Best two units for £300 and £1000

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Hello guys looking for some options on two gaming PCs. After one of my boys deciding he wants a gaming good old dad has decided to get him one. I have spent a few days doing some research but so many different options out there it gets mind boggling so thought here would be a great place to ask.
1st PC will be for my son budget £300
Needs an op
Mouse and keyboard
Main use gaming and YouTube

2nd PC is for oneself £1000-1200
Also needs op
Mainly for gaming and a little internet serving
Would like to get the best internals for £
The option for future upgrades where possible
Wireless adaptor
Also would like the sense of acheivment building them and would that save me a few pennys?
Many thanks
 
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Building yourself will save cash and if you are not sure how it is done then there are plenty of guides on YouTube.


£300 to include OS+Keyboard//mouse is unrealistic especially to play games,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x AMD A8-6600K 3.90GHz (Socket FM2) APU Richland Quad Core Processor (AD660KWOHLBOX) £73.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A88XM-DS2 AMD A88X (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £39.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 350W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £34.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Xigmatek Mach Midi-Tower Black £19.99
Total : £390.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).



One way to make it cheaper is to use the Win10 technical preview.

Free shipping - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18630207

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YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £289.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £92.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £84.98
1 x Cooler Master Nepton 240M AIO Cooling Solution £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £59.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN881ND) £16.99
Total : £1,140.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).




PSU+board ready for a 2nd GFX card.

£22.50 cashback - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18637856

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YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£15 Saving + Gigabyte Free Upgrade + £30 Intel Cashback ** £397.98
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-2974-KR) £281.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £84.98
1 x Cooler Master Nepton 240M AIO Cooling Solution £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Avexir Core White Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331104G-2CIW) - White Light £65.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £59.99
1 x NZXT SOURCE 340 Midi-Tower Case- Black Window £54.95
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN881ND) £16.99
Total : £1,227.34 (includes shipping : £13.75).




£32.50 cashback

Upgrade program - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=27088825#post27088825
 
Thanks for the fast reply stulid i have put the order in today so look forward to the bits arriving and building it will also be ordering one of the others within the next day or two :)
Thanks for your help
 
Excellent.

The Cooler mounts in the front of the H340 case.

You will have to install from USB as it has no external bays (or just hang an internal SATA drive out the side of the case while the OS is installed, then unplug and throw in the bin)
 
Okey can you explain furthur as i am unsure what you mean. If i still dont understand what you are saying are there any other cases available?
 
so can a graphics be added or does it not need it? I have started to put it together this evening but must admit am struggling i have the motherboard fitted into the case cpu fan and chassis fan fitted and the main power plug to motherboard fitted now im lost. i cant find anywhere to plug the usb connection in s its a 19 hole connection but on the board its two seperate 9 pins?
have two separate blue conections from the power supplied labelled cp and u1 cant find where they plug in?
two looms with two sata connection and a 4 hole connection that i cant seem to connect either any help would be much appreciated
 
Along the bottom edge is a USB3.0 header.

Board needs 24pin and an 8pin atx from psu (look behind cpu socket for 8pin plug).
 
n the edge of the motherboard are two sets of pins
usb 56 and usb34 they both have 9 pins but the two usb ports join into one cable that the connection at the end does not fit onto the motherboard
 
I ordered the package you recommended have just looked through the list of parts and have been sent the wrong motherboard should have been the
1x gigabyte F2A88xm-DS2
but have got the Asus A55BM-E AMD 55 (socket fm2+) ddr3 micro atx motherboard


How to i upload photos on here as i have taking photos of the connections
 
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Create a account with Imgur or Photobucket and post the link they give you here (but check the image size before doing so)

Looks like the Asus does not have USB 3 ports.
 
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