Best processor and motherboard for light gaming

[beesh93]

Im having a look at building a new PC as i fancy a change from console gaming and want to get back in to PC games
I wanna know what processors and motherboards you recommend. i will be playing games like CS Go, WoW battlefield 4 nothing light witcher 3 or crysis
Thanks for the help guys!

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

Budget? Do you need a case+PSU+RAM+HDD too?

 

[beesh93]

yea i need the lot, just most puzzled bout what CPU to get then once iv picked one which motherboard to choose with it i get the sockets just dont wanna get a decent CPU then a crappy mobo

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

Budget? Also will you be overclocking?

 

[beesh93]

around the £600 mark

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

50 over but worth every cent. If you were to wait 2 weeks Intel will be releasing new CPUs and you can get a better one for a bit cheaper possibly.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£141.24 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£68.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.09 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card (£176.99 @ Novatech)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£27.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£67.87 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £656.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-27 19:43 BST+0100

 

[ZENprime]

50 over but worth every cent. If you were to wait 2 weeks Intel will be releasing new CPUs and you can get a better one for a bit cheaper possibly.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£141.24 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£68.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.09 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card (£176.99 @ Novatech)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£27.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£67.87 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £656.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-27 19:43 BST+0100

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[IntelTurtleFan]

Do not bother with that it might not be legit and is against the rules of toms to post crack or non legit software.

 

[beesh93]

Thanks mate thats a great help! ill get most of them now then and wait a few weeks and check prices

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

Get the PSU now it is cheap. It is top notch and you do not want to waist the opportunity.

 

[beesh93]

intel i5 4670k worth the extra bucks or not really for the games im going to play?

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

4670 is better but kind of useless with this budget. If you ordered everything but the CPU+MOBO+RAM you can wait a week or so for DDR4 + new Intel lineup and it will be better but a bit more expensive.

 

[beesh93]

I will go with what you said first i guess anything more will be over kill for WoW and CS Go

 

[noobgamer40]

50 over but worth every cent. If you were to wait 2 weeks Intel will be releasing new CPUs and you can get a better one for a bit cheaper possibly.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£141.24 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£68.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.09 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card (£176.99 @ Novatech)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£27.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£67.87 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £656.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-27 19:43 BST+0100

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OMG I was literally spending 20 min researching on the finest parts for that budget and ended up having almost the exact same setup as yours! I feel useless.. thanks a lot.. lol

 

[sora]

50 over but worth every cent. If you were to wait 2 weeks Intel will be releasing new CPUs and you can get a better one for a bit cheaper possibly.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£141.24 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£68.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.09 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card (£176.99 @ Novatech)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£27.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£67.87 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £656.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-27 19:43 BST+0100

Get a cheap Microsoft windows from here

OMG I was literally spending 20 min researching on the finest parts for that budget and ended up having almost the exact same setup as yours! I feel useless.. thanks a lot.. lol

That setup does look quite decent for the price!

 

[beesh93]

the case say 1-2 month until in stock when i tried to order, so i got the nzxt 220 source case instead will this be fine for the build http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00NXSAWCM/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d3_i2?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=15940M3CA4QR8H31FBY3&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=577049067&pf_rd_i=desktop
all my stuff should be here next week thanks for the info guys !

 

[teknobug]

As already suggested, i5 4460 or i5 4590.