Good Enough Gaming PC

[IceMan_97]

Hi all, I am new here and am looking for some help in choosing components for a new PC. I will be gaming and some very light Photoshop work for school. I am 16 and earn about £50 a week that is going into a savings pot for a PC.

 

I will be playing racing games mostly as well as some Batman Arkham. Crisis 3 and Tomb Raider.

 

I have a budget of £450 (UK)

 

My only requirement is tat it is fairly small.

 

Thank you for your input on this subject.

 

IceMan_97

[Paralectic]

AMD Athlon II x4 760k with a 7850 could fit in your budget, with anything else what you want.

[Cacao]

Check this out, it's right around your budget and gets some killer performance for the price! Also it's tiny.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43pXorOZ3MQ&list=UUXGgrKt94gR6lmN4aN3mYTg&feature=c4-overview

[Osmium]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/31GH6

 

Got you a hexicore FX-6300, GTX 760, 2TB storage, 8GB of RAM, and a good PSU. Does not include OS but since you are a student it shouldn't be too difficult getting an OS.

[Shd0w2]

You won't be able to play any of those games. but whatever

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£106.36 @ Ebuyer) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.44 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard:  Biostar A960D+ Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£29.03 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory:  Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£52.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.98 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  (£107.70 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case:  Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£29.98 @ Novatech) 

Power Supply:  XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£44.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £436.46

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-28 19:01 GMT+0000)

[antoainb]

Look at this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£59.71 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard:  MSI A88XM-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£40.14 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory:  Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£55.17 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£38.38 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£43.72 @ CCL Computers) 

Video Card:  PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  (£128.52 @ CCL Computers) 

Case:  Fractal Design Core 3000 USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£58.78 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£36.73 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £461.15

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-28 19:06 GMT+0000)

[IceMan_97]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/31GH6

 

Got you a hexicore FX-6300, GTX 760, 2TB storage, 8GB of RAM, and a good PSU. Does not include OS but since you are a student it shouldn't be too difficult getting an OS.

That comes to almost £600 uk, i want to spend £450

[Osmium]

That comes to almost £600 uk, i want to spend £450

 

Oh man I completely messed up on that one

I'll edit!

[IceMan_97]

Oh man I completely messed up on that one

I'll edit!

Thanks

[Osmium]

That comes to almost £600 uk, i want to spend £450

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/31H1v

 

BAM fixed

[IceMan_97]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/31H1v

 

BAM fixed

Will the 750ti play those titles at 1600*900?

[Osmium]

Will the 750ti play those titles at 1600*900?

 

I imagine so. It performs quite well for the power used. But since you have a sustainable income I would still recommend you save up. What you could do is do an APU build and buy a GPU later. It is an option to consider although all of the builds mentioned here would do what you want them to.

[FireViper015]

Will the 750ti play those titles at 1600*900?

Yeah, the 750 ti should play things at that resolution with playable framerates.

[coen113]

 

Look at this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£59.71 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard:  MSI A88XM-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£40.14 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory:  Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£55.17 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£38.38 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£43.72 @ CCL Computers) 

Video Card:  PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  (£128.52 @ CCL Computers) 

Case:  Fractal Design Core 3000 USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£58.78 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£36.73 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £461.15

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-28 19:06 GMT+0000)

 

this one with an n200 instead of the core 3000, its much cheaper

[antoainb]

this one with an n200 instead of the core 3000, its much cheaper

 

With the money saved he/she could get a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, much better than the stock cooler. I don't know many cases so...

[coen113]

With the money saved he/she could get a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, much better than the stock cooler. I don't know many cases so...

you selected an atx case, you could have gone with an Matx case like the core 1000, or the n200

[antoainb]

you selected an atx case, you could have gone with an Matx case like the core 1000, or the n200

 

I don't really like the Core 1000s design, the n200 is better. 

[IceMan_97]

How about this?

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/30Bzf

[coen113]

I don't really like the Core 1000s design, the n200 is better. 

well picked, i also like the n200 over the core 1000, but most people pick the core 1000, for reasons unknown to me

[IceMan_97]

Another idea, a little over budget but what do you think?

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/31I8a

[julekule]

my try a little over priced, but what do you think

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/31Mcz

[IceMan_97]

my try a little over priced, but what do you think

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/31Mcz

Why is the case and PSU 1/3 of the build price? surly that is diisproprtionate with the components

[julekule]

Why is the case and PSU 1/3 of the build price? surly that is diisproprtionate with the components

he wanted small form factor and that psu is the only one that will fit in the case

[IceMan_97]

he wanted small form factor and that psu is the only one that will fit in the case

Other cases like the CM case take a regular ATX psu and are cheaper than the LainLi

[julekule]

Other cases like the CM case take a regular ATX psu and are cheaper than the LainLi

but it is not as small