£160 gaming build

[NOOB2PRO]

Hi everone!!!
Can you (the public) list me a list of parts and links for a £160 budget gaming build.
This will be very helpful as my birthday is approaching and i want to make a pc on that day.
It has to be atleast dual core, 3ghz+ (or abit less and easily overclockable) , 4gb ram and 160gb of hdd.

 

[NOOB2PRO]

Oh and it has to be able to plaay bf3

 

[us11csalyer]

I think you need to save up some more euros....

 

[NOOB2PRO]

I think you need to save up some more euros....

First of all its pounds not euros and secondly im on a extreamly tight budget (ps this equals to $250)

 

[us11csalyer]

Do you got any parts that you can re-use.... I'm in the USA and there is no way you're going to build what you want with 250 dollars. Now 250 dollars might get you a p4 lol.

 

[NOOB2PRO]

I do have a spare hdd with windows 7 so yea

 

[gommer556]

Hi everone!!!
Can you (the public) list me a list of parts and links for a £160 budget gaming build.
This will be very helpful as my birthday is approaching and i want to make a pc on that day.
It has to be atleast dual core, 3ghz+ (or abit less and easily overclockable) , 4gb ram and 160gb of hdd.

im american, so this will all be in dollars but you said it was equal to $250, so thats what ill shoot for.


http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rItt

this is like the cheapest i can find. this is asking alot to be able to play BF3 on a $250 computer...if you need a monitor also, this build is impossible. you said you had a HDD with win7 already, and my build went over $250 by 30 bucks without a HDD.

 

[phil_livesey]

Hi everone!!!
Can you (the public) list me a list of parts and links for a £160 budget gaming build.
This will be very helpful as my birthday is approaching and i want to make a pc on that day.
It has to be atleast dual core, 3ghz+ (or abit less and easily overclockable) , 4gb ram and 160gb of hdd.

160 quid for a gaming rig is incredibly tight man, you'd have to upgrade that very soon, better to save up your money and make a good pc, with parts you can upgrade as and when you need to.

 

[NOOB2PRO]

I just want a starting build with an alright processor like an apu. Ill upgrade it once i get more money

 

[Sret43rg]

NOOB2PRO, what people are trying to say is that it is in no way possible to build a DECENT pc with 160 pounds, even with an apu you will be going over budget, the minimum for a gaming build is atleast 250 pounds, sorry man but its just not possible to build a decent system for 160 pounds, if i was you i would save up some money and build a half decent one.

 

[gommer556]

NOOB2PRO, what people are trying to say is that it is in no way possible to build a DECENT pc with 160 pounds, even with an apu you will be going over budget, the minimum for a gaming build is atleast 250 pounds, sorry man but its just not possible to build a decent system for 160 pounds, if i was you i would save up some money and build a half decent one.

exactly. i would save up some more also.

pro tip: dont buy each part when you have the money, save up and buy everything at once, because prices change and new things come out so fast

 

[NOOB2PRO]

Okay so i looked around site and this is what i got (it doesnt include a hdd since ive gt on):
APU: AMD A8 5600K £77.02
m.ebuyer.com/398815

Motherboard: MSI FM2A55M-DSG £39.50
http://m.ebuyer.com/406381

RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 4GB 1866MHZ £20.49
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B006YG9BPY/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1355335408&sr=1-3&pi=SL75
(could get a 2nd one)

Case w/ 460w power: ACE STAC2 £18.45
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B006M6DBG6/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1351982038&sr=1-6&pi=SL75

Total: £155.46

Now these are just the starter. Add this graphics card and run hybrid crossfire.
MSI Radeon HD 6670 £48.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B008H7T7UC/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1354955714&sr=1-3&pi=SL75

This will boost the proformance by almost twice as much.

If you have a spare hdd (like i do) and a optical drive then use those but if you dont then here.

HDD: £18.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B000OUI8OQ/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1354120674&sr=1-54&pi=SL75

Optical drive: LG GH24NS90 £13.47
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B007267YRC/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1354554765&sr=1-26&pi=SL75

Also tell me if this is good or not considering the price.

 

[Sret43rg]

That case and power supply is just plain terrible, the power supply is one of the most, if not the most important part of a pc as a badly made power supply can die and bring your whole system with it, id recommend a power supply from a reputable brand for example XFX, Corsair, Seasonic, Antec etc. That build is okay i guess but i'm not sure if it will be able to run Battlefield 3, maybe at low settings on a low res monitor idk.

 

[NOOB2PRO]

Okay good to know

 

[NOOB2PRO]

Okay so how about this case?
http://m.ebuyer.com/343258

 

[nix327]

don't waste your money..save it for later

 

[mohit9206]

this would be a great budget build.
intel pentium G620
msi H61
4gb kingston ddr3 1066
radeon 6670 ddr3
corsair cx 430

 

[blake1243]

LOL this was tough. You should really consider a extra 100 pounds and you could get a sandy bridge dual core with a dedicated card (7750 or something really low budget)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A6-5400K 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£49.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-DGS Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard (£39.06 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£15.20 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£35.32 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £192.48
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-13 03:55 GMT+0000)

 

[NOOB2PRO]

For the build i said before, there is an intel option
CPU: Intel Pentium G860 £56.95
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0039JQ3NM/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1355077335&sr=8-3&pi=SL75

Motherboard: Gigabyte H61M-DS2-B3 £36.19
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0065PMCVE?qid=1355077427&sr=1-7

Now you can get any graphics card you prefer