Build for £700 and Build for £500

[Cenx]

Hi,
I'm helping my friends get into pc gaming, both are looking for 21.5inch 1080p monitors, as well as wifi, either onboard or via network card, only difference is one for £700 and the other for £500, they can go slightly over if need be.
Many thanks.

 

[superninja12]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£91.98 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.94 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£29.49 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.98 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card (£123.87 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.87 @ More Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan (£19.49 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (£88.72 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £533.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-25 19:49 GMT+0000

-needed to go over budget otherwise its not possible i rather spend 20 more for a 500w psu because this psu is limited until a gtx 960

 

[superninja12]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£153.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£49.99 @ Novatech)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£32.95 @ More Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (£174.98 @ Dabs)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black/Red ATX Mid Tower Case (£34.10 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£74.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan (£19.49 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (£106.96 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £707.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-25 21:06 GMT+0000

 

[superninja12]

wait u need wifi build in?

 

[madmatt30]

^ a £10 WiFi adapter is not a problem to add on .
However I'm fairly certain he wanted a monitor included in those prices too??

 

[Cenx]

wait u need wifi build in?

Either built in or via network card, also both need 1080p monitors

 

[superninja12]

roger let me edit this.
so sad i really liked my builds:/
edit: 1st spot updated with monitor and no wifi dangit i forgot but going cheaper is going to cost so much more performance.

 

[Andrei-Florin Gogan]

what games are your friends looking to play? You can either get an okay GPU and go with an Intel build or get a good GPU and go AMD build which is still capable of playing games on high settings. The only down side is that AM3+ is a dead end until Zen launches later this ear. I guess it's still ok if they plan to keep the PCs for 2-3 years.

 

[superninja12]

and updated the 700 pound build have fun

 

[madmatt30]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£91.98 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.94 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£29.49 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.98 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card (£123.87 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.87 @ More Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan (£19.49 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (£88.72 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £533.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-25 19:49 GMT+0000

-needed to go over budget otherwise its not possible i rather spend 20 more for a 500w psu because this psu is limited until a gtx 960

no price for windows shown mate so the build is actually over 600 uk pounds

your 700 build doesnt include a hard drive

 

[madmatt30]

thats what id do with 700 quid myself
the 500 build with a monitor & windows is plain & simple not going to be intel,the amd 860k is about the only cpu youll do in that price range imo


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£144.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£39.99 @ Dabs)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£30.30 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.80 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£159.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£41.75 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.48 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£74.99 @ Ebuyer)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£12.98 @ Novatech)
Other: AOC E2470SWHE 24" LED HDMI Monitor (£89.99)
Total: £701.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-25 21:46 GMT+0000

 

[madmatt30]

500 quid build (540 but cant really compromise any more than this)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI A68HM-P33 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£30.30 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.80 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 370 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£104.22 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£41.75 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£40.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.48 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£74.99 @ Ebuyer)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£12.98 @ Novatech)
Other: AOC E2470SWHE 24" LED HDMI Monitor (£89.99)
Total: £540.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-25 21:52 GMT+0000


tell your mate withthe lower budget to buy that 370 now at that price - theyll be 125+ again soon, at 104 quid they are an absolute bargain.