£300 Build - For 10 Year Old

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Hi,

I have come seeking expert advice :P.

I was asked earlier in the week to spec a build for around £300 for a ten year old (No Monitor or Windows Operating Sofware Needed).

I thought it would be relatively easy but seem to be struggling, never built a computer for so cheap.

Its for a ten year old, that will do some gaming, web surfing and movie watching.

Any help would be appreciated.

I was thinking roughly:

Processor: AMD Piledriver FX-4
GFX Card: AMD 7750 although:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-221-MS

Seems a very good buy.

Thanks for the help.
 
What games will he be playing?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte F2A88XM-D3H AMD A88X Chipset (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £59.99
1 x AMD A6-6400K 3.90GHz (Socket FM2) APU Richland Dual Core Processor (AD640KOKHLBOX) £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £37.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £31.79
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-252-SE) £30
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler £17.99
1 x Kingston DataTraveler 101 Generation 2 8GB USB2.0 Flash Drive (DT101G2/8GB) £4.49
Total : £298.22 (includes shipping : FREE).



This is as close as I can get to a half decent machine.

USB replaces the disk drive for installing the OS.
 
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No Specified games.

I just assumed casual gaming.

Being able to play most games even on medium settings would be good if possible?

Cheers for the help.

Am i being blind though? where's the GFX card above haha
 
If you're not averse to second-hand, you'd likely be able to pick up an i7 920 bundle or similar and build a system around that for that kind of money.

If it's strictly new gear, an AMD APU like specced above is probably the best you could do. It's a tight budget.
 
I would definitely be looking to buy used in your position in all honesty.

I did try for you though. :p

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with THREE FREE GAMES!! £89.99
1 x AMD Athlon X4 750K Black Edition 3.40GHz (Socket FM2) Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD750KWOHJBOX) £59.99
1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CM) £49.99
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0500-KR) £39.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £34.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 344 Micro ATX Case - Black/Purple £32.99
1 x **B Grade** MSI A55M-E33 AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX (MB-221-MS) £31
Total : £338.89 (includes shipping : FREE).



The 750K is on par with a Piledriver FX-4300. :)
 
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acme15 said:
I would definitely be looking to buy used in your position in all honesty.

I did try for you though. :p

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with THREE FREE GAMES!! £89.99
1 x AMD Athlon X4 750K Black Edition 3.40GHz (Socket FM2) Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD750KWOHJBOX) £59.99
1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CM) £49.99
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0500-KR) £39.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £34.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 344 Micro ATX Case - Black/Purple £32.99
1 x **B Grade** MSI A55M-E33 AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX (MB-221-MS) £31
Total : £338.89 (includes shipping : FREE).



The 750K is on par with a Piledriver FX-4300. :)
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this is pretty good, will play most games 1080p high let alone medium
 
Yah that GPU is a bargaina t the moment aand the free 3 games just adds to it.

I am suggesting thats the build they go for.

Thank you for all the help.
 
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