Entry Level Gaming PC - £350 - Advice Please ?

[craig2309]

i've put together a build for entry level gaming. This build should allow me to play games like Skyrim, DayZ Standalone and a few others thanks to the APU i have chosen. Now the performance will not be outstanding to begin with and the build costs around £350.

In a couple of months I will increase performance with an MSI R9 270X GPU and probably throw in an SSD. However i think this will get me started.


This would be a first time build so I would appreciate advice and criticism on this build please ?

PART LIST - http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/craig2309/saved/4jfp

 

[TomTom111]

I am not a huge fan of APUs, but if that is going to be your primary graphics processor, then you should be good.
Other than that, I like everything else.
I don't have any experience with that MOBO, but it seems solid.

 

[chicken4thewin]

Maybe get a bigger case so you can expand later, and also get a GPU, it may seem like a waste of $200-300, but later it'll be worth it.

 

[TomTom111]

Maybe get a bigger case so you can expand later, and also get a GPU, it may seem like a waste of $200-300, but later it'll be worth it.

They did mention they will be getting an R9 270X GPU down the road.
But I do like the idea of a bigger case.
But the card will be your biggest device, so i don't believe there will be any size constraints with it, as long as your cable management is neat and tidy.

 

[craig2309]

I am not a huge fan of APUs, but if that is going to be your primary graphics processor, then you should be good.
Other than that, I like everything else.
I don't have any experience with that MOBO, but it seems solid.

Maybe get a bigger case so you can expand later, and also get a GPU, it may seem like a waste of $200-300, but later it'll be worth it.

Well i plan on picking up a GPU in a month or two, this is based around a budget at the moment. The APU looks like it could get me started on most games.

 

[chicken4thewin]

I am not a huge fan of APUs, but if that is going to be your primary graphics processor, then you should be good.
Other than that, I like everything else.
I don't have any experience with that MOBO, but it seems solid.

Maybe get a bigger case so you can expand later, and also get a GPU, it may seem like a waste of $200-300, but later it'll be worth it.

Well i plan on picking up a GPU in a month or two, this is based around a budget at the moment. The APU looks like it could get me started on most games.

OK then, you should be good to go! Maybe consider nVidia and Intel for later builds though. AMD makes good budget parts, but Quite a few games require PhysX which is exclusive to nVidia

 

[craig2309]

Maybe get a bigger case so you can expand later, and also get a GPU, it may seem like a waste of $200-300, but later it'll be worth it.

Maybe get a bigger case so you can expand later, and also get a GPU, it may seem like a waste of $200-300, but later it'll be worth it.

They did mention they will be getting an R9 270X GPU down the road.
But I do like the idea of a bigger case.
But the card will be your biggest device, so i don't believe there will be any size constraints with it, as long as your cable management is neat and tidy.

The case specifications might require me to remove some drive bays to install the GPU. But thats not an issue as i will only be running one HDD and eventually one SSD.