Super Cheap Amd Build £350

[Automocation]

Hi All!

Posted a few weks ago about build an amd build and wanted some opinions.
unfortunatly, im poor, so i have a new build, shopped for cheap componants and i've found something in my price range of £350, just for a few weeks until i can upgrade, but i really don't have time to wait. is this really worth building for the cheap price?

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/XfJjsY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/XfJjsY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.17 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI 760GMA-P34(FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£39.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£56.01 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: be quiet! 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£32.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £342.25

Thank you all!

Edit: Revised some stuff, got it cheaper.

 

[cdrkf]

Hi All!

Posted a few weks ago about build an amd build and wanted some opinions.
unfortunatly, im poor, so i have a new build, shopped for cheap componants and i've found something in my price range of £350, just for a few weeks until i can upgrade, but i really don't have time to wait. is this really worth building for the cheap price?

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/XfJjsY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/XfJjsY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.17 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI 760GMA-P34(FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£39.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£56.01 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: be quiet! 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£32.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £342.25

Thank you all!

Edit: Revised some stuff, got it cheaper.

That's actually quite a capable machine for £350! Nice

My only issue is the 350W power support.... that's a bit low for an FX and 260X (neither are low power parts).
I'd recommend getting a reasonably 500W supply, should only cost you another £15 and will be much less hassle. The Corsair CX500 is a decent budget supply that would handle that fine (I run an FX 8320 + R9 280 on one of those).

 

[LucoTF]

You're spending £350 for a build to last you a month?

 

[xhanne0]

that look like a good list but one thing to note do is your not gonna be able to boot the card that power supply is only 350 watt and i know that the R9 260x there need more power then that i suggest going with a TX650 watt psu from corsair instead or atleast a power supply of 500 watt minimum

 

[LucoTF]

Get this memory instead: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl9d8gbxl

Get this power supply instead: http://www.cclonline.com/product/99687/CCL-9020009/Power-Supplies/CCL-Choice-450W-80-High-Efficiency-PSU/PSU0505/

(it's a VS450, two pcie connectors and 34a on the +12v should be plenty )

Consider skipping the graphics card and running on integrated graphics if it's only for a month eg an i3 or i5 with HD4600 graphics. That way you can just slap in a GPU when you get the cash

 

[Automocation]

I'm not opting to go with intel because this is literally just for Gaming, im in the process of build a mini itx portable work station for the office, nothing fancy for that either, but I'm going for intel on that.

I went for a 500w PSU firstly anyway, but I didn't notice the wattage of the build, oops aha. And I should probably clarify, I have a few weeks to wait till I can build this system, my brain lasped in what I was saying, but yeah then I have to wait a long time till I can upgrade.

Thank you all for the helpful answers!

Edit: Swapping the RAM over is a good idea, i don't really know if the brand i picked was decent or not.

 

[LucoTF]

The other issue with your build is that there's no room for overclocking. Literally, that case won't take a full height cooler. Plus, that mobo's chipset doesn't lend itself to overclocking. You could consider going for an AMD athlon 860k over the FX-4300, something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.03 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M EXTREME4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£49.08 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£56.57 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£29.77 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair VS 450W ATX Power Supply (£30.00)
Total: £348.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-07 16:33 GMT+0000

I changed the case because the FD core 1000 won't fit a full height cooler and you would want one if you want to do serious overclocking (you should get a moderate OC even on the stock cooler though).

Just food for thought.

 

[cdrkf]

The other issue with your build is that there's no room for overclocking. Literally, that case won't take a full height cooler. Plus, that mobo's chipset doesn't lend itself to overclocking. You could consider going for an AMD athlon 860k over the FX-4300, something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.03 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M EXTREME4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£49.08 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£56.57 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£29.77 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair VS 450W ATX Power Supply (£30.00)
Total: £348.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-07 16:33 GMT+0000

I changed the case because the FD core 1000 won't fit a full height cooler and you would want one if you want to do serious overclocking (you should get a moderate OC even on the stock cooler though).

Just food for thought.

If your not intending to upgrade the machine, then this is a better option. The 860K is Kaveri based (I believe) which is slightly faster CPU core to the FX. One word of warning however- make sure whatever motherboard you get for it has an up to date bios that supports the 860k.

 

[sora]

that look like a good list but one thing to note do is your not gonna be able to boot the card that power supply is only 350 watt and i know that the R9 260x there need more power then that i suggest going with a TX650 watt psu from corsair instead or atleast a power supply of 500 watt minimum

Doesn't the TX650 use poor capacitors?

 

[Automocation]

I will be upgrading constantly until I'm happy with the specs. With the Upgrades I have in mind though, this build may end up being another, less powerful build to the what i want to upgrade too. So really, as much as you've given me helpful comments(I'm currently looking at cases for a CPU cooler)this is literally going to be a gaming pc until I manage to save the extra £600 - £700 pounds, I just want something I can get decent mid setting FPS so I can finally join my friends playing, being able to play properly, because currently I use an acer aspire i3 laptop with integrated graphics and a 500gb hdd, which cannot even run the least demanding games out! so it's pretty sucky.
Thank you for your help everyone!

 

[LucoTF]

I will be upgrading constantly until I'm happy with the specs. With the Upgrades I have in mind though, this build may end up being another, less powerful build to the what i want to upgrade too. So really, as much as you've given me helpful comments(I'm currently looking at cases for a CPU cooler)this is literally going to be a gaming pc until I manage to save the extra £600 - £700 pounds, I just want something I can get decent mid setting FPS so I can finally join my friends playing, being able to play properly, because currently I use an acer aspire i3 laptop with integrated graphics and a 500gb hdd, which cannot even run the least demanding games out! so it's pretty sucky.
Thank you for your help everyone!

If you're planning to upgrade as you go but still need to game now I would actually suggest the pentium G3258, with an upgrade to an i3 or i5 later. The 860k doesn't have an upgrade path and although the FX-4300 does you should spend a bit more on a motherboard now as the one you've picked would struggle with an FX-8xxx chip.

As for cases - go on pcparpicker, add the coolermaster 212 evo, then start looking for cases - the compatibility filter will then kick in and remove any cases that can't fit the evo 212 (159mm tall). Hope this helps.