£500 Gaming PC

Thursting

Thursting

Thursting

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Hello,

I currently game on an old outdated laptop, and plan to purchase a gaming PC to play games such as Minecraft at high fps as well as Arma II/III. I have around a £500-£600 budget for a new PC. I have never built a PC before so would appreciate advice and possible links to videos or sources to help me build it. This PC would need to include windows 7, a 20-24 inch monitor as well as the desktop.
 
Slightly over, but:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 OC BE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7950-3GD5/OC BE G) £185.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4570 3.20GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £149.99
1 x Gigabyte H87M-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £73.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
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 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
Total : £645.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).



You can find some great advise HERE for building PC's.
 
Thanks, however is there anything you could possibly downgrade so it fits in the 500-600 budget? Thanks once again! It needs to include windows 7 and a monitor in the budget too :(
 
Thursting said:
Thanks, however is there anything you could possibly downgrade so it fits in the 500-600 budget? Thanks once again! It needs to include windows 7 and a monitor in the budget too :(
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Sorry, missed the OS & Monitor.

How are you with grade B parts?

Ok, attempt 2:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7870 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H787QN2G2M) £143.99
1 x BenQ GW2255 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £95.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £82.99
1 x MSI 990XA-GD55 AMD 990X Chipset (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £49.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £612.84 (includes shipping : £19.10).



I cannot get an OS in, but you can get a 3 month trial of Windows 8. This should allow you time to save for the OS and get later on.
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £119.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2273HDS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £115.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £82.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £39.95
1 x **B Grade** Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM £30
Total : £672.76 (includes shipping : £19.10).



Going to have to push your budget a bit more or get a Richland build:
 
I have heard a lot of bad reports about windows 8, is it really that bad? My primary use for the PC is gaming, and can we stick to the budget please :( £500-600
 
Thursting said:
I have heard a lot of bad reports about windows 8, is it really that bad? My primary use for the PC is gaming, and can we stick to the budget please :( £500-600
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The reviews for Windows 8 is mixed and has been down to personal preference. With a budget like that, you are going to find fitting in all components a struggle. I would recommend a trial version to give you some leniency.
 
with monitor and OS thats effectively a budget of just over £400 for a gaming PC,

Under Budget with 7770

YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ GW2255 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £95.99
1 x Intel Core i3-4130 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £95.99
1 x MSI HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Asus B85M-G Intel B85 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
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 Zalman T1 Mini Tower Case - Black £19.99
Total : £579.91 (includes shipping : FREE).



though id suggest stretching for a better card as below

Over Budget with a 7850

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £119.99
1 x Intel Core i3-4130 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £95.99
1 x BenQ GW2255 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £95.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Asus B85M-G Intel B85 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
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 Zalman T1 Mini Tower Case - Black £19.99
Total : £619.91 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7790 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x BenQ GW2255 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £95.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x AMD Athlon X4 750K Black Edition 3.40GHz (Socket FM2) Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD750KWOHJBOX) £59.99
1 x ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £56.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
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 Silverstone SST-PS08B Precision Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Logitech MK120 Desktop Set (920-002552) £13.99
Total : £616.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).



keyboard and mouse included (assuming you dont have those as well)
if you do, then just remove it from the build and its ~600 quid
 
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yea, that's quite true. depending on when OP needs to buy, kaveri may provide a nice performance boost
ofc, with that budget, going 2nd hand would be a pretty good idea too
 
As I said I have no clue how to make a PC, so I am very ware and curious to building a new PC. I am aware you get a lot more bang for your buck, however are they reliable, and what would I do if it were to break or stop working for any reason? I dont want to invest £600 in a gaming build which has liability to break :( And what build should I choose, there is a few that have been posted which I greatly appreciate but which should I choose :S
 
The FX41 isn't exactly a great CPU, and will suck for Arma which requires IPC.

As much as I don't like recommending i3's, pretty much no matter what AMD CPU you use at stock (Except the FX95's with their turbo's), an i3 in Arma II will probably be better.

But I don't expect you to only play Arma II, so the i3 isn't a serious recommendation.
 
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Thursting said:
As I said I have no clue how to make a PC, so I am very ware and curious to building a new PC.
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depending on where you live, im quite sure some forumers could offer some help with building ur pc

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I am aware you get a lot more bang for your buck, however are they reliable, and what would I do if it were to break or stop working for any reason?
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depends on the parts you wanna buy 2nd hand. and you're usually SOL if the parts break if you buy 2nd hand.
if i was on your budget,
stuff i'd buy new = power supply, hard drive, operating system
stuff i'd probably buy new = case
stuff i'd consider buying 2nd hand = motherboard, optical drive, graphics card, monitor
stuff i'd definitely buy 2nd hand = processor, ram, cpu cooler
 
Depending how soon you need your new build, I'd take more time and allow yourself more money on higher quality parts and build up the rig over time.

Instead of creating a new thread, maybe I could ask as well.

I too am looking for upgrade possibility to be able to completely MAX out games mainly Arma 2&3, BF4 and may re-install FSX. I'd like to be able to get decent frames so I can use Fraps.
Arma 2 for instance on my clan multiplayer server with 60+ players frames are between 24-40 (Not recording) depending on how much it has to render.

I have been looking at the following
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Also considered adding another 240GB SSD
 
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I thought I would be able to stick to around £400 on my original build but the monitor certainly hits it up a bit. I managed to luckily get a 22inch IPS monitor for £90. I have also put more money into the GPU and CPU to make sure I get high settings on all the games I want
 
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