£500 SWTOR Build

[AyBuild]

I need a build for Star Wars: The Old Republic mainly I've read that the game is CPU dependant and if possible would like to play maxed out if it can be maxed out for cheaper (1080p) feel free to link me a pc! No OS, No Monitor or other peripherals, if it is terribly colour coded i don't care as long as there is no side window.

[007agentHP]

a little over budget at 520, but well worth it

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£84.53 @ Ebuyer) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£69.01 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£45.83 @ Amazon UK) 

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£189.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£55.90 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£46.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £524.25

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[STRMfrmXMN]

I'll set one up, brb

 

OK:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($40.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($73.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $528.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Yes I know it's over budget but I don't know what kind of GPU you'll be needing. A 750ti may very well max out that game so yeah.

[AyBuild]

 

a little over budget at 520, but well worth it

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£84.53 @ Ebuyer) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£69.01 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£45.83 @ Amazon UK) 

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£189.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£55.90 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£46.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £524.25

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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What are the benefits of H97 over H81 other than instant compatability with haswell refresh.

[david cassar]

 

a little over budget at 520, but well worth it

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£84.53 @ Ebuyer) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£69.01 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£45.83 @ Amazon UK) 

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£189.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£55.90 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£46.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £524.25

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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This ^ so much this ^

Side note : If you want the build to be cheaper than 150 then get an i3 4130 with an h81 motherboard.

[david cassar]

What are the benefits of H97 over H81 other than instant compatability with haswell refresh.

Much much more features and also supports broadwell while h81 doesn't.

[Bob Jim]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.67 @ CCL Computers)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.00 @ Aria PC)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.88 @ Aria PC)

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

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (£159.98 @ Novatech)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1500 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.58 @ Ebuyer)

Total: £517.01

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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This is my child of weeks of reseRch for my own build, cut down a bit for your budget. The 960 could be swapped out for an r9 380 if you want a bit more raw performance, in exchange for features, heat and power output, etc. Also change to a 500W PSU if doing so.

[Bob Jim]

This ^ so much this ^

Side note : If you want the build to be cheaper than 150 then get an i3 4130 with an h81 motherboard.

So much this, he has an I3, you can fit an I5...?

[Alurit]

This ^ so much this ^

Side note : If you want the build to be cheaper than 150 then get an i3 4130 with an h81 motherboard.

I second that

@STRMfrmXMN built it with murican bucks so his build is actually less then the budget

[david cassar]

So much this, he has an I3, you can fit an I5...?

An i3 handles itself well in games. Also r9 280x > gtx 960. Also in swtor there isn't going to be that much of a difference between an i3 and an i5 since it can't utilize the i5's two extra real cores.

[007agentHP]

So much this, he has an I3, you can fit an I5...?

the gtx 960 cant play 1080p ultra at 60fps, the 280x can. and an i3 doesnt even bottleneck a 970.

also coupled with a terrible case and psu, my build will be more upgradeable. the psu cant support much more than the 960.

[Alurit]

An i3 handles itself well in games. Also r9 280x > gtx 960. Also in swtor there isn't going to be that much of a difference between an i3 and an i5 since it can't utilize the i5's two extra real cores.

but you can modify it and add 5 quid to fit an i5

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£139.67 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£46.68 @ CCL Computers) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£45.83 @ Amazon UK) 

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£189.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.90 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£46.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £530.06

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[AyBuild]

Thanks all for the help, Clarified that I need an i3 along with some other parts. Also how does the 285 compare to the 280x because 285's can be found new for £130

[Bob Jim]

An i3 handles itself well in games. Also r9 280x > gtx 960. Also in swtor there isn't going to be that much of a difference between an i3 and an i5 since it can't utilize the i5's two extra real cores.

Maybe not in that, but in pretty much everything else there will be. Building a computer for one game is stupid, your tastes WILL change before the computer is used up, then you will be crying with your dual core. The 280X is also not too much better than the 380. Don't go on about VRAM, at 1080p it really doesn't make a difference, and tbh if you are using a 2/380 for 1440p/4K you are stupid.

Example: My computer I am building is built for gaming. Currently I am mainly into minecraft and a few steam games. Minecraft benefits from single core performance, so getting myself a G3258 and OCing it would be best for that, rather than an I5. But I know of at least one other game that has taken my interest, so I am building a more well rounded computer. See my point?

[Alurit]

Thanks all for the help, Clarified that I need an i3 along with some other parts. Also how does the 285 compare to the 280x because 285's can be found new for £130

it's definitely weaker, the 285 (=380) trades blows with the 960, maybe a little a stronger then that but still

[Bob Jim]

the gtx 960 cant play 1080p ultra at 60fps, the 280x can. and an i3 doesnt even bottleneck a 970.

also coupled with a terrible case and psu, my build will be more upgradeable. the psu cant support much more than the 960.

PSU is more of a placeholder than anything, upgrade to an EVGA 500W if you want, for £3. As for case, what is wrong with it? Anyway, upgrade ability is something of a moot point. You can make any half decent PC last for like 5 years by slowly turning down the graphic settings. Anything medium or above looks absolutely fine. IMHO.

[Bob Jim]

it's definitely weaker, the 285 (=380) trades blows with the 960, maybe a little a stronger then that but still

380 beats the 285 by like 3-5FPS, also heat/power is lowered. Refresh, not rebrand. Go see JayzTwoCents latest video. (Not the software one)

[Alurit]

380 beats the 285 by like 3-5FPS, also heat/power is lowered. Refresh, not rebrand. Go see JayzTwoCents latest video. (Not the software one)

the 390 and 390x is a refresh, the 380 is a rebrand

[david cassar]

Maybe not in that, but in pretty much everything else there will be. Building a computer for one game is stupid, your tastes WILL change before the computer is used up, then you will be crying with your dual core. The 280X is also not too much better than the 380. Don't go on about VRAM, at 1080p it really doesn't make a difference, and tbh if you are using a 2/380 for 1440p/4K you are stupid.

Example: My computer I am building is built for gaming. Currently I am mainly into minecraft and a few steam games. Minecraft benefits from single core performance, so getting myself a G3258 and OCing it would be best for that, rather than an I5. But I know of at least one other game that has taken my interest, so I am building a more well rounded computer. See my point?

Got a point, however do keep in mind he did spend some more money on other parts which increased the price. However If i was op I would get @Alurit 's build.

[AyBuild]

This is what I've come up with for slightly over, if I need to upgrade mobo/cpu it will be to an overclockable board so might as well go for h81. Also I feel that an SSD is needed and I want to run games on it, I have a 400gb drive lying around for other games.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£137.36 @ Ebuyer) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£34.68 @ CCL Computers) 

Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£35.47 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  (£176.33 @ CCL Computers) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.90 @ Amazon UK) 

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

Total: £509.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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