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CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£55.38 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£32.50 @ Aria PC) 

Memory: GeIL DRAGON 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£48.10 @ More Computers) 


Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB StormX OC Video Card  (£103.20 @ Kustom PCs) 

Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£14.50 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£31.74 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £323.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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So its about time that my friend got himself a PC to replace his current laptop. I was just wondering if anyone could help him in picking the parts for his first build...

 

Information:

-Budget £300

-Plans on using it for Light gaming & designing.

-Wants it to be small form factor as he has limited space.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

Thanks in advance...

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Is a copy of Windows or any peripherals needed?

Are there any parts that can be salvaged like a storage drive from the laptop?

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Is a copy of Windows or any peripherals needed?

Are there any parts that can be salvaged like a storage drive from the laptop?

I have Windows 8 on a USB so I can install that for him & I also said I would give him an old keyboard of mine. Im pretty sure the only thing he needs is the pc itself...

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CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£55.38 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£32.50 @ Aria PC) 

Memory: GeIL DRAGON 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£48.10 @ More Computers) 


Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB StormX OC Video Card  (£103.20 @ Kustom PCs) 

Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£14.50 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£31.74 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £323.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£55.38 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£32.50 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: GeIL DRAGON 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£48.10 @ More Computers) 
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB StormX OC Video Card  (£103.20 @ Kustom PCs) 
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£14.50 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£31.74 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £323.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I have just sent him this parts list and he seems pretty happy with it! Thanks for posting...

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I have just sent him this parts list and he seems pretty happy with it! Thanks for posting...

You can also get a r9 270 instead.

I just picked the 750 ti to get a cheap PSU with no worries.

Glad you liked it.

Cheers.

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