£500 Gaming PC

[Jack2905]

Hi Guys!

 

One of my friends has recently asked me if I could build him a PC that would be able to play Planetside 2 at 1920x1080 on low-medium settings for £500.

The current components that I have selected are:

 

CPU: AMD FX 6300

RAM: Kingston HyperX 8GB 1600Mz

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

GPU: Sapphire 7850 2GB

PSU: Corsair CX 500

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB

DVD Drive: LG 24x DVDRW

Case Fans: 92mm (1x), 120mm (1x), Fractal Design Silent Series

 

Amazon Wish list link:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/WDJJKJVW7BOQ

 

I would be highly appreciative if someone could let me know if these components will make a good PC for him and be able to play Planetside 2 at the settings he desires.

 

Thanks in advance J

 

Jack.

[BlackOutCrisis]

I would get rid of the dvd drive and save up a little more money and get the 7870.

[mithusan55743]

I would get rid of the dvd drive and save up a little more money and get the 7870.

He needs a dvd drive. I know the person who it is for.

[BlackOutCrisis]

I couldn't even find a reason to use my dvd drive if I tried XD but either way I would still save up the little extra for a 7870.

[Jack2905]

Cheers for the suggestion but for some bizarre reason he refuses to buy a pc if it doesn't have a disc drive :p

[Lavi]

Hmm, messing on PCPartpicker I came up with:
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
 
CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£83.99 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX  AM3+ Motherboard  (£36.60 @ Aria PC) 
Memory:  Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£45.30 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£67.58 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card:  Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card  (£150.62 @ Dabs) 
Case:  NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£39.95 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply:  XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply  (£36.18 @ Aria PC) 
Optical Drive:  Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.66 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £471.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-02 21:49 BST+0100)
 

I main thing is a case and motherboard with front USB3 and a bigger HDD (500GB ones are just silly). The XFX PSU is just overall a better quality unit with a more modern internals.

[Jack2905]

Sounds great! Thanks for the help:)

[Nertballs]

Hmm, messing on PCPartpicker I came up with:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£83.99 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX  AM3+ Motherboard  (£36.60 @ Aria PC) 

Memory:  Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£45.30 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£67.58 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card:  Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card  (£150.62 @ Dabs) 

Case:  NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£39.95 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply:  XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply  (£36.18 @ Aria PC) 

Optical Drive:  Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.66 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £471.88

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-02 21:49 BST+0100)

 

I main thing is a case and motherboard with front USB3 and a bigger HDD (500GB ones are just silly). The XFX PSU is just overall a better quality unit with a more modern internals.

pretty much took the characters off my keyboard! that motherboard has better features and 1tb is really the minimum nowadays with how cheap they are again! also i'd look at maybe this GPU: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Club-3D-Radeon-royalKing-GDDR5/dp/B007XE4CH8/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1367529522&sr=8-14&keywords=7870 i know they aren't the most reputable brand but a 7870 is a 7870! i don't have any experience with this card, but look into it, 7870 is a great card!

[hiyayhi]

If he can spare an extra 40 pounds he will get better value from this system

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

[Lavi]

pretty much took the characters off my keyboard! that motherboard has better features and 1tb is really the minimum nowadays with how cheap they are again! also i'd look at maybe this GPU: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Club-3D-Radeon-royalKing-GDDR5/dp/B007XE4CH8/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1367529522&sr=8-14&keywords=7870 i know they aren't the most reputable brand but a 7870 is a 7870! i don't have any experience with this card, but look into it, 7870 is a great card!

 

Club3D are a perfectly reputable brand, just not common. However remember to check the shipping costs, OWCH!

[Jack2905]

I used to own a 7870 however I would keep getting black screens whilst playing games and then my monitor would go to sleep. I read up online that there are a lot of 7870's with a similar issue to what I had. I found that the problem was something to do with the capacitors on the card.

The 7870 I used to own was a Sapphire 7870 2GB OC.

[greenroost1445]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/UKn7) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/UKn7/by_merchant/) / [benchmarks](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/UKn7/benchmarks/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | £89.20 @ Amazon UK 

**Motherboard** | [MSI 970A-G46 ATX  AM3+ Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-970ag46) | £64.58 @ Ebuyer 

**Memory** | [Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx1600c9d3b1k28gx) | £47.98 @ Dabs 

**Storage** | [Toshiba  500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/toshiba-internal-hard-drive-dt01aca050) | £43.61 @ Amazon UK 

**Video Card** | [Asus Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-hd7850dc22gd5v2) | £155.98 @ Dabs 

**Case** | [Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cougar-case-solution) |-

**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430m) |-

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050) | £69.43 @ CCL Computers 

**Monitor** | [Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-umwg6aab01) |-

**Keyboard** | [Gear Head KBL5925W Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Laser Mouse](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gear-head-keyboard-kbl5925w) |-

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | £470.78

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-03 16:53 BST+0100 |