Opinions On This Budget Build

[Connaa2000]

Hi,

So I put together these parts and wondered what you think of it as a gaming build.

Also, is it all compatible?

I want to keep it around £400 if at all possible, but any upgrades that would keep it around that are welcome!

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/38QjMp

Thank you

 

[RCFProd]

If you switch to the UK version of that site you can pick components accordingly. Since prices differ It's not useful to pick them from US stores.

I suggest you this build. This processor is a bit better overall than the FX-6300 at stock speeds so don't worry about bad performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£85.01 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£37.82 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£34.53 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£139.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£28.17 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £407.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 19:11 BST+0100

It is quite a good build for 1080p medium/high settings on average at 60 fps. Alternatively very high/ultra at 40-50ish fps.

 

[Connaa2000]

If you switch to the UK version of that site you can pick components accordingly. Since prices differ It's not useful to pick them from US stores.

I suggest you this build. This processor is a bit better overall than the FX-6300 at stock speeds so don't worry about bad performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£85.01 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£37.82 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£34.53 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£139.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£28.17 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £407.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 19:11 BST+0100

It is quite a good build for 1080p medium/high settings on average at 60 fps. Alternatively very high/ultra at 40-50ish fps.

Thanks for the reply.

As I'm building this for someone else, I was wondering if you could do something similar but all with Amazon UK with free Prime next day delivery? Thanks

 

[logainofhades]

Op, I wouldn't go with your build. FX is 3+ year old tech, the motherboard is not very good, and the power supply is not very good quality. Getting it all from Amazon is going to make the price/performance drop. You will not be able to get as good a system, if you do not shop around.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£87.44 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£37.99 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£38.33 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card (£119.16 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£28.17 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £393.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 20:59 BST+0100

 

[RCFProd]

Remind you this is quite a task for me. I've done it anyways, all Amazon links, makes it 415 GBP.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£87.44 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£39.29 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£34.60 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.12 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£139.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£28.17 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£47.08 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £415.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 21:32 BST+0100

Note that if you consider the build above, the R7 370 is alot weaker than the R9 270.

 

[sora]

If you switch to the UK version of that site you can pick components accordingly. Since prices differ It's not useful to pick them from US stores.

I suggest you this build. This processor is a bit better overall than the FX-6300 at stock speeds so don't worry about bad performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£85.01 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£37.82 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£34.53 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£139.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£28.17 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £407.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 19:11 BST+0100

It is quite a good build for 1080p medium/high settings on average at 60 fps. Alternatively very high/ultra at 40-50ish fps.

Thanks for the reply.

As I'm building this for someone else, I was wondering if you could do something similar but all with Amazon UK with free Prime next day delivery? Thanks

Wouldn't Amazon UK be more expensive and make it extra $$$?

 

[Connaa2000]

If you switch to the UK version of that site you can pick components accordingly. Since prices differ It's not useful to pick them from US stores.

I suggest you this build. This processor is a bit better overall than the FX-6300 at stock speeds so don't worry about bad performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£85.01 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£37.82 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£34.53 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£139.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£28.17 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £407.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 19:11 BST+0100

It is quite a good build for 1080p medium/high settings on average at 60 fps. Alternatively very high/ultra at 40-50ish fps.

Thanks for the reply.

As I'm building this for someone else, I was wondering if you could do something similar but all with Amazon UK with free Prime next day delivery? Thanks

Wouldn't Amazon UK be more expensive and make it extra $$$?

Yes, but I need it delivered next day

 

[RCFProd]

In case you didn't see it Conna, I posted an Amazon-only build above.

 

[sora]

If you switch to the UK version of that site you can pick components accordingly. Since prices differ It's not useful to pick them from US stores.

I suggest you this build. This processor is a bit better overall than the FX-6300 at stock speeds so don't worry about bad performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£85.01 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£37.82 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£34.53 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£139.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£28.17 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £407.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 19:11 BST+0100

It is quite a good build for 1080p medium/high settings on average at 60 fps. Alternatively very high/ultra at 40-50ish fps.

Thanks for the reply.

As I'm building this for someone else, I was wondering if you could do something similar but all with Amazon UK with free Prime next day delivery? Thanks

Wouldn't Amazon UK be more expensive and make it extra $$$?

Yes, but I need it delivered next day

Oh alright.