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iTalkTech376
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So I was scrolling down my facebook and came across this from my friend and as you can see by the photo he's looking for a new PC, now many of us have told him to look at getting a custom built one and thats why I have turned to you lot on the forum to give me a hand in helping him with this 

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300 is pretty low budget...even for a desktop...especially if he needs a monitor to

If you need remote help fixing something on your computer

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300£ for Photoshop/Lightroom and gaming? I'll be right back.

"an obvious supporter of privacy"

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Maybe you should show to your friend how much a laptop with this config cost ? 

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http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/353192-family-build/

This is the system I'm looking at building. Chuck in a case and a quality PSU, I got a price of around £340.

This isn't including the cost of peripherals or an OS, but you have some options there.

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Maybe you should show to your friend how much a laptop with this config cost ? 

might do that actually 

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AMD:
 

 
CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  (£37.02 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard  (£23.20 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card  (£110.18 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  (£33.35 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£40.98 @ Novatech) 
Total: £313.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-22 20:55 BST+0100


Intel:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£51.21 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£33.92 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  (£85.38 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  (£33.35 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£40.98 @ Novatech) 
Total: £313.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-22 20:59 BST+0100


It is hard to go higher than that on a rig for only about 300, For 400 Maybe.

My Gaming PC

|| CPU: Intel i5 4690@4.3Ghz || GPU: Dual ASUS gtx 1080 Strix. || RAM: 16gb (4x4gb) Kingston HyperX Genesis 1600Mhz. || Motherboard: MSI Z97S Krait edition. || OS: Win10 Pro
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If he needs the monitor:

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CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£70.07 @ Ebuyer)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£33.10 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£49.60 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.34 @ Aria PC)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£21.17 @ Scan.co.uk)

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.98 @ Novatech)

Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (£83.10 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £326.36

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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If he doesnt:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£56.16 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£33.10 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£49.60 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.34 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB Video Card (£77.20 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£21.17 @ Scan.co.uk)

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£38.94 @ Aria PC)

Total: £314.51

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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AMD:

 

 
CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  (£37.02 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard  (£23.20 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card  (£110.18 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  (£33.35 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£40.98 @ Novatech) 
Total: £313.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-22 20:55 BST+0100

Intel:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£51.21 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£33.92 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  (£85.38 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  (£33.35 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£40.98 @ Novatech) 
Total: £313.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-22 20:59 BST+0100

It is hard to go higher than that on a rig for only about 300, 400 Maybe.

your only hurting him by suggesting the bottom of the barrel stuff

if a client came to me with this budget and these wants..id say impossible..even if technically its possible with bottom of the barrel parts

If you need remote help fixing something on your computer

I can help over Teamviewer if you wish

just msg me on my profile

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your only hurting him by suggesting the bottom of the barrel stuff

I could not go higher than that with only 300£, Thats a fact. Personally i dont see anything wrong with facts, They are to be accepted.

@JoaoPRSousa has other options.

My Gaming PC

|| CPU: Intel i5 4690@4.3Ghz || GPU: Dual ASUS gtx 1080 Strix. || RAM: 16gb (4x4gb) Kingston HyperX Genesis 1600Mhz. || Motherboard: MSI Z97S Krait edition. || OS: Win10 Pro
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I could not go higher than that with only 300£, Thats a fact. Personally i dont see anything wrong with facts, They are to be accepted.

@JoaoPRSousa has better options.

ya...if it was say 450 budget..then it would probably be possible to build something decent

If you need remote help fixing something on your computer

I can help over Teamviewer if you wish

just msg me on my profile

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