£400 budget gaming pc

lewismcc6 · 12 Mar 2011 at 23:03

i am new to pc building and have no idea of what a good rig consists of ..... HELP!

i had a look at components and came up with this setup

Intel Core i3 540 306 GHz processor

ASUS P7H55M motherboard micro ATX iH55

2xOCZ 2GB DDR3 1333MHz Gold Memory Module CL9 (9-9-9-20) 1.65V

Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 32MB Cache EZCool NA-705 Case - Black (500w PSU) (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-043-OP)

KFA2 GT 240 1GB GDDR3 VGA DVI HDMI Out PCI-E Graphics Card

LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW DL & RAM SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black with Nero Essentials

was just wondering if im on the right track or if anyone has any better suggestions

Thanks lewis

SeeknDestroy · 12 Mar 2011 at 23:08

Hey mate, first of all, you might want to delete the competitor's links as they are against the forum rules.
As for your build, have you got a power supply already? cause I don't see any listed there. And you might also need a dvd unit

lewismcc6 · 12 Mar 2011 at 23:13

Thanks for that !

i am unsure how large a psu i would need so....

Murray · 12 Mar 2011 at 23:13

SeeknDestroy said:
Hey mate, first of all, you might want to delete the competitor's links as they are against the forum rules.
As for your build, have you got a power supply already? cause I don't see any listed there. And you might also need a dvd unit

PSU is with the case

Personally i would go for a AMD processor on a budget and maybe a different graphics card.

RJC · 12 Mar 2011 at 23:14

The Ocuk case inludes a psu, have you looked at Sandy Bridge setup.

Indeed Remove the links before a don sees

95thrifles · 12 Mar 2011 at 23:14

Have a read of my guide at top of page (2nd down) or in my sig for some slightly better builds

Murray · 12 Mar 2011 at 23:15

also do you need a monitor, keyboard and mouse?

edit : and OS?

lewismcc6 · 12 Mar 2011 at 23:15

have you got any suggestions for a good graphics card??

lewismcc6 · 12 Mar 2011 at 23:16

got a monitor keyboard and mouse dont need to wory bout that

Pighardia · 12 Mar 2011 at 23:18

here's my 2 cent's just over budget. This is what i would be looking at for a £400 gaming pc

Your basket

Price Line Total

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 OC 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £124.99
(£104.16) £124.99
(£104.16)

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 840 "95W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)

Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)

Asus M4A88T-M AMD 880G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £53.98
(£44.98) £53.98
(£44.98)

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £28.99
(£24.16) £28.99
(£24.16)

Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99

Sub Total : £335.77 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50 VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £69.25 Total : £415.52

Murray · 12 Mar 2011 at 23:23

Here is what i went for :

HIS ATI Radeon HD 5830 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99
(£99.99)

AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 645 3.10GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £89.99
(£74.99)

Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.99
(£54.16)

Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £49.99
(£41.66)

OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £35.99
(£29.99)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £28.99
(£24.16)

Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66)

Total : £415.93

Edit : that is including £10 for postage

Reaper 392 · 12 Mar 2011 at 23:55

Pighardia said:
here's my 2 cent's just over budget. This is what i would be looking at for a £400 gaming pc

Your basket

Price Line Total

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 OC 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £124.99
(£104.16) £124.99
(£104.16)

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 840 "95W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)

Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)

Asus M4A88T-M AMD 880G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £53.98
(£44.98) £53.98
(£44.98)

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £28.99
(£24.16) £28.99
(£24.16)

Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99

Sub Total : £335.77 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50 VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £69.25 Total : £415.52

couldnt agree with this build more. its almost exactly the same as my own PC.

however, if you are concerned with fan noise, then i would highly reccommend getting a custom CPU cooler, because the AMD standard cooler is incredibly loud under load. im not sure exactly how loud, but it completely drowns out a 50 decibel grahics card. if your ok with a loud computer then dont worry about it

lewismcc6 · 13 Mar 2011 at 22:39

thanks for all the help guys
really helped me with this
decided to go with this setup

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 840 "95W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3)

Asus M4A78LT-M LE AMD 760G Socket AM3 DVI VGA Out 8 Channel Audio mATX Motherboard

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 OC 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit

SAMSUNG RETAIL INTERNAL 22x DVDRW SATA BLACK

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache

Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU)

lets just hope my building skills are up to scratch