£500 gaming pc build help

qtmitchell

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I have no idea what im looking at anymore for gaming pc's been out the loop for to long can someone come up with a build for £500

Looking to play games like skyrim, crysis titanfsll at medium to high settings

I dont need a OS just the tower can you please use the UK version

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com

Thanks
 
[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3gufu) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3gufu/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3gufu/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | £77.99 @ Aria PC
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | £25.45 @ Scan.co.uk
**Motherboard** | [Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a97r20) | £61.99 @ Amazon UK
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f317000cl11d8gbxl) | £55.36 @ Ebuyer
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st31000524as) | £35.99 @ Aria PC
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42662kr) | £145.78 @ Amazon UK
**Case** | [Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/zalman-case-z9) | £36.98 @ Dabs
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430m) | £36.52 @ Amazon UK
**Optical Drive** | [LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24ns95) | £15.99 @ Amazon UK
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | £492.05
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-26 00:53 GMT+0000 |


It says somethings wont fit can anyone help and is this best build i can get
 

Fixed the formatting:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£77.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£61.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£55.36 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card (£145.78 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.98 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£36.52 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£15.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £492.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-26 04:40 GMT+0000)
 
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2Sokw
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2Sokw/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2Sokw/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£77.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£42.16 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£72.40 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card (£143.00 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.68 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Tesla R2 500W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£62.45 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.72 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 PWM CO 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£6.23 @ Aria PC)
Total: £495.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-26 18:24 GMT+0000)

This any good
 

Change the RAM to two sticks. Else all fine.
 
Suggestions for slight changes, but it's up to you:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£77.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£48.92 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£67.99 @ Novatech)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card (£146.22 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.68 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.98 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.72 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 PWM CO 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£6.23 @ Aria PC)
Total: £487.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-07 10:55 BST+0100)
 
I changed the motherboard with a better power phase so less likely for the cpu to be throttled and beefy VRM cooling. You also have the ability to do some light overclocking if you want.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£77.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£68.62 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.73 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card (£130.98 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.98 @ Aria PC)
Total: £493.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-07 12:50 BST+0100)