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So im looking to build or buy a budget PC that can run Counter Strike: Global Offensive at a good standard. I have no idea where to start but my budget is a couple of hundred pounds. If you know any already built PCs for sale or know of a list of parts, i would be grateful for you to link them! Thank You!

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So im looking to build or buy a budget PC that can run Counter Strike: Global Offensive at a good standard. I have no idea where to start but my budget is a couple of hundred pounds. If you know any already built PCs for sale or know of a list of parts, i would be grateful for you to link them! Thank You!

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So im looking to build or buy a budget PC that can run Counter Strike: Global Offensive at a good standard. I have no idea where to start but my budget is a couple of hundred pounds. If you know any already built PCs for sale or know of a list of parts, i would be grateful for you to link them! Thank You!

Couple hundred pounds? £500 ?

 

 

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Sorry im looking around £200 :) im not looking for a PC than can run it at hundreds of FPS but one that can run it well

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£142.50 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£41.77 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  (£99.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£28.43 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£39.00 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £431.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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This would run CS:GO really well and is about as cheap as I would go.
 

 

Sorry im looking around £200 :)

You will have to buy used in that budget.

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I'll be back in 10 minutes with a build.

Fine you want the PSU tier list? Have the PSU tier list: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-103/

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£142.50 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£41.77 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  (£99.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£28.43 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£39.00 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £431.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-10 16:36 BST+0100
 
This would run CS:GO really well and is about as cheap as I would go.
 

 

You will have to buy used in that budget.

 

 

Thank you, thats something ill look into :)

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second hand is your best bet for that budget

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Sorry im looking around £200 :) im not looking for a PC than can run it at hundreds of FPS but one that can run it well

Uhm yeah...http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/D3wtycCheap as you are getting

 

 

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Thats great! thank you all! i just didnt know where to start but it seems ill do more saving. Thank you!

But in my honest opinion is saved to around 500 Pounds. You'd get more for your money.

 

 

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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

That's as cheap as I would recommend... The other thing you can do is pick up an old system with a core2 duo and put a new graphics card in it. 

Also, why are people buying windows 7 or 8 when you can get the windows 10 technical preview? (which can run games and anything compatible with windows 8) 

Fine you want the PSU tier list? Have the PSU tier list: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-103/

 

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Evoo Gaming 15"
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VM + NAS Server (ProxMox 6.3)

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Uhm yeah...http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/D3wtycCheap as you are getting

 

Thats great! thank you all! i just didnt know where to start but it seems ill do more saving. Thank you!

You don't need that much storage, power supply, or even RAM for a starter system like this. 

Fine you want the PSU tier list? Have the PSU tier list: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-103/

 

Stille (Desktop)

Ryzen 9 3900XT@4.5Ghz - Cryorig H7 Ultimate - 16GB Vengeance LPX 3000Mhz- MSI RTX 3080 Ti Ventus 3x OC - SanDisk Plus 480GB - Crucial MX500 500GB - Intel 660P 1TB SSD - (2x) WD Red 2TB - EVGA G3 650w - Corsair 760T

Evoo Gaming 15"
i7-9750H - 16GB DDR4 - GTX 1660Ti - 480GB SSD M.2 - 1TB 2.5" BX500 SSD 

VM + NAS Server (ProxMox 6.3)

1x Xeon E5-2690 v2  - 92GB ECC DDR3 - Quadro 4000 - Dell H310 HBA (Flashed with IT firmware) -500GB Crucial MX500 (Proxmox Host) Kingston 128GB SSD (FreeNAS dev/ID passthrough) - 8x4TB Toshiba N300 HDD

Toys: Ender 3 Pro, Oculus Rift CV1, Oculus Quest 2, about half a dozen raspberry Pis (2b to 4), Arduino Uno, Arduino Mega, Arduino nano (x3), Arduino nano pro, Atomic Pi. 

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You don't need that much storage, power supply, or even RAM for a starter system like this.

Any less then that you are getting ripped off. 26 pounds for 500 GBs? Pay the extra 10 for double. Same goes for Rams and 8gbs is just a standard for any system.

To OP. Plus you may just play CS:GO now but say in a month a game may catch your eye like just for example Witcher 3, you'd need much more like an i5-4460 and a nice GTX 960

 

 

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Any less then that you are getting ripped off. 26 pounds for 500 GBs? Pay the extra 10 for double. Same goes for Rams and 8gbs is just a standard for any system.

To OP. Plus you may just play CS:GO now but say in a month a game may catch your eye like just for example Witcher 3, you'd need much more like an i5-4460 and a nice GTX 960

I'm just recommending what I would buy if I were in his shoes. 

Something like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Optiplex-760-Core-2-Duo-3-0-Ghz-8GB-MAX-RAM-500GB-Windows-7-64-Bit-Desktop-/151588710851?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item234b6429c3 

and a R7 250x would do awesome. (A friend of mine has that exact same config.) 

Fine you want the PSU tier list? Have the PSU tier list: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-103/

 

Stille (Desktop)

Ryzen 9 3900XT@4.5Ghz - Cryorig H7 Ultimate - 16GB Vengeance LPX 3000Mhz- MSI RTX 3080 Ti Ventus 3x OC - SanDisk Plus 480GB - Crucial MX500 500GB - Intel 660P 1TB SSD - (2x) WD Red 2TB - EVGA G3 650w - Corsair 760T

Evoo Gaming 15"
i7-9750H - 16GB DDR4 - GTX 1660Ti - 480GB SSD M.2 - 1TB 2.5" BX500 SSD 

VM + NAS Server (ProxMox 6.3)

1x Xeon E5-2690 v2  - 92GB ECC DDR3 - Quadro 4000 - Dell H310 HBA (Flashed with IT firmware) -500GB Crucial MX500 (Proxmox Host) Kingston 128GB SSD (FreeNAS dev/ID passthrough) - 8x4TB Toshiba N300 HDD

Toys: Ender 3 Pro, Oculus Rift CV1, Oculus Quest 2, about half a dozen raspberry Pis (2b to 4), Arduino Uno, Arduino Mega, Arduino nano (x3), Arduino nano pro, Atomic Pi. 

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True, i think ill save up more and go for a bigger and better rig:) thank you!

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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

That's as cheap as I would recommend... The other thing you can do is pick up an old system with a core2 duo and put a new graphics card in it. 

Also, why are people buying windows 7 or 8 when you can get the windows 10 technical preview? (which can run games and anything compatible with windows 8) 

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Blank list 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Mdd8qs 

My bad! 

Fine you want the PSU tier list? Have the PSU tier list: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-103/

 

Stille (Desktop)

Ryzen 9 3900XT@4.5Ghz - Cryorig H7 Ultimate - 16GB Vengeance LPX 3000Mhz- MSI RTX 3080 Ti Ventus 3x OC - SanDisk Plus 480GB - Crucial MX500 500GB - Intel 660P 1TB SSD - (2x) WD Red 2TB - EVGA G3 650w - Corsair 760T

Evoo Gaming 15"
i7-9750H - 16GB DDR4 - GTX 1660Ti - 480GB SSD M.2 - 1TB 2.5" BX500 SSD 

VM + NAS Server (ProxMox 6.3)

1x Xeon E5-2690 v2  - 92GB ECC DDR3 - Quadro 4000 - Dell H310 HBA (Flashed with IT firmware) -500GB Crucial MX500 (Proxmox Host) Kingston 128GB SSD (FreeNAS dev/ID passthrough) - 8x4TB Toshiba N300 HDD

Toys: Ender 3 Pro, Oculus Rift CV1, Oculus Quest 2, about half a dozen raspberry Pis (2b to 4), Arduino Uno, Arduino Mega, Arduino nano (x3), Arduino nano pro, Atomic Pi. 

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