500 pound gaming pc

[jimmyjammywho]

Hi I am struggling lately to spec a decent gaming PC under 500 pounds. i prefer Intel yet am very open to amd, also it needs to be mini itx so it will fit in a bitfinix prodigy.

last note i know theres a prodigy matx but i want mini itx because I want the orange prodigy

games i will play are bf3 bf4 swtor watchdogs etc

 

[i7Baby]

Try -

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£96.40 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£75.75 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£65.14 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£125.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£40.74 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £504.55

 

[i7Baby]

No case -

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£96.40 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£94.99 @ Amazon UK) NOA MATX available!!!
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£65.14 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£125.00 @ Amazon UK)
CASE - YOUR CALL !
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£57.17 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £511.17

 

[jimmyjammywho]

Due to space i really need the prodigy because where my desk is the wall is at an angle so i cant put full atx system which is why i chose the prodigy as my case

 

[LukaBoki]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Wrv26h
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Wrv26h/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£78.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£65.14 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (£169.72 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (£14.89 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £546.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-16 11:49 BST+0100

You said you have a case,so I removed that.
If you can't afford 45 pounds extra,then just replace the GPU with a R9 270X.
All the best. 😉

 

[jimmyjammywho]

no i dont have the case thats just the one i need cause of limited space

 

[LukaBoki]

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£78.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£68.69 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£65.14 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£125.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Orange) Mini ITX Tower Case (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (£14.89 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £535.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-16 11:58 BST+0100
Here.
With this setup,you should be able to run BF4 at high settings @ 60 FPS and Watch Dogs at low-medium @ 60 FPS (Watch Dogs is a really demanding game)
Enjoy. 😉

 

[jimmyjammywho]

I cant go over 500 but to save money would using the stock cooler and a 750ti be ok

 

[Major_Trouble]

Every PC I have built has been under 500 lbs. I can't imagine what parts you're putting in that puts you over 50 lbs let alone 500 lbs. I would definatly put that rig on the floor and not a desk.

 

[jimmyjammywho]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9DZqrH is this any good guys

 

[Trenchcoat]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4360 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£106.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£44.89 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: GeIL EVO CORSA Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£60.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card (£101.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Orange) Mini ITX Tower Case (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£31.03 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.05 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £526.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-16 12:10 BST+0100

The trouble with sticking to a £500 budget is that you can get much better parts for just slightly more cash. Almost 30% of your budget is used up even before we get to performance affecting parts.

 

[LukaBoki]

Here,it's under your budget:
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/vrv26h
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/vrv26h/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£78.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£68.69 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£65.14 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card (£109.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Orange) Mini ITX Tower Case (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (£14.89 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £498.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-16 12:11 BST+0100
This is without the OS,monitor,keyboard,mouse and headsets. 😉
BF4 on high @ 60 FPS.
Enjoy.