help with build ~£300

[vis0r]

Hello there. I am looking to build a desktop myself. I have got a OS/monitor, so looking for help with pc components.

I would spend more time watching movies/ online streams while surfing online, playing some rather old school games, so 8GB RAM + decent processor is the main thing I guess. Planning to get SSD as well (64GB more than enough I think for system+programs? Got external hard drive for media.)

Also just got LG 23’’ IPS HDMI Monitor, so I guess all of it should support HDMI to get most out of it.

I guess the idea is to buy value for money system which I could upgrade in future if required.

Budget is ~£300, but if there is much sense in spending another £50 to get a lot more I will.

Thanks in advance!

 

[vis0r]

Thank you all for the replies, some food for thought..

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £92.39
1 x OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £62.99
1 x ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £59.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £32.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £26.39
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
Total : £338.22 (includes shipping : £11.25).



Definitely in AMD bounds, This will run most games, has an on-board GPU.

Slighty over budget but SSD's are expensive. Eventhough the spec includes 60gb SSD, I'd advise more as windows can take 20gb +

Think I will drop DVD and go for 120GB SSD. Additional Hard drive/DVD drive can be bought later, but I personally don't remember when I have used a cd/dvd lately.. everything can be downloaded/moved using USB sticks.

...And yes, will add the 2133mhz ram above as well for few extra quid.