Building a gaming pc

[jawm]

Hi, im a student from the uk. Im intersted in building a pc. I would like to use this for gaming, and schoolwork. I have a budget of around £500(no more than £550). I already have a keyboard mouse, screen. Im not sure about what os i should get, win7 or 8. Advice please! Anyway, the price of the os wouldnt be included in the budget i gave.

I would try to pick parts myself, but i never can be sure if they are all compatible and balanced.

Thanks in advance

 

[Seladon-1370374]

I would get Windows 8, just because it is the new standard, and that it actually performs better all around than Windows 7. They also fixed most of the major issues in the last update. Here's the build that I would get for this budget :

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1BPP1
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1BPP1/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1BPP1/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£86.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.85 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (£191.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.64 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.85 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.94 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £526.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-09 19:36 BST+0100)

 

[simon12]

If you need windows included in the budget all from Aria

Remove Qty. Product Name Quickcode Price (exc. VAT) Line total
Cooler Master Elite 342 Black Micro-ATX Case #42988 £ 21.66 £ 21.66
MSI 970A-G43 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 PCI-Express ATX Motherboard #56202 £ 44.89 £ 44.89
LiteOn 24x Internal SATA DVD RW Drive [IHAS124-04] #53312 £ 10.99 £ 10.99
550W XFX Pro Core Edition 80PLUS Bronze Power Supply [P1-550S-XXB9] #53990 £ 41.54 £ 41.54
AMD (Piledriver) FX-6300 3.50GHz (4.10GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 6-Core Processor - Retail This product is not available at the counter #52724 £ 71.99 £ 71.99
8GB Exceleram White Sark LP EBW301A (2x4GB) 1600 (PC3-12800) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM CAS 9-9-9-24 1.5V #46931 £ 49.99 £ 49.99
1TB Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 Ultrastar SATA 3GB/s 3.5" Hard Drive - Clean Pull This product is not available at the counter #46369 £ 31.66 £ 31.66
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit DVD - OEM [GFC-02050] #38272 £ 59.10 £ 59.10
Club3D royalKing Radeon HD 7850 OC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card [CGAX-7852O] + 2 FREE GAMES! This product is not available at the counter #56704 £ 107.99 £ 107.99
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Basket Total £ 439.81
Approx. Delivery £ 10.18
VAT £ 90.01
Total £539.99

 

[jawm]

Thanks for this list, i have just bought the parts. Thanks also to everyone who helped.

Now all thats left is to put the thing together