Thoughts on this £500 Budget?

[LukeBottomley95]

Just want some ideas, im fairly confident this has the ability to run most games on high settings but im not positive

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/TheFirstTimer/saved/4AWk

 

[Danbuscus25]

pretty good, however i would change 2 things. 1. i wouldnt get that mobo, msi has been cheaping out on parts lately and are known for vrm problems. 2. i would get a better psu, like from XFX, seasonic, or antec.

 

[americanbrian]

hmm, I would go second hand and get a sandy bridge cpu/mobo combo, a better gpu and you are paying WAY too much for that ram. so swap that out for some ripjaws or similar.

 

[americanbrian]

For example I see a 7970OC windforce for £140 here: http://www.avforums.com/threads/gigabyte-hd-7970-oc-windforce-now-only-%C2%A3140.1874861/#post-20659674

8gb Ripjaws for £50 here : http://www.avforums.com/threads/splitting-rig-3770k-270x-2133mhz-ram.1877184/

with that money saved you could get the gold rated corsair PSU from the same thread.

Finding a 2500k and mobo shouldn't be too hard to find for <£150. and put together would beast your build for the same price.

 

[Suztera]

Cooler is optional if not overclocking.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£79.43 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£68.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.10 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£149.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.98 @ Dabs)
Total: £511.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-06 16:49 BST+0100)

 

[sora]

For example I see a 7970OC windforce for £140 here: http://www.avforums.com/threads/gigabyte-hd-7970-oc-windforce-now-only-%C2%A3140.1874861/#post-20659674

8gb Ripjaws for £50 here : http://www.avforums.com/threads/splitting-rig-3770k-270x-2133mhz-ram.1877184/

with that money saved you could get the gold rated corsair PSU from the same thread.

Finding a 2500k and mobo shouldn't be too hard to find for <£150. and put together would beast your build for the same price.

+1 but I'd suggest a XFX PSU.

 

[al10677]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£76.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler (£14.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£55.31 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.23 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£178.76 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£45.78 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £511.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-07 05:20 BST+0100)

Just over budget man- sorry

 

[al10677]

Also the 7870XT is better than 270X (just about)

 

[Danbuscus25]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£76.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler (£14.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£55.31 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.23 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£178.76 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£45.78 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £511.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-07 05:20 BST+0100)

Just over budget man- sorry

poor mobo, sub-par psu.

 

[sora]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£76.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler (£14.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£55.31 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.23 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£178.76 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£45.78 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £511.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-07 05:20 BST+0100)

Just over budget man- sorry

poor mobo, sub-par psu.

True... The CX was built with poor capacitors.