1st build-gaming-(GB)£500 budget, would like suggestions

[Michael90CR]

I am looking for a bare bones build, with good capacity for upgrade, which will run most games at 30FPS on normal/mid setting. I have an OS , a decent mouse and basic keyboard already and I am planning on using a TV I have as a monitor initially, . I have done some research and this is what I've got so far http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/michael90Cr/saved/NZfRsY I am willing to go over budget if it provides better performance. Any suggestions for parts to switch out would be welcome. No previous experience, so any other tips would also be appriciated

 

[zappian]

@Micheal90CR

 

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  (£33.01 @ Aria PC) 

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£27.57 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£27.57 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.39 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Direct CU II Video Card  (£216.99 @ Dabs) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£19.97 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.19 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £481.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 19:36 GMT+0000

[zappian]

NVM repost.

[dadasmithywinkle]

I am looking for a bare bones build, with good capacity for upgrade, which will run most games at 30FPS on normal/mid setting. I have an OS , a decent mouse and basic keyboard already and I am planning on using a TV I have as a monitor initially, . I have done some research and this is what I've got so far http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/michael90Cr/saved/NZfRsY I am willing to go over budget if it provides better performance. Any suggestions for parts to switch out would be welcome. No previous experience, so any other tips would also be appriciated

Looks decent to me. @zappian has a better build, tho.

[zappian]

Looks decent to me. @zappian has a better build, tho.

 

I tried adding an i5 but it would go way over budget.

[79wjd]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£38.17 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£51.46 @ Amazon UK) 

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

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£179.14 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£31.43 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£38.52 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £505.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[Laputacake]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£84.16 @ Scan.co.uk)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£39.37 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.14 @ Dabs)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.97 @ Dabs)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£187.54 @ Scan.co.uk)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£33.84 @ Scan.co.uk)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.80 @ Scan.co.uk)

Total: £496.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[dadasmithywinkle]

I tried adding an i5 but it would go way over budget.

I saw that, but it was only ~33 over, right?

[zappian]

I saw that, but it was only ~33 over, right?

 

Plus a new PSU , if OP can go like 50 pounds over budget i can add it.

 

The wattage was over 430.

 

djdwosk97 Has better build anways.

[Laputacake]

Plus a new PSU , if OP can go like 50 pounds over budget i can add it.

 

The wattage was over 430.

 

djdwosk97 Has better build anways.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£142.98 @ Scan.co.uk)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£35.77 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.14 @ Dabs)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.97 @ Dabs)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£156.34 @ Scan.co.uk)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£19.97 @ Scan.co.uk)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£41.46 @ Scan.co.uk)

Total: £498.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 19:42 GMT+0000

[Michael90CR]

Thanks for giving all the suggestions

[79wjd]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

For £7 more he can get an R9 280x and front USB 3.0 headers as well as a better case. He's also better off getting a single 8gb stick leaving him the ability to uprade to 16gb in the future. 

[Laputacake]

For £7 more he can get an R9 280x and front USB 3.0 headers as well as a better case. He's also better off getting a single 8gb stick leaving him the ability to uprade to 16gb in the future.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£142.98 @ Scan.co.uk)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£35.77 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.44 @ Dabs)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.97 @ Dabs)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£179.14 @ Scan.co.uk)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£19.97 @ Scan.co.uk)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£41.46 @ Scan.co.uk)

Total: £516.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 19:47 GMT+0000

[Lotus]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£130.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H97 Guard-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£51.03 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£55.94 @ Amazon UK)
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  (£149.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£26.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£38.52 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £489.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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You can step up to an R9 280x instead of the 280, but IMO the h97 + i5-4460 combo is worth it. Besides, if you have some spare cash, you can just throw the 280x into this build.

[79wjd]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£130.94 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: MSI H97 Guard-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£51.03 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£55.94 @ Amazon UK)

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  (£149.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£26.99 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£38.52 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £489.35

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 19:49 GMT+0000

 

You can step up to an R9 280x instead of the 280, but IMO the h97 + i5-4460 combo is worth it. Besides, if you have some spare cash, you can just throw the 280x into this build.

An R9 280x over a 280 offers a lot more than an h97 board over an h81 board. An h97 won't affect performance at all, and theres very few additional features to warrant spending the extra money towards an h97 board. 

[SteveGrabowski]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£38.17 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£51.46 @ Amazon UK) 

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

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£179.14 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£31.43 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£38.52 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £505.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 19:42 GMT+0000

 

 

This is killer. It'll run most games at 55-60FPS high. I might go a little higher on the power supply though just in case. 

 

This is probably the PSU I'd recommend:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650xxxb9

[Lotus]

An R9 280x over a 280 offers a lot more than an h97 board over an h81 board. An h97 won't affect performance at all, and theres very few additional features to warrant spending the extra money towards an h97 board. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£130.94 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: MSI H97 Guard-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£51.03 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£48.64 @ Amazon UK)

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

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£179.14 @ Scan.co.uk)

Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£26.99 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£38.52 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £511.20

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 19:58 GMT+0000

 

I tend to replace GPUs over the lifespan of the computer, so yes you're right now, but I'd still personally prefer the h97 since it's barely more expensive.

[xvantok]

I am looking for a bare bones build, with good capacity for upgrade, which will run most games at 30FPS on normal/mid setting. I have an OS , a decent mouse and basic keyboard already and I am planning on using a TV I have as a monitor initially, . I have done some research and this is what I've got so far http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/michael90Cr/saved/NZfRsY I am willing to go over budget if it provides better performance. Any suggestions for parts to switch out would be welcome. No previous experience, so any other tips would also be appriciated

No no no do not go with this. DO NOT!