Budget gaming spec

[DaleTheWhale]

Would rather buy into the 1150 socket than AMD, the upgrade path is dead.
I'd change the HDD to a Toshiba as the greens are more eco drives.

 

[Gezrick]

The AM3+ upgrade path might be dead but that CPU is going to be good for at least a year or 2, surely? By which point changing your motherboard and CPU together is probably going to be a good idea anyway.

 

[Little*Freak]

Hi Sylv, if you have yet to buy anything, take a second look at Danny75's spec.

Could drop his suggested GPU, add £10 and get a good R9 280. His spec has the great the advantage of being Z79 based.

Or you could do this, drop the GPU and the SSD (did say you weren't bothered), get a Powercolour R9 280 instead and then you'd have enough left over to get a bigger monitor, can get a 24" Benq 2ms or iiyama for £120.

 

[Audigex]

Yeah B grade, no thanks.

My last B-Grade HDD is now 6 years old and still my quietest drive. It's been my system drive for it's entire life.

I've also returned a HDD under Distance Selling Regulations for a refund after opening it (I ordered the wrong thing), and saw it up as B-Grade for £20 less a week later. All that HDD had done was travel 20 miles extra round trip from Stoke to Crewe, and been opened. It was in perfect condition