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Hi, So i decided it was time to build my own PC for gaming, general use and School work. I am in high school [Year 9 (I am 14)] so i don't have a huge budget. please give some advice on parts and if they are god or not good or worth the price ect, i took my time selecting the parts and didn't just pick the cheapest ones. The keyboard, case, Motherboard and Monitor I am defiantly keeping on the list purely because I have heard good thing about them so far and i really like them. My budget is £700 no higher my parents will pay to wards prehipials e.g Keyboard, Mouse ect, ill look into any suggestions of Components from you. I did get some help after putting together part list of my own from a nice guy called SU11YBEAR form the toms hardware forums! Also thank you to Linus and the team for producing the YouTube videos that gave me the knowledge to put together this list of PC components.

Hoping to build in the school holidays [3 week estimate]

Here is my part list >>http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2nthmG

All help will be appreciated,As I have never built a PC before so tips will be nice.  :lol:

BTW I live in the UK, West Yorkshire to be more precise!

Also if you like you can call me Adam!

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£70.20 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£29.23 @ CCL Computers) 

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£52.98 @ Ebuyer) 


Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£158.99 @ Aria PC) 

Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£21.23 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£49.93 @ CCL Computers) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£54.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Monitor: ViewSonic VA2246M-LED 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  (£101.50 @ Ebuyer) 

Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  (£8.87 @ Amazon UK) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  (£62.53 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £645.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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well i sort of wanted to keep the mouse, monitor,motherboard,OS and case and HDD

thank you for the suggestions though

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sorry ill change it

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But that font hurts my eyes.

Agreed. I hate that shit

Case: Corsair Carbdie 330R Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P Asus Z97-A CPU: AMD FX-6300 i5 4690K 3.5 GHZ + 212 EVO GPU: ASUS GTX 760 DirectCUII Ram: Corsair Vengeance LP 8gb (2x4gb) HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB PSU: Corsair CX500M
Monitor: AOC Q2963pm 29'' 21:9 IPS Mouse: Mionix Naos 8200 Mousepad: Mionix Sargas 320 Headset: HyperX Cloud Keyboard: Corsair Gaming K70 RGBIKEA Headset/Headphone Holder
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Agreed. I hate that shit

i changed it to arial black

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@AdsStan

 

Here's a ~670 pounds build (I'm too lazy to get the sign) that will allow you to do some overclocking if you want. The UD3P is a superior board to the 970 Extreme3.

 

And you can have a color-coordinated build too! It's nearly all black. The PSU is of very good quality, and you have WIndows and a 1080p monitor in there as well. Don't listen to whoever may tell you that XFX can't make coolers for the R9 280; plus its color fits your build.

 

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

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STOP TYPING IN COMIC INSANITY

Did the edit not show up?

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Did the edit not show up?

 

Yes it did, I think we commented at the same time

 

Here have this:

 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£70.20 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£63.25 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£54.93 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£158.99 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£44.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£44.11 @ CCL Computers) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£79.89 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  (£102.24 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £678.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
Didn't you say your parents would pay the keyboard and mouse?
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yes they will pay for keyboad mouse OS and monitor but the budget is still £700

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um if i add the Keyboard Mouse Optical drive its over budget

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All done @AdsStan

 

You have to quote their post or mention them by @ + their name in order for them to get a notification.

 

 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£70.20 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£63.25 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£54.93 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card  (£120.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£44.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£44.11 @ CCL Computers) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£11.32 @ CCL Computers) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£79.89 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  (£102.24 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  (£8.87 @ Amazon UK) 
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse  (£51.52 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £690.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Sorry guys about the long response time but i was on my tomshardware forums post and forgot about this post i am such an idiot sometimes any ways thank you @tabascosauz for the suggested part list but i have updated mine after refining it. Thanks to SU11YBEAR and some other cool guys over on the tomshardware forums.

here is my updated build.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/QW8GnQ
 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£70.20 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£57.12 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£55.10 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£38.70 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£124.80 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£44.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Zalman 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£48.91 @ Amazon UK) 
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.74 @ CCL Computers) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£72.88 @ Ebuyer) 
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  (£120.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K30 Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£37.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Mouse: Asus UX300 Wired Optical Mouse  (£14.30 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £697.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
The actual monitor with correct pictures http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1663958.htm

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Get a free OS and spend the money on the gpu.

Get what linux haha i carnt get a free copy of Windows 8 and the GPU is fine if you ask the guys on my other forum post

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2197710/build.html

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2199574/graphics-monitor.html

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SteamOS, ubuntu, just don't pirate it ;)

Windows 8 is better tough

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