£500 gaming PC possible?

hakank68 · 25 Sep 2013 at 21:37

hi, i have a friend who is looking to build a gaming pc but has a budget of arround £500 would this be possible and if so can you spec me please ?

snips86x · 25 Sep 2013 at 21:46

What does he need?

hakank68 · 25 Sep 2013 at 22:04

snips86x said:
What does he need?[/Q

hi thanks for the reply, he doesn't need peripherals, optical drive, neither a monitor

snips86x · 25 Sep 2013 at 22:05

So....full tower?

hakank68 · 25 Sep 2013 at 22:19

snips86x said:
So....full tower?

well, thats why i made this thread, the best possible £500 gaming pc, whether its full, or midi doesnt matter

teppic · 25 Sep 2013 at 22:56

Is the OS needed?

teppic · 25 Sep 2013 at 23:10

Without OS this is about the best I can do, only slightly over. I'd want to add a cooler so the CPU could be overclocked to 4.5GHz or so.

Alternatively, drop down to the 7850 graphics card and up the CPU to the 8320.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 GHz Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11199-16-20G) £149.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £83.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G1600HC9DC01) £56.99
1 x Akasa Venom 550w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £53.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £514.92 (includes shipping : FREE).

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus HD 7850 DirectCU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £131.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £113.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G1600HC9DC01) £56.99
1 x Akasa Venom 550w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £53.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £526.92 (includes shipping : FREE).

hakank68 · 26 Sep 2013 at 11:57

teppic said:
Without OS this is about the best I can do, only slightly over. I'd want to add a cooler so the CPU could be overclocked to 4.5GHz or so.

Alternatively, drop down to the 7850 graphics card and up the CPU to the 8320.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 GHz Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11199-16-20G) £149.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £83.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G1600HC9DC01) £56.99
1 x Akasa Venom 550w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £53.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £514.92 (includes shipping : FREE).

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus HD 7850 DirectCU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £131.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £113.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G1600HC9DC01) £56.99
1 x Akasa Venom 550w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £53.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £526.92 (includes shipping : FREE).

hello, thanks for the reply, i am quite familiar with intel cpu's however i have no idea about the AMD ones, how do they go, is it similar in a way to intel being i3,i5 and i7 ?

Orch · 26 Sep 2013 at 12:03

Uh oh. Intel vs AMD debate incoming!

That second spec is the same mobo, CPU and GPU I have. Although only just upgraded so can't comment too much yet. I'd say it would leave an easier upgrade path though.

hakank68 · 26 Sep 2013 at 12:07

Orch said:
Uh oh. Intel vs AMD debate incoming!

That second spec is the same mobo, CPU and GPU I have. Although only just upgraded so can't comment too much yet. I'd say it would leave an easier upgrade path though.

i dint mean to ask if AMD or Intel was better, i just dont know anything about AMD cpu's i mean they have a wie range unlike Intel, for intel the 4670k is what many choose, which AMD cpu is best for gaming and most poppular ?

gpuerrilla · 26 Sep 2013 at 12:08

Orch said:
Uh oh. Intel vs AMD debate incoming!

teppic · 26 Sep 2013 at 12:09

The 6300 and 8320 perform very similarly for older games, but the 8320 runs faster on new ones. Personally I'd take the 8320, since it will never run worse than a 6300, and a graphics card can easily be upgraded later. If you're not looking to order now, the new AMD GPUs are out very soon.

The 6300 and 8320 are essentially the same CPU except the 8320 has 8 cores instead of 6. Not many games use more than 4 cores at the moment, but the next gen games will be using 8.

gpuerrilla · 26 Sep 2013 at 12:11

Intel is the choice if you can afford it. As soon as you constraint it with a low budget then AMD is a good option. You can look to the MM or second hand route to factor in i5 choices however that is up to you to decide.

hakank68 · 26 Sep 2013 at 12:21

teppic said:
The 6300 and 8320 perform very similarly for older games, but the 8320 runs faster on new ones. Personally I'd take the 8320, since it will never run worse than a 6300, and a graphics card can easily be upgraded later. If you're not looking to order now, the new AMD GPUs are out very soon.

The 6300 and 8320 are essentially the same CPU except the 8320 has 8 cores instead of 6. Not many games use more than 4 cores at the moment, but the next gen games will be using 8.

Th0nt said:
Intel is the choice if you can afford it. As soon as you constraint it with a low budget then AMD is a good option. You can look to the MM or second hand route to factor in i5 choices however that is up to you to decide.

thanks for the replies, so is the most popular AMD cpu for gaming the piledriver series as there are many series, and is the 8350 better than the 8320, isorry i am a noob with amd CPU's

teppic · 26 Sep 2013 at 12:28

hakank68 said:
thanks for the replies, so is the most popular AMD cpu for gaming the piledriver series as there are many series, and is the 8350 better than the 8320, isorry i am a noob with amd CPU's

The 8350 is a slightly higher clocked 8320, identical CPU otherwise. All FX CPUs can be overclocked though.

Don't go near Bulldozer.

hakank68 · 26 Sep 2013 at 20:06

teppic said:
The 8350 is a slightly higher clocked 8320, identical CPU otherwise. All FX CPUs can be overclocked though.

Don't go near Bulldozer.

whats the difference between the AM3+ 900 chipset andthe 700 chipset, which one is for the 8350 ?

teppic · 26 Sep 2013 at 21:16

hakank68 said:
whats the difference between the AM3+ 900 chipset andthe 700 chipset, which one is for the 8350 ?

900 is current, 700 is old. Not all boards are good enough for the 8350. The one I listed is the cheapest one that is 100% fine with good overclocks possible.

ToAdMx399 · 26 Sep 2013 at 21:46

Teppic.. im getting a 8350 and wanted 2 get alittle be better motherboard is the Asus M5A99X PRO R2.0 AMD 990X good enough for the 8350? and is the Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo CPU Cooler good enough for CPU ?

teppic · 26 Sep 2013 at 21:49

ToAdMx399 said:
Teppic.. im getting a 8350 and wanted 2 get alittle be better card is the Asus M5A99X PRO R2.0 AMD 990X good enough for the 8350?

It's a great board but unless you're looking at Crossfire/SLI or high overclocks the 970 EVO R2.0 is just as good really. You can save money by getting the 8320 and overclocking it.

ToAdMx399 · 27 Sep 2013 at 12:26

thanks for ur advice man! and will this Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo CPU Cooler be better than the stock cooler and will it be compatible?