Very tight budget PC

Citalo

Citalo

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I have compiled a list of stuff I want to buy so I can build a low budget gaming PC.

I was wondering if you guys can tell me if the PC I am gonna build could run WoW, Diablo, Skyrim and future games.

I am not expecting ultra settings with 60FPS, but I would just like to be able to play games still looking nice with decent FPS.

I am coming from a PS3 so anything must be better than a console. Here is my list, can you please let me know if this is any good for a low-end PC. I am on very tight budget.

CPU - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-314-AM

MOBO - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-331-GI

RAM - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-023-OK&tool=3

Graffix - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-102-GI&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1699

SSD - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-003-SD&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=

Just need to find a cheap little case. Oh and not sure what Windows to get either.

So thoughts/adjustments would be helpful

Thanks!
 
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Hi there,

For a gaming system I would suggest changing the CPU to an i3 2120 and the motherboard to a h61 board. This review shows how the i3 2120 compares to the FX-4100 in games.

As for the GPU I would go for this HD 6850 - which is much more powerful.

The SSD you picked is really good value and fast enough.

You will also need a decent quality PSU like this one to power it all. Then you just need a case, HDD, DVD drive and OS.

For the OS you will want to go for Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit OEM.

If your budget is really tight then you may want to leave out the SSD and just use the mechanical HDD as the primary drive. You won't get the nice performance benefits when loading windows, apps and games provided by an SSD - but you will save a lot of money and games will perform just as well in terms of framerates.
 
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cmndr_andi said:
Hi there,

For a gaming system I would suggest changing the CPU to an i3 2120 and the motherboard to a h61 board. This review shows how the i3 2120 compares to the FX-4100 in games.

As for the GPU I would go for this HD 6850 - which is much more powerful.

The SSD you picked is really good value and fast enough.

You will also need a decent quality PSU like this one to power it all. Then you just need a case, HDD, DVD drive and OS.

For the OS you will want to go for Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit OEM.

If your budget is really tight then you may want to leave out the SSD and just use the mechanical HDD as the primary drive. You won't get the nice performance benefits when loading windows, apps and games provided by an SSD - but you will save a lot of money and games will perform just as well in terms of framerates.
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Some of the cases I see come with 500w power supply, would these be good enough?

Can I use the memory I showed you with all this?

And the only thing I have which I can reuse really is a 120GB HDD

Everything else I have is really old.

Most I wanna spend is like £350
 
 
Citalo said:
Some of the cases I see come with 500w power supply, would these be good enough?

Can I use the memory I showed you with all this?
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It really depends on what the particular case/PSU are - however, most of the cheap case/PSU combos use really poor quality unbranded PSUs. Therefore, for a gaming rig with a relatively power hungry CPU and graphics card you really don't want to use one of these PSUs - as they have a tendancy to explode if you try and draw the rated power from them. Instead I would strongly recommend you go for a good quality and good value PSU like that Corsair 430W and then buy a cheap case separately (like this one).

The 8GB 1333MHz OCUK RAM kit you linked to will work fine with a i3/H61 system and it is a really good value kit.
 
Idleman said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £91.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x **B Grade** XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £41.99
1 x MSI H61M-P31-G3 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £35.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £466.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).

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Do you think this would be a nice PC then?

I could always wait a little and get some more money or even sell my PS3
 
What do you think guys shell I get the one for £466?

Also when putting in Graphics cards do you ignore the drivers what come with it and just get them straight off the net which are updated?
 
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Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £91.99
(£76.66) £91.99
(£76.66)
MSI HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £83.99
(£69.99) £83.99
(£69.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
(£51.66) £61.99
(£51.66)
OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £31.99
(£26.66) £31.99
(£26.66)
Kingston Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Sub Total : £326.61
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £67.67
Total : £406.03
 
That one looks nicer on the price

Thanks for all replies.

Years back I tried a PC build and ended up blowing it up. The part that got me was the wires from the case to the MOBO, I done them wrong and something blew.

Been watching loads of PC building videos though, so hopefully all goes well this time. Gonna be nervous when I turn it all on!
 
Just take your time and double / triple check all the connections are correct.

One thing not to forget is the 4 pin power supply to the CPU, as well as the main 24 ATX connector.

Dont forget to post pics of the build which ever one you decide on :)
 
I should be okay, I have read the guide on here too.

Yeah will do, not sure how long till I get the stuff but will be in the next month or so deffo

Thank you all, been a great help.
 
RCJ's Edit is the perfect budget gaming machine but as personal preference I would change the psu to the OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply at £27.98 to save a bit. I use the OCZ ZS Series 550W myself but i would have changed if i saw the offer.


I would also change the mechanical HD for one of those cheap 60GB SSD's and pick up a mechanical at a later date, you can find used sata hard drives if you look about

There's a thread on here that can help you build it here:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18046396
 
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