£400-£450 PC Build

Fate Zero · 16 Sep 2013 at 14:58

Looking for a build within the budget I mentioned above. I won't need a monitor, keyboard, mouse or OS. I'm really just looking for the best and longest lasting builds available within this budget. Thanks.

stulid · 16 Sep 2013 at 14:59

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7790 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE GAMES £109.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £49.99
1 x Antec VP450P 450W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £39.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £436.94 (includes shipping : £11.75).

No idea how long it will last, but its about as good as you will get for the money i feel.

Add a DVD writer if you need one.

Fate Zero · 16 Sep 2013 at 15:01

Would it be worth paying the extra for the 7850 instead of the 7790?

stulid · 16 Sep 2013 at 15:05

Fate Zero said:
Would it be worth paying the extra for the 7850 instead of the 7790?

Sure thing

teppic · 16 Sep 2013 at 15:07

The 7850's worth every penny extra. It'll overclock really well and you'll get an extra game free

Fate Zero · 16 Sep 2013 at 15:10

What's the best DVD burner I could add that is between £15-£20?

stulid · 16 Sep 2013 at 15:11

Fate Zero said:
What's the best DVD burner I could add that is between £15-£20?

OcUK's own are Samsung drives.

Ripjaw · 16 Sep 2013 at 15:15

i'd got for the 7870 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-185-MS&tool=3 its an extra 55 but honestly that should do you for a fair whilst. gr8 price for a 7870 that particular one aswell

teppic · 16 Sep 2013 at 16:23

I think it's best to go for an overclocked 7850, or stretch to a 7950, since that's the next big upgrade.

a5hlin · 16 Sep 2013 at 17:08

stulid said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7790 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE GAMES £109.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £49.99
1 x Antec VP450P 450W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £39.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £436.94 (includes shipping : £11.75).

No idea how long it will last, but its about as good as you will get for the money i feel.

Add a DVD writer if you need one.

Please don't go for this. I understand that you are in budget, but this would be a waste of money in a year or year and a half.. as this would be completely out dated and you would hate yourself

stulid · 16 Sep 2013 at 17:12

a5hlin said:
Please don't go for this. I understand that you are in budget, but this would be a waste of money in a year or year and a half.. as this would be completely out dated and you would hate yourself

And what would you suggest? :rolleyes:

O'look,

a5hlin said:
I did a lot of research found its best to buy AMD.. Intel is mostly the name..

teppic · 16 Sep 2013 at 17:23

a5hlin said:
Please don't go for this. I understand that you are in budget, but this would be a waste of money in a year or year and a half.. as this would be completely out dated and you would hate yourself

This is hardly constructive, is it? Suggest an alternative if you think it's so awful and give reasons why you think yours is better.

Fate Zero · 26 Sep 2013 at 16:22

Does anyone have any other suggestions? I was delayed in purchasing, so I'm wondering if there are any superior builds for within budget.

teppic · 26 Sep 2013 at 16:32

You can more or less squeeze in a 7850 now, which is a big upgrade over the previous card.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £83.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £55.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £49.99
1 x Antec VP450P 450W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £456.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Martini1991 · 26 Sep 2013 at 16:35

Pretty much not getting better than teppics brand new.

teppic · 26 Sep 2013 at 16:40

I just realised that 7850 is 1gb - it's still better than a 7790, but for £6 more there's a 2gb version:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-191-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=411

Martini1991 · 26 Sep 2013 at 16:41

Agh yeah, has to be the 2GB one these days.

Fate Zero · 26 Sep 2013 at 17:17

teppic said:
I just realised that 7850 is 1gb - it's still better than a 7790, but for £6 more there's a 2gb version:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-191-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=411

Were you commenting on the original list? Because your suggestion didn't include a MSI? Thanks

teppic · 26 Sep 2013 at 17:21

Fate Zero said:
Were you commenting on the original list? Because your suggestion didn't include a MSI? Thanks

No, my spec has a 1GB 7850, which you shouldn't get.

T345 · 26 Sep 2013 at 17:35

I would spend £500 + shipping
YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) £169.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £83.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
1 x Xigmatek Tauro 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £41.99
1 x Xigmatek Pantheon Mid Tower Case - Black £39.95
Total : £513.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

BUT!
If you have to spend up to £450 you can downgrade to a 7870, cheaper PSU
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 GHz Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11199-16-20G) £149.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £83.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £41.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £31.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower Case - Black £26.99
Total : £463.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).