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Matt Wakey
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Wondering if I could get some help building a Gaming PC For around £500 Inc an OS

I would to be play most games on playable frame rates on decent settings.

Thanks

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Do you have an OS preference?

"M. Aronnax." replied the Canadian, "your arguments are rotten at the foundation. You speak in the future, 'We shall be there! we shall be here!' I speak in the present, 'We are here, and we must profit by it.'"

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Here ya go:

 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£73.92 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£66.33 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£52.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£149.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £490.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 19:30 BST+0100
 
Just make the RAM run at 1600mhz in the BIOS.
 
OS: windows 8.1: 
       linux (ubunutu): http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop
 
Those components will not work with Mac OS X
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Samung Tab S 8.4

 

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Here ya go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£73.92 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£66.33 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£52.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£38.70 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£149.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case: Fractal Design FD-CA-CORE-3500-BL ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.94 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: be quiet! 530W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£48.64 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £490.51

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 19:30 BST+0100

 

OS: windows 8.1: 

       linux (ubunutu): http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop

 

Those components will not work with Mac OS X

You can get windows for free then?

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You can get windows for free then?

Yes.

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Samung Tab S 8.4

 

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Free windows 8.1?? 

 

Definitely legal

CPU: i7 8700k Motherboard: MSI Z370 Krait Gaming RAM: 4x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro (2 white, 2 black) GPU: MSI RTX 2070 Armor Case: Corsair Crystal 570x White HDD: 2x 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm Sata 3 SSD: 240GB Corsair Force 3 + 500GB Samsung 970 Evo Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series™ H150i PSU: Corsair RM750i OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit

Mouse: Logitech G600 Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Cherry MX Brown Monitor: Samsung S24C570L 1080p 23.6" + AOC AGON 240Hz 1080p Sound: HyperX Cloud Headset Black/Red + Logitech Z213 Speakers 2.1

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You can get windows for free then?

It's not legal but if you want a legal version go to g2a and grab a 1 time win 8.1 code like i did..It costs around 20 quid

"You can get more of what you want with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word." -- Al Capone.

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CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk) 


Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£58.18 @ Amazon UK) 


Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  (£119.99 @ Aria PC) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£30.25 @ Scan.co.uk) 


Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.74 @ CCL Computers) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£72.69 @ Ebuyer) 

Total: £490.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 19:50 BST+0100

Main PC:

ASUS F1A55-M LX, AMD A6-3500, (2x2)gb Kingston HyperX Blu DDR3 1600mhz, Seagate Barracuda 500gb 7200rpm, 
 Corsair CX430M, Cooler Master Elite 343, Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit

Netbook:

Lenovo Ideapad S10-2, Intel Atom N280, (1x1)gb DDR2 667mhz, WD Scorpio Blue 250gb 5400rpm, Zorin OS 9 Lite
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Free windows 8.1?? 

 

Definitely legal

I never said it was legal, i just said that you can get windows 8.1 for free.

 

 

It's not legal but if you want a legal version go to g2a and grab a 1 time win 8.1 code like i did..It costs around 20 quid

I approve of this idea, but why pay when you can get it for free?

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Samung Tab S 8.4

 

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I never said it was legal, i just said that you can get windows 8.1 for free.

 

 

I approve of this idea, but why pay when you can get it for free?

Because you are stealing and not supporting the developer even if it is a multibillion company.

"You can get more of what you want with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word." -- Al Capone.

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Because you are stealing and not supporting the developer even if it is a multibillion company.

You are advocating the use of their software (by owning it and showing it to others when they come over / when you go out) so you are supporting them.

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Samung Tab S 8.4

 

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Here ya go:

 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£73.92 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£66.33 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£52.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£149.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £490.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 19:30 BST+0100
 
Just make the RAM run at 1600mhz in the BIOS.
 
OS: windows 8.1: 
       linux (ubunutu): http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop
 
Those components will not work with Mac OS X

 

 

Is that windows thing actually legit? As in working, not legal :P

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Is that windows thing actually legit? As in working, not legal :P

I can personally VERIFY that it works.

 

I have used onhax for a long time and EVERYTHING they release WORKS.

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You are advocating the use of their software (by owning it and showing it to others when they come over / when you go out) so you are supporting them.

No because as soon as you show their product you tell them how to get it illegaly for free 

"You can get more of what you want with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word." -- Al Capone.

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It's not legal but if you want a legal version go to g2a and grab a 1 time win 8.1 code like i did..It costs around 20 quid

Wow thanks!

They r doing windows for £8

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Wow thanks!

They r doing windows for £8

Be sure its from a seller with above 95% ratings and 20+ orders

"You can get more of what you want with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word." -- Al Capone.

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You could technically run a trial version of windows 8.1 from an ISO and it would be

100% legal, the only thing is a pop up telling you to activate every couple hours

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Build Log here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/119926-yin-yang-prodigy-update-2-26-14/

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Because you are stealing and not supporting the developer even if it is a multibillion company.

They laid off barnacles, they dint diserve His money
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They laid off barnacles, they dint diserve His money

Barnacles?

 

@Barnacules

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Corsair is overrated, and Anime is ruined by the people who watch it

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They laid off barnacles, they dint diserve His money

Firstly, im a big fan of jerry but that doesnt mean that we shouldn't pay for a piece of software that we enjoy even if someone that worked on it was layed off.

It's still stealing and its illegal

"You can get more of what you want with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word." -- Al Capone.

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Firstly, im a big fan of jerry but that doesnt mean that we shouldn't pay for a piece of software that we enjoy even if someone that worked on it was layed off.

It's still stealing and its illegal

Plus G2a does a lot of charity work

 

:D

Specs: 4790k | Asus Z-97 Pro Wifi | MX100 512GB SSD | NZXT H440 Plastidipped Black | Dark Rock 3 CPU Cooler | MSI 290x Lightning | EVGA 850 G2 | 3x Noctua Industrial NF-F12's

Bought a powermac G5, expect a mod log sometime in 2015

Corsair is overrated, and Anime is ruined by the people who watch it

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Plus G2a does a lot of charity work

 

:D

Indeed my friend  ;)

"You can get more of what you want with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word." -- Al Capone.

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