£500 build.

[TribalSandman]

Hi, I'm looking to build a pc for gaming which I'll be using through my tv. I know £500 is a tight budget but I'm realistic and not expecting to be running bf4 on max settings.

This will be my first build, and also the first pc I'll have bought in about 5 years so any help is greatly appreciated. I've looked through a few threads and seen what a helpful bunch you can be so thought I may as well see what builds you suggest rather then blindly cherry picking from other's threads.

I'll be connecting to my tv using hdmi if that makes any difference and will need an operating sytem. My budget can maybe stretch a little if you can persuade me that I'll get a significant improvement.

I look forward to seeing what you recommend. Thanks in advance

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 270 TurboDUO 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £131.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £61.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £52.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £39.95
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £551.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).



It is over but decent.

You can run a 90day trial of Windows if you want to save a bit of money in the short term and then you can upgrade other parts.

 

[Danny75]

My budget can maybe stretch a little if you can persuade me that I'll get a significant improvement.

If you insist...

And going with Stu's suggestion of using the Windows 8 trial:


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270X Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £157.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6350 Black Edition 3.90GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £95.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Essential Bronze - 700W (SST-ST70F-ESB) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x Aerocool V3X Advance Black Edition Midi-Tower - Black £25.99
1 x Deepcool GAMMAXX S40 CPU-Cooler - 120mm £19.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £550.51 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Improvements:

1. 270X series card. One of the best models.

2. 3.9GHz six-core CPU. Usually not worth it as the 3.5 can be overclocked, but it's on offer right now, so you already start off with 0.4GHz extra right out of the box for only £10 more. Can still be debated if it's worth it but it's an improvement which I'd go for.

3. Better mobo. Including USB 3.0 for case's front panel ports.

4. Four heatpipe aftermarket cooler from company that makes very decent cooling gear for the price. So that you can overclock, or not have to put up with noisy stock cooler.

5. CrossFire ready PSU. 2 x 270X's can reportedly often outgun a single 290X. So upgrading graphics performance in future would be cheaper. Alternatively, it has room to handle a single more powerful card in future.

 

[snips86x]

6350 is not worth it, go for the 6300 - save ££ at the same time
Case is pretty crap though!