350-400 gaming build

mattdunnapoo

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Hi guys my friend is after a gaming pc for his 13 year old son for xmas he mainly plays Gary's mod at the moment , school work and listening to music but i would imagine he will play more newer games soon or later.

i know it's not a lot of cash to play with,he will also need windows,maybe a led case too .

Pre built is fine if there is one worth getting, if not ill put it together.

cheers
 
Including Windows is going to a a struggle at that budget as it leaves roughly £320 for components. Unless you spend all the cash on components and get the Windows 8 3 month trial.

Gone with an APU build which will play games ok, providing you lower the settings. Modern games will likely struggle to be honest

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-6800K Black Edition 4.10GHz (Socket FM2) APU Richland Quad Core Processor (AD680KWOHLBOX) £109.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £43.99
1 x MSI A55M-E33 AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £40.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01) £32.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard III Windowed Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £399.92 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
 
I'd suggest this variation on the first without Windows:

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper A88X AMD A88X Chipset (Socket FM2+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £89.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
Total : £259.52 (includes shipping : £8.00).



5800K to save a bit, it can overclock to the same speed as the 6800K.

Faster memory for the APU's graphics, important when gaming with it.

Better motherboard, and supports upcoming Kaveri APUs.
 
You could get a Haswell build with a Intel Pentium and a Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 which will give not great performance but it's decent for Garry's Mod

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 650 Golden Sample 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £47.99
1 x MSI H81M-P32 Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £43.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £43.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) HDD £39.95
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Single-Channel Module (CMX4GX3M1A1333C9) £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard III Windowed Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £427.97 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
cheers guys but what about this ?

but swap gpu for http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-111-GI&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1699

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7790 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x Gigabyte F2A55-DS3 AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
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 Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £45.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £43.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard III Windowed Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £408.95 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
mattdunnapoo said:
cheers guys but what about this ?

but swap gpu for http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-111-GI&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1699

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7790 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x Gigabyte F2A55-DS3 AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
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 Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £45.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £43.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard III Windowed Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £408.95 (includes shipping : £11.75).

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The A55 lacks sataIII and overclocking options, A75 is the minimum I ever use. The Athlon is bit pointless the real advantage of the FM2 socket is having the APU with the IGP. I take Teppics point about the FM2+ socket but I don't think swapping the APU out would be cost effective compared to just dropping in a GPU later on, even a budget 2nd hand one.

Stulid has done the best balanced spec really although pushing the budget. Ideally I'd like a 500W PSU, there is a cheaper Seagate HDD that would help push a little cash in that direction. Remember you get a long warranty on these bits which helps justify the cost, stuff like the case and PSU can be reused which is why I'd prefer to have the 500W supply.

All the best with it bud. I really don't envy your task, that is a really tricky budget to work with.
 
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