Pre-Built PC £300 Max

rmockett7 · Dec 7, 2014

hello currently my mum is looking to buy my younger sister a pc, she wants to use it for gaming and i've offered to put my old graphics card in it once she gets a pc.

Now price wise £300 isn't alot but is the budget and she just needs a pc with preferebly 8gb ram and a decent processor i don't know amd processors very well i only know intel which looks out of price range so i have come to ask other people who know more than i do

the pc needs 8gb ram and a slot on the motherboard for a graphics card

please link UK sites if possible

Thanks for looking/taking interest

quick edit - quad core is preferred but if not dw, more cores = more power imo haha

Guest · Dec 7, 2014

Comes with all you need, including decent enough processor and Windows 7 (which can be a pain). The company is reliable (ordered before from them) and is quick enough. Just add stuff on the customization tab on their website or DIY.

http://www.palicomp.co.uk/cheap-desktop-pcs-from-a-229/amd-home/office-pcs/carbon-amd-base-bulldozer/prod_17.html

AHBman · Dec 7, 2014

Hello

What is your GPU ? To check if the PSU is enough

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£59.31 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.97 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£42.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£54.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£36.00 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Total: £303.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-07 19:21 GMT+0000

iLiftFood · Dec 7, 2014

Whats the graphics card you will be putting in? For £300 you're probably better off with integrated graphics and a better processor.

iLiftFood · Dec 7, 2014

AHBman :

Hello

What is your GPU ? To check if the PSU is enough

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£59.31 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.97 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£42.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£54.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£36.00 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Total: £303.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-07 19:21 GMT+0000

Pre-built? Be careful

rmockett7 · Dec 7, 2014

radeon hd 7850 1gb XFX core edition had that in my current pc which i only just recently upgraded to gtx 970

rmockett7 · Dec 7, 2014

also i mean like built already assumed thats what pre-built was

iLiftFood · Dec 7, 2014

rmockett7 :

Particular reason to get a pre-built PC instead of building one yourself?

rmockett7 · Dec 7, 2014

because when building a pc u can run into problems that can be a pain to fix :') + its a christmas present will be hard to hide if building around her

iLiftFood · Dec 7, 2014

Fair enough. Are you willing to buy from eBay? That's the only place I can find cheap pre-builds.

AHBman · Dec 7, 2014

The PSU is enough for the HD 7850
Build it with your hands and save money, if not, you will have less money for the build which won't decent

rmockett7 · Dec 7, 2014

iLiftFood :

yeah ebays fine just long as its not pre-owned

rmockett7 · Dec 7, 2014

AHBman :

i understand that but between time and if i have problems after building i'd rather avoid the hassle built a few but diagnosing is time consuming.
however i will take not of the build

iLiftFood · Dec 7, 2014

http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/the_pc_customiser
Trying snooping around here. The page has really good feedback so you shouldn't have to worry.

rmockett7 · Dec 7, 2014

thanks i will definately consider this seems fine long as sites reliable haha

AHBman · Dec 7, 2014

http://www.palicomp.co.uk/cheap-desktop-pcs-from-a-229/amd-home/office-pcs/carbon-amd-base-bulldozer/prod_17.html

The PSU of this build ?

iLiftFood · Dec 7, 2014

I can't even open that page up ;/

rmockett7 · Dec 7, 2014

AHBman :

links broken for me atm but u could choose further down the site to customise, i didn't get a full look yet

rmockett7 · Dec 7, 2014

can anyone answer what the catch is on amd processors theres just so many quad cores and always have high ghz whats the catch lol

iLiftFood · Dec 7, 2014

Looks like that website can't handle more than 5 people on it at once haha

rmockett7 · Dec 7, 2014

iLiftFood :

reliable

iLiftFood · Dec 7, 2014

Because AMD basically gave up on processors. Therefore in a few years, when you need to upgrade, you will also have to upgrade the motherboard.

iLiftFood · Dec 7, 2014

have you checked the http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/the_pc_customiser page yet?

rmockett7 · Dec 7, 2014

iLiftFood :

yup thats why i questioned the amd processors because most computers within the £300 budget are amd processors

rmockett7 · Dec 7, 2014

iLiftFood :

yup thats why i questioned the amd processors because most computers within the £300 budget are amd processors

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