Is This a Good Build?

[8enjicraf2]

Hey guys,

My step dad said to me the other day lets build a pc, I said i'll find the parts then...

I was just wandering if these were good for the money, any help much appreciated.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/bYHfkL

 

[79wjd]

Whats the intention? and budget? 

 

Lose the GPU. If you're gaming you need to go higher, if you're not gaming then integrated graphics is fine. 

 

Assuming gaming is the intention: 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£53.83 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard: MSI A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£28.19 @ Aria PC) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£64.82 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£147.60 @ Ebuyer) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£19.16 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.98 @ Novatech) 

Total: £386.52

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-16 21:58 GMT+0000

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£78.79 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£32.17 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£64.82 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£147.60 @ Ebuyer) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£19.16 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.98 @ Novatech) 

Total: £415.46

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-16 21:59 GMT+0000

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£131.20 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£32.17 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£64.82 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£147.60 @ Ebuyer) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£19.16 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.98 @ Novatech) 

Total: £467.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-16 22:00 GMT+0000