Gaming Computer for £600

[connell1mcb]

Hey guys i had already made a thread, however iv increased my budget from £400 to £600, so I'm basically looking for a new build for a gaming PC with my new budget. I don't need an operating system or monitor etc, just the components. I want to be able to run games like arma 3, bf3 on pretty good settings. Thanks

 

[olivier renault]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 WindForce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £92.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £580.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).



As a basis. Some room to wiggle, shame about the i3.

 

[Idleman]

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £92.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £583.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 

[T345]

Is it purely for gaming? Or other productivity tasks too? You could get the FX-8320 / 6300 and a MSI 970A-G46

 

[connell1mcb]

thanks for the builds guys, its purely for gaming

 

[olivier renault]

You don't have quite enough for a i5, but ideally that would be the processor to go for. For that budget, I wouldn't go below a 660 / 7870. If you can find a 2500K second hand for a decent price, or even a non-overclockable i5 with decent base clock (not the undervolted ones), that would be an improvement over a i3.

 

[connell1mcb]

is intel better than amd for gaming?

 

[T345]

is intel better than amd for gaming?

I would say an AMD FX 6300/ 8320 is better then an i3

 

[Akagi]

I would say an AMD FX 6300/ 8320 is better then an i3

This to be honest. Otherwise wait and get a Hassy i3 so you have an upgrade path.