SUPER BUDGET BUILD

[Jvella]

So my friend is looking to build a Super Cheap Gaming PC and I had a quick look and gave him this spec? Opinions?


INTEL BX80646G3258 Pentium G3258 - 3.2 GHz - 2 cores - 2 threads - 3 MB cache

Zalman T3 Mini M-ATX Case


Asus H81M-E Motherboard


MSI AMD R7770 1GB DDR5


HyperX Black Series 4 GB RAM


Corsair Builder Series CX 430 Watt


WD 1TB 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive

= £282

His budget is around £280-£300

Help and opinions appreciated?

Thanks guys.

 

[tamzzy]

spend a bit more and chuck in a sshd instead

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £65.99
1 x Seagate SSHD 7200RPM 3.5" 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DX001) SSHD Hybrid Drive £58.99
1 x Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £52.99
1 x Asus H81M-PLUS Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £40.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 300W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £29.99
1 x Zalman T1U3 Mini-Tower USB 3.0 - Black £20.99
2 x TeamGroup Elite 2GB (1x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Single Channel Module (TED32GM1600C1101) £14.99 (£29.98)
Total : £313.42 (includes shipping : £11.25).



the hybrid sshd would be perfect for this type of build. (out of stock at the moment though)

 

[Jvella]

So you think the build is good spec for the price? Are the hybrid drives much better though? I know you cant allocate what goes to the ssd section so there is little need for the extra price?

 

[Danny75]

Help and opinions appreciated?

Thanks guys.

That PSU will restrict GPU upgrades. Go for an EVGA 500W or better, with at least two PCI-E connectors and close to 500W output (or higher) on the 12v rail/s.

Get one stick of 4GB RAM, so another 4GB stick can be added in future. I think you may have done that already.

It's not guaranteed that overclocking will be possible with Asus H81 mobos. Intel may release something to block it. However, be sure to read which Asus models support it.

Try and look for good offers on R7 265 cards, with 2GB.

 

[tamzzy]

So you think the build is good spec for the price? Are the hybrid drives much better though? I know you cant allocate what goes to the ssd section so there is little need for the extra price?

yea for £300ish, it's a good budget gaming spec. of course i'd recommend at least £500 for a proper build as you're sacrificing lots of things to get it down to budget.

re: sshd. i've owned one before. i used the 1st gen sshd in my laptop.
the difference is night and day compared to a standard hdd.
the caching algorithms on the sshd determines what goes onto the 8gb of flash in the sshd, so for your most used programmes, you'll have the benefit of faster loading and general snappiness

 

[Jvella]

Okay fairenough, thanks. I'll recommend him the hybrid drive then