Gaming PC for £500?

MiSJAH · 7 Mar 2014 at 15:53

Hi Folks,

A colleague wants a new PC that he can casually game on.

He wants to be able to upgrade it as he has the cash.

He has OS, monitor, kb & mouse.

He wants 3rd/4th gen i5, k model.
Graphics, no worries about amd/nV.

What can you guys come up with?

Thanks in advance.

tamzzy · 7 Mar 2014 at 16:42

what does he have that he can cannibalise from his old rig?
ie: ram/hdd/ssd/dvd drive etc

MiSJAH · 7 Mar 2014 at 16:49

Drives only. He's looking for a fresh rig.

Cheers.

tamzzy · 7 Mar 2014 at 16:51

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £82.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £39.95
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £570.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

MiSJAH · 6 Apr 2014 at 09:59

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £149.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £134.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £79.99
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £55.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £53.99
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0500-KR) £35.99
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £16.99
Total : £572.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).

RJC · 6 Apr 2014 at 10:04

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £137.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £82.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £53.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 550W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £49.99
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
1 x Arctic F12 Case Fan - 120mm £3.98
Total : £578.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

atomic7431 · 6 Apr 2014 at 10:07

This always makes me smile thought the budget was £500 not £600?

RJC · 6 Apr 2014 at 10:27

atomic7431 said:
This always makes me smile thought the budget was £500 not £600?

The op outlined what was needed and we built on that. Yes it come over the original budget.

I5 but no overclocking:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £137.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4430 3.00GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £131.99
1 x Gigabyte B85M-D3H Intel B85 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £56.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £53.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 550W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £49.99
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
1 x Arctic F12 Case Fan - 120mm £3.98
Total : £514.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

tamzzy · 6 Apr 2014 at 10:32

this thread is a month old!

RJC · 6 Apr 2014 at 10:33

tamzzy said:
this thread is a month old!

The op has updated the thread with the post below:

MiSJAH said:
Drives only. He's looking for a fresh rig.

Cheers.

atomic7431 · 6 Apr 2014 at 10:34

I wasnt having a go, just like how the specs always like to just push the budget that little bit more. Thats me to a tee `look what i could get for an extra twenty quid here and there`

RJC · 6 Apr 2014 at 10:36

atomic7431 said:
I wasnt having a go, just like how the specs always like to just push the budget that little bit more. Thats me to a tee `look what i could get for an extra twenty quid here and there`

It surprising how quick the price of the rig increases when building - especially the ram, bought my Kingston grey at £30 for 8gb now were looking at £55

tamzzy · 6 Apr 2014 at 10:38

oops! =x

MiSJAH · 9 Apr 2014 at 23:01

atomic7431 said:
This always makes me smile thought the budget was £500 not £600?

Aye, twas £500. That was for a mate. I'm looking at building something similar for the Mrs.

RJC said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £137.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £82.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £53.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 550W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £49.99
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
1 x Arctic F12 Case Fan - 120mm £3.98
Total : £578.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

@RJC, I like this build. If I had to lose/change something to squeeze an 120GB SSD into the build what would you suggest? I'd look to keep it around (within £50) of this price.

Cheers