Budget Build

HPTL7 · 4 Aug 2013 at 13:51

I need a new PC on a tight budget. I will be using for games, hi def movies.
I will be playing games such as FIFA, BF3.
So far i have come up with this :
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-6800K Black Edition 4.10GHz (Socket FM2) APU Richland Quad Core Processor (AD680KWOHLBOX) £124.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0K) £73.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85X-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £68.99
1 x **B Grade** BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - White £44.99
1 x Kingston 30GB SSDNow S200 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (9.5mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SS200S3/30G) £39.95
1 x Samsung SN-208DB/BEBE Slimline 8x DVD±RW SATA Drive - OEM £17.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Alpenföhn Civetta CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £12.98
Total : £414.97 (includes shipping : £11.75).

I already have a 350w seasonic power supply. Not sure if it is.
Already have OS and main harddrive.
Max is £430.

teppic · 4 Aug 2013 at 13:58

The A10-6800K is quite pricey. The A10-5800K is £25 cheaper and really just as good, you can overclock it to make up the clock difference.

A 350W PSU is plenty for the system.

Martini1991 · 4 Aug 2013 at 14:01

Lower the RAM Kit, go for a cheaper AM3+ board, get an FX6300 with a 7770 or something = Better.

Bearing in mind FM2 is dead (Lol)
The 6800K at 125 is too expensive, as imo is an 5800k at 100.

teppic · 4 Aug 2013 at 14:04

This thread from earlier is a similar pattern:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18531820

stulid · 4 Aug 2013 at 14:04

teppic said:
The A10-6800K is quite pricey. The A10-5800K is £25 cheaper and really just as good, you can overclock it to make up the clock difference.

This is true, I've tried both, the A10-6800K isn't worth it.

tamzzy · 4 Aug 2013 at 14:11

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with FREE Sleeping Dogs, Nexuiz, & CODMW2 PC Games £169.99
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 Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £434.04 (includes shipping : £11.75).

when you have an extra 100 quid or so, your next 2 upgrades can be an ssd and a heatsink to give a nice boot in performance

ps: check what power supply you have...may need to factor in the cost of a new power supply as i see you may have a 360w psu =x

Potty27 · 4 Aug 2013 at 17:27

YOUR BASKET
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 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 Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £49.99
1 x **B Grade** BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - White £44.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £34.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £431.03 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Could save £10 or so on the case if needed.

Don;t bother with a 30GB SSD imo, wait and get a 60GB+ at least in my opinion.

Sparx · 4 Aug 2013 at 17:51

£520 for everything now if you can push your budget, comes with an AMD 7850 GPU and 120GB SSD.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £149.99
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor **FREE SIMCITY PC GAME** (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £71.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A75M-HD2 AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £57.98
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £49.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £34.99
1 x Cooler Master N-Series N200 Micro-ATX Case - Black £34.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £519.88 (includes shipping : FREE).

Or... £370 for now use the AMD processor's onboard GPU (it's better than you think) temporarily.. Then buy an AMD 7850, 7950 or NVIDIA 760 whatever you can afford at a later date when you have more £££...

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor **FREE SIMCITY PC GAME** (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £71.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A75M-HD2 AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £57.98
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £49.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £34.99
1 x Cooler Master N-Series N200 Micro-ATX Case - Black £34.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £369.89 (includes shipping : FREE).

Potty27 · 4 Aug 2013 at 18:04

Nice spec's for an Accretian

(looking at your sig

)

HPTL7 · 5 Aug 2013 at 17:40

Final Check :
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte F2A85X-UP4 AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £101.99
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor **FREE SIMCITY PC GAME** (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x Plextor M5M 64GB mSATA Solid State Drive - (PX-64M5M) £64.99
1 x **B Grade** BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - White £44.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Alpenföhn Civetta CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £12.98
Total : £421.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Lowered the Ram.
Up'd the motherboard.
Swapped richland for trinity.
Better SSD.

Potty27 · 5 Aug 2013 at 17:46

That's an mSata SSD.

Potty27 · 5 Aug 2013 at 17:53

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor **FREE SIMCITY PC GAME** (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £79.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £48.95
1 x **B Grade** BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Black £34.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £422.95 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Potty27 · 5 Aug 2013 at 17:57

Oops forgot you don't need a HDD.

Potty27 · 5 Aug 2013 at 17:58

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor **FREE SIMCITY PC GAME** (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £79.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x **B Grade** BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Black £34.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £26.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £400.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).

This is £20 less, twice the capacity decent SSD, much better Cooler, the rest is about the same.

HPTL7 · 5 Aug 2013 at 18:22

Is there any reason you downgraded the mobo? or is it not worth it?

stulid · 5 Aug 2013 at 18:57

HPTL7 said:
Is there any reason you downgraded the mobo? or is it not worth it?

Is there anything on the F2A85X-UP4 you want in particular?

HPTL7 · 5 Aug 2013 at 19:01

stulid said:
Is there anything on the F2A85X-UP4 you want in particular?

No, not really, but it's better than the other one, the reviews look good and well, i got the money for it. i got upto £430.
Edit: Also, i would prefer a ATX. That one is mATX.

stulid · 5 Aug 2013 at 19:05

HPTL7 said:
No, not really, but it's better than the other one, the reviews look good and well, i got the money for it. i got upto £430.
Edit: Also, i would prefer a ATX. That one is mATX.

The one in your opening post is fine.

Potty27 · 6 Aug 2013 at 01:28

I don't see any point spending £102 on a mobo for a £100 mid range cpu to be honest. Especially as you don't seem to need any of the added features.

If you want ATX you could add this to my spec and still be under budget:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-426-GI&groupid=701&catid=1903&subcat=2399

Potty27 · 6 Aug 2013 at 01:30

HPTL7 said:
No, not really, but it's better than the other one, the reviews look good and well, i got the money for it. i got upto £430.

Depends what you mean by "better" I guess, but no point spending money on no real gains in my opinion.