£500 Budget build

Thursting

Thursting

Thursting

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I would first like to apologise for the numerous threads I have made relating to this topic however this will be the last one. After numerous threads I have gathered information and have posed this as the spec I am prepared to pay.

I would like to game on minecraft at high FPS, and have the ability to play Arma and battlefield at stable FPS.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £125.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £83.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
1 x Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £41.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £41.99
1 x Antec VP450P 450W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £28.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £433.87 (includes shipping : FREE).

However I am prepared to spend an extra £120-£150 to upgrade this current spec. I am new to PC building and plan to use youtube videos to help me build it, are all these parts up to date and compatible with one another? Is the fan good enough and finally is the PSU suitable!

I will use my TV as a monitor and already obtain a mouse/keyboard. As for the OS I will buy it at a later date after I have used the 90 day trial.

Suggest a possible upgrade to this spec please!

Thursting!
 
Can you push your budget:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) **FREE SHIPPING** £185.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Asus M5A97 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £76.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £47.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £591.91 (includes shipping : FREE).



The GPU gives you 5 Free games as it stands so you can make a bit of money back..
 
Doomedspeed said:
Can you push your budget:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) **FREE SHIPPING** £185.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Asus M5A97 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £76.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £47.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £591.91 (includes shipping : FREE).



The GPU gives you 5 Free games as it stands so you can make a bit of money back..
Click to expand...

Could you possibly lower the budget to around £550 :O! Thanks for the spec appreciate it! Also, when I setup the PC with my TV, do I need to buy a HDMI lead?
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) **FREE SHIPPING** £185.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Asus M5A97 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £76.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £47.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £561.91 (includes shipping : FREE).



Though the 6300 may bottleneck you in BF4...

You'll need a lead of somekind..

If you TV has a HDMI port a HDMI to HDMI lead will do, or a DVI to HDMI.. :D
 
The M5A97 isn't nearly as good as the EVO R2.0 version, which is about £10 more. Otherwise Doomed's spec (with the 8320) is what I'd go for. Plus a decent £25 cooler as soon as possible to allow for a nice 4.5GHz OC.
 
Doomed can that £561 spec run minecraft at high FPS? And play arma II/battlefield and moderate FPS?
If it can I will get that spec! and does it need a cooler?
 
 
Doomedspeed said:
Can you push your budget:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) **FREE SHIPPING** £185.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Asus M5A97 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £76.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £47.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £591.91 (includes shipping : FREE).



The GPU gives you 5 Free games as it stands so you can make a bit of money back..
Click to expand...

Does this spec come with a sound card and cool fan, and does it need a fan?
 
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Definitely spend a bit more for the EVO motherboard and a cooler to overclock.

What is wrong with the motherboards sound chip?

Unless you can raise the budget or have some pretty decent speakers and are a bit of an audiophile, the motherboards on board sound will be enough.
 
Okay, I will get the Evo. This will be my first build as I'm new to PC building and all the parts! Thanks for the help, so I won't need to purchase any form of cooling fan? I don't plan pn overclocking just yet due to inexperience. I have a monitor, will be using windows 8 3 month trial. I have a mouse and keyboard. Is this everything I need for a PC?
Sorry if this sounds stupid but does it have a disk drive and stuff?
 
The chip (CPU) comes with a stock heatsink, it'll do but it is noisey so if you have a spare £25, i would suggest replacing it..

Aslong as you have a HDMI cable (or any other cable to attach the GPU to the monitor) you'll have all you need.

Yes that spec has a hard drive in it.
 
It appears the graphics card and memory have gone up in price, could you possibly find anything with similiar performance but a cheaper price?

The IceQ Boost has gone from £185 up to £209
And the Dragon memory has gone from £48 to £62

:[ Help appreciated, almost ready to order my basket and build!
 
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