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I may get a gaming pc now in the summer, I want to make it as cheap as possible and to have Windows and a screen ( i have peripherals)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£70.20 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD65 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£79.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£53.15 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£36.00 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£116.72 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£30.25 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£35.52 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£79.18 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: ViewSonic VA2246M-LED 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  (£100.49 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £600.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

This is what i have come up with

My PC:

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MOBO: MSI B450 Tomahawk Max, CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Cooler: BeQuiet! Dark Rock 3, GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050ti D5 4G, Ram: 16GB (2x8) HyperX Fury DDR4, Case: NZXT S340, Psu: Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 600W , HDD's: WD 1TB Caviar Blue, WD 256GB Scorpio Blue, WD 2TB Caviar Blue  SSD: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240Gb

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doesnt look to bad about 3 mins ago i just made a £300 pc without OS its not to bad but if you want to see it just quote me 

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pretty much fine to me

 

if you want you could save a few pennies with this ram instead its got leds on it

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-BLT8G3D1608DT2TXOBCEU-Ballistix-Tracer-Memory/dp/B008EMC0PO/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1405858114&sr=8-5&keywords=8gb+ram

cpu: intel i5 4670k @ 4.5ghz Ram: G skill ares 2x4gb 2166mhz cl10 Gpu: GTX 680 liquid cooled cpu cooler: Raijintek ereboss Mobo: gigabyte z87x ud5h psu: cm gx650 bronze Case: Zalman Z9 plus


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Cpu: intel i7 4770k @ 4.2ghz Ram: G skill  ripjaws 2x4gb Gpu: nvidia gtx 970 cpu cooler: akasa venom voodoo Mobo: G1.Sniper Z6 Psu: XFX proseries 650w Case: Zalman H1

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doesnt look to bad about 3 mins ago i just made a £300 pc without OS its not to bad but if you want to see it just quote me 

Go ahead, the cheaper the better, but i need perfomance because Planetside 2 :/

My PC:

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MOBO: MSI B450 Tomahawk Max, CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Cooler: BeQuiet! Dark Rock 3, GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050ti D5 4G, Ram: 16GB (2x8) HyperX Fury DDR4, Case: NZXT S340, Psu: Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 600W , HDD's: WD 1TB Caviar Blue, WD 256GB Scorpio Blue, WD 2TB Caviar Blue  SSD: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240Gb

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Go ahead, the cheaper the better, but i need perfomance because Planetside 2 :/

yeah it gives you something to see and improve http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/V6ghFT

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pretty much fine to me

 

if you want you could save a few pennies with this ram instead its got leds on it

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-BLT8G3D1608DT2TXOBCEU-Ballistix-Tracer-Memory/dp/B008EMC0PO/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1405858114&sr=8-5&keywords=8gb+ram

I dont really care about bling bling, the case has no window (i would like one for example 300r or define r4 but they are a bit more expensive)

My PC:

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MOBO: MSI B450 Tomahawk Max, CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Cooler: BeQuiet! Dark Rock 3, GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050ti D5 4G, Ram: 16GB (2x8) HyperX Fury DDR4, Case: NZXT S340, Psu: Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 600W , HDD's: WD 1TB Caviar Blue, WD 256GB Scorpio Blue, WD 2TB Caviar Blue  SSD: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240Gb

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I dont really care about bling bling, the case has no window (i would like one for example 300r or define r4 but they are a bit more expensive)

btw i believe ebuyer has postage and packaging fees so make sure you take that in mind, ive not ordered from them in a while so just check, its only a difference of like £5 but i like saving as much as possible.

cpu: intel i5 4670k @ 4.5ghz Ram: G skill ares 2x4gb 2166mhz cl10 Gpu: GTX 680 liquid cooled cpu cooler: Raijintek ereboss Mobo: gigabyte z87x ud5h psu: cm gx650 bronze Case: Zalman Z9 plus


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Cpu: intel i7 4770k @ 4.2ghz Ram: G skill  ripjaws 2x4gb Gpu: nvidia gtx 970 cpu cooler: akasa venom voodoo Mobo: G1.Sniper Z6 Psu: XFX proseries 650w Case: Zalman H1

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is there a way to make it cheaper or is that pretty good?

My PC:

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MOBO: MSI B450 Tomahawk Max, CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Cooler: BeQuiet! Dark Rock 3, GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050ti D5 4G, Ram: 16GB (2x8) HyperX Fury DDR4, Case: NZXT S340, Psu: Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 600W , HDD's: WD 1TB Caviar Blue, WD 256GB Scorpio Blue, WD 2TB Caviar Blue  SSD: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240Gb

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Go ahead, the cheaper the better, but i need perfomance because Planetside 2 :/

 

Planetside runs much better on Intel... An i3 would be better in that case maybe (please correct me if I am wrong about PS2's singlethreadedness :P)

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Planetside runs much better on Intel... An i3 would be better in that case maybe (please correct me if I am wrong about PS2's singlethreadedness :P)

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

Type|Item|Price

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

**CPU** | [intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i34150) | £79.99 @ Aria PC

**Motherboard** | [MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h97pcmate) | £64.74 @ CCL Computers

**Memory** | [Patriot Viper 3 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/patriot-memory-pv38g160c0) | £53.15 @ Ebuyer

**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | £36.00 @ Aria PC

**Video Card** | [XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9270acdfc) | £116.72 @ Scan.co.uk

**Case** | [NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210001) | £30.25 @ Scan.co.uk

**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430m) | £35.52 @ Amazon UK

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | £79.18 @ Amazon UK

**Monitor** | [ViewSonic VA2246M-LED 60Hz 22.0" Monitor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/viewsonic-monitor-va2246mled) | £100.49 @ CCL Computers

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £596.04

 

something along those lines? it also gives space to change the cpu to an i5 in the future

My PC:

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MOBO: MSI B450 Tomahawk Max, CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Cooler: BeQuiet! Dark Rock 3, GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050ti D5 4G, Ram: 16GB (2x8) HyperX Fury DDR4, Case: NZXT S340, Psu: Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 600W , HDD's: WD 1TB Caviar Blue, WD 256GB Scorpio Blue, WD 2TB Caviar Blue  SSD: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240Gb

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

Type|Item|Price

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

**CPU** | [intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i34150) | £79.99 @ Aria PC

**Motherboard** | [MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h97pcmate) | £64.74 @ CCL Computers

**Memory** | [Patriot Viper 3 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/patriot-memory-pv38g160c0) | £53.15 @ Ebuyer

**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | £36.00 @ Aria PC

**Video Card** | [XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9270acdfc) | £116.72 @ Scan.co.uk

**Case** | [NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210001) | £30.25 @ Scan.co.uk

**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430m) | £35.52 @ Amazon UK

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | £79.18 @ Amazon UK

**Monitor** | [ViewSonic VA2246M-LED 60Hz 22.0" Monitor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/viewsonic-monitor-va2246mled) | £100.49 @ CCL Computers

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £596.04

 

something along those lines? it also gives space to change the cpu to an i5 in the future

 

Yeah, that would be pretty amazing for the price, I think pretty much along the sweet spot for performance/£. For general tasks, the FX 6300 is better tho, so the question is if you want to prioritize PlanetSide 2 or performance in things like video conversion and stuff (which the FX will be significantly faster at). During browsing, productivity, it will make no difference, both CPUs are very fast.

Owner of a top of the line 13" MacBook Pro with Retina Display (Dual Boot OS X El Capitan & Win 10):
Core i7-4558U @ 3.2GHz II Intel Iris @ 1200MHz II 1TB Apple/Samsung SSD II 16 GB RAM @ 1600MHz

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Yeah, that would be pretty amazing for the price, I think pretty much along the sweet spot for performance/£. For general tasks, the FX 6300 is better tho, so the question is if you want to prioritize PlanetSide 2 or performance in things like video conversion and stuff (which the FX will be significantly faster at). During browsing, productivity, it will make no difference, both CPUs are very fast.

Mild gaming, the most demanding games i will play are propably Planetside 2 and BF3 for now.

 

the Intel build offers better upgradeability to an i5

My PC:

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MOBO: MSI B450 Tomahawk Max, CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Cooler: BeQuiet! Dark Rock 3, GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050ti D5 4G, Ram: 16GB (2x8) HyperX Fury DDR4, Case: NZXT S340, Psu: Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 600W , HDD's: WD 1TB Caviar Blue, WD 256GB Scorpio Blue, WD 2TB Caviar Blue  SSD: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240Gb

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