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tomparker95

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I'm building my first gaming PC, and don't particularly have a big budget, so help is needed please.

I have gone for a Fractal core 1000 case so Mini Atx/Itx mobo's are the only option, and I need suggestions for everything else ( including OS)

My budget is about £400 and I don't want anything incredible, just to be able to handle most games at a reasonable rate.
 
 
LukieBoy007 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £39.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £395.89 (includes shipping : £10.00).

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replace that motherboard with a mitx one so it will fit the case and its not a bad build, prob best you will get for moneys considering you need OS aswell which seriously cripples your budget.
 
Thanks a lot, really looking forward to doing it all, and ill probably be on here till the early hours requesting for help!

Is the built in graphics decent on that? Seen that you didn't add a GPU.
 
here is an Intel build... My idea is that you have enough left over, (might need to add £10-£20) to pick up a 2nd hand graphics card.. something like a GTX460 or equivalent

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x ASRock H77 Pro4-M Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £67.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £54.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £39.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
Total : £371.89 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
Food for thought.....Im liking the AMD build because the CPU has decent graphics built into it, but the Intel has an i3 and 1tb HDD........Hmmmm decisions
 
Just to make it even more annoying for you....

AMD build with a 120GB SSD... will be rapid :)

Or failing that, you could replace the SSD in this build with a 2TB.. maybe even 3TB hard drive :)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £99.95
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x ASRock FM2A75M-DGS AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £52.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £39.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
Total : £407.86 (includes shipping : FREE).



However.... You don't get the nice Socket 1155 upgrade path like you would with the Intel build... having the ability to go up to an i5/i7 is quite nice...

Hope you like!

EDIT: Up the Villa!
 
LukieBoy007 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £39.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £395.89 (includes shipping : £10.00).

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If further down the line I want to add a dedicated graphics card, will I be able to? Seriously thinking about getting this AMD setup...
 
 
tomparker95 said:
If further down the line I want to add a dedicated graphics card, will I be able to? Seriously thinking about getting this AMD setup...
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Yes of course!

Idleman's build is very nice though :)

EDIT: that mobo says H61 but in the specifications lists H77?
 
Indie said:
EDIT: Up the Villa!
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Up is the only way they can go at the moment ;)

Idleman said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte GeForce GTX 550Ti OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £59.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £50
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £40
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £39.95
1 x Asus P8H61-MX USB 3.0 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - OEM ** £37.99
Total : £409.91 (includes shipping : £10.00).



http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/613?vs=541
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May I ask why you are benchmarking to a 6670?

tomparker95 said:
If further down the line I want to add a dedicated graphics card, will I be able to? Seriously thinking about getting this AMD setup...
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Yes of course, I'd recommend getting a secondhand GTX 460 or something similar. My mate should be getting a set up similar to the one I specced you, and when it comes to upgrading he'll probably get a secondhand GTX 460.
 
We're all Villa aren't we? ;)


Hmmmmmm...Im buying each part one at a time, so i'll start with the PSU, that gives me more time to consider what to do in regards to AMD or Intel.

Leaning towards LukieBoi007's AMD setup, but will consider both.... keep them coming, cheers guys,really helpful
 
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