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I am new to this pc building thing so thanks for helping me out on this! But is there are good cheap PC build with a nVidia processor. I have had bad luck with AMD in the past and, if possible, would like a nVideo GPU in my machine.

 

 

All of the recommendations have been with Intel Processors.  nVidia makes GPU's not CPU's.  Also, for the price point you are in, there is the 750ti for 100-150, and the GTX 960 for $200 on team green.  There's not much option on the nVidia gpu side, unless you're looking at used.   A 280 will stomp all over a 750ti, and has an extra gb of RAM to boot.   The 280X will do the same to an nVidia GTX 960, usually by about 10-15% for the same price, and also has the extra VRAM for particularly demanding titles. Of course some games run better on nVidia, and vice versa. 

 

 

not sure if it's just me but i get scary temps with my locked processor x] (89c when gaming) tried reinstalling the heatsink, changing thermal paste. nothing.

 

ordered a 212 evo

 

 

Yeah, your mileage may vary, as they say. :)

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So I have just finished digitally building my new beginner gaming PC, however from my research it will perform WORSE than a PS4. This is extremely strange as the overall price comes to around £600. Thats double the prise of the PS4 and I haven't included a operating system or any accessories (e.g: Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse). I don't understand this. This is the PC I have digitally build : http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/DMGCWZ

Have I just chosen a bunch of bad parts? I have included a SSD but that only adds £70 to the price. Any help is appreciated.

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1) The PS4 price is subsidised

2) It has a SSD

3) Consoles don't need a OS for productivity 

4) Why the heck the thermal paste

5) Why the z97 motherboard get a H81

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£141.22 @ More Computers) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£46.68 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£251.28 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£46.18 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £612.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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i fit a i5 and a 290

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1. No z97

2. No SSD at this price

3. Why 750 watts?!

i7 6700k - 32GB DDR4-2133 - GTX 980

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where did you get this research from?

 

and i would get this

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£141.22 @ More Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£68.06 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£40.88 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Sandisk X110 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£37.58 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£167.82 @ PC World Business) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.60 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £604.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£137.36 @ Ebuyer) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£61.16 @ Scan.co.uk) 


Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£69.19 @ Aria PC) 


Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  (£166.93 @ Amazon UK) 


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

Total: £619.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Drop the SSD and you could do a lot better on the GPU side

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So I have just finished digitally building my new beginner gaming PC, however from my research it will perform WORSE than a PS4. This is extremely strange as the overall price comes to around £600. Thats double the prise of the PS4 and I haven't included a operating system or any accessories (e.g: Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse). I don't understand this. This is the PC I have digitally build : http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/DMGCWZ

Have I just chosen a bunch of bad parts? I have included a SSD but that only adds £70 to the price. Any help is appreciated.

Your motherboard is HUGE overkill for your system. I would suggest downgrading your motherboard, and upgrading your CPU to an i3 at minimum.

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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/K48V99

Here is an alternative build with a R9 390 if you're interested.

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mine is better :c

 

Not with that case...  :P

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Here is a cheap alternative at 430 pounds with a keyboard and OS, of course spending more is worth it especially for a quad core processor.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£48.38 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£34.74 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£34.77 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£64.80 @ Ebuyer) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 360 2GB Video Card  (£85.99 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£33.15 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  (£75.20 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £432.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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i fit a 290 dou :P

 

Personally, i'd rather have a r9 280 than a case like that. But that's just me.

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I think most people would rather get an i5/i3 than a SSD.  Also, you can go for a cheaper Motherboard as well...  speaking of which, the case costs too much in this budget.
Really, you would be better off dropping (and buying one later, say a 250/500GB for same price) the SSD, a cheaper Motherboard, and cheaper case to get a far faster system which will be relevant longer too.

 

This build, keeps that SSD but replaces many components with lower end, but still good components.
Also has a GTX 960 and i5 inside.  I switched the RAM to something cheaper but still beautiful...  Though one stick doesn't matter a lot these days, it might hurt performance if your very picky.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£133.19 @ Ebuyer)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  (£7.27 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£58.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£35.60 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£69.19 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£38.45 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  (£151.91 @ More Computers)
Case: Cooler Master Force 500 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.92 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.06 @ Aria PC)
Total: £603.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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who cares. I built for preformance not looks

If you want performance and looks, here is a more attractive case. 

And the price is unbeatable.

For the Best builds and Price lists here is a world where many points of the price have been predefined already for your convenience!

The Xeon E3 1231 V3 IS BETTER Than the Core i5 4690K and a Significantly better value for the non-overclockers or value shoppers.

The OS is like a kind food, Try it before saying if you like it or don't.

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where did you get this research from?

 

and i would get this

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£141.22 @ More Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£68.06 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£40.88 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Sandisk X110 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£37.58 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£167.82 @ PC World Business) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.60 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £604.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-13 21:28 BST+0100

 

No reason for the cpu cooler with a locked cpu, the stock will cool it fine. Put that money towards a 280x http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr9280x3gbd5t2dheoc or even a 290 http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9290dc2oc4gd5 if op can save the extra 50.

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I am new to this pc building thing so thanks for helping me out on this! But is there are good cheap PC build with a nVidia processor. I have had bad luck with AMD in the past and, if possible, would like a nVideo GPU in my machine.

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No reason for the cpu cooler with a locked cpu, the stock will cool it fine. Put that money towards a 280x http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr9280x3gbd5t2dheoc or even a 290 http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9290dc2oc4gd5 if op can save the extra 50.

not sure if it's just me but i get scary temps with my locked processor x] (89c when gaming) tried reinstalling the heatsink, changing thermal paste. nothing.

 

ordered a 212 evo

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1. Z97 is not reasonable for a G3258. Go with a H81 board (Probably a MSI H81M-P33)

2. Do you REALLY need that case?

3. That PSU is too much unless you plan on upgrading within the next ~2 months. A CX430 is what I would go with for that build.

4. Do you REALLY need an optical drive?

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I am new to this pc building thing so thanks for helping me out on this! But is there are good cheap PC build with a nVidia processor. I have had bad luck with AMD in the past and, if possible, would like a nVideo GPU in my machine.

 

 

All of the recommendations have been with Intel Processors.  nVidia makes GPU's not CPU's.  Also, for the price point you are in, there is the 750ti for 100-150, and the GTX 960 for $200 on team green.  There's not much option on the nVidia gpu side, unless you're looking at used.   A 280 will stomp all over a 750ti, and has an extra gb of RAM to boot.   The 280X will do the same to an nVidia GTX 960, usually by about 10-15% for the same price, and also has the extra VRAM for particularly demanding titles. Of course some games run better on nVidia, and vice versa. 

 

 

not sure if it's just me but i get scary temps with my locked processor x] (89c when gaming) tried reinstalling the heatsink, changing thermal paste. nothing.

 

ordered a 212 evo

 

 

Yeah, your mileage may vary, as they say. :)

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