Help needed for Gaming PC build for 500 pounds (UK)

[mowareking]

Hi all,

I'm looking to build my first gaming PC and my budget is 500 pounds (UK). Ideally, I would like to stick with Intel and Nvidia for my CPU and GPU, as I have more experience with them as a user.

In terms of my gaming, I'm not a high end user, so achieving 40-60 fps at 1080p on high settings is enough. Obviously if it achieves more then happy days! The games I like to play vary from Minecraft, Rocket League to GTA 5 and Battlefield 4.

The budget is to include all the components (eg. CPU, GPU, PSU, memory, MOBO, case, storage, and any optional things like fans).

I would really appreciate any help you can give and thanks in advance.

 

[logainofhades]

Not crazy about the case, but I didn't want to cut corners anywhere else. Motherboard has an M.2 slot, for future SSD upgrade, and the PSU has enough headroom, that you could upgrade that, later, as well.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£96.23 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£60.91 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£28.68 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card (£118.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£15.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£54.15 @ BT Shop)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-118CB/BEBE DVD/CD Drive (£11.65 @ BT Shop)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£71.90 @ More Computers)
Total: £497.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-23 14:19 BST+0100

 

[superninja12]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£96.23 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£69.85 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£28.68 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£49.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£149.99 @ Novatech)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £514.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-23 14:22 BST+0100


- no os

 

[mowareking]

Wow! The fastest responses I've had on any site! Thanks alot logainofhades and superninja12.

I apologise but I forgot to mention a couple of things which I've realised after seeing your replies. I don't need OS since I have one already. Also, is a core i3 enough? I'm only asking because I want to make sure I don't need to upgrade the CPU to quickly...if that makes sense?

 

[superninja12]

price budget wise this i3 is the best solution. and it works great.

 

[logainofhades]

The i3 is a pretty capable chip. The RX 480 is coming out next week, so you may want to hold off, on the GPU purchase.

 

[mowareking]

The i3 is a pretty capable chip. The RX 480 is coming out next week, so you may want to hold off, on the GPU purchase.

Would I need to change the MOBO or will it be sufficient for the RX480?

 

[superninja12]

no the mobo can support everything

 

[logainofhades]

The i3 is a pretty capable chip. The RX 480 is coming out next week, so you may want to hold off, on the GPU purchase.

Would I need to change the MOBO or will it be sufficient for the RX480?

No need to change it.