pc for my friend

dean_b · 29 Apr 2012 at 23:57

I am posting this for my friend . He wants a pc that is decent for gaming but not to expensive around 400 pounds w/o case .Getting case from ocuk puts up shipping too high as we r in europe not uk.

This is what we thought might be good so far :
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Bulldozer FX-4 Quad Core 4100 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail with FREE Deus Ex PC Game £82.59
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £60.96
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.16
1 x Sapphire HD 6570 HM 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11191-01-20G) £47.19
1 x Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £35.39
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £23.59
1 x LG GH22NS70 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.67
Total : £388.99 (includes shipping : £60.55).

pls help. is this build good or would you change parts?

if build is not good it will be appreciated if someone could spec us one
thanks

beejjacobs · 30 Apr 2012 at 00:03

This is a bit more expensive, but well worth it:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.98
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £41.99
1 x MSI H61M-P31-G3 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £35.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £20.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £383.41 (includes shipping : £11.25).

i3 2100 vs FX 8510
For gaming the i3 beats even the more expensive FX CPUs.

Also this graphics card is a great budget gaming card - the 6570 will struggle.

dean_b · 30 Apr 2012 at 00:24

ok thanks a lot beejjacobs it was really helpful and its not that much more expensive it will do greatly

beejjacobs · 30 Apr 2012 at 00:25

dean_b said:
ok thanks a lot beejjacobs it was really helpful and its not that much more expensive it will do greatly

No problem

The 6850 is great for the price and ideal for a budget gaming machine.

cmndr_andi · 30 Apr 2012 at 00:26

+1 for beejjacobs' spec

Here is a direct comparison of an i3 2120 and an FX 4100 performance in a range of games.

Also, here is a comparison of the HD 6570 graphics card and the HD 6850.