Need some help - £700 maximum budget.

ChrisP89

ChrisP89

ChrisP89

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Hi guys n guyettes.

I am looking for a little guidance on a gaming computer (Tower unit only). I have a basic idea of what I want and I was looking for a little advice on whether or not it's as good as I can get for gaming on a budget.

My maximum spend is £700, and it would be an advantage for me to buy the built system instead of components.

What I have looked at, and I feel is right (the part that is up for discussion), is this:

"Defender X4" AMD FX-4 4300 @ 4.0GHz Turbo AMD Radeon Quad Core Gaming PC
Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days
24 MONTH WARRANTY - COLLECT & RETURN
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733)
BitFenix Neos ATX Tower White/Blue
TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01)
Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW)
Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD
Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card
No Sound Card Upgrade

Sub Total : £574.06
VAT : £114.81
Total : £688.87

I do realise that this doesn't give the best examples. But the computer bundle that I modified is in the "Gaming PC's" section, and is the " "Defender X4" AMD FX-4 4300 @ 4.0GHz Turbo AMD Radeon Quad Core Gaming PC " with the free headset.

Thanks for any help given.

Chris
 
better spec:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £129.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £74.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £74.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-UD3P AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £46.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £41.98
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower White/Blue £24.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
1 x Arctic F12 Case Fan - 120mm £3.98
Total : £628.78 (includes shipping : ).



i've left some budget free if you want ocuk to custom build it (to save you the hassle) it costs £60 iirc - just post in the CS section of the forum
 
i'd probably go for the zalman z3 plus for a £40 case imo
faster ram isn't worth it in an amd system so it's spending money for the sake of it
 
True true...

I've heard bad things about Zalman cases though -shudder-

I believe the Raijintek cases are supposed to be really good for the price, seems to be at least
 
the z3 isn't the filmsiest of cases and you get a window + 4/5 fans + leds...all for £40 quid
not a bad deal by any means
 
Well they may be good quality then, was just going by what some others had said :)

(I was actually going to buy the Z3 plus a while back anyway!)
 
well they ain't the best quality. but it's a case (lol pun) of you get what you pay for.
but the zalman is definitely bang-for-buck
 
tamzzy said:
better spec:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £129.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £74.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £74.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-UD3P AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £46.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £41.98
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower White/Blue £24.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
1 x Arctic F12 Case Fan - 120mm £3.98
Total : £628.78 (includes shipping : ).



i've left some budget free if you want ocuk to custom build it (to save you the hassle) it costs £60 iirc - just post in the CS section of the forum
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Being slightly computer-illiterate as I am. Is there any chance you could explain the reasoning on the changes?

Also, I don't mind building it myself if you wanna use a bit more of the budget? Shipping is also not included in the budget I might add :) Although, cost of shipping added as a separate cost would be appreciated.

As for the discussion about what case type to get. I would prefer a window, and the case I selected in my original post is only that one due to the original bundle by OC. Any better case that looks nice would be acceptable, but hopefully light colours.

Thanks again.
 
same build but with a white case with a window (and blue leds)
full black internal colour scheme

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £129.95
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £74.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £74.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-UD3P AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £46.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £41.98
1 x Zalman Z3-Plus Midi-Tower - White £39.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £639.79 (includes shipping : ).



essentially for the same price(ish)
you get a 6 core processor instead of the 4 core processor in your original post.
that's the most significant change you'll notice.
the rest are really in the internals. much better quality parts compared to the defender x4.
re: build cost and shipping, as previously mentioned, make a thread in the cs section of the forum and they'll reply with a quote for building the custom system and shipping
 
Revised spec based on yours Tammzy.

Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card - £149.99
AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6350 Black Edition 3.90GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail - £89.99
Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) - £74.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733) - £73.99
Gigabyte 970A-UD3P AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard - £65.99
TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) - £55.99
SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black - £46.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD - £41.98
Aerocool GT Advance Edition White Mid Tower - White - £24.95
Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm - £19.99
LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM - £13.99
Arctic F14 Fan - 140mm - £6.95

Total: £665.78
 
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6350 = overclocked 6300, not worth wasting the extra money when you can just tweak two numbers and do it by yourself :)
 
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