Help with building a desktop pc

[georgejosephballard]

Approximate Purchase Date Jan 2018

Budget Range: 500-1000£ (Less the best)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Running GTA V, playing games and office use.

Are you buying a monitor: Yes /



Parts to Upgrade: Need everything!

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: unknown

Location: Essex,UK

Parts Preferences: any

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: ??

Your Monitor Resolution: I decent one that will be good on a budget

Additional Comments: don't have a clue what I'm dling...

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: wanting to get GTA running at smooth useable way.

 

[Hellfire13]

This should be pretty good... http://www.pcgamer.com/intel-i5-8400-review-the-best-new-gaming-cpu-in-years/

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£186.50 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£92.93 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£68.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.79 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card (£248.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£47.97 @ Box Limited)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: BenQ - GL2450HM 24.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor (£108.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1006.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-23 20:03 GMT+0000



But if you are looking for a overclocking setup, then go with this...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£166.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard (£106.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£71.65 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.79 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card (£248.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.30 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£47.97 @ Box Limited)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: BenQ - GL2450HM 24.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor (£108.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1004.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-23 23:35 GMT+0000


Both are current generation top gaming chips.