Build for £300

[c_marriott]

My friend wants to build a new PC to move away from his PS4,

he only has £300 so I need it to be within that budget.

 

I'm trying to convince him to get one so I need it to be as good as possible, 

so it must be able to play newer games if possible.

 

I was thinking AMD for the CPU as Intel processors will probably take up half the budget

[theereal]

Cant see newest games in that budget, definetely not where i live Im guessing you werent thinking 60fps maxed out right?

[alexhelvetica]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/YBjZ7P

-NO OS-

-NO dedicated GPU (Get a GPU latter in the PC's life)

[c_marriott]

Cant see newest games in that budget, definetely not where i live Im guessing you werent thinking 60fps maxed out right?

 

Definitely not, was thinking medium settings at around 40 fps

[c_marriott]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/YBjZ7P

-NO OS-

-NO dedicated GPU (Get a GPU latter in the PC's life)

 

Pretty good, might have to look into dedicated graphics though

[alexhelvetica]

Pretty good, might have to look into dedicated graphics though

Not enough money in the budget, get him to save up and get a GPU in 6 months time or something or alternatively get a GPU on ebay 

[Dzzope]

Pretty good, might have to look into dedicated graphics though

Wait for skylake and an I3.. Big igpu improvements comming (Think it's september launch)

 

Also gives time to maybe stretch the budget.. I think £450 is about the minimum I'd build with.

 

That will give him a decent base he can at least expand from if he gets into it.

[c_marriott]

Not enough money in the budget, get him to save up and get a GPU in 6 months time or something or alternatively get a GPU on ebay 

 

That's what I meant, sorry didn't explain. meant as in he'd have to look into dedicated graphics later on

[c_marriott]

Wait for skylake and an I3.. Big igpu improvements comming (Think it's september launch)

 

Also gives time to maybe stretch the budget.. I think £450 is about the minimum I'd build with.

 

That will give him a decent base he can at least expand from if he gets into it.

 

Is that the next gen of CPU's coming out? 

 

I've heard bits and pieces but I know nothing about it

[IanDrexP]

My friend wants to build a new PC to move away from his PS4,

he only has £300 so I need it to be within that budget.

 

I'm trying to convince him to get one so I need it to be as good as possible, 

so it must be able to play newer games if possible.

 

I was thinking AMD for the CPU as Intel processors will probably take up half the budget

Get him to save more. Parts at that range have higher price to performance.

[ObilvionNizer]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£79.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£39.59 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£48.01 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 2GB FTW ACX Video Card  (£104.10 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.48 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£32.80 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £372.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-02 14:27 BST+0100

No OS but has a dedicated GPU

[IanDrexP]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/YBjZ7P

-NO OS-

-NO dedicated GPU (Get a GPU latter in the PC's life)

Bad build, why get a SSD when budget is already very low???

[alexhelvetica]

Bad build, why get a SSD when budget is already very low???

SSDs, I now can't live without them.

[c_marriott]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£79.19 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£39.59 @ Aria PC)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£48.01 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.00 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 2GB FTW ACX Video Card  (£104.10 @ Scan.co.uk)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.48 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£32.80 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £372.17

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-02 14:27 BST+0100

No OS but has a dedicated GPU

 

Bit over the budget but maybe better for him as it will perform a lot better so a little bit more

[ObilvionNizer]

Bit over the budget but maybe better for him as it will perform a lot better so a little bit more

Its should perform equal to or better than a console.

[IanDrexP]

SSDs, I now can't live without them.

You can't but others can #FirstWorldProblems

 

 

That's what I meant, sorry didn't explain. meant as in he'd have to look into dedicated graphics later on

If he wants to build now, he can get this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£138.31 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: MSI B85M-P33 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£39.64 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£44.14 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£32.40 @ Aria PC) 

Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£19.98 @ Novatech) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £311.45

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-02 14:40 BST+0100

 

But he would have to use the integrated graphics until he gets a GPU which will be worse compared to being on a PS4. How about selling his PS4 to get a GPU?

[alexhelvetica]

 

You can't but others can #FirstWorldProblems

 

 

If he wants to build now, he can get this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£138.31 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: MSI B85M-P33 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£39.64 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£44.14 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£32.40 @ Aria PC) 

Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£19.98 @ Novatech) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £311.45

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-02 14:40 BST+0100

 

But he would have to use the integrated graphics until he gets a GPU which will be worse compared to being on a PS4. How about selling his PS4 to get a GPU?

 

There is is integrated graphics in the a10 too. That's what i am saying.

[IanDrexP]

There is is integrated graphics in the a10 too. That's what i am saying.

But then when he gets a GPU, the CPU will then be a bottleneck...

[Dzzope]

Is that the next gen of CPU's coming out? 

 

I've heard bits and pieces but I know nothing about it

So on the CPU side it will be incremental increase like last few releases from Intel, however With broadwell They significantly improved the igpu to where it's better than anything else available from either AMD or intel and Skylake is reported to have 50% more execution units than broadwell.

 

Should mean that any discrete card under 100GBP is defunct. (ex a 750 or similar / lower)

Obviously we cannot say for sure until it's released but it may well be worth the wait for someone that needs low to medium graphics requirements but may want to expand in the future.

 

That all said, if he needs it now, best bet is probably an AMD 860 with a card of choice.

 

http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/intel-to-boost-graphics-performance-of-skylake-gpus-by-50-per-cent/

 

Try this build.. note that you can probably save a bit here and there by finding better offers on various sites. And get Windows from reddit.. legit copy for about $15~

You very limited in where you can go with it but it should kick a consoles ass.

 

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