Spec me a £300 build, please

Hardeep294 · 7 Feb 2013 at 18:26

So one of my mates wants to get into PC gaming but only has a budget of around £300, £350 max. I've advised him on the 5800k but not too sure on other parts. He needs CPU, Board, RAM, PSU, Case and storage (I assume hard drives for the set budget). Thanks

zakblood · 7 Feb 2013 at 18:29

no o/s monitor or kb and mouse needed either?

Hardeep294 · 7 Feb 2013 at 18:32

Nope, nothing else needed. He bought the keyboard and mouse before-hand, gunna use his tv and he has os

zakblood · 7 Feb 2013 at 18:32

1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £73.99
1 x MSI A55M-E33 AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £40.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £39.95
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £29.99
Total : £334.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).

your own dvd drive as well then as it wasn't mentioned?

1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £73.99
1 x MSI A55M-E33 AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £40.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £39.95
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £351.95 (includes shipping : £11.75).

or if needed, still a few pounds only over budget

could always make it 4gb of ram then well under, but for me i would pay the extra £2 and have 8gb

zakblood · 7 Feb 2013 at 18:38

1 x Intel Core i3-3225 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (55W) - Retail **High Performance IGP** £102.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £75.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £73.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34096M1600HC11DC) £23.99
Total : £360.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

if he want the intel option, so can upgrade to a i5 later if funds get better

lee32uk · 7 Feb 2013 at 18:46

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x Adata XPG Xtreme v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C10 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U2133XC4G10-2X) £47.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £346.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).

honosuseri · 7 Feb 2013 at 19:18

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85X-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £39.95
1 x **B Grade** BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £29.99
Total : £338.95 (includes shipping : £11.75).

LukieBoy007 · 7 Feb 2013 at 19:27

Zak, gaming on the i3's IGP will be limited in comparison to a A10.
I'd go with a A10 build, the one's hono and lee have suggested are nice.

snips86x · 7 Feb 2013 at 19:56

honosuseri said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85X-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £39.95
1 x **B Grade** BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £29.99
Total : £338.95 (includes shipping : £11.75).

I'd add one of these in there...

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-252-SE) £30
Total : £34.99 (includes shipping : £4.16).

Hardeep294 · 7 Feb 2013 at 20:29

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll show him the thread. I think we'll end up buying zak's original 5800k build

Quick question, difference between a85 and a55? I have an f2a55m, would just like to know the differences?

LukieBoy007 · 7 Feb 2013 at 20:32

A85 would be much better. More features and overclockability mainly.

lee32uk · 7 Feb 2013 at 20:38

Hardeep294 said:
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll show him the thread. I think we'll end up buying zak's original 5800k build Quick question, difference between a85 and a55? I have an f2a55m, would just like to know the differences?

The A85X chipset adds USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s

Bacon? · 7 Feb 2013 at 20:54

They also allow overclocking.

harshuk · 7 Feb 2013 at 21:11

Sorry to jump in on your thread, I'm also building a £300 build for my cousin.

I'm abit baffled about this new APU technology.

So an APU is a CPU that will provide gaming GPU quality?

The build listed above with the AMD A10-5800k to what performance of today's on the market AMD GPU does it match e.g 7770 etc

LukieBoy007 · 7 Feb 2013 at 21:26

The APU still holds well in games, especially if your playing at 720p. 1080p you may find to be a bit more limited. The 7770 is better than a A10, however you do get what you pay for.