£550 budget gaming PC, suggestions?

connorbrasnell · 4 Jun 2014 at 08:30

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

What do you think of this build for a budget PC build, really I would not like to go up in price at all, though I would love suggestions on replacements etc?

Doomedspeed · 4 Jun 2014 at 10:48

Welcome,

Firstly you'll have to remove the competitor names and pricing, its against forum rules.

As for the build it looks okay.

Are you not interesting in Overclocking?

connorbrasnell · 4 Jun 2014 at 16:13

I am not really interested in overclocking, no

Doomedspeed · 4 Jun 2014 at 17:32

Thats good then, that means you CPU choice and your motherboard (chipset) are sound.

What case will this be going in?

connorbrasnell · 4 Jun 2014 at 18:01

I seemed to have accidentally deleted that when I deleted the prices, the case I was thinking of was the Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case, though I would love a cheaper case!

adam98150 · 4 Jun 2014 at 18:05

connorbrasnell said:
I seemed to have accidentally deleted that when I deleted the prices, the case I was thinking of was the Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case, though I would love a cheaper case!

Hey man. I have the same case, cannot fault it one bit. Great for cable management and such. I'd suggest going for the windowed version, only a few quid more.

connorbrasnell · 4 Jun 2014 at 18:48

As much as I know it is a nice case, I would love a cheaper one

CEUOTC · 4 Jun 2014 at 19:27

Slightly over £550.

R9 270X more than enough for 1080p gaming, new refresh Haswell and H95 motherboard for future upgrades.

Not that it matters however H81 only gives PCI-E 2.0 this board gives PCI-E 3.0.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Vapor-X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £149.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4590 3.30GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £145.99
1 x ASRock H97M Pro4 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 550W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £29.99
Total : £555.04 (includes shipping : £11.75).

adam98150 · 4 Jun 2014 at 19:59

If you're okay buying second hand components you can pick up a 280x for under 150. A lot more performance at a cheaper price.