cheapest pc

got_ice_tea · 14 Apr 2014 at 23:30

I was wondering if we could make a pc that was pretty bada** for about £300 I'm looking for everything cheap but buyable from overclockers ie I saw the £31 case then so on please help me. I wanna see how cheap I can build a pc that can play most games even if on low settings.

ExRayTed · 14 Apr 2014 at 23:47

Intel and awful. Pants CPU, 4gb RAM but a reasonable GPU

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R7 260X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11222-06-20G) £99.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML4GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) HDD £35.99
1 x MSI H81M-P33 Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £33.95
1 x Intel Celeron G1820 2.7GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £31.99
1 x EVGA 430W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0430-KR) £29.99
1 x Zalman T3 Micro -ATX Case USB 3.0 - Black £20.99
1 x Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £317.39 (includes shipping : £8.00).

AMD. Cheaper build. Less capable APU. More RAM.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £83.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G1600HC9DC01) £49.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A55M-HD2 AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) HDD £35.99
1 x EVGA 430W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0430-KR) £29.99
1 x Zalman T3 Micro -ATX Case USB 3.0 - Black £20.99
Total : £280.54 (includes shipping : £8.00).

But don't kid yourself. You are getting nothing badass for £300

pipson · 14 Apr 2014 at 23:59

i think your better off saving, for £500 you might be able to actually get a decent AMD built that can play most games on decent settings (ie not low)

Sandycheeks · 15 Apr 2014 at 00:02

I'm on a A10 5800k and it's pretty nifty for the money !

The Hyper X beast is on offer for ~£46 for 8GB so add that to the top spec.

got_ice_tea · 15 Apr 2014 at 00:03

tbf rayted came up with some pretty cool ideas i might take on board now add a NZXT 820 and corsair 850 gold already bought and use that £300

got_ice_tea · 15 Apr 2014 at 00:08

or even better take the case and psu out and spend £500

pipson · 15 Apr 2014 at 00:15

got_ice_tea said:
or even better take the case and psu out and spend £500

Budget is £500 then? Dont need monitor/os/mouse/keyboard?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280 TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £110.99
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £89.99
1 x Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £55.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G1600HC9DC01) £49.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £516.54 (includes shipping : £8.00).

You can install windows via USB and i cant really see the use of cd drive to be honest, 250gb ssd more than enough space for starting. i currently only have 120gb as my HDD of 500gb broke. You should be able to play most games at 60fps without any problems

got_ice_tea · 15 Apr 2014 at 00:17

na dont need any of that

got_ice_tea · 15 Apr 2014 at 00:20

I don't need the cooler either I'm gonna step it up to my budget sorry for the pains of this but I'm grateful of you spending your time to do so my budget is £1500 I have a case heatsink and psu. and all the modcons

pipson · 15 Apr 2014 at 00:23

got_ice_tea said:
I don't need the cooler either I'm gonna step it up to my budget sorry for the pains of this but I'm grateful of you spending your time to do so my budget is £1500 I have a case heatsink and psu. and all the modcons

lol, next post its gonna be of £2000

. I think you need to sit down and think about what you actually want 1st, do you have in mind what games you want to play, do you have a preference between amd or intel / amd tends to be more on the budget side of things. Is this mainly a gaming pc or do you have any other use of it and etc.. the more specific you are the more we are able to help you.

What case. heatsink and psu do you have?

got_ice_tea · 15 Apr 2014 at 00:24

no my actual budget is £1500 for my personal comp i wanted to see the cheapest i could build a pc for at 1st

got_ice_tea · 15 Apr 2014 at 00:25

i have a venom heatsink nzxt phantom 820 and corsair 850w gold

got_ice_tea · 15 Apr 2014 at 00:27

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-080-AK&groupid=701&catid=2330

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-155-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084

pipson · 15 Apr 2014 at 00:33

Everything just above 1k

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280X TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £221.99
1 x Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £129.95
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £110.99
1 x BenQ GW2265HM 22" Widescreen LED Flicker-Free Multimedia Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88.00
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £65.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020048-UK) £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G1600HC9DC01) £49.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £43.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050002-WW) £22.00
Total : £1,009.26 (includes shipping : £13.75).

but im pretty sure someone will come along and post a better intel spec lol

got_ice_tea · 15 Apr 2014 at 00:35

whats your personal pref

pipson · 15 Apr 2014 at 00:41

got_ice_tea said:
whats your personal pref

if your on a budget = AMD, if you have money to spend and usually have a budget over £800 or so Intel. I however like AMD as i think its great value for money, love my fx 8350!!!! I also dont like to spend more than what i would actually use it for.

But all of this is pointless, if your budget really is £1500 then its Intel all the way and im sure one of the more experienced members here will post you a very good spec

Steveocee · 15 Apr 2014 at 02:46

Depends if you want to spend £1500 on a pc that can play games on ultra or on low.

thel33ter · 15 Apr 2014 at 09:53

As you have everything else you need apparently, this will let you max everything for the foreseeable future. Massively overkill IMO but its you cash.

YOUR BASKET
2 x OcUK Geforce GTX 780 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99 (£719.98)
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper 5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £259.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £45.95
Total : £1,475.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).

got_ice_tea · 16 Apr 2014 at 21:08

that build is sick what about my psu tho

Steveocee · 16 Apr 2014 at 21:28

got_ice_tea said:
I have a case heatsink and psu. and all the modcons

got_ice_tea said:
that build is sick what about my psu tho

What PSU do you have?