£500 Budget Gaming PC - Which one will play games better?

Dean Fry

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Before commenting, please tell me what performance I will expect at certain games with these builds when you are writing out your comments.

Games I want to play at good settings: Wildstar, TF2, L4D, CS:GO, The Sims 3, BF3, Steam/Origin Games etc.


1st Build:

CPU: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-330-AM&groupid=701&catid=1967&subcat=1328
GPU: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-184-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1699
MOBO: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-226-MS&groupid=701&catid=1903&subcat=2230
RAM: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-033-TG
PSU: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-290-CM&groupid=701&catid=123
HDD: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-257-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1665
Case: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-298-CM&tool=3

OR

2nd Build:

CPU: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-353-AM&groupid=701&catid=1967&subcat=1944
GPU: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-183-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1699
MOBO: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-226-MS&groupid=701&catid=1903&subcat=2230
RAM: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-033-TG
PSU: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-290-CM&groupid=701&catid=123
HDD: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-257-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1665
Case: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-298-CM&tool=3
 
AMD Athlon X4 760K Black Edition, Unlocked, Richland, Quad Core, S FM2, 3.8GHz, 4MB Cache, 100W, Retail
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/amd-athlon-x4-760k-black-edition-unlocked-richland-quad-core-s-fm2-38ghz-4mb-cache-100w-retail

MSI FM2-A75IA-E53, AMD A75, FM2, DDR3, SATA III - 6Gb/s, SATA RAID, D-Sub/HDMI, Mini ITX
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-fm2-a75ia-e53-amd-a75-fm2-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-d-sub-hdmi-mini-itx

8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Low Profile Jet Black PC3-12800 (1600MHz), Non-ECC, Unbuffered, CAS 11-11-11-30, 1.5V
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-low-profile-jet-black-pc3-12800-(1600mhz)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-

1TB Seagate ST1000DM003 Barracuda 7200.14 SATA 6Gb/s 7200rpm 64mb Cache 8ms NCQ OEM
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-seagate-st1000dm003-barracuda-720014-sata-6gb-s-7200rpm-64mb-cache-8ms-ncq-oem

2GB MSI Radeon HD 7870 Overclocked, 28nm, 4800MHz GDDR5, GPU 1050MHz, 1280 Cores, DL DVI-I/ HDMI/ 2xmini DP
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-radeon-hd-7870-overclocked-28nm-4800mhz-gddr5-gpu-1050mhz-1280-cores-dl-dvi-i-hdmi-2xmini-dp

Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced Mini-ITX Case with Full Size VGA Support,upto 3x3.5" or 4x2.5" HDD USB 3.0 w/o PSU
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/cooler-master-elite-120-advanced-mini-itx-case-with-full-size-vga-supportupto-3x35-or-4x25-hdd-usb-3

450W XFX Pro Core Edition P1-450S-X2B9, 85% Eff', 80 PLUS Bronze, SLI/CrossFire, EPS 12V, Fan, ATX v2.31, PSU
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/450w-xfx-pro-core-edition-p1-450s-x2b9-85-eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-fan-atx-v231-psu

£471