First Gaming PC Build

[Wakers1]

Hi
This is going to be my first PC Build, so not an expert.
I have a budget of around £500

Are these part good for a gaming pc.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3TDt99

The Budget also includes Headsets Etc. Which I could find on the part picker

 

[DeadGraphics]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£35.68 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.83 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£55.81 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.70 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card (£99.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£36.81 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.76 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£80.69 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £506.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-31 20:03 BST+0100

Good, this one has a cheaper but same performance graphics card, better psu, valid OS and an SSD. The Windows 7 Pro copy that costed only £36 is a recovery disc for DELL computers, almost fell for that mistake myself

If it is too high of a price for you, then take out the SSD

 

[Calnin]

You have enough for some decent decent headsets and a keyboard/mouse combo.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£71.52 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£64.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.83 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.70 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£116.72 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£42.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.76 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£34.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-KM6150 Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£8.58 @ Amazon UK)
Headphones: Plantronics Gamecom 380 Headset (£17.26 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £490.58

 

[Wakers1]

Ok, thank you.
I was planning on getting an SSD, just have to save a few more pounds

 

[Derza10]

Here is a better gaming build... uses the new Pentium that can be overclocked... Out performs the 760k by a good amount.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

Take a look: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-b81-cheap-overclocking,3888-7.html

 

[Calnin]

With your budget, I suggest you skip the SSD and use that money in other parts. You're only going to lose speed for boot up and what not. Frame rates wouldn't change.

 

[moozilbee]

Here is a better gaming build... uses the new Pentium that can be overclocked... Out performs the 760k by a good amount.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

Take a look: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-b81-cheap-overclocking,3888-7.html

Use the permalink.

 

[Derza10]

Here is a better gaming build... uses the new Pentium that can be overclocked... Out performs the 760k by a good amount.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

Take a look: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-b81-cheap-overclocking,3888-7.html

Use the permalink.

Bah Crap i thought i did... the build is lost now lol... Give me a min i'll make it again.

EDIT: I think this is the build I had before:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Mvx7GX

 

[Derza10]

Could switch the video card to
a 270x: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-112170120g
and still stay under budget ( would also change the PSU if using this card)
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/6gWH7P

 

[moozilbee]

Could switch the video card to
a 270x: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-112170120g
and still stay under budget ( would also change the PSU if using this card)
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/6gWH7P

An R9 270x is just an overclocked r9 270, and a 650w PSU is waaay overkill, just go with a 450w and a regular 270.

 

[moozilbee]

Here, improved version of Derza10's build, with a much better PSU, GPU, motherboard, RAM, and a nice headset added in.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£43.19 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.98 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£75.50 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.70 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£116.72 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.09 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.76 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£34.99 @ Amazon UK)
Headphones: Plantronics Gamecom 380 Headset (£17.26 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £490.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-31 22:26 BST+0100

 

[Wakers1]

Im so confused on what to go for

Intel or AMD?

 

[DeadGraphics]

Im so confused on what to go for

Intel or AMD?

I would go for intel and overclock the Pentium that the others have recommended because it can get performance quite close to an i7 when overclocked up to the max, you can follow the overclocking guide to it by Linus Sebastian on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBfXruwe8w4

 

[Wakers1]

Im so confused on what to go for

Intel or AMD?

I would go for intel and overclock the Pentium that the others have recommended because it can get performance quite close to an i7 when overclocked up to the max, you can follow the overclocking guide to it by Linus Sebastian on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBfXruwe8w4

Ok, its also cheaper which is good
Cheers

 

[DeadGraphics]

Im so confused on what to go for

Intel or AMD?

I would go for intel and overclock the Pentium that the others have recommended because it can get performance quite close to an i7 when overclocked up to the max, you can follow the overclocking guide to it by Linus Sebastian on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBfXruwe8w4

Ok, its also cheaper which is good
Cheers

Remember to pick best answer/solution

 

[Calnin]

The only limiting factor is that it's a dual core. It doesn't have hyper threading or anything to help boost it. When you come across a game that would take advantage of more cores effectively, then it'll suffer a tad bit, but will still out perform the i3 if you overclock it.

The fx 6300 suffers on single threaded performance but gaming difference in more recent games wouldn't have a huge performance difference. You will notice a performance difference in older games though.