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I have only £500 too spend on a build due to me needing a new monitor and other stuff.

I want to stream at 720p while playing most games on 1080p Ultra IF possible.

This build also needs to be able to be upgraded very easily in the future so that when i get more money i don't have to buy a new case, mobo, PSU etc

I play games like ESO (When released) and WoW but sometimes LoL as well.

Thanks

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You won't be able to play ESO (especially this one) or LoL on ultra and stream 720p with a 500 pond built.

Current rig: CPU: AMD FX-8120  Cooling: Corsair H100i  Mobo: ASRock 970 Extreme 3  RAM: 8GB 1333Mhz  GPU: MSI GTX 660Ti Power Edition  Case: Fractal Design Define R4  Storage: 2TB Seagate HDD + 128GB Crucial SSD  PSU: be quiet! 730W bronze

 

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Will this be okay?

Only concern is that the 212 cooler will not fit the case so can somebody verify this?

 
CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£80.39 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£56.91 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory:  Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£57.06 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£41.27 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card:  MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card  (£150.94 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case:  Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£35.46 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply:  EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.96 @ CCL Computers) 
Optical Drive:  Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.83 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £524.26
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Will this be okay?

Only concern is that the 212 cooler will not fit the case so can somebody verify this?

 
CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£80.39 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£56.91 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory:  Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£57.06 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£41.27 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card:  MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card  (£150.94 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case:  Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£35.46 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply:  EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.96 @ CCL Computers) 
Optical Drive:  Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.83 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £524.26
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-06 07:45 GMT+0000)

 

The Hyper 212 should fit in that case , i have the Z11 and it fits fine .... For gaming that PC will do just fine but i dont think you will be able to play ultra AND stream ( like i do lol ) :L

My Pc Specs

CPU : AMD FX-8350 @stock w/Noctua NH D-14   Mobo: Asus M5A99FX    Ram : 16gb Corsair XMS3 @1600mhz    GPU : Gigabyte GTX970 Windforce OC 4GB @1429mhz   SSD: Sandisk X110 256gb    Case: Be Quiet Silent Base 800 Windowed  PSU: EVGA 850w g2  Peripherals : Corsair K70 w/Red Switches , Logitech G502 , Samsung SyncMaster S22B300 (1920x1080) , Ttesports Shock one headset , Phone : HTC one A9

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I want to be playing on 1080p with one monitor and something that can be upgraded easily when i get more money.

I will be playing ESO, WoW and other MMOs.

I came up with this myself and i want to make sure this is the best i could get?

 
CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£80.39 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£47.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory:  Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£57.78 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card:  Asus Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card  (£158.01 @ Amazon UK) 
Case:  Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£35.46 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Optical Drive:  Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.83 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £511.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-06 16:00 GMT+0000)
 
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CPU:  AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor  (£92.39 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£47.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory:  Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£57.78 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card:  MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card  (£165.91 @ Aria PC) 
Case:  Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£35.46 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Optical Drive:  Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.83 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £498.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-06 16:14 GMT+0000)
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if you could get an 8320, and use the stock cooler for a while,

http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FX8320-Edition-4-0GHz-Socket/dp/B009O7YU56

and get a better cooler a bit later

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CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£105.59 @ Aria PC) 


Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£47.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory:  Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£57.78 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.97 @ CCL Computers) 

Video Card:  Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  (£138.98 @ Aria PC) 

Case:  Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£35.46 @ Scan.co.uk) 


Optical Drive:  Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.83 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £500.74

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-06 16:16 GMT+0000)

 

and if you want more wattage 

 


 

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£105.59 @ Aria PC) 


Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£47.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory:  Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£57.78 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.97 @ CCL Computers) 

Video Card:  Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  (£138.98 @ Aria PC) 

Case:  Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£35.46 @ Scan.co.uk) 


Optical Drive:  Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.83 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £510.28

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

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I budget build well. Want to learn? PM me if you want advice. 

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CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£105.59 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£47.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory:  Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£57.78 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card:  Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  (£138.98 @ Aria PC) 
Case:  Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£35.46 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Optical Drive:  Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.83 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £500.74
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Nice, Would this do everything well?

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Just seen this.

 
CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£80.39 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard:  Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£53.95 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£57.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card:  MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  (£134.04 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case:  Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£36.98 @ Dabs) 
Power Supply:  EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£48.78 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Optical Drive:  Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.83 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £466.43
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£139.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard:  ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£36.55 @ CCL Computers)
Memory:  Corsair XMS3 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£49.67 @ Amazon UK)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card:  Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  (£133.56 @ Amazon UK)
Case:  Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£31.73 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply:  SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£59.35 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive:  Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.83 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £502.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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wow is single core intensive, and i got beefier cpu

also you dont need msi lightning, waste of money.

better psu. cx is crap, i dont even know why would anyone out of USA get it while there is bequiet, xfx and seasonic

good case

ram is ram

mobo is fine unless you want some features, tell me

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Here you go: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/35g78

 

Also, don't make duplicate threads. I'm merging them.

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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MMOs = More CPU with better single threaded performance is the best. On this build the looks, the OC and the upgrades are restricted, but it will let you play on ultra at 1080p every single MMO there is.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/35g6g
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/35g6g/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/35g6g/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£41.99 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£186.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£34.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£36.73 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £497.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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