Need some help - £700 maximum budget.

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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
 


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.
 
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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