Budget Gaming Rig £330

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Sparx

Sparx

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I really couldn't even go above £300 with this budget gaming rig for a family friend.. But I persuaded them to spend £330 as I said they really can not make it any cheaper than it already is! :p He only plays WoW, Star Wars, etc and reviews online state the CPU's onboard GPU (AMD 7660D) can run these games at high/max settings quite easily.

I suggested if he plans to play any more intense/modern games in the future he may need to splash circa £140 on a AMD 7850 or similar as the CPU onboard GPU will not last forever.

Does anyone have any thoughts or criticism for the below rig (for the money)? I can't see any other way to make it cheaper/faster for less or the same money (without lowering quality either).

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor **FREE SIMCITY PC GAME** (AD580KWOHJBOX) £91.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £48.95
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £43.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £35.99
1 x Cooler Master N-Series N200 Micro-ATX Case - Black £34.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.95
Total : £333.85 (includes shipping : FREE).



P.S. This new CM N200 looks to be a cracking mATX case for the money!
 
Can't see how you'd be able to save money either other than a fiver on a cheaper optical drive. Tell your mate to stop being such a cheapskate ;) :D
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor **FREE SIMCITY PC GAME** (AD580KWOHJBOX) £91.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £59.99
1 x ASRock FM2A75M-DGS AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £52.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £45.00
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £34.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 330U Midi Tower Case - Black £30.19
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £328.10 (includes shipping : FREE).



This is what I'd probably buy for that budget, with a view that one day you could add something like a 7850/SSD as a decent upgrade.
 
 
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