Budget computer for everyday use.

[ThaGamer]

Well I've been looking forward to build a gaming computer for quite a while now, thing is that I've spent all the money in other stuff with time, and this project was left behind. I also have changed my mind, I don't need a heavy gaming computer anymore, since I don't game as much. So I've about 600$ (450€) to spend, and I need to buy everything on http://amazon.co.uk cuz it's the only site that ships to where I live with no trouble.

 

I've made a little setup, but am completely open for suggestions, just spit it out.

 

Case: Zallman Z11 Plus Midi Tower Case - £47.98  Fractal Design Core 1000 Series Micro ATX Case - £32.94

RAM : Kingston Technology 8GB 1600MHz CL10 DDR3 HyperX Memory Module - £59.00 Kingston Technology 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 HyperX Memory Kit - £60.84

Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Mini-ATX Motherboard - £39.99

PSU :Corsair Builder Series CXM 430W Modular 80 PLUS Bronze Certified - £36.73

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760k Black Edition Quad Processor - £64.70

GPU: GIGABYTE NVIDIA GTX 750Ti 2GB PCI-E Graphics Card - £118.76

 

TOTAL: £353.96 (430,10€) (591,50 USD)

 

 

I've got a couple HDDs laying around so no need to get one.

 

I'm ordering next week so give me some ideas

[JohnnyGrey]

Case: Zallman Z11 Plus Midi Tower Case - £47.98

RAM : Kingston Technology 8GB 1600MHz CL10 DDR3 HyperX Memory Module - £59.00

Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Mini-ATX Motherboard - £39.99

PSU :Corsair Builder Series CXM 430W Modular 80 PLUS Bronze Certified - £36.73

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760k Black Edition Quad Processor - £64.70

GPU: GIGABYTE NVIDIA GTX 750Ti 2GB PCI-E Graphics Card - £118.76

 

TOTAL: £367.16 (446,14€) (613,55 USD)

 

I've got a couple HDDs laying around so no need to get one.

Do you need such a large case if going with a mATX motherboard? The Fractal Design Core 1000 for £32.94 is a great budget mATX case, although depending on the number of hard drives you have, space might be limited.

 

I would also recommend a 2x4gb kit of RAM instead of a single 8gb stick, that way it will run in dual channel mode. 8gb is plenty these days, especially when only occasionally gaming.

 

For a budget build, the GTX 750Ti seems to be a promising card.

[ThaGamer]

Do you need such a large case if going with a mATX motherboard? The Fractal Design Core 1000 for £32.94 is a great budget mATX case, although depending on the number of hard drives you have, space might be limited.

 

I would also recommend a 2x4gb kit of RAM instead of a single 8gb stick, that way it will run in dual channel mode. 8gb is plenty these days, especially when only occasionally gaming.

 

For a budget build, the GTX 750Ti seems to be a promising card.

You are right, wasn't even thinking about the case size

 

Going to modify the setup

[brob]

Well I've been looking forward to build a gaming computer for quite a while now, thing is that I've spent all the money in other stuff with time, and this project was left behind. I also have changed my mind, I don't need a heavy gaming computer anymore, since I don't game as much. So I've about 600$ (450€) to spend, and I need to buy everything on http://amazon.co.uk cuz it's the only site that ships to where I live with no trouble.

 

I've made a little setup, but am completely open for suggestions, just spit it out.

 

Case: Zallman Z11 Plus Midi Tower Case - £47.98  Fractal Design Core 1000 Series Micro ATX Case - £32.94

RAM : Kingston Technology 8GB 1600MHz CL10 DDR3 HyperX Memory Module - £59.00 Kingston Technology 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 HyperX Memory Kit - £60.84

Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Mini-ATX Motherboard - £39.99

PSU :Corsair Builder Series CXM 430W Modular 80 PLUS Bronze Certified - £36.73

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760k Black Edition Quad Processor - £64.70

GPU: GIGABYTE NVIDIA GTX 750Ti 2GB PCI-E Graphics Card - £118.76

 

TOTAL: £353.96 (430,10€) (591,50 USD)

 

 

I've got a couple HDDs laying around so no need to get one.

 

I'm ordering next week so give me some ideas

 

If gaming is not a requirement you might consider

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£128.38 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard:  ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£56.23 @ Amazon UK)

Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case:  Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£48.40 @ Amazon UK)

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

Total: £329.73

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-01 23:25 GMT+0000)

[ThaGamer]

If gaming is not a requirement you might consider

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£128.38 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard:  ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£56.23 @ Amazon UK)

Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case:  Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£48.40 @ Amazon UK)

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

Total: £329.73

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-01 23:25 GMT+0000)

Well it's not a requirement, still I'm going to game on it now and then, so having a graphics card is kinda needed , I don't think I can do a lot with the onboard graphics. Anyways, thx for the feedback