To wait or not to wait

[SNorman]

Hi anyone/everyone,

 

I am planning on building a rig (kinda why I'm in this section but you know), now I have a budget of £500 (convert to dollars if you need)

 

Here is what I'm currently thinking

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Bc3RdC
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Bc3RdC/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£140.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£77.87 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£34.98 @ Dabs)
Storage: Toshiba  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£31.19 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  (£89.89 @ More Computers)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£38.49 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £493.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-26 19:13 GMT+0000

 

Any additions/edits to this are MUCH appreciated

 

Although I'm wondering if I should buy these parts now (for Christmas/my birthday) or wait until black friday. I don't even know if black friday is a thing in the UK and if it is would I even say anything on these parts at all?

 

 

Thanks in advance!

[Kobathor]

I would swap out the 750ti for a GTX 950.

 

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

[Senzelian]

I would swap out the 750ti for a GTX 950.

 

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

Oh yeah - and you're the one that's going to pay for it?

But that could maybe work. How about a AsRock Anniversary H97 board instead of the Gigabyte one. That should be cheaper and comes with more RAM slots. Or maybe even a cheaper H87/H81/B85 board.

Maybe you're also able to get a cheaper case. Then you might be able to have the money for a GTX 950.

[SNorman]

 now I have a budget of £500

A VERY fixed budget

 

 

 

 

I would swap out the 750ti for a GTX 950.

 

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

 

I pratically only play Minecraft but thanks

 

 

 

[SNorman]

But should I wait or not anyone?

[TheRandomness]

We can make the list cheaper... so idk about waiting... wait until black friday, buy stuff if on sale and if not buy stuff anyways

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£85.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£48.42 @ CCL Computers) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£34.98 @ Dabs) 

Storage: Toshiba  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£31.19 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  (£166.08 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£27.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: be quiet! 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£50.88 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £480.51

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-26 19:38 GMT+0000

[masterdan113]

But should I wait or not anyone?

wait till black friday 27th and cbyer monday 30th november, you can save some money. also yes black friday is a thing in the UK

[Inception9269]

A VERY fixed budget

 

 

 

 

 

I pratically only play Minecraft but thanks

 

I do like the 750 ti, it being my first graphics card, when I first got into pc gaming. But yeah, you should consider at least a 950.

[SNorman]

I do like the 750 ti, it being my first graphics card, when I first got into pc gaming. But yeah, you should consider at least a 950.

For Minecraft? I don't even want like 500 FPS I want 100

 

 

We can make the list cheaper... so idk about waiting... wait until black friday, buy stuff if on sale and if not buy stuff anyways

How would you make it cheaper

 

 

wait till black friday 27th and cbyer monday 30th november, you can save some money. also yes black friday is a thing in the UK

Thanks

[TheRandomness]

 

How would you make it cheaper

 

Already done so, look at the post from earlier. Also, the 380 is there for the future when you decide to play more games than minecraft

[SNorman]

Already done so, look at the post from earlier. Also, the 380 is there for the future when you decide to play more games than minecraft

Do I really want to sacrafice that i5 tho

 

I also want a cheaper GPU then I can always upgrade in 1-2 years same with the RAM.

[SNorman]

Also the PSU is more expensive couldn't I cut back on that as well as the GPU

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£140.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£48.42 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£34.98 @ Dabs)
Storage: Toshiba  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£31.19 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  (£89.89 @ More Computers)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£27.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£38.49 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £446.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-26 19:51 GMT+0000

[TheRandomness]

Do I really want to sacrafice that i5 tho

 

I also want a cheaper GPU then I can always upgrade in 1-2 years same with the RAM.

i3 = i5 with less physical cores and 2 more hyperthreaded ones (Basically, it's an i5 in multithreaded applications) and the PSU is sub-par...