new pc build advice needed

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After a bit of thought i have decided to sell a load of pcc omponents we had in a couple of poorly optimized maxhines. Basically my son of 14 is a massive console gamer (ps3, ps4, xbox 360, x1 and a wii u hooked upto various tvs in his room ).

now he really wants to get into pc gaming and not sure what or how much to spend on a gaming system.

Basically will be 1080p gaming and only needs a tower, no os or m/b etc.

Obv i dont wanna spend a grand plus to find out he doesnt take to it likewise i dont want to skimp andf ind he cant run the games he likes.

Games most likely played will be older cod bf 3 and 4 skyrim etc as most new big releases will be bought fort he x1.


One thing he would like is a gfx card where he can game on one screen while using the internet on another. We have 2 monitors here.

Many thnx in advance
 
Thnx that looks quite good and a bit less than i anticipated. How does that card fare against the gtx 960 as i noticed you get a free copy of the new mgs game???

Also is 2gb enough for 1080 gaming nowadays???
 
The 380 is slightly faster then the 960 so if you think the free game is worth the diffrence then go for it.

2gb of vram is enough ok for 1080p but if you can stretch than more vram is preferable.

Much beter gpu, so no worries.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 390 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (AXR9 390 8GBD5-PPDHE) £239.99
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £212.93
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £41.99
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0500-KR) £36.95
1 x Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003) (1 Year Warranty) £34.99
1 x Zalman T1 Plus Mini-Tower USB 3.0 - Black £19.99
1 x Samsung SH-224FB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM M disc compatible £14.99
Total : £601.82 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).

 
Would the 390 not be overkill for his gaming needs??? or is that gpu likely tol ast a fair while? i know hes desperate to get into cs:go hence the main reason hesw anting the pc, but hes never played with m/kb and im not sure how he will take to that
 
Would the 390 not be overkill for his gaming needs??? or is that gpu likely tol ast a fair while? i know hes desperate to get into cs:go hence the main reason hesw anting the pc, but hes never played with m/kb and im not sure how he will take to that


The 390 will max out most games at 1080p and will handle future games and higher resoloutions.

Its your choice in the end

I would get a better psu if you do go for the 390

Updated basket.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 390 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (AXR9 390 8GBD5-PPDHE) £239.99
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £212.93
1 x SuperFlower FX 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - Black £57.95
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £41.99
1 x Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003) (1 Year Warranty) £34.99
1 x Aerocool V3X Black Edition Midi-Tower - Black £19.99
1 x Samsung SH-224FB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM M disc compatible £14.99
Total : £622.82 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).

 
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