Building a computer, need help please

sanderse

sanderse

sanderse

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Hello everyone,

My brother has asked me to build him a computer with a budget of £300-400

here's the criteria,

Preferably a BENQ monitor.
Average spec gaming PC.
Simple,slick design. No neon lights or overly designed cases.
Windows CD isn't required.

Mouse and keyboard are sorted which will be

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-026-MS&tool=3

and

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-204-LG&groupid=702&catid=23&subcat=

Would really appreciate some ideas, preferably sticking closer to £300 than 4.
 
dont see you getting an intel system for that, best i could do was this and tbh i think its a bit naff i know little about AMD chips so i wont spec it.
Your not going to get close to £300 when you need a monitor as well, but if your lucky someone will prove me wrong.


YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ RL2240H 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - White £113.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £95.99
1 x Asus HD 6670 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £59.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint M8 160GB 5400RPM SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HN-M160MBB) £43.99
1 x Asus P8H61-MX Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £37.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £36.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Single-Channel Module (CMX4GX3M1A1333C9) £19.99
1 x OcUK Tsunami Gaming Case - Black £19.99
Total : £443.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Thanks Gav, I know this one's going to be tricky.

everything there looks good except the case, and don't need the monitor anymore. Would it be possible to go with a cheaper processor and slightly cleaner looking case?
 
 
no probs, all looks great although the case is the opposite of what he's after. If you could decrease the price by £100 that would be amazing. How about a cheaper CPU?
 
 
 
that looks better. Would be great to squeeze it down to £300. Although this might be possible within budget. Although they are cheap, would you say that the components you suggested are reliable?
 
Leeroy, I know what you mean. Although I might be able to get a better computer the newness of doing it through overlockers seems like a safer bet?
 
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