cheap pc build for a friend?

[MR_HODOR]

my friend wants a new pc but he only has £350 which i told him is nothing for what he wants to do with it.... i've tried a couple of things but keep going over the price limit, can anyone help me out?

he wants it for video editing, browsing the internet and gaming like wow and other low intensity games. yes i told him it's pretty much impossible but hey we can try right?

 

he doesn't need an os or any peripherals..

 

thanks

[Trik'Stari]

my friend wants a new pc but he only has £350 which i told him is nothing for what he wants to do with it.... i've tried a couple of things but keep going over the price limit, can anyone help me out?

he wants it for video editing, browsing the internet and gaming like wow and other low intensity games. yes i told him it's pretty much impossible but hey we can try right?

 

he doesn't need an os or any peripherals..

 

thanks

Does he have a PC now? What are it's spec.'s? Can he wait a bit and save a bit more money etc?

[MR_HODOR]

Does he have a PC now? What are it's spec.'s? Can he wait a bit and save a bit more money etc?

no and he wants it now so won't wait....

[Splat101]

i could help

what does he want it for?

and does he want a case?

or psu?

[Manny Calavera]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£72.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£39.88 @ CCL Computers) 

Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£53.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.79 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  (£80.39 @ Aria PC) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£30.36 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£35.09 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £346.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 16:42 BST+0100

 

undervolt cpu and leave it at stock, its great for video editing considering the price

[Trik'Stari]

no and he wants it now so won't wait....

Not gonna get much for $350, at around $500 he'd be beating out console easily, but $350 is a stretch. Unless you get some good deals on used gear on Ebay or something

[Koffehh]

Also how much video editing? because for £350 quid it aint really gonna be easy

[Splat101]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£72.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£39.88 @ CCL Computers) 

Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£53.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.79 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  (£80.39 @ Aria PC) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£30.36 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£35.09 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £346.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 16:42 BST+0100

 

undervolt cpu and leave it at stock, its great for video editing considering the price

why you no go 750 ti?

[Manny Calavera]

Not gonna get much for $350, at around $500 he'd be beating out console easily, but $350 is a stretch. Unless you get some good deals on used gear on Ebay or something

its pounds sterling. and also you can compare 7790 ( 260x) to xbone perf.

Also how much video editing? because for £350 quid it aint really gonna be easy

easy, i just did the build with 6300. its beast, its got 6 cores and better and cheaper at video editing than intel choice

 

why you no go 750 ti?

because its same performance but alot cheaper. you can also overclock, look at heatsink it has heatpipes, not just block of aluminium like sapphire card.

 

[Trik'Stari]

 

its pounds sterling. and also you can compare 7790 ( 260x) to xbone perf.

easy, i just did the build with 6300. its beast, its got 6 cores and better and cheaper at video editing than intel choice

 

because its same performance but alot cheaper. you can also overclock, look at heatsink it has heatpipes, not just block of aluminium like sapphire card.

 

 

Yeah a GTX 480 from 5 years ago doesn't run as slowly or poorly as either console. I doubt they can run as well as a 260x. Even then, you still can get 1080p on more games at a higher FPS than you can on console.

 

Edit: Nice build btw. I didn't think it could be done.

[MR_HODOR]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£72.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£39.88 @ CCL Computers) 

Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£53.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.79 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  (£80.39 @ Aria PC) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£30.36 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£35.09 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £346.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 16:42 BST+0100

 

undervolt cpu and leave it at stock, its great for video editing considering the price

 

that is brilliant, thank you so much!!! thanks everyone for the help