parts help to custom build pc

popshot132 · 24 Mar 2013 at 20:02

hi im building my own pc but i dont no much about the what to get. this is what i got so far and i was wondering if its any good and if i can get anything better or the same that is cheaper. i dont mind getter a worse case i just need help making it cheaper.

i want it to be able to play mmos on quite high graphics and skyrim and stuff

AMD Bulldozer FX-4 Quad Core 4100 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail

MSI HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K)

Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD

Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard

Cooler Master K380 Midi Tower Black Windowed Case - Black (RC-K380-KWN1)

OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

the current price for this is £438.37 which i cant afford and need it to be around 410 any help would be great.

zakblood · 24 Mar 2013 at 20:07

1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £71.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x MSI HD 6670 2048MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £59.99
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v2.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1866GC4G9B-DG2) £55.99
1 x Imp MicroATX Tower Case (500w PSU) £30.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £410.88 (includes shipping : £10.00).

snips86x · 24 Mar 2013 at 20:18

popshot132 said:
hi im building my own pc but i dont no much about the what to get. this is what i got so far and i was wondering if its any good and if i can get anything better or the same that is cheaper. i dont mind getter a worse case i just need help making it cheaper.

i want it to be able to play mmos on quite high graphics and skyrim and stuff

AMD Bulldozer FX-4 Quad Core 4100 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail

MSI HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K)

Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD

Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard

Cooler Master K380 Midi Tower Black Windowed Case - Black (RC-K380-KWN1)

OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

the current price for this is £438.37 which i cant afford and need it to be around 410 any help would be great.

What is the PC going to be used for?

popshot132 · 24 Mar 2013 at 20:20

ive been told not to cheap out on a power supply is this true and i dont mind getting a 1tb harddrive to get a power supply

zakblood · 24 Mar 2013 at 20:21

tis true, but with your first budget there wasn't an option for more

1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x MSI HD 6670 2048MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £59.99
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v2.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1866GC4G9B-DG2) £55.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) HDD £43.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 430W '80 Plus' Power Supply £39.95
1 x Aerocool Qs-200 Lite Midi Tower Case - Black £34.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £427.44 (includes shipping : £10.50).

popshot132 · 24 Mar 2013 at 20:21

the pc is going to be used for playing game like mmos and skyrim and college work so software like photoshop etc

popshot132 · 24 Mar 2013 at 20:34

ill try find out if i can increase my budget

zakblood · 24 Mar 2013 at 20:40

would be better if you can, a extra £100 would make some difference, more always is better with gaming pc's / rigs

popshot132 · 24 Mar 2013 at 20:42

i cant get another hundred as i already got some money of my mum i cud get like 20 more about 435 max

zakblood · 24 Mar 2013 at 20:44

then either would be a good start, yours or mine tbh

popshot132 · 24 Mar 2013 at 20:59

which one would u say is better
because i dont no much

zakblood · 24 Mar 2013 at 21:02

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/AMD-FX-4100-vs-AMD-A10-6800K

not that much difference for some tests, need better results or site to make a judgement call either way

popshot132 · 24 Mar 2013 at 21:08

yea ill probably vget the one you said and would it bbe able to play skyrim on high graphics and mmorpgs on high or quite high