Will this pc be good for low end gaming?

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So I have been thinking of building a pc for a while now, and I have got a few parts in mind. I have an AMD athlon x4 860k quad core 3.7ghz, 8gb ddr3 ram, and a gtx 1050 ti 4gb graphics card. I am on a budget of around £400-450. Any recomendations would be appreciated, thanks
 
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That CPU is not recommended... Dead technology. My suggestion:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£84.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£65.90 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£59.30 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£31.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card (£135.92 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman - T2 Plus MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£23.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£50.28 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £452.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-17 15:18 BST+0100
 
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thanks, will look into it.
 
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My suggestion (albeit I'm no expert) is get a higher spec GTX card that's a series behind, rather than a low end current series. It's the difference between a new BMW 318, compared to a 15 year old 745. The 745 is STILL a better car in terms of features and drivability. Sure it doesn't smell new, but you're getting a whole lot more car for the same money. This only applies to a point though, there's no point getting a GTX 480, instead of the 1050, but check out the passmarks below and compare certain games using the Gamdebate.com "can I run this" with different GPU's. You'll start to see that some slightly older GTX models will destroy a newer "pov pack" series, like a 1050. So scout around is my suggestion. See below Passmarks...

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

GTX 1050 = PMark of 4367
GTX 970 = PMArk of 8,556

Also, if that doesn't do it. Check this...

http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=3541&gid2=2498&compare=Nvidia%20GeForce%20GTX%201050-vs-Nvidia%20GeForce%20GTX%20970%20Gigabyte%20G1%20Gaming%204GB%20Edition

I'll leave the RAM and CPU for others to inform on. I have opinions, but I've said enough on the GPU : )

Also, if you feel someone has answered your question, please select it as such. Keeps the wheels turning. Not that mine would count, but just saying.
 
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Either go with a g4560 (or any pentium that has 2core 4threads since prices fluctuate a lot) or a ryzen 4 core. The athlon is running on 5+ year old tech and is not a good gaming cpu anymore.
 
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https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/FVZfqk is this a better list?
 
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Don't get an fx series too same problem as the athlon. Also the ryzen build by vapour is the same price and SO MUCH better you will not really have a good time using an fx 8320 and it's on a dead platform so a simple upgrade means a whole rebuild of the system.

Also that motherboard can't handle the fx 8320 for long before it dies.
 
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