Budget Build Help

Hjl3007 · 12 Jan 2013 at 16:38

I am looking to buy a customized desktop PC that is suitable of running the upcoming release of ARMA 3. I have a budget of under £400 but I am not sure if I'll have to pay more for what I am asking.
Researching, I found out these system requirements are most likely going to be needed to run the game on a good FPS level:

Intel Core i5 or AMD Athlon II x4 620
RAM at least 8 GB
Graphics: GeForce GTX 270 or Radeon HD 4890

If anyone has any advice on budget components or desktop PC's it would be a great help.

zakblood · 12 Jan 2013 at 16:50

have you got any parts that can be re used like kb/mouse, monitor, o/s etc hard drives?

1 x Sapphire HD 7870 XT 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £39.95
Total : £481.31 (includes shipping : £9.50).

1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £155.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £39.95
Total : £445.31 (includes shipping : £9.50).

honosuseri · 12 Jan 2013 at 17:02

That's a tough budget to do a gaming rig, if you need an OS that's £80 gone already. Might be best to look at the developers copy of windows 8 and buy the OS later in the year so you can concentrate your cash on components

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £155.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £54.98
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX16C9T3K2/8X) £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £593.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Ideally that's what you want but is over your budget

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85X-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £54.98
1 x Adata XPG Xtreme v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C10 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (AX3U2133XC4G10-2X) £47.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £372.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).

This would get you up and going as the APUs IGP is gaming capable. You can add a better dedicated GPU when funds allow

RJC · 12 Jan 2013 at 17:10

Will you need everything or just the main components.

Hjl3007 · 12 Jan 2013 at 17:19

@zakblood
Yes, I have a Hard Drive, Mouse, Monitor and all of that from my current computer which is running windows 7 because I dislike the look of windows 8. Would this be a problem because of an older OS?

@honosuseri
Thanks for the basket list and it seems this might be something I am looking for. In the future I am hoping to upgrade this new computer with a new CPU and Graphics Card.

Hjl3007 · 12 Jan 2013 at 17:20

@RJC
Mainly the components. I have keyboard, mouse, OS and such.

Audigex · 12 Jan 2013 at 17:27

What are the case and power supply you have currently? Keep the current hard drive and OS - Windows 7 won't be a problem with ARMA3.

I'd keep the case, HDD, optical drive and OS - possibly the PSU if it's good enough, which should free up the budget for a graphics card.

Don't go for the AMD budget with no graphics card, though - it's good, but it's not up to the level of a 4890.

You'll still struggle to get it down to £400 with the PSU, but if you get the basket below for £390-ish, a PSU (if you need it) will take you to about £430.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3330 3.00GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £139.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £131.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX16C9T3K2/8X) £35.99
Total : £389.35 (includes shipping : £9.50).

Hjl3007 · 12 Jan 2013 at 17:36

I'm not sure about all the specifications of my computer but its a "Packard Bell imedia S3210"
If I need it, I have a larger computer case and 750w Power supply that is not being used.