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First Time Build - Need Advice

Andyd1903
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Hey, I'm 13 and am looking to change over from console to pc gaming. I have no experience but have an idea of what parts to pick after reading lots of information. I have put a list together but need some help from someone more experienced. The budget would be around £500 and I would be looking to play games like Battlefield, Call of duty, Gta (maybe), Fifa, Hearthstone, Minecraft, counter strike and Payday 2.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Xzvm23

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Xzvm23/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£124.40 @ CCL Computers)

Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£65.11 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£64.36)

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

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB TurboDuo Video Card (£135.59)

Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.79 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£31.55 @ Aria PC)

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£11.21 @ Aria PC)

Total: £496.95

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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CPU: games dont need 8 corse, im an intel fan and know nothing about AMD, i would go for this (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54670k) as it can be overclocked

MB im sure its fine if you go amd, but if you go intil look for a Z 97 series MB as it allows you to overclock

Memory: i would go Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory £63.99

Storage seems good

Video card seems good

Case you need to make sure your MB and graphics card can fit in.

Power supply: I think you need a better one maybe a 600 or 650w

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 @1500mhz + 8000Mhz CPU: Intel Core i7 6700k Delided and Overclocked @4.8  MB: ASUS MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT  RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory CPU Cooler: Corsair HG10+ H90 +H90 CASE: Corsair 380T  Storage: 120GB Samsung Evo SSD + Crucail 256GB Mx100 + 2TB Seagate/  OS: Windows 10 64bit Power supply:  Corsair RM750

 

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Personally I'm no AMD fan so ima go with Intel

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£129.01 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£38.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£60.59 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£147.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.79 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£35.06 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £506.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Scarlet Knight: Intel Core i3 6100 || Antec A40 Pro CPU Cooler || MSI Z170A Gaming M5 || Kingston HyperX 16GB DDR4-2133MHz || Samsung 850 Evo 120GB || Seagate Barracuda 1TB || Gigabyte G1 Gaming R9 390X 8GB || Seasonic M12II 620W || In Win 503 || Corsair Strafe || Steelseries Kinzu V3 MSI Edition || Dell UltraSharp U2414H || Xiaomi Alumunium Mouse Pad (S)

 

#Gadget: 

Phone: BlackBerry Classic Q20, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE SM-N916S

Console: PlayStation 4 500GB CUH-1206A

Tablet: iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-fi Only

Laptop: MSI GE62 (i7 4720HQ || 8GB DDR3 || NVIDIA GTX960M || Samsung 650 EVO 120GB + 1TB HDD)

In-ear Monitor: Xiaomi Piston 3.0

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Personally I'm no AMD fan so ima go with Intel

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£129.01 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£38.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£60.59 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£147.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.79 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£35.06 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £506.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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This build is great for the price, I would go with this.

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How about this?

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/7RYwD3

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/7RYwD3/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£71.52 @ CCL Computers)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£82.00 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£54.52 @ Ebuyer)

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£137.12 @ Scan.co.uk)

Case: Xigmatek Assassin II ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.76 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£39.55 @ Amazon UK)

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£11.21 @ Aria PC)

Total: £471.62

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Personally I'm no AMD fan so ima go with Intel

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£129.01 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£38.90 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£60.59 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£66.40 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£147.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.79 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£35.06 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £506.74

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Would I need a aftermarket CPU cooler?

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Would I need a aftermarket CPU cooler?

No, non-OC cpu doesn't need aftermarket cooler

Scarlet Knight: Intel Core i3 6100 || Antec A40 Pro CPU Cooler || MSI Z170A Gaming M5 || Kingston HyperX 16GB DDR4-2133MHz || Samsung 850 Evo 120GB || Seagate Barracuda 1TB || Gigabyte G1 Gaming R9 390X 8GB || Seasonic M12II 620W || In Win 503 || Corsair Strafe || Steelseries Kinzu V3 MSI Edition || Dell UltraSharp U2414H || Xiaomi Alumunium Mouse Pad (S)

 

#Gadget: 

Phone: BlackBerry Classic Q20, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE SM-N916S

Console: PlayStation 4 500GB CUH-1206A

Tablet: iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-fi Only

Laptop: MSI GE62 (i7 4720HQ || 8GB DDR3 || NVIDIA GTX960M || Samsung 650 EVO 120GB + 1TB HDD)

In-ear Monitor: Xiaomi Piston 3.0

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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ywpNsY


 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£71.52 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£69.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£62.36 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£74.39 @ Aria PC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.50 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£137.12 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£44.34 @ Aria PC) 

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.21 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £547.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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