1st Gaming PC Approx £550 spend

Fraserl44 · 9 May 2014 at 13:38

Hey Y'all,

This is my first time posting to a forum (be gentle) and also my first time building a PC. I'm moving onto PC gaming from a PS3 and an old dell studio laptop so not sure if any of the parts (HDD? Optical drive?) would be any use on a PC.

I was wondering if anyone would do me a favor and have a look at this build for me? The parts list comes from ************ but I'm open to buying from any reputable retailer.

No competitor linking.

Any suggestions or improvements would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Fraserl44 · 9 May 2014 at 13:41

For those who'd prefer a quick look at the spec I've come up with:

CPU AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core £76.79
Motherboard ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ £69.90
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 £58.98
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM £35.94
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 660 2GB £136.51
Case Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower £59.98
Power Supply Fractal Design 650W ATX12V £51.65
Optical Drive Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive £10.78

Total: £500.53

Fraserl44 · 9 May 2014 at 14:07

Thanks for the reply snips86x. That looks great.

Also, would I be better spending the extra for a small (120GB? 250GB?) SSD?

Fraserl44 · 9 May 2014 at 16:28

Thanks for that. A couple of quid here and there makes a difference, especially if I want to add the SDD.

Fraserl44 · 9 May 2014 at 16:32

Almightyliham said:
What about a premade system?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=43&catid=2475
It won't be as powerful if you were to do it yourself, but if there is a fault with the system, i think Overclockers will sort it out.

I've generally bought my systems in the past but I'm trying to get the most bang for my buck and quite interested in learning to build my own PC. I think it'd be handy for future when I have to upgrade later.

Fraserl44 · 15 May 2014 at 08:35

Thanks for all your help guys. Unfortunately I was in a car accident a few days ago which has put the build on hold for the moment. I'll keep your advise in mind for when I get back on my feet!