribo, randoms are better though

ukpete · 23 Jul 2013 at 19:41

I should be ordering the amd list by Saturday many

thanks

RJC · 23 Jul 2013 at 19:45

Forgot about that

teppic · 23 Jul 2013 at 19:51

If you want to overclock the 6300 (I'd recommend it, they're practically aimed at overclockers) you'll want to get a CPU cooler. The stock one will be noisy and will limit how far you can go. You can usually push a 6300 to about 4.3-4.5GHz without much effort.

ukpete · 25 Jul 2013 at 07:20

Will i have to order cables for the AMD build or will they be included with the hardware?

RJC · 25 Jul 2013 at 07:35

ukpete said:
Will i have to order cables for the AMD build or will they be included with the hardware?

All will come with the motherboard, usually you get a couple of SATA leads and the power cables come with the PSU

ukpete · 25 Jul 2013 at 07:40

Thanks Mate, i'm just looking at a gaming k/board and mouse to buy also, are there any deals somebody can throw in with my order, i'll have about £80 to spend on the two.
I'll check back later, time for work.

Ethermaster · 25 Jul 2013 at 08:01

Hows about these? a Mech Keyboard (a joy to type on and use) and a matching mouse.

YOUR BASKET
1 x CM Storm Quickfire Rapid Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Black Switch £69.98
1 x Cooler Master Xornet 2000DPI Gaming Mouse £16.99
Total : £96.88 (includes shipping : £8.25).