~£450 budget gaming pc.

[Fapucinno]

Hey guys, I currently have a build in mind and am wondering if you guys could help me tweak it to maybe shave a bit off the price without affecting perfomance too much. The parts are:

http://www.ebuyer.com/349910-gigabyte-ga-970a-ds3-socket-am3-7-1-channel-audio-atx-motherboard-ga-970a-ds3

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/AMD+%28Piledriver%29+FX-6350+3.90GHz+%284.20GHz+Turbo%29+Socket+AM3%2B+6-Core+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=55427&source=skinflint

http://www.cleverboxes.com/p-197776-r7870-2gd5toc-msi-ati-radeon-hd-7870-graphics-card-2gb-pci-express-30-dvi-hdmi-2x-mini-displayports.aspx

http://www.extak.com/catalog/114720/Crucial-8GB-DDR3-1600-MHz-(PC3-12800)-CL?ppc=google_shopping

http://www.ebuyer.com/343262-cit-vantage-gaming-case-black-hd-audio-black-interior-4-fans-card-cscitvan

I know there is no PSU but I have another thread asking for help on that aspect, some input here would be nice too as I have linked the actual parts here. My only real preference here is the 7870. I'll be willing to change other parts if I can bring the overall cost down. I'd like a new monitor, haha.
Edit: Oops, looks like my prospective HDD has gone out of stock, I'll have to try to find another
Thanks.

 

[tiny voices]

Get a better case. That one has the PSU mounted on top and that will make cable management a nightmare. Very old design.

 

[Fapucinno]

Get a better case. That one has the PSU mounted on top and that will make cable management a nightmare. Very old design.

Hmm, thanks. I'll look into that.

Also would I be able to get a cheaper mATX board that is as good as that board?

Thanks

 

[tiny voices]

Not, really. If you went for a cheaper board you would have to change to the inferior 760g chipset which is not something you want to do. The board you have there is a GREAT budget board.

 

[Kamen_BG]

Your motherboard barely supports your CPU.
It might throttle under load.

This will be better.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1AWf6

The CPU is the same, just lower clocked. You can get it up to 4GHZ easily in less than a minute.
The motherboard will allow you to reach a higher clock speed.
You also get dual channel RAM which will boost your performance by a LOT.
The graphics card is faster.
The case is higher quality.

Also, if you can spend a bit more, go with the AMD FX 8320. It's a big step up.

 

[choppy360]

Hey guys, I currently have a build in mind and am wondering if you guys could help me tweak it to maybe shave a bit off the price without affecting perfomance too much. The parts are:

http://www.ebuyer.com/349910-gigabyte-ga-970a-ds3-socket-am3-7-1-channel-audio-atx-motherboard-ga-970a-ds3

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/AMD+%28Piledriver%29+FX-6350+3.90GHz+%284.20GHz+Turbo%29+Socket+AM3%2B+6-Core+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=55427&source=skinflint

http://www.cleverboxes.com/p-197776-r7870-2gd5toc-msi-ati-radeon-hd-7870-graphics-card-2gb-pci-express-30-dvi-hdmi-2x-mini-displayports.aspx

http://www.extak.com/catalog/114720/Crucial-8GB-DDR3-1600-MHz-(PC3-12800)-CL?ppc=google_shopping

http://www.ebuyer.com/343262-cit-vantage-gaming-case-black-hd-audio-black-interior-4-fans-card-cscitvan

I know there is no PSU but I have another thread asking for help on that aspect, some input here would be nice too as I have linked the actual parts here. My only real preference here is the 7870. I'll be willing to change other parts if I can bring the overall cost down. I'd like a new monitor, haha.
Edit: Oops, looks like my prospective HDD has gone out of stock, I'll have to try to find another
Thanks.

Looks like a nice balanced selection. Nice prices too.

 

[Fapucinno]

Your motherboard barely supports your CPU.
It might throttle under load.

This will be better.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1AWf6

The CPU is the same, just lower clocked. You can get it up to 4GHZ easily in less than a minute.
The motherboard will allow you to reach a higher clock speed.
You also get dual channel RAM which will boost your performance by a LOT.
The graphics card is faster.
The case is higher quality.

Also, if you can spend a bit more, go with the AMD FX 8320. It's a big step up.

Thanks for the input guys. Could you recommend a PSU for that build? Something budget but won't blow up my machines haha.

Any more suggestions are welcome, thanks!

 

[tiny voices]

Anything besides the corsair cx line from antec, XFX, Corsair, Seasonic. 500w+ is plenty.

I would go with an xfx550.

 

[Fapucinno]

http://www.cclonline.com/product/55411/P1-450S-XXB9/Power-Supplies/XFX-Pro-450W-Power-Supply-Unit-Core-Edition-/PSU0202/?siteID=8BacdVP0GFs-2eyyVFPv13rJXvVVCrdORw

Would this be enough for the suggested build? No overclocking or anything. Trying to save some money 😛

 

[tiny voices]

It would be cutting it VERY close. Not worth the risk. Plus you need 2 psi connectors for the gPU. Get the 550.