Need some help with a build

[jam1234]

Hello,

 

I want your opinion on this build!

 

I want to try and get it down to around £725. I live in England so it will be in GBP.

 

I want to use it for casual gaming and internet browsing. There is 1 monitor already there but I do need one so any recommendations would be nice.

 

No keyboard or mouse please!

 

Here is what I have got as a starting point:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£131.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£48.20 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£68.99 @ Aria PC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.59 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£179.57 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£43.48 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£55.23 @ Amazon UK) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£11.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£69.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Monitor: AOC E2460SD 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  (£99.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (£26.39 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £775.41

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 12:44 GMT+0000

 

Thanks in advance!

Jam

[Rangelov]

Well I think there is an i5 4440 model which is cheaper than the 4460, check the performance difference, I think there are fairly similar. Also you could bring the price down by removing the WiFi adapter and the optical drive but I guess you need them.

[NeatSquidYT]

If you wanted a color scheme, and don't mind getting a USB DVD Drive and Wifi adapter, this is good:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/BkxX3C) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/BkxX3C/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price

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

**CPU** | [intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i34160) | £85.99 @ Scan.co.uk

**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gah97mhd3) | £65.92 @ Ebuyer

**Memory** | [Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx316c10fbk28) | £62.68 @ Amazon UK

**Storage** | [samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw) | £99.41 @ Scan.co.uk

**Video Card** | [Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr928xoc3gd) | £203.90 @ Amazon UK

**Case** | [Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011070ww) | £69.98 @ Scan.co.uk

**Power Supply** | [be quiet! 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/be-quiet-power-supply-bn224) | £59.52 @ Scan.co.uk

**Monitor** | [AOC E2460SD 60Hz 24.0" Monitor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/aoc-monitor-e2460sd) | £99.99 @ Ebuyer

| | **Total**

| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £747.39

| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 13:10 GMT+0000 |