I would like to build a gaming PC for £500

[SamFredrico]

I have a budget from £500 - £530 there is no way I could get any more money.

I am willing to build the PC itself,

What PC build do you reccomend for my budget, I would like to beable play BF4 at 60 FPS on meduim or higher or more. I don't need a keyboard, mouse or monitor just the PC itself. I would also like it to be able to have wireless wifi and to be upgradable in the future. I would also need to have windows 8 aswell.

Thanks for your time! :-D

 

[maurelie]

Here is something for your budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£133.99 @ Aria PC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£7.19 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.12 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£35.10 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £528.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-12 16:02 GMT+0000)

 

[SamFredrico]

Here is something for your budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£133.99 @ Aria PC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£7.19 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.12 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£35.10 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £528.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-12 16:02 GMT+0000)

Will this run BF4 50FPS+ on medium or high?

 

[james77]

Here is something for your budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£133.99 @ Aria PC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£7.19 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.12 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£35.10 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £528.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-12 16:02 GMT+0000)

Will this run BF4 50FPS+ on medium or high?

He gave you a really nice build. And to answer your question: Yes. It would run BF4 at med-high settings, 2xAA, 1920x1080 @ 50+ FPS.

 

[SamFredrico]

Here is something for your budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£133.99 @ Aria PC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£7.19 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.12 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£35.10 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £528.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-12 16:02 GMT+0000)

Will this run BF4 50FPS+ on medium or high?

He gave you a really nice build. And to answer your question: Yes. It would run BF4 at med-high settings, 2xAA, 1920x1080 @ 50+ FPS.

Ok thanks, I would hope for it to be 60fps at high, would this be possible with this build without AA?

 

[maurelie]

At 1080p on high setting without AA, maybe you will get 60fps

 

[SamFredrico]

At 1080p on high setting without AA, maybe you will get 60fps

Thanks!

 

[linckmichael]

Cool! First thing first, graphics card is the most important, then CPU. Kind of went over, by 70 pence lol, just right!

LINK: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/21exH

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£37.99 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card (£140.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£31.30 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£48.02 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£12.36 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Dabs)
Total: £530.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

Due to budgeting, getting an i5 would cost 30-40 pounds more. FX-6300 is still a good budget CPU, chose a solid budget motherboard, chose really good gaming 8GB RAM, couldn't choose the newest GPUs - but the HD 7870 is still pretty good (it is the recommended BF4 GPU), solid good quality micro ATX budget case, PSU from a quality manufacturer, cheapest optical drive, and Windows 8! BAM!

+ Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£7.19 @ Aria PC).. forgot about that, this makes it 8 pounds over.

 

[SamFredrico]

Cool! First thing first, graphics card is the most important, then CPU. Kind of went over, by 70 pence lol, just right!

LINK: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/21exH

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£37.99 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card (£140.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£31.30 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£48.02 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£12.36 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Dabs)
Total: £530.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

Due to budgeting, getting an i5 would cost 30-40 pounds more. FX-6300 is still a good budget CPU, chose a solid budget motherboard, chose really good gaming 8GB RAM, couldn't choose the newest GPUs - but the HD 7870 is still pretty good (it is the recommended BF4 GPU), solid good quality micro ATX budget case, PSU from a quality manufacturer, cheapest optical drive, and Windows 8! BAM!

+ Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£7.19 @ Aria PC).. forgot about that, this makes it 8 pounds over.

So would this easily play BF4 at 60 FPS Medium quality?

 

[maurelie]

Cool! First thing first, graphics card is the most important, then CPU. Kind of went over, by 70 pence lol, just right!

LINK: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/21exH

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£37.99 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card (£140.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£31.30 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£48.02 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£12.36 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Dabs)
Total: £530.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

Due to budgeting, getting an i5 would cost 30-40 pounds more. FX-6300 is still a good budget CPU, chose a solid budget motherboard, chose really good gaming 8GB RAM, couldn't choose the newest GPUs - but the HD 7870 is still pretty good (it is the recommended BF4 GPU), solid good quality micro ATX budget case, PSU from a quality manufacturer, cheapest optical drive, and Windows 8! BAM!

+ Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£7.19 @ Aria PC).. forgot about that, this makes it 8 pounds over.

Sorry but that motherboard will struggle with new FX series it may fail and throttle the cpu, plus it has only SATA 3Gb/s connectors

 

[SamFredrico]

Cool! First thing first, graphics card is the most important, then CPU. Kind of went over, by 70 pence lol, just right!

LINK: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/21exH

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£37.99 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card (£140.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£31.30 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£48.02 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£12.36 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Dabs)
Total: £530.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

Due to budgeting, getting an i5 would cost 30-40 pounds more. FX-6300 is still a good budget CPU, chose a solid budget motherboard, chose really good gaming 8GB RAM, couldn't choose the newest GPUs - but the HD 7870 is still pretty good (it is the recommended BF4 GPU), solid good quality micro ATX budget case, PSU from a quality manufacturer, cheapest optical drive, and Windows 8! BAM!

+ Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£7.19 @ Aria PC).. forgot about that, this makes it 8 pounds over.

Sorry but that motherboard will struggle with new FX series it may fail and throttle the cpu, plus it has only SATA 3Gb/s connectors

How much better would I beable to build a pc like this for the same price? Or £530

http://www.ebuyer.com/409310-cyberpower-gaming-battalion-502-pc-ecc01142

 

[maurelie]

The PC you have posted from ebuyer:
-No name RAM
-No name cheap PSU
-Processor draws a lot of power
-Weaker graphics card

 

[SamFredrico]

The PC you have posted from ebuyer:
-No name RAM
-No name cheap PSU
-Processor draws a lot of power
-Weaker graphics card

So building one would mean it would be more powerful and better value for the same price?

 

[maurelie]

Hand picked parts are always better then store build pc. Store build pc's tend to be more expensive. Better build it yourself.

 

[SamFredrico]

Hand picked parts are always better then store build pc. Store build pc's tend to be more expensive. Better build it yourself.

Thanks for your time!

 

[sora]

Here is something for your budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£133.99 @ Aria PC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£7.19 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.12 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£35.10 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £528.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-12 16:02 GMT+0000)

Will this run BF4 50FPS+ on medium or high?

It should, the 7870 XT is a decent card that is powerful enough!