£800GBP budget build!

[RyanTodd1]

Hey guys,

Looking for an intel £800 budget build i can extend a tiny bit but not much. This must include all aspects of a good gaming PC all the way down to a case!

Many thanks,

 

[jawlesspython04]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£158.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX B360-F GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£120.84 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£75.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£51.59 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card (£224.89 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (£78.90 @ Kustom PCs)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £842.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-08 13:55 BST+0100

This build is great for 1080p 60fps gaming. The i5 8400 boosts up to 4.0GHz and has 6 cores. It will definitely last you a while

Chose 8GB RAM to stay in budget. In the future, I do advise on adding 8GB more. Games are slowly starting to need more RAM but 8GB is fine for now. I chose Red as a theme for the build but you can chose whichever colour theme you want.
The SSD is a reliable and fairly affordable choice.
The HDD is a 2TB because games are getting bigger and bigger every day so you would need all that storage. SSD for OS and frequently used programs and HDD for mass storage.

The GTX 1060 is a solid 1080p 60fps Graphics Card. There is a lot of speculation about Nvidia releasing new GPUs this year so if you want to wait for the new line of GPUs you can.

S340 Elite is a pretty nice looking case and has acceptable airflow. By acceptable I mean it isn't the best but its not the worst either.

The PSU is one of the best ones out there. You can upgrade to a GTX 1080Ti in the future without any problems. Has all the necessary protections and is fully modular. You can go for the 450W version too but 550W will allow for alot of future upgrades.

 

[ElectrO_90]

Better value with AMD I think, many AMD builds on the forum to look at.
Cheaper and better - in general.

 

[velocityg4]

This includes Windows 10

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£158.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI - B360M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£65.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£129.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£39.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Toshiba - 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£52.67 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: PNY - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB XLR8 Gaming OC Video Card (£218.86 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3 (Windowed) MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£38.94 @ Box Limited)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£47.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£87.04 @ PC World Business)
Case Fan: ARCTIC - Arctic F12 PWM 57.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£3.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case Fan: ARCTIC - Arctic F12 PWM 57.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£3.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £847.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-08 14:32 BST+0100

 

[Soda-88]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£158.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX B360-F GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£120.84 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£75.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£51.59 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card (£224.89 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (£78.90 @ Kustom PCs)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £842.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-08 13:55 BST+0100

I know you specifically stated Intel, but AMD platform provides greater value; personally, I'd modify the build with these components:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor (£144.97 @ Box Limited)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard (£105.48 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£111.09 @ Alza)
Total: £361.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-08 14:27 BST+0100

 

[logainofhades]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£158.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£70.99 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£129.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£54.17 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£51.59 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card (£224.89 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa N21 ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£67.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £794.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-08 19:01 BST+0100

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor (£144.97 @ Box Limited)
Motherboard: MSI - B450M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£69.48 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£143.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£54.17 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£51.59 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card (£224.89 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa N21 ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£67.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £793.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-08 19:04 BST+0100

 

[seagate_surfer]

RyanTodd1, thanks for considering Seagate! Please feel free to ask if you run into any questions on the hard drive. Also, here is the data sheet and manual of that drive in case you need it.