£400 build for my friend, thoughts?

[Max Guymer]

I recently convinced a friend to switch from console to pc and he now has a budget of £400, so I put him together this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GqcVHx

Are there any improvements that fit into this price of £400, also how well will it run in 1080p games, I'm guessing around mid to high settings?

 

[Spudmaster]

Change the motherboard to a GA-970A-UD3P other than that everthing seems fine.

 

[logainofhades]

That motherboard is not very good. I will see what I can come up with.

 

[SPgamer007]

Get a 270x rather than a r9 270.
That's all!
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GTZPcf

 

[Max Guymer]

Get a 270x rather than a r9 270.
That's all!
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GTZPcf

It needs to stay in budget :/

 

[logainofhades]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£78.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£51.82 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.60 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£109.52 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£22.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£38.52 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Total: £404.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 19:17 GMT+0000

If absolutely cannot handle that extra bit

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£78.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-P33 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£39.64 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.60 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£109.52 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£22.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£38.52 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Total: £392.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 19:19 GMT+0000

 

[SPgamer007]

Get a 270x rather than a r9 270.
That's all!
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GTZPcf

It needs to stay in budget :/

Click the link. MSI 270X IS 1$ Less than xfx r9 270 😛
It's bang for the buck card indeed!

 

[logainofhades]

Except we are talking £ not $. 😉

 

[Max Guymer]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£78.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£51.82 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.60 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£109.52 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£22.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£38.52 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Total: £404.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 19:17 GMT+0000

If absolutely cannot handle that extra bit

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£78.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-P33 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£39.64 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.60 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£109.52 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£22.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£38.52 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Total: £392.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 19:19 GMT+0000

"If absolutely cannot handle that extra bit" What do you mean "that extra bit" ?

EDIT: Wait, don't worry, I'm tired and I read it as "It absolutely cannot handle that extra bit"