Sub £400 Gaming PC

Josh · 28 Sep 2015 at 13:56

Chaps,

The female ankle biter wants a Gaming PC from Santa. I have an ATX case going spare and I think a copy of Win7 laying around.

Will be running with a Gigabyte 270X for GFX donated by the sons rig after he got my 780.

So I will be needing everthing else inc Screen and Peripherals.

Bonus points for pink. Double bonus points for under £400.

Would rather have Intel even if it's a basic model as the upgrade path will be easier in future.

Nomal stuff, homework, word, youtube, minecraft/sims 4/rocket league will probably be the most demanding.

Will need a wifi card also.

Ta muchly.

ExRayTed · 28 Sep 2015 at 14:07

Nearly pink and nearly under £400

YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ GL2250 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £79.99
1 x Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £68.99
1 x Gigabyte H97M-HD3 Intel H97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £67.99
1 x Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £55.99
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0500-KR) £36.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £35.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower White/Red £29.99
1 x Microsoft Wired Desktop 400 for Business (5MH-00002) £14.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter (TL-WN823N) £11.95
Total : £417.83 (includes shipping : £12.50 Ex.VAT).

Cyanide · 28 Sep 2015 at 14:11

Drop a decent CPU in this if/when funds become available -

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus VS228DE 22" 1920x1080 TN Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £74.99
1 x Asus Z97-P Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £68.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (SHSS37A/240GB) £64.99
1 x Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £55.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14400C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX318C9SRK2/8) £38.99
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0500-KR) £36.95
1 x SteelSeries Kinzu V2 3200 DPI Gaming Mouse - White (62040) £23.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter (TL-WN851ND) £14.99
1 x Logitech K120 Keyboard (920-002524) £10.99
1 x MTN 94 Spray Paint Tokyo Pink - 400ml £4.99
Total : £410.86 (includes shipping : £12.50 Ex.VAT).

Josh · 28 Sep 2015 at 14:18

Great builds cheers chaps.

Was looking at the G258 also. Think this will be the best as I will give her my 4790K in 2017 when I upgrade again.

I like the Neos. Think she will love that.

Quartz · 28 Sep 2015 at 15:12

Aerocool do their Dead Silence in pink. Maybe OCUK could tack it on to their next shipment? It's a mATX case.

Danny75 · 28 Sep 2015 at 16:37

A windowed case with this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x NZXT HUE RGB LED Controller - Black £24.95

To provide a rich pink lighting, is another option.

Should be possible to detach and spray the front mesh on this case (or cover the sides and interior of the mesh with newspaper to prevent messing up):
YOUR BASKET
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Black Window £33.95
1 x MTN 94 Spray Paint Orchid Pink - 400ml £4.99

Josh · 28 Sep 2015 at 16:38

Danny75 said:
A windowed case with this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x NZXT HUE RGB LED Controller - Black £24.95

To provide a rich pink lighting, is another option.

That could be a winner. Just need to find a windowed case as the one I have isn't.

Does the Corsair 200R come with a windowed option?

Cyanide · 28 Sep 2015 at 16:50

Did a bit of playing around, slightly over but such a pretty case and free headphones

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus VS228DE 22" 1920x1080 TN Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £74.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Flo Bundle - White £68.99
1 x Asus Z97-P Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £68.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (SHSS37A/240GB) £64.99
1 x Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £55.99
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0500-KR) £36.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £35.99
1 x Microsoft Wired Desktop 400 for Business (5MH-00002) £14.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter (TL-WN851ND) £14.99
1 x BitFenix Solid Front Panel for Prodigy Case - White/Pink £12.98
Total : £449.84 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).