Need advice on first build(budget gaming)

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Cone Drone

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Hey I'm trying to build a PC for under £600 that would be primarily used for gaming, this is what I've come up with and was planning to order but I have very limited experience and need some confirmation that I will have a decent machine out of what I have chosen or if there better components in my price range.

HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ FARCRY3 & Sleeping Dogs PC Games
£155.99

Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
£89.99

Silverstone Strider Plus 600W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (SST-ST60F-P
£84.98

Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
£75.98

Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001)
£72.98

Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1333C9)
£35.99

BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black
£29.99

LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£18.98

Total : £578.99
 
 
The i3 and the 7850 are very low power so no need for a big PSU..

More tweaks.. See what i added?

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ FARCRY3 & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £51.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £601.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ FARCRY3 & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x SanDisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £84.98
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £72.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £51.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £602.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).



even more tweaks ;p 120gb ssd included
 
Ok cool good to know, do you have any fan or heat-sink recommendations I've read the Intel heat-sink is quite loud. I could stretch to £650 for being a little extra cool and quiet.
 
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For gaming on a budget skip the SSD, it makes a nice difference outside of games but inside you won't notice anything. Gives you an extra £84 to spend on other things that would actually benefit gaming.
 
 
For not much more:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ FARCRY3 & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £149.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £72.98
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £60
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x Zalman CNPS10X-Performa CPU Cooler (Socket AM3 / AM2+ / AM2 / 939 / 754 / Intel 1366 / 1156 / 1155 / 775) £20.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £614.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Includes B grade and OEM but for the respective prices they are a bargain. :)
 
Thanks again for the suggestions guys, I think I'm going go for Doomedspeeds latest suggestion with the Silverstone Strider I chose, SSD can come at a later date. Also can that cpu be overclocked?
 
Yes it can, but with the B Grade motherboard it may be missing parts like the rear I/O shield.
 
You could try emailing Gigabyte if it does turn up without one.

They don't normally say, they did go through them a while ago and did list what the boards come with.
 
id have the i5 instead of an SSD, you can always buy an SSD when they get cheaper, an SSD is a worthy upgrade, but expensive for all the size you get, + you would fill it in no time :)
 
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