Gaming PC £650 Budget

Sukka

Sukka

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Hey Guys,

Wanting a new gaming pc and have a budget of £650 need everything base, monitor, mouse, keyboard. Can anyone help?!

Thanks
 
Would you be overclocking?
Do you need an OS? (I'd highly recommend you use the Windows 8.1 trial till you can save up another 90 for the OS)
 
<--- complete noob! Doubtful of overclocking my mate is building me the machine just said to ask about a spec on ere for my budget, i can prob get away with the monitor so £650 for base, mouse n keyboard.

I think my mates got a OS if not ill sort that seperate
 
Sukka said:
<--- complete noob! Doubtful of overclocking my mate is building me the machine just said to ask about a spec on ere for my budget, i can prob get away with the monitor so £650 for base, mouse n keyboard.

I think my mates got a OS if not ill sort that seperate
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You can get a 90 day trial of Windows 8, but you cannot activate this version once it has expired, you'll need to re-install what ever OS you decide to get.

This however, would free you up to purchase better components and 3 months to buy/save for the OS.
 
Spec:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with FREE GAMES £134.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2482HSD 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £129.95
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £53.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £47.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x Gigabyte KM6150 Keyboard and Mouse Set £9.98
Total : £672.71 (includes shipping : £19.10).

 
If you forget the monitor ;

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-049-HS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-479-IN
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-051-KS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-048-CS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-058-PA
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-379-WD
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-459-GI
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-002-XG

i5 4450, 7950 3GB, 128GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 8GB RAM


That's pretty much the best I can see for a gaming and usage point of view.

There's always tweaks to lower the cost, such as getting the RAM that Doomed has spec'ed.
I didn't spec an optical drive as they're somewhat redundant now, nor a CPU cooler as the Intel one is quiet, and you're not overclocking (Although Doom's spec gives you the option, whereas mine just doesn't)
 
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Which is better the AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor or the I3 3220?
 
Sukka said:
Which is better the AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor or the I3 3220?
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The AMD FX6300 is better than the i3 3220.

Although, in my rig I've put an i5 4430, if you can live without the Monitor, the i5 and 7950 is going to do some dirty things over an FX6300 with a 7850.

There is also the possibility of switching it up so the FX6300 gets paired with the 7950.
 
Sukka said:
Which is better the AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor or the I3 3220?
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JTS said:
AMD fx-6300 all the way,intel is overrated and is over priced
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Intel is always going to beat an AMD chip when comparing like for like. The ^^ is a personal opinion, not fact, like most consumables, you get what you pay for. Price = quality.

If you had access to the MM, I would recommend a Sandy-Bridge setup as the 2500k/2600k chips are going for £100-£115 and overclock incredibly well with a decent board and cooling. However, if you can find a second hand chip & board, you'd get a bargain.

The FX6300 is a great budget chip, but if you want pure performance and scalability, then Intel is the way forward.
 
Sukka said:
Which is better the AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor or the I3 3220?
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The 6300 would be my choice over the i3.

JTS said:
intel is overrated and is over priced
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Awful sweeping comment there.. (some context and actual intelligents points would be nice)

If you have the money for intel its the best choice..

If you haven't its not worth sacrificing GPU's and other bits to be able to afford it.
 
This is one of the specs i've got so far for a friend.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with FREE GAMES £134.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £84.95
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
1 x Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £53.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £47.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard III Gaming Case - Black £27.95
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
Total : £616.81 (includes shipping : £12.50).



I am still not 100% on it as I have mentioned in the other thread. Only really because I would love to pop an 8350 in instead of the 8320....but it takes it over budget.
 
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