Budget Build for gaming

Snodge · 10 Dec 2015 at 15:17

Good afternoon Ladies/Gents,

I'm currently making lists for parts the bits I need are as follows:

CPU
Motherboard
RAM
SSD (250GB)
GPU

I've got the Case and PSU sorted which is fine however looking to see what you guys think I should go for with a £400 budget on the 5 components above.

I was thinking I5 4440 with a 950.

Also the case is MATX!

Bickaxe · 10 Dec 2015 at 16:03

Which case and which PSU?

Snodge · 10 Dec 2015 at 16:11

Aerocool Dead Silence Pink Gaming Cube Case 0.8mm MATX 2 x USB3 Side Window

And an EVGA 500W psu.

Bickaxe · 10 Dec 2015 at 16:51

Best I can see if you buy new...

AMD card rather than Nvidia.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Intel Core i5-4460 3.20GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail= £152.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00C= £32.99
1 x Crucial BX200 240GB SSD SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CT240BX200SSD1)= £59.99
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard= £39.95
1 x MSI Radeon R7 370 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £139.99

Total: £425.90
(includes shipping: £0.00)

Or B Grade motherboard which saves you £10

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Intel Core i5-4460 3.20GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail= £152.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00C= £32.99
1 x Crucial BX200 240GB SSD SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CT240BX200SSD1)= £59.99
1 x MSI Radeon R7 370 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £139.99
1 x **B Grade** Asus H81-PLUS Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX (MB-581-AS)= £30.00

Total: £415.95
(includes shipping: £0.00)

Bickaxe · 10 Dec 2015 at 16:56

What will it be used for?
Dual core (thinking a G3258 will be better as you can overclock it) would be cheaper giving you more range on the GPU

Bickaxe · 10 Dec 2015 at 17:00

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Crucial BX200 240GB SSD SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CT240BX200SSD1)= £59.99
1 x MSI Radeon R7 370 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £139.99
1 x Intel Core i5-6400 2.70GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £139.99
1 x Asus H110M-K D3 Intel H110 (Socket 1151) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard= £44.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01)= £29.99

Total: £414.95
(includes shipping: £0.00)

hp7909 · 10 Dec 2015 at 17:32

DDR4 & 950

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Intel Core i5-6400 2.70GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £139.99
1 x Gigabyte H110M-S2H Intel H110 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £46.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD48GM2400HC16DC01= £38.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 950 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £128.99
1 x Crucial BX200 240GB SSD SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CT240BX200SSD1)= £59.99

Total: £414.95
(includes shipping: £0.00)

Snodge · 10 Dec 2015 at 19:36

4460 or 6400 is the question now.

And I believe the 950 is a much stronger card than a 370.

Snodge · 10 Dec 2015 at 23:36

What'd you think guys?

Bickaxe · 11 Dec 2015 at 02:39

The 370 is the better card for gaming if thats what the system is for.
But pair it with a Skylake chip and board with DDR4 for £425.

Snodge · 11 Dec 2015 at 12:29

I can't find any apples to apples comparison for the

950 vs 370?

Do you have any benchmarks websites ?

Bickaxe · 11 Dec 2015 at 12:55

No. For some reason I thought it was the equivalent of the 960.

In hindsight, go for the 950. Comparing results from different reviews on the same game it does look to be the better card.

Snodge · 11 Dec 2015 at 13:04

I was starting to lose my mind