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Hi Guys I have a budget of around £600 and I Would love to build a pc. I don't know that much about Computers but never the less I am willing to learn. So I picked out a couple of parts and I wanted other peoples opinion if they think it will be a good build. Guys when replying please do so in a understandable way and do not use complex words regarding the build which i may not understand.

SO the parts I picked out

operating system/windows 8
processor/ inter core I5-4570 3.2ghz with turbo boost.
storage/ 2TB HDD, 7200RPM
Ram/ 8GB DDR5
Graphics card/ Nvidia Geforce GTX 760
Power supply/ 700 Watts Evo Labs
Case/ I don't know which one ?
Motherbord/ I don't know which one?

So A little help would be useful. I Just want to play CS GO with full setting and no LAG and some COD.
 
 
Welcome to the forums. Firstly, these sort of threads should be posted in the General Hardware section (this is project logs), so please RTM and ask them to move it - you'll get more replies there too.

Anyway, here's my proposal:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS Radeon R9 270X IceQ BOOST 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £47.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 412S CPU Cooler £28.99
Total : £616.46 (includes shipping : £8.00).



It includes Win8 (which I think you need?) and a cooler that should allow you to get a decent overclock out of the CPU. If you wanted to stretch the budget by about £50 it would open up quite a few more options, but one example is that you could go for the more powerful 8320 8-core CPU for an extra £30.
 
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Are you willing to learn to Overclock?

It is the process of telling your parts to work at a higher speed, usually with mroe voltage to keep them stable. This makes them run hotter, so you need to make sure that the speed and voltages you use are not so much that temperatures reduce the life of the parts. It sounds daunting but is very easy and there are plenty of guides. These days, there are so many safety features, its literately fool proof and can be done in an afternoon as a first timer, if it is just a small speed boost you are after. The way to change voltages and clock speed is done just by changing the settings in your computer, usually from bios and is very straight forward. Small overclocks can be achieved by just following step by step instructions, so very little prior knowledge needed.

If OP isnt prepared to overclock, a spec which saves cash by going for non-K versions might be able to bag a better Graphics card for not much more, and so guarantee better FPS. Both of the builds above will give good results though. For CS and COD, my eyes would be set on the intel rig over the AMD rig. The only thing i would change in the intel rig, would be the power supply. The cx series has cheap internals compare to the price tag, the 550w Superflower is superior and can deliver more power on the 12v rail than the 600w cx PSU, which is what counts. It is also gold efficiency and cheaper!
 
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Avenged7Fold said:
Are you willing to learn to Overclock?

It is the process of telling your parts to work at a higher speed, usually with mroe voltage to keep them stable. This makes them run hotter, so you need to make sure that the speed and voltages you use are not so much that temperatures reduce the life of the parts. It sounds daunting but is very easy and there are plenty of guides. These days, there are so many safety features, its literately fool proof and can be done in an afternoon as a first timer, if it is just a small speed boost you are after. The way to change voltages and clock speed is done just by changing the settings in your computer, usually from bios and is very straight forward. Small overclocks can be achieved by just following step by step instructions, so very little prior knowledge needed.

If OP isnt prepared to overclock, a spec which saves cash by going for non-K versions might be able to bag a better Graphics card for not much more, and so guarantee better FPS. Both of the builds above will give good results though. For CS and COD, my eyes would be set on the intel rig over the AMD rig. The only thing i would change in the intel rig, would be the power supply. The cx series has cheap internals compare to the price tag, the 550w Superflower is superior and can deliver more power on the 12v rail than the 600w cx PSU, which is what counts. It is also gold efficiency and cheaper!
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You sound like you know what your talking about and I trust you hahah. Could you pick out the parts for me like the other two guys did if you don't mind I would appreciate it and I would like a case where you can see inside. Thanks
 
Avenged7Fold said:
If OP isnt prepared to overclock, a spec which saves cash by going for non-K versions might be able to bag a better Graphics card for not much more, and so guarantee better FPS. Both of the builds above will give good results though. For CS and COD, my eyes would be set on the intel rig over the AMD rig. The only thing i would change in the intel rig, would be the power supply. The cx series has cheap internals compare to the price tag, the 550w Superflower is superior and can deliver more power on the 12v rail than the 600w cx PSU, which is what counts. It is also gold efficiency and cheaper!
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Oh, I didn't notice that about the superflower :) I've not really looked into them a lot, so that's probably why I thought of the corsair :)
 
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Oh, I didn't notice that about the superflower :) I've not really looked into them a lot, so that's probably why I thought of the corsair :)
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Yeah, the cx looked a lot better but that was only because we didn't have these amazing superflowers at the same price bracket before. Now we have them, there is literately no reason to spec a cx anymore, whereas it was a standard for a budget build before we got them.

The Superflower 550 has 41A on the 12v rail, while the cx600 has 40A. It is marginal but you can bet that despite those figures, the Superflower can continuously deliver at these top current loads, whereas the cx would eventually give up or trigger the protections. Also a Gold effeciency and 5 year warranty should not be taken lightly, those normally add a great premium to a PSU price but it comes standard for Superflower Golds and 10 year for Superflower platinums.
 
Maybe something like these?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4570 3.20GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £149.99
1 x Asus B85-PLUS Intel B85 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £71.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1003FZEX) HDD £67.99
Total : £299.57 (includes shipping : £8.00).



I went for WD black because i think they're very reliable and just personal preference, been using my WD black for years and never have a single problem with it.

But wouldn't be nice if its a modular power supply? gives him options to add another gpu if he wants to down the line but i know that'd add extra ££.

Note: that mobo only accepts xFire not SLI just thought i'd say it other than that a single GPU will work fine.
 
Well if i was planning on xfire, i wouldn't use a cx600. If it was a case of just needing the power to power another GPU, if anything the Superflower would be more suited to delivering the extra power, and if they are lower powered cards, molex to 6 pin adapters would do the job (would rather buy a PSU that can handle it out of the box though).

The corsair website say it has only two pcie connectors, so you probably would want to choose another PSU all together with xfire in mind. Sure non modular wont look as pretty but a few cable ties and good wire management and you cant tell the difference!
 
Avenged7Fold said:
Well if i was planning on xfire, i wouldn't use a cx600. If it was a case of just needing the power to power another GPU, if anything the Superflower would be more suited to delivering the extra power, and if they are lower powered cards, molex to 6 pin adapters would do the job (would rather buy a PSU that can handle it out of the box though).

The corsair website say it has only two pcie connectors, so you probably would want to choose another PSU all together with xfire in mind. Sure non modular wont look as pretty but a few cable ties and good wire management and you cant tell the difference!
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+1

Well it is up to him to decide whether to run a single or dual gpu but its good to decide now than later.
 
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