£500

Ginger Maestro · 23 Jul 2015 at 17:35

Gaming PC, for Arma 3 & Football Manager, web surfing.

Got Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse.

Help me out folks.

Ginger Maestro · 23 Jul 2015 at 18:25

what about this one?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-089-OG&groupid=43&catid=2475

Ginger Maestro · 23 Jul 2015 at 20:25

What about this, any good? All compatible?

Wanting to play Arma 3, Battlefield Games, GTA5, Football Mananger Franchise.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 380 Dual-X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11242-02-20G) £149.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6350 Black Edition 3.90GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-UD3P AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £71.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £48.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x Aerocool GT Black Edition Mid tower - Black £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-224FB/RSMS 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - Retail M Disc Compatible £19.99
Total : £546.43 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).

Do I need a fan?

Ginger Maestro · 23 Jul 2015 at 20:26

Anybody make any improvements? Offer a better build. Total Rookie here.

Any cheaper for same performance?

Ginger Maestro · 23 Jul 2015 at 20:46

Doogles said:
This is slightly weaker but does have a SSD and would be smaller, the one you picked out would probably be better though.

I don't see some of those components to put in my basket though, did you price it off of OC's

Ginger Maestro · 23 Jul 2015 at 20:55

Haha, fair enough.

Ginger Maestro · 23 Jul 2015 at 21:40

OK so I did a bit of chopping and changing from my orginal basket, I tried to keep things aroud the same except I exchanged the GPU for a lesser one.

Same questions, can I run the games Arma 3, GTA 5, Battlefield games, Footy Manager games to a good level. Don't have to be like the best ever graphics in the world, I just want to play online with my buddy without stoppages, slowing down or blue screens like I get with this heap of ***** that Im using right now. Surf the web and general things.

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 750 SuperClock 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (01G-P4-2753-KR) £92.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £82.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-UD3P AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £71.99
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £47.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX318C10FRK2/8) £44.99
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0500-KR) £43.99
1 x Seagate 1TB SATA-6Gb 7200rpm 64MB (1 Year Warranty) £34.99
1 x Aerocool V3X Devil Red Edition Midi-Tower - Black / Red £16.99
1 x Samsung SH-224FB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM M disc compatible £14.99
1 x BitFenix Spectre PWM 120mm Fan - Black £7.99
1 x Arctic Silver Alumina Thermal Adhesive (5g) £4.99
Total : £558.98 (includes shipping : £11.75 Ex.VAT).

Ginger Maestro · 23 Jul 2015 at 22:02

Oh, and the new star wars and PGA and star citizen when it comes out.

Ginger Maestro · 24 Jul 2015 at 14:34

Ginger Maestro said:
OK so I did a bit of chopping and changing from my orginal basket, I tried to keep things aroud the same except I exchanged the GPU for a lesser one.

Same questions, can I run the games Arma 3, GTA 5, Battlefield games, Footy Manager games to a good level. Don't have to be like the best ever graphics in the world, I just want to play online with my buddy without stoppages, slowing down or blue screens like I get with this heap of ***** that Im using right now. Surf the web and general things.

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 750 SuperClock 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (01G-P4-2753-KR) £92.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £82.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-UD3P AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £71.99
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £47.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX318C10FRK2/8) £44.99
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0500-KR) £43.99
1 x Seagate 1TB SATA-6Gb 7200rpm 64MB (1 Year Warranty) £34.99
1 x Aerocool V3X Devil Red Edition Midi-Tower - Black / Red £16.99
1 x Samsung SH-224FB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM M disc compatible £14.99
1 x BitFenix Spectre PWM 120mm Fan - Black £7.99
1 x Arctic Silver Alumina Thermal Adhesive (5g) £4.99
Total : £558.98 (includes shipping : £11.75 Ex.VAT).

Anybody?

Is it all compatible? Will it run the games I want well?

Ginger Maestro · 24 Jul 2015 at 15:15

What would I sacrafice if I went with AMD as opposed to Intel, obviously the price is good better meaning I can get more things, in terms of performance though is there much difference?

Ginger Maestro · 24 Jul 2015 at 18:20

Decided I could go up in price, can anybody to any better for any less?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £152.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 380 Dual-X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11242-02-20G) £149.99
1 x ASRock Z97 Pro4 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £87.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £79.99
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0500-KR) £43.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x SanDisk X110 128GB SATA 6GB/s 2.5" Solid State Drive (SD6SB1M-128G-1022i) £37.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Single Channel Module (TED34GM1600C1101) £25.99
1 x Aerocool V3X Black Edition Midi-Tower - Black £16.99
1 x Xigmatek Praeton LD963 CPU Cooler £14.99
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA15B £13.99
Total : £680.95 (includes shipping : £11.75 Ex.VAT).

Ginger Maestro · 24 Jul 2015 at 19:53

Danny75 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £175.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 380 Dual-X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11242-02-20G) £149.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £79.99
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0500-KR) £43.99
1 x Asus H81M-PLUS Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £41.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £35.99
1 x Seagate 1TB SATA-6Gb 7200rpm 64MB (1 Year Warranty) £34.99
1 x Aerocool V3X Black Edition Midi-Tower - Black £16.99
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA15B £13.99
Total : £688.01 (includes shipping : £11.75 Ex.VAT).

£8 more for 8GB RAM. 250GB SSD. i5-4690.

Is the Mobo any good? what did you change to get 8gb more ram, i cant see for looking.

edit, i see now. id only put the 4 on.

Ginger Maestro · 24 Jul 2015 at 20:24

mickyflinn said:
Im confused what is your budget ? as the latest build is nearly 40% over budget.

Yes mate. Ive decided I can afford a little bit more. Its about £660 now Sorry for the confusuion. I can't go any higher though and I deffo need Windows.

I'm thinking I get more for value with AMD on my budget and I want it to be able to play Arma 3, Battlefield, Star Wars, Footy Manager, PGA, Surf web and take me into space too.

Ive put this one together now. What do you think?

Is it all compatible? Please tell me if it's horse **** aswell and i will try build another, or offer one that will blow mine away for £660 with everything I need. No B Grades please.

Thanks pal.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 380 Gaming 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £158.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £79.99
1 x MSI 970 Gaming AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £72.95
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0500-KR) £43.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £43.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x SanDisk X110 128GB SATA 6GB/s 2.5" Solid State Drive (SD6SB1M-128G-1022i) £37.99
1 x Aerocool V3X Black Edition Midi-Tower - Black £16.99
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA15B £13.99
1 x Xigmatek Apache III CD903 CPU-Cooler - 92mm £10.99
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £4.99
Total : £661.85 (includes shipping : £12.50 Ex.VAT).

Ginger Maestro · 24 Jul 2015 at 21:06

I like those, will there be a significant difference in performance over the AMD in my basket?

Ginger Maestro · 24 Jul 2015 at 22:00

RJC said:
Bit of mixture in terms of performance, but with the Intel you have less power usage and a inbuilt GPU.

Also you have the option to upgrade to a 4790 CPU if you want a extra performance boost.

Great, thank you. I think Ill go with the AMD however.

Can you do me a favour and confirm all I have selected is compatible?

Kind Regards.

Ginger Maestro · 24 Jul 2015 at 22:43

How do you test them pal? A website?

Ginger Maestro · 25 Jul 2015 at 20:29

Right, so Ive finally narrowed it down.

It's going to be one of these two.

I built these two systems, this is going to be my first build so I'm looking for advice which will be the best system and best value for money? Could anybody reccommend parts that will work better for cheaper, and are the all compatible with each other.

i5 4960k

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Z97-K - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving**
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 380 Dual-X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11242-02-20G)
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614)
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD
1 x SanDisk X110 128GB SATA 6GB/s 2.5" Solid State Drive (SD6SB1M-128G-1022i)
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01)
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler
1 x Aerocool V3X Devil Red Edition Midi-Tower - Black / Red
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA15B
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) Total : £751.58/$1165.63 (includes shipping).

This is the FX 8320

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 380 Gaming 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614)
1 x MSI 970 Gaming AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0500-KR)
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU)
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD
1 x SanDisk X110 128GB SATA 6GB/s 2.5" Solid State Drive (SD6SB1M-128G-1022i)
1 x Aerocool V3X Black Edition Midi-Tower - Black
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA15B
1 x Xigmatek Apache III CD903 CPU-Cooler - 92mm
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)

Total : £661.85/$1005.71 (includes shipping)

Finally, am I missing any vital parts from any build? Or do I have every thing and I am good to go?

I want to play Arma 3, PGA, GTA5, Battlefield, Star Wars, Star Citizen & Football Manager series.

Need it to run smooth and fast, doesn't have to have the toppest bestest graphics in the history world, just want to play with my buddy online without it freezing, stuttering and blue screening.