Pc Build for gaming PC

[ollien1997]

Budget of £550 (around $600) Want to buy a gaming PC which can play modern games on highest possible graphics which stays within budget, games such as Rome 2, FPS games such as Insugency. I would like an Intel processor (preferably i7) could anyone find a build which could incoporate this into a $600 PC? Thanks alot!

 

[TechyInAZ]

Can you do a DIY? It's so much cheaper.

 

[RazerZ]

Do you need an OS?

For that budget an i7 would be a bad choice since it would take away money from the graphics card.

 

[ollien1997]

I have no experience creating my own, but i have friends who can help me construct it, so yes I can build I wouldnt mind an alternative option pr-built which you might recommend, I wont need an OS, you can guess im inexperienced so you guys propably know whats best for me, I think i would prefer intel over AMD just becasue i would prefer not to overclock as im not experienced with that sort of thing, hope this helps Thanks im completely lost in this area haha

 

[Eduello]

This is my recommendation:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£119.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£52.84 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£54.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.70 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£201.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.18 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£11.09 @ Aria PC)
Total: £573.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

EDIT: Changed the PSU to something that has the appropriate connectors.

 

[ollien1997]

Thanks alot! so much help , I this the best possible, there seems to be so much choice..is it down to opinion or is there a definate best value for money? thanks

 

[Eduello]

I tried to make it good as possible for the price, although someone might be able to optimize it further.

 

[RazerZ]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£119.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£57.23 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£54.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.70 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£201.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£60.06 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£11.09 @ Aria PC)
Total: £580.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Not much I would change from Eduello's build.

 

[ollien1997]

cheers, really helps will be using one of these im sure

 

[Eduello]

@RazerZ: That PSU would've been my initial pick, but it seems that different websites are selling different versions:
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/Modular+650W+or+less/650W+XFX+Pro+XXX+Edition+80PLUS+Bronze+Modular+Power+Supply+%5BP1-650X-XXB9%5D+?productId=53994&source=pcpartpicker

4x 8-Pin (6+2-Pin) PCI-e Power (Graphics Cards)

http://www.cclonline.com/product/89883/P1-650X-XXB9/Power-Supplies/XFX-Pro-Series-650W-Power-Supply-Unit-Modular-Edition-Bronze/PSU0395/?siteID=8BacdVP0GFs-3iC911l.TyhfhIx6QTyXrQ

1 x PCI-E 6-pin • 1 x PCI-E 6+2-pin

It's a good PSU, just be sure to get the one sold on aria.co.uk

That H87 motherboard would be a good idea though, especially since it really isn't that expensive.

 

[ollien1997]

Thanks for the help!

 

[RazerZ]

@RazerZ: That PSU would've been my initial pick, but it seems that different websites are selling different versions:
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/Modular+650W+or+less/650W+XFX+Pro+XXX+Edition+80PLUS+Bronze+Modular+Power+Supply+%5BP1-650X-XXB9%5D+?productId=53994&source=pcpartpicker

4x 8-Pin (6+2-Pin) PCI-e Power (Graphics Cards)

http://www.cclonline.com/product/89883/P1-650X-XXB9/Power-Supplies/XFX-Pro-Series-650W-Power-Supply-Unit-Modular-Edition-Bronze/PSU0395/?siteID=8BacdVP0GFs-3iC911l.TyhfhIx6QTyXrQ

1 x PCI-E 6-pin • 1 x PCI-E 6+2-pin

It's a good PSU, just be sure to get the one sold on aria.co.uk

That H87 motherboard would be a good idea though, especially since it really isn't that expensive.

Ah good eye, didn't notice that. Might as well go for the seasonic in your build then.