spec me a £400 pc build

[Mrcb]

Hi can you spec me a build that will cost 400, that is capable of running new games etc.

any help appreciated

 

[Steveocee]

What exactly do you need? OS? Monitor?

 

[Mrcb]

Sorry forgot that vital info..

£400 for just the case, psu, gpu, mobo, and ram, for a mate he already has the keyboard, screen etc..

 

[Bart_Hunt]

Thats what I found, but I had to exceed the 400£ limit.

(CA-011-BX) Bitfenix Merc Beta Gaming case - 32.99£
(CA-056-AK) Akasa Venom 550w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply - 53.99£
(MB-214-MS) MSI 970A-G46 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard - 64.99£
(CP-337-AM) AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) - 119.99£
(MY-033-TG) TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz - 56.99£
(GX-221-MS) MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards - 107.99£
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Total - 436.94£

That's cheapest I could get.
CPU is in retail version so includes a heat sink, but I'd suggest adding another 30-40£ and buying a different one. And 1-2 more case fans.
So count around 470-480£ in total.

 

[eddyc]

Could swap to:

AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail - £89.99

Would bring the price down by £30.

 

[Bart_Hunt]

Could do, yeah.
But 8320 gives you some real overclocking potential, so worth that 30£ imo.

 

[Mrcb]

Thanks for your input guys, have passed the spec to my friend, Its his first home build so should be interesting to see how he gets on.