£600 budget not including OS

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Right folks friend has asked me to spec him up a budget gaming pc and the following is what i've come up with.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 760 DirectCUII 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £161.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £95.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £61.99
1 x Corsair CS550M 550W Semi-Modular 80+ GOLD Certified Power Supply (CP-9020076-UK) £61.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £57.98
Total : £613.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

i get free shipping so it works out at £599.88


anybody have a different ideas would love to go intel but the Mobo+cpu prices are just so much higher.
 
A few small sacrifices but intel build:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 280 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £65.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX21C11BRK2/8-OC) £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £46.99
1 x Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-03 Mid Tower Gaming Case (CC-9011052-WW) £45.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.98
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £617.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).



You need a cooler for either build really, especially if he's into overclocking. :)

Other bits:

280 is better than the 760.

Faster RAM will give better response times.

Superflower PSU's are ROCK SOLID.
 
ha didnt even think to look at faster ram in that budget. he's not into overclocking really so may even look to drop the K cpu, only question i'd have is the vtx gpu, but thats being tainted by my personal experience and the rma's i've had to do with them.

taken a few things from your spec and added some things, drastically reduced case as lets face it he wont be bothered by it.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £155.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit £65.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £57.98
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £46.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Silver £29.99
Total : £611.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280 TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-UD3P AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £61.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £41.98
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Black £29.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £13.49
Total : £607.34 (includes shipping : ).

 
Woooooooot 8600GT :D
Used may be a great option, used 4670k/3570k, good mobo, R9 280X/670/760, RAM and you're laughing. New everything else, such as HDD/SSD case etc, as they don't have appreciable savings to go for used items, however if he wants everything new, I like doomed's build up there ^ :D
 
adwol48 said:
told him this but he wants new everything, think its his first new computer in a long time. He's still rocking an 8600gt so anything is gonna be a major upgrade.
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Tell your mate he' a bloody idiot. He'l get a much better system via the MM than he will buying new, with a £600 budget.
He could most likely get a 4770k, Z87, 280x and the rest of the bits for £600.
 
Idleman said:
Tell your mate he' a bloody idiot. He'l get a much better system via the MM than he will buying new, with a £600 budget.
He could most likely get a 4770k, Z87, 280x and the rest of the bits for £600.
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Bit harsh? :D
 
Idleman said:
Tell your mate he' a bloody idiot. He'l get a much better system via the MM than he will buying new, with a £600 budget.
He could most likely get a 4770k, Z87, 280x and the rest of the bits for £600.
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:D

4770k no chance but i5 for sure. I know i have one! :D
 
Yeah 4770k is probably a bit ambitious :D

- 4670k ~£130
- Mobo (Z87-D3HP or something) ~£80
- GPU (760 *cough* / 280X) ~£120
- RAM ~£45
- PSU ~£35

New

- Case ~£40
- Cooler ~£20
- HDD ~£50
- SSD ~£80

Total to..

Whaaaat? Exactly £600 :D :D
No idea it would total to that...
 
This is what I'd get for the new stuff;

YOUR BASKET
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £41.98
1 x Raijintek Agos Midi Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £191.51 (includes shipping : £8.00).



then for the used as I said from MM ^

Shivy011 said:
- 4670k ~£130
- Mobo (Z87-D3HP or something) ~£80
- GPU (760 *cough* / 280X) ~£120
- RAM ~£45
- PSU ~£35

For £600 that's amazing value and you even get an SSD for £600 :o
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I would still go used. With a £30 case he is mad because there will be hairs and dust over everything within 2 weeks. I bet within 3 weeks it looks the same as a 1 year old system.
 
Rofflay said:
I would still go used. With a £30 case he is mad because there will be hairs and dust over everything within 2 weeks. I bet within 3 weeks it looks the same as a 1 year old system.
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Most of the parts are used, the one's I quoted in my last post were for used parts :) - the cooler you wouldn't get for much cheaper used, the case is decent and I believe has some dust filters, the HDD/SSD could be had used but why not get new?
 
adwol48 said:
ha didnt even think to look at faster ram in that budget. he's not into overclocking really so may even look to drop the K cpu, only question i'd have is the vtx gpu, but thats being tainted by my personal experience and the rma's i've had to do with them.

taken a few things from your spec and added some things, drastically reduced case as lets face it he wont be bothered by it.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £155.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit £65.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £57.98
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £46.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Silver £29.99
Total : £611.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).

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I would go with this, drop down to a 4670k if you need to save a bit more.
 
Doomedspeed said:
A few small sacrifices but intel build:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 280 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £65.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX21C11BRK2/8-OC) £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £46.99
1 x Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-03 Mid Tower Gaming Case (CC-9011052-WW) £45.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.98
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £617.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).



You need a cooler for either build really, especially if he's into overclocking. :)

Other bits:

280 is better than the 760.

Faster RAM will give better response times.

Superflower PSU's are ROCK SOLID.
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I would go with this, and just save up a few months and get a decent SSD.
 
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