new to everything please help

[redreddan]

i want a new gaming pc but i have no idea what i need so i asked a few friends and someone recommended i come here and say what i need it for and a price range so i hope you guys can help sorry if you think im just a pain in the ass (i am but still)

I want to play most new games in high/medium graphics E.G fall out 4, just cause 3, call of duty black ops 3

I would like to spend no more than £600 (GBP) but i wouldn't mind going a little over 

Thanks to all you guys that are willing to help <3 (sorry for my spelling and grammar)

[don_svetlio]

monitor? keyboard? mouse? potatoes?

[AverageHardware]

What resolution are you going to be playing at?

[don_svetlio]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£137.80 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£31.49 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£31.38 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£33.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£249.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£35.93 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£55.56 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £611.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 18:06 GMT+0000

[vSyNd1c4t3]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£137.80 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£37.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£31.08 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£58.79 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£32.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£249.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  (£30.35 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£62.98 @ Aria PC)
Total: £640.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 18:16 GMT+0000

[redreddan]

i have monitor, key bored, mouse and potato's

and thanks for your help 

[don_svetlio]

i have monitor, key bored, mouse and potato's

and thanks for your help 

Then make me a salad cause I got the winning build ;P

[vSyNd1c4t3]

Then make me a salad cause I got the winning build ;P

 

Winning build. Nice nice, I'd like to compare mine to yours.

 

Main reasons I think mine is better.

 

1. Mine is Themed black/red.

2. I went with a 1x8GB so expansion is available in the future. (yours is not)

3. Samsung 850 Evo SSD speaks for itself in quality.

4. Case I chose has dust filters, led fans, and a window.

5. Modular PSU, making cable management much nicer.

 

Reasons yours is better.

 

1. Cheaper price, and still quality parts.

[don_svetlio]

Winning build. Nice nice, I'd like to compare mine to yours.

 

Main reasons I think mine is better.

 

1. Mine is Themed black/red.

2. I went with a 1x8GB so expansion is available in the future. (yours is not)

3. Samsung 850 Evo SSD speaks for itself in quality.

4. Case I chose has dust filters, led fans, and a window.

5. Modular PSU, making cable management much nicer.

 

Reasons yours is better.

 

1. Cheaper price, and still quality parts.

I'd digress

1 - theme is arbitrary as you're 40 quid overbudget for the colors

2 - 20% more performance in CPU-intensive tasks due to dual-channel

3 - an SSD is an SSD

4 - I admit defeat

5 - XFX TS Bronze Semi-modular is a M12II Evo rebrand. XFX TS Gold is a S12G rebrand. S12G is higher quality than M12II as the S12G are not group-regulated like the M12II

[vSyNd1c4t3]

I'd digress

1 - theme is arbitrary as you're 40 quid overbudget for the colors

2 - 20% more performance in CPU-intensive tasks due to dual-channel

3 - an SSD is an SSD

4 - I admit defeat

5 - XFX TS Bronze Semi-modular is a M12II Evo rebrand. XFX TS Gold is a S12G rebrand. S12G is higher quality than M12II as the S12G are not group-regulated like the M12II

 

1. Most of the price difference is from the SSD and PSU, not the theme. The theme came naturally with my other parts.

2. Agreed, but that % and then some is gained when they upgrade to 16GB of ram.

3. I wont argue too much here, but I went with 250GB over your 120GB.

4. A lot of people have been looking over the BitFenix cases lately, I feel they look great. I think their major flaw might be AIO cooling options. other than that, I've really been liking them lately.

5. I'd counter with... Is it still reliable enough, and would the modularity of the PSU be worth it.

 

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Please take the back and forth banter as fun and educational, not hostile.

[don_svetlio]

1. Most of the price difference is from the SSD and PSU, not the theme. The theme came naturally with my other parts.

2. Agreed, but that % and then some is gained when they upgrade to 16GB of ram.

3. I wont argue too much here, but I went with 250GB over your 120GB.

4. A lot of people have been looking over the BitFenix cases lately, I feel they look great. I think their major flaw might be AIO cooling options. other than that, I've really been liking them lately.

5. I'd counter with... Is it still reliable enough, and would the modularity of the PSU be worth it.

 

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Please take the back and forth banter as fun and educational, not hostile.

Of course, all friendly competition

1 - give the budget I'm not sure he's likely to upgrade soon so by the time he needs one DDR4 will be more readily accessible and with Zen and Ice Lake coming it might be worth a wait

2 - 120GB is enough - he's choice whether he wants extra space on it

3 - ANTEC MASTER RACE! - yeah, Bitfenix are neat.

4 - S12G are less likely to have a DOA and are VERY, VEEEERY quiet (talking not hearing it under max load) - M12II Evo are loud sadly. Most cables will be in use either way.

[vSyNd1c4t3]

Of course, all friendly competition

1 - give the budget I'm not sure he's likely to upgrade soon so by the time he needs one DDR4 will be more readily accessible and with Zen and Ice Lake coming it might be worth a wait

2 - 120GB is enough - he's choice whether he wants extra space on it

3 - ANTEC MASTER RACE! - yeah, Bitfenix are neat.

4 - S12G are less likely to have a DOA and are VERY, VEEEERY quiet (talking not hearing it under max load) - M12II Evo are loud sadly. Most cables will be in use either way.

 

Very true!

 

Good info on the PSUs.

 

I think the OP has enough info to make a decision. Our work here is done.