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Build Request
What is this computer going to be used for?
Gaming (CS:GO, TES, COD, BF, Witcher, GTA, etc), a ton of streaming/recording, schoolwork
What is your budget?
around £500.
Where do you live? If in the US, do you have a nearby Microcenter?
UK.
What is included in the budget?
Monitor, OS, everything.
Will you be overclocking?
Don't know how to, so, no.
Will you be reusing any parts?
Nope.
What OS do you want?
Windows 10.
Any specific case preferences?
Black, red lights. Not too bothered.
Any other special features that you want in the build?
A CD/DVD drive, SSD, and WiFi card.
Gaming (CS:GO, TES, COD, BF, Witcher, GTA, etc), a ton of streaming/recording, schoolwork
What is your budget?
around £500.
Where do you live? If in the US, do you have a nearby Microcenter?
UK.
What is included in the budget?
Monitor, OS, everything.
Will you be overclocking?
Don't know how to, so, no.
Will you be reusing any parts?
Nope.
What OS do you want?
Windows 10.
Any specific case preferences?
Black, red lights. Not too bothered.
Any other special features that you want in the build?
A CD/DVD drive, SSD, and WiFi card.
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This represents the best bang for your buck:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£149.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-PRO3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£45.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£27.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (£162.98 @ Novatech)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£41.60 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.17 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£24.26)
Total: £536.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-09 04:01 GMT+0000
However, if we include every extra you desire (SSD, WiFi, and an ...optical drive?), this is the best you're gonna be able to get:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£58.83 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£36.98 @ Novatech)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£27.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card (£121.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£28.49 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.17 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-118CB/BEBE DVD/CD Drive (£8.75 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£24.26)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£28.50 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£26.99 @ Novatech)
Total: £506.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-09 03:57 GMT+0000
With this, you lose expandability across the board. You lose:
Honestly, your best bet is to forgo the extras and go with the best bang for your buck.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£149.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-PRO3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£45.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£27.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (£162.98 @ Novatech)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£41.60 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.17 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£24.26)
Total: £536.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-09 04:01 GMT+0000
However, if we include every extra you desire (SSD, WiFi, and an ...optical drive?), this is the best you're gonna be able to get:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£58.83 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£36.98 @ Novatech)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£27.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card (£121.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£28.49 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.17 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-118CB/BEBE DVD/CD Drive (£8.75 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£24.26)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£28.50 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£26.99 @ Novatech)
Total: £506.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-09 03:57 GMT+0000
With this, you lose expandability across the board. You lose:
- CPU power
- GPU power
- A good CPU upgrade path
- 4 RAM slots
- Long GPU support
Honestly, your best bet is to forgo the extras and go with the best bang for your buck.
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Sorry, I couldn't get an SSD but it's good.
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($87.96 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC i2353Ph 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($129.99)
Total: $716.72
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($87.96 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC i2353Ph 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($129.99)
Total: $716.72
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I could use my old monitor, and I guess I could make it £600. ($870)
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A good pc that can run most....MOST of the games could cost you £700, that is without any extras.
£500 is $725
£500 is $725
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You want to run latest game on a $500 pc with everything included?
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500 pounds, not dollars.
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Not much better
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I was more just making sure you were thinking of the right currency. I am really bad at conversions, so don't expect me to know the comparison
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