Cheapest intel gaming build

DotFifty89 · 5 Oct 2013 at 18:07

Hi just wondering before I go with amd. What is the cheapest intel build you can make? Im guessing it will have to be an i5?

I will be spending £500 on an amd build, butbam able to stretch a bit more if it means I can go with intel.

Machine only, no o/s.

RJC · 5 Oct 2013 at 18:11

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Patriot Venom Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0KRD) £65.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £638.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Cheaper option:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4430 3.00GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £139.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Patriot Venom Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0KRD) £65.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £598.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).

DotFifty89 · 5 Oct 2013 at 18:15

Thanks, would they be considerably better than a fx 6300 with a 7850?

Martini1991 · 5 Oct 2013 at 18:16

Not really.
You'll be GPU bottlenecked.

Smoogels · 5 Oct 2013 at 18:20

DotFifty89 said:
Thanks, would they be considerably better than a fx 6300 with a 7850?

It pretty much depends what games you play. If it's stuff like Starcraft then I would aim for a Intel build as, sometimes, it can be quite a bit better but if you play games like Battlefield then the difference between a i5 and a 6300 would be small with a 7850.

DotFifty89 · 5 Oct 2013 at 18:24

So what would be the cheapest next upgrade from the 7850?

Martini1991 · 5 Oct 2013 at 18:25

7870/7870LE.

7950 is probably worth it.

RJC · 5 Oct 2013 at 18:26

Ideally the build below, the motherboard I think still comes with a free cooler:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) **FREE SHIPPING** £185.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Patriot Venom Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0KRD) £65.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £689.92 (includes shipping : FREE).

DotFifty89 · 5 Oct 2013 at 18:29

I think I can stretch to £700, so this build is decent?

RJC · 5 Oct 2013 at 18:31

Yep

Free cooler offer:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18543589&highlight=free

Fulax · 5 Oct 2013 at 18:33

Yup; for £700 that's a cracking build.