500-550 pound gaming PC build (NEED HELP)

[Hugo Perry]

Hey fellow PC builders/gamers
Today I'm in abit of a mess. I'm thinking of building a PC for 500 - 550 pounds with the NZXT H440 Razer edition or the Red and Black Case only! (Mainly the Razer edition). But im stuck on what to get! Can you help me? I will be doing some 3d rendering and video rendering aswell. The games that I will be playing are Farcry 4 Battlefield Hardline and GTA V when they come out. CsGo Evolve Advanced warfare FIFA 15 Titan fall Day z Arms 3 etc! Can you make the build on uk.pcpartpicker.com please and no cheap motherboards either!
Thanks!
PezFX

 

[iLiftFood]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£75.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£65.86 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£52.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.45 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (£174.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (£90.40 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.49 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £539.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-12 20:53 GMT+0000

 

[sora]

OP, iLiftFood's build is the best you can get for 550 quids! Go for it!

 

[ExOArTiE]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Dj8C99
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Dj8C99/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£75.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£69.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£52.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.45 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£146.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer™ ATX Mid Tower Case (£124.13 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.31 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £566.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-13 16:04 GMT+0000

A bit over the budget cause of the case, but you can change it to the black and red version.

 

[iLiftFood]

The motherboard I picked is the best AM3+ board availible for it's price. It's one of the only boards worth buying. As for the GPU, the GTX 960 is a good option. The R9 280 is decent, but outdated. The 280 is slightly worse compared to the 960 for now, but as driver updates come out that gap will probably get bigger and bigger. The Razer case is a waste of money, doesn't even look that good.

 

[madmatt30]

Add this to iLiftFoods build if at all possible mate,will be the best £20 you could possibly spend.
raijintek 0P105255 - Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00E5YTGIY/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_0tI3ub02GNSJM

I honestly wouldn't pay £90 for the case though - that's real expensive for a mid range build.
Especially when you can get a z3 plus for £27!!

Zalman Z3 Plus ATX/M-ATX Tower Case - Black https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DDC214K/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_QwI3ub1EXYCWX

This is what I'd do personally - virtually the same build but more for your money - the z3 is a damn good case too!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£75.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£19.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£65.86 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£52.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£47.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.45 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (£174.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£38.80 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £536.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-13 16:33 GMT+0000

 

[iLiftFood]

Yeah but the Z3 ugly af lets be real.
I agree though, he is spending too much on the case. But if he cares about aesthetics that much, meh.

 

[madmatt30]

^ very wasteful though - honestly the z3 is a much nicer looking case in real life & really is very good spec & cooling wise.
4 fans included ,pretty much install your components & go.
Never worry about anything getting barely warm let alone hot especially with the them is cooler added.

BTW - nice upload speed!!
I'm on 150meg download & stuck on 6mb upload with sh1tty virgin.

 

[iLiftFood]

Fair enough. Thanks for mentioning the Raijintek Themis, hardly anybody gives it the credit it deserves. It outperforms the 212 EVO by quite a few degrees.
I used to have Sky internet: 800kbps down but 11mbps up? It made no sense lol.