extremely low budget gaming pc

[robertchalmers1]

Budget of approx £300 max.

How does an athlon 750k black, fm2a88x ( if i specced right ) mobo, with evga 500w psu and an r9 270x gpu sound.

I have keyboard, mouse, os and monitor. Happily take the new unlocked pentium with a view to upgrade later but nothing above £300.

Also happy with low-med settings initiallly as its for my sons 13 birthday and he mainly uses x1 and his ps4

Thnx

 

[ShivP]

I'd get some decent used components, a first gen i7 w/ mobo will be about £80, used GPU about £80 (GTX 660Ti/670 or AMD equivalent), new case for £30, used RAM and jobs a good 'un

 

[robertchalmers1]

Only prob is the used components you specced are a hell of a lot dearer 2nd hand hence why i asked about my op

 

[ShivP]

They aren't really dearer, for the performance you get over the athlon it is worth it.


USED
- i7 first gen £40
- Mobo £50
- GPU £80 (~GTx 660)
- 8GB RAM ~£40

Total £210

+ NEW

- Case £30
- Cooler £15
- Fans £5
- HDD £48
- PSU £40

Total £138

Total £210+£138 = £348

 

[robertchalmers1]

Where u gettin those prices from

 

[ShivP]

What I've seen used and the new parts sell from on the MM

YOUR BASKET
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £42.98
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0500-KR) £35.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower White/Blue £27.95
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler £14.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs Zaward OEM 120mm Golf Ball Fan £2.59
Total : £124.50 (includes shipping : ).



There's your new parts, comes in less than I said

Here's a 3rd gen i3 bundle!

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18612889

 

[robertchalmers1]

That link you sent me tells me i don't have permission to view.

 

[MeatLoaf]

Judging by the prices ive seen things sell for on the MM id say you could easily get the following for £300

GTX670/270X
i5 2500K + mobo
8Gb RAM

 

[ShivP]

Oh, you perhaps don't have MM access yet - you should be able to get them off the bay perhaps?

MeatLoaf - that sounds good Though the case etc which I specced would cost £124 so you'd be £124 over

 

[robertchalmers1]

How do you access mm??

 

[ShivP]

I think you haven't been registered for long enough, 1000 posts and 180 days registered needed

 

[MeatLoaf]

Oh, you perhaps don't have MM access yet - you should be able to get them off the bay perhaps?

MeatLoaf - that sounds good Though the case etc which I specced would cost £124 so you'd be £124 over

Doh I missed that bit

 

[ShivP]

Doh I missed that bit

lol, perhaps a second gen i3 + Z77 combo would be good for upgradeability like the bundle I posted

You have 7 days left for MM access

 

[robertchalmers1]

lol, perhaps a second gen i3 + Z77 combo would be good for upgradeability like the bundle I posted

You have 7 days left for MM access

Thnx for that as well waiting for possibly a better deal then

 

[robertchalmers1]

Also where does it tell you 7 days left to go

 

[ExRayTed]

This budget screams APU to me.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A88X-D3H AMD A88X (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) HDD £37.98
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Black £27.95
1 x Antec VP450P 450W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £23.99
Total : £303.38 (includes shipping : £11.25).



No optical drive but you can install from USB

 

[robertchalmers1]

This budget screams APU to me.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A88X-D3H AMD A88X (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) HDD £37.98
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Black £27.95
1 x Antec VP450P 450W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £23.99
Total : £303.38 (includes shipping : £11.25).



No optical drive but you can install from USB

Tbh we don't use optical drives anyways. How does that cpu handle games at low settings 1920x1080

 

[ExRayTed]

Also where does it tell you 7 days left to go

1000 posts and 180 days forum membership then you have to set up your TRUST. All in the FAQ

 

[ExRayTed]

Tbh we don't use optical drives anyways. How does that cpu handle games at low settings 1920x1080

Perfectly well up to medium settings I'd say

 

[robertchalmers1]

Perfectly well up to medium settings I'd say

Thnx for that will have a wee read up on it just now. How would the apu compared to the 270x and cpu combo