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Motherboard: MSI Z97 U3 Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£80.36 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£54.70 @ CCL Computers) 


Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£141.99 @ Ebuyer) 


Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£31.15 @ Aria PC) 

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.16 @ Aria PC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£72.35 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £539.03

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Better in every way except it has no SSD. 

Aesthetics of rigs matter

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my budget was around £400-500 and if not that ssd any recommendations for a similar price?

 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£74.34 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£69.41 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£57.59 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£141.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23  ATX Mid Tower Case  (£27.88 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.58 @ CCL Computers) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer  (£11.89 @ CCL Computers) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£72.35 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £528.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-07 15:52 GMT+0000
Bit overbudget but it's worth it get an SSD later.
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CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£49.14 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.97 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 U3 Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£80.36 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£54.70 @ CCL Computers) 

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

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£141.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£37.27 @ Ebuyer) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£31.15 @ Aria PC) 

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.16 @ Aria PC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£72.35 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £539.03

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-07 15:49 GMT+0000

 

Better in every way except it has no SSD.

can you give me the link for that please
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£74.34 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£69.41 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£57.59 @ Amazon UK) 

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

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£141.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Case: Thermaltake Versa H23  ATX Mid Tower Case  (£27.88 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.58 @ CCL Computers) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer  (£11.89 @ CCL Computers) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£72.35 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £528.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-07 15:52 GMT+0000

Bit overbudget but it's worth it get an SSD later.

can you give me the link for this build?
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