Build For A Friend!

[1_thing]

so my friend has a budget of£250 or £500!

 

if you could do one for each because I may have to convince him to spend more!

 

It will be used only for gaming!

 

No monitor or peripherals needed!

 

OS needed though!

 

thanks

 

thing

[DoubleY]

What kind of games will he be playing? 

[1_thing]

What kind of games will he be playing? 

not really sure the more performance the better!

[wng_kingsley7]

 

Do we know who he is?

[Ryan Leech]

An APU would be a good option so then he can get an ssd

[1_thing]

Do we know who he is?

he's not on the forum if that's what you mean!

 

thing

[Guest]

not really sure the more performance the better!

hmm your not sure some friend you are We can't build a system if we don't know what he likes

#moreinfoisalwaysbetter

[wng_kingsley7]

he's not on the forum if that's what you mean!

 

thing

So how exactly do "we" convince him if he isn't on the forums. I guess we message you and you send an email to him ^-^

[1_thing]

So how exactly do "we" convince him if he isn't on the forums. I guess we message you and you send an email to him ^-^

no I want to be able to show him two builds at the two price points and then show him the performance differences!

 

thing

[qwertywarrior]

first time recommending an AMD build

EDIT that case doesnt come with a from 120mm fan 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3ppGv
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3ppGv/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3ppGv/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6100 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (£79.93 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£48.92 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£51.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB Video Card  (£200.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£38.65 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.55 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £517.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 17:08 BST+0100)

[ilikemacandpc]

does he need an OS in the budget?

[1_thing]

hmm your not sure some friend you are We can't build a system if we don't know what he likes

#moreinfoisalwaysbetter

I have asked and he likes to play DOTA 2, Civ V and Minecraft!

 

thing

[wng_kingsley7]

Choose the graphics card yourself,

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£101.99 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard:  Asus A88X-PRO ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£86.04 @ Dabs) 

Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£59.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 

Case:  Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case  (£44.90 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply:  Be Quiet 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£39.68 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £367.55

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 17:09 BST+0100)

[1_thing]

does he need an OS in the budget?

yup, sorry forgot to add that to the OP

 

thing

[ilikemacandpc]

This 250 quid build is pathetic. And I think it's the best that I can do. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD A6-6420K 4.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£50.60 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard:  MSI A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£31.54 @ Aria PC) 

Memory:  Kingston Value 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£24.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Samsung Spinpoint F1 DT 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£23.89 @ CCL Computers) 

Case:  Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£28.92 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply:  XFX 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£20.00 @ Maplin Electronics) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£69.96 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £248.91

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 17:28 BST+0100)

 

 

This is a 500 quid build that is somewhat decent. For gaming, it will do well once that CPU is overclocked as far as it can go. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£54.90 @ Scan.co.uk) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard:  MSI A88X-G43 ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£56.26 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£59.22 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card:  XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  (£129.59 @ Aria PC) 

Case:  NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£38.64 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply:  XFX 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£20.00 @ Maplin Electronics) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£78.77 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £498.77

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 17:33 BST+0100)

 

Here is another 500 quid build that has a better processor but one that can't overclock. I think it will still perform better than the previous build. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£77.99 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard:  MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£55.02 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£59.22 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card:  XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  (£129.59 @ Aria PC) 

Case:  NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£38.64 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply:  XFX 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£20.00 @ Maplin Electronics) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£78.77 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £495.17

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 17:35 BST+0100)