Gaming PC Budget Build

[BeMu]

Hi,
I'm looking for a good performance gaming PC for around £750.

I would be grateful for any suggested builds as I've heard people on here are very good when it comes to building with a budget

 

[3Dns]

Do you prefer Intel or AMD, Nvidia or AMD ? and you want Monitor/OS in your budget ?

 

[BeMu]

Do you prefer Intel or AMD, Nvidia or AMD ? and you want Monitor/OS in your budget ?

I prefer Intel and Nvidia since I am more familiar with their products. OS would need to be included (ideally Windows 10) and if you want to include a monitor then the budget can be pushed up to £850.

 

[andrewcarp]

I would definitely suggest a look at This Website. It lists various builds at various cost brackets and optimizes the part cost with building a great computer. I just got the End All listed here and with some changes it cost me ~ USD $900 for a fantastic gaming computer. There is some great advice here and its all very economically minded. There are also plenty of options for how much you want to spend, advice on what not to do, and reasoning behind the build choices there.

 

[3Dns]

A little bit out of your budget but you will get the new Skylake CPU with DDR4 rams and SSD with GTX 970.
Also i suggest you the Benq monitor which is the best value for money gaming monitor at UK.

If your max budget is 850 anyway you can choose the last build below, but you will lose the new benefits from Skylake builds like DDR4 rams,USB3.1.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£154.98 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: MSI B150 PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£71.65 @ More Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£43.30 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£35.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.74 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£251.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Aerocool Aero-800 ATX Mid Tower Case (£41.38 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.92 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£75.88 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£119.34 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £876.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-06 17:59 BST+0100


Second build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£142.33 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.56 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£35.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£35.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.74 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£251.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Aerocool Aero-800 ATX Mid Tower Case (£41.38 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.92 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£75.88 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£119.34 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £849.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-06 18:02 BST+0100

 

[Jonathan Cave]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£154.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£61.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£34.58 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£67.75 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.69 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£235.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£107.99 @ Aria PC)
Other: Windows 8.1 (£37.00)
Total: £791.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-06 18:03 BST+0100

Just add a case (personal preference) and your done!

btw, i bought a Windows 8.1 from kinguin, upgraded to windows 10 free of charge and it's fully activated - no issues what-so ever plus they have a money back guarantee.

 

[BeMu]

A little bit out of your budget but you will get the new Skylake CPU with DDR4 rams and SSD with GTX 970.
Also i suggest you the Benq monitor which is the best value for money gaming monitor at UK.

If your max budget is 850 anyway you can choose the last build below, but you will lose the new benefits from Skylake builds like DDR4 rams,USB3.1.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£154.98 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: MSI B150 PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£71.65 @ More Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£43.30 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£35.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.74 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£251.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Aerocool Aero-800 ATX Mid Tower Case (£41.38 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.92 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£75.88 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£119.34 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £876.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-06 17:59 BST+0100


Second build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£142.33 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.56 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£35.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£35.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.74 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£251.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Aerocool Aero-800 ATX Mid Tower Case (£41.38 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.92 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£75.88 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£119.34 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £849.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-06 18:02 BST+0100

Thanks a lot!

 

[Jonathan Cave]

actually you can buy Windows 7 and upgrade to Windwos 10 free - for £9 via fast2play.com too.

 

[xxHAPPYxx]

the 2nd build with the i5 4460 is best for value