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So unfortunately, just as I finally worked out my build with you guys before, due to recent developments, my budget coughed up, spluttered and died.

This sucks!

The budget is now only £400 from £600

What I'm will be using my PC for:

I would like to do some video editing (amateur) as well as doing a fair amount of graphic design and 3d design work. I may also be doing game creation (coding and artwork for them). This has me now leaning towards one of the 8 core FX series CPUs (8320?) and even though I would much rather go with an intel chip, I don't feel an I3 would cut it and an I5 is pushing it a wee bit (xeons are pretty expensive aswell).

I would also like to be gaming in this badboy with titles like GMod, Tf2, CS:GO, BF4 and I might pick up skyrim. I would also play numerous flash games like raze 1, 2 & 3 (cause c'mon, who doesn't love that game!) but they don't really matter.

This rig would also be used for schoolwork too, meaning using MS office.

One thing to note is I would rather not skimp to heavily on the case/mobo so I was thinking the bitfenix comrade for the case as it only costs £29 and I don't love the NZXT 210. As for the mobo, I just don't like getting the cheapest absolute motherboard and I would rather save up a few extra pounds (not much though) a better, nicer looking motherboard.

As I say, it sucks having your budget cut, but hey, what can you do.

It Won't Fail Cause of Me.

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Kind of a hard budget to work with but...

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/q4cPcf
 
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£110.80 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£45.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£55.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  (£85.38 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£45.46 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £407.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 23:16 GMT+0000
 
If you decide against the 8320 get a m5a97 r2.0 everything else is fine.
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EDIT: Forgot some stuff, will repost.

PCPartPicker wont load for me, so I'll recommend you go with @theloveablemoose build suggestion and maybe get a beefier GPU.

PC Specs: 

CPU: i7-9700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite | RAM: 16GB's Team T-Force Vulcan 3000MHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition  | Storage: 500GB WD Caviar Blue | 1TB WD Caviar Black | Crucial BX200 240GB SSD | OS: Windows 10 64-bit  | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold | CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 | Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Special Edition's, HD 598 Cs | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire XT MX Blues | Monitors: Acer GN246HL 144Hz, Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro.

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Kind of a hard budget to work with but...

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/q4cPcf

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/q4cPcf/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£110.80 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£45.95 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£55.98 @ Amazon UK) 

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

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  (£85.38 @ CCL Computers) 

Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.47 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£45.46 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £407.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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If you decide against the 8320 get a m5a97 r2.0 everything else is fine.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/f37ghM

How about this? Much better RAM for £2 more and saved £15 on a cheaper but still EVGA PSU

It Won't Fail Cause of Me.

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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/f37ghM

How about this? Much better RAM for £2 more and saved £15 on a cheaper but still EVGA PSU

Or just downgrade the CPU to something that will still game fine and get a far better GPU.

 

 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£74.34 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£45.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£57.60 @ Kustom PCs) 
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280 3GB royalKing Video Card  (£145.50 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£31.19 @ Novatech) 
Total: £418.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'd recommend a different power supply though. Many will argue 430W isn't enough. And the EVGA PSU is worse anyways. Saying it's still EVGA is like saying it's still Corsair, even if the platform is a cheap CWT one.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 500GB Crucial P3 Plus, 4TB Silicon Power UD90 | GPU: AsRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Corsair SF850

Main Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | RAM: 64GB (2x32GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 | Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VII Hero WiFi | Storage: 512GB SKHynix NVMe | GPUs: NVIDIA TITAN Xp 2-way SLI | Cooling: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360mm | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM850

File and Media Server (AOOSTAR WTR Pro): CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Silicon Power DDR4-3200 SODIMMs | Storage: 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x14TB Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC530

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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/f37ghM

How about this? Much better RAM for £2 more and saved £15 on a cheaper but still EVGA PSU

Well it's the difference between bronze and gold if you don't care then meh go for it, if you don't mind going used you can get a 280x for £130.

 

Also what @TheSLSAMG said isn't a bad way to go either.

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Or just downgrade the CPU to something that will still game fine and get a far better GPU.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£45.95 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£57.60 @ Kustom PCs) 

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

Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280 3GB royalKing Video Card  (£145.50 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.47 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£31.19 @ Novatech) 

Total: £418.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I'd recommend a different power supply though. Many will argue 430W isn't enough. And the EVGA PSU is worse anyways. Saying it's still EVGA is like saying it's still Corsair, even if the platform is a cheap CWT one.

Would the Fx-6300 cut it for 3d work and video editing?

It Won't Fail Cause of Me.

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I'll ask the question that most begs asking: Is there any chance you can raise the extra funds to bring you back from £400 to £600?

 

If not:

 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£45.96 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  (£19.16 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£51.54 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£149.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£26.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Zalman 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£39.13 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £425.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Not the 8 core you wanted, but almost within budget. You could upgrade to the FX-8320E and a decent 970 mobo with £500. Something to ponder.
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I'll ask the question that most begs asking: Is there any chance you can raise the extra funds to bring you back from £400 to £600?

 

If not:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£45.96 @ Amazon UK) 

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  (£19.16 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£51.54 @ Aria PC) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£56.95 @ Amazon UK) 

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

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

Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£26.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: Zalman 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£39.13 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £425.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Not the 8 core you wanted, but almost within budget. You could upgrade to the FX-8320E and a decent 970 mobo with £500. Something to ponder.

Yeah I guess but to get £600 I would have to wait another half a year and my computer at the mo can't even open autodesk its so old and plays simple games like mc at 15FPS at lowest possible settings

It Won't Fail Cause of Me.

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Yeah I guess but to get £600 I would have to wait another half a year and my computer at the mo can't even open autodesk its so old and plays simple games like mc at 15FPS at lowest possible settings

 

 
CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  (£101.94 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  (£19.16 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£63.54 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£149.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£26.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£69.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £524.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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You can see here that you can do this with £525. If you can do that, you got what you want. Although you may wish to consider the R9 285 instead of the R9 280 for the Freesync compatibility.
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Would the Fx-6300 cut it for 3d work and video editing?

It wouldn't do too badly at all, not as fast as an 8320 but not significantly slower either.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 500GB Crucial P3 Plus, 4TB Silicon Power UD90 | GPU: AsRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Corsair SF850

Main Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | RAM: 64GB (2x32GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 | Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VII Hero WiFi | Storage: 512GB SKHynix NVMe | GPUs: NVIDIA TITAN Xp 2-way SLI | Cooling: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360mm | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM850

File and Media Server (AOOSTAR WTR Pro): CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Silicon Power DDR4-3200 SODIMMs | Storage: 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x14TB Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC530

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Well it's the difference between bronze and gold if you don't care then meh go for it, if you don't mind going used you can get a 280x for £130.

 

Also what @TheSLSAMG said isn't a bad way to go either.

What are the risks of going used? Also can you link me to this please?

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