1st time builder and I need advice

MrDjBeard · 2 Jul 2013 at 19:58

Hi folks,
I'm looking to build a gaming PC but I have a limited budget of £450.
I was thinking of choosing the options from this offer:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-344-OE
What would you guys choose?
(Already got windows 7 home edition)

Your help will be greatly appreciated =]

snips86x · 2 Jul 2013 at 20:01

What kind of games you looking to play?

MrDjBeard · 2 Jul 2013 at 20:10

Far cry 3, planet side 2, bioshock infinite....

snips86x · 2 Jul 2013 at 20:12

Have you considered a APU like Richland?

MrDjBeard · 2 Jul 2013 at 20:17

I haven't really. I've used AMD graphics cards before and just saw that bundle deal. What are the advantages?

james_2k · 2 Jul 2013 at 20:24

cheap. low power consumption. thats about it

snips86x · 2 Jul 2013 at 20:35

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A8-6600K 3.90GHz (Socket FM2) APU Richland Quad Core Processor (AD660KWOHLBOX) £99.95
1 x MSI HD 7750 2048MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £64
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £53.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 330U Midi Tower Case - Black £32.39
Total : £450.79 (includes shipping : £11.25).

Hybrid x-fire allowing the APU & GPU to give a graphical performance increase with help from some seriously fast RAM.

Megahackerd · 2 Jul 2013 at 20:46

snips86x said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A8-6600K 3.90GHz (Socket FM2) APU Richland Quad Core Processor (AD660KWOHLBOX) £99.95
1 x MSI HD 7750 2048MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £64
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £53.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 330U Midi Tower Case - Black £32.39
Total : £450.79 (includes shipping : £11.25).

Hybrid x-fire allowing the APU & GPU to give a graphical performance increase with help from some seriously fast RAM.

I would go for a 6800k or a 6700, it got a better graphics card that can run batlefield3. But thats your opinion

Megahackerd · 2 Jul 2013 at 20:47

http://http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-353-AM&groupid=701&catid=1967

snips86x · 2 Jul 2013 at 21:00

Megahackerd said:
http://http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-353-AM&groupid=701&catid=1967

It would help, but the budget is only £450 and to be fair, the hybrid should do ok.

ShaolinDreams · 2 Jul 2013 at 21:22

Could put graphics card on hold and just get the better APU (or a small SSD) and use it for now. Then add AMD graphics card as soon as financially possible to complete the hybrid setup.

MrDjBeard · 2 Jul 2013 at 22:16

Cheers guys. I shall weigh up the options.