Super Tight Budget < £200 GBP

[abberto]

Hi people,

 

If I was to build this, would it handle Football Manager 2015 using the 3D settings? I would plan to upgrade each part over time but, whilst saving for a wedding, this is pretty much my budget (it's a hard life, I know)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Celeron G1840 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£27.82 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£30.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£19.49 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£31.98 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GT 610 1GB Video Card  (£25.97 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£14.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£29.95 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £181.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-27 16:03 BST+0100

 

Many thanks in advance people

[Kyuubixchidori]

go used. getting something like a 610 will be worse then integrated graphics.

[ShadowCaptain]

SNIP

 

The 610 is not even really a GPU, I have one in my office pc at work, its not worth spending a penny on

[abberto]

go used. getting something like a 610 will be worse then integrated graphics.

 

Ah ok. What are your experiences with eBay? I don't usually mind using it but I wouldn't want to get stung on there with faulty stuff.

[jcbiddulph]

http://www.ebuyer.com/662446-asus-gt-730-silent-1gb-gddr3-vga-dvi-hdmi-pci-e-graphics-card-gt730-sl-1gd3-brk

 

please please please get AT LEAST a 730 for the gpu, so much more power for £7 more (8 times as many cores)

[DarkBlade2117]

Ah ok. What are your experiences with eBay? I don't usually mind using it but I wouldn't want to get stung on there with faulty stuff.

Read the reviews on the seller from other people. Anything over like 95% feedback is good. CPUs and mobos are pretty cheap could find a Sandy Bridge i5 and mobo for quite cheap. But if you read the sellers feedback if everyone is saying he's good and ships stuff properly ect it's good.

[PlayStation 2]

Oh, not the 610. Your iGPU in there is literally better than that piece of shit.

[abberto]

http://www.ebuyer.com/662446-asus-gt-730-silent-1gb-gddr3-vga-dvi-hdmi-pci-e-graphics-card-gt730-sl-1gd3-brk

 

please please please get AT LEAST a 730 for the gpu, so much more power for £7 more (8 times as many cores)

 

Beautiful! Thanks for the tip. If I can get the components I need for under £200 (or maybe £220) I would be happy. Any builds that you could recommend for that sort of tiny budget?

[DarkBlade2117]

Beautiful! Thanks for the tip. If I can get the components I need for under £200 (or maybe £220) I would be happy. Any builds that you could recommend for that sort of tiny budget?

eBay or Amazon can work wonders. eBay you can find i5-2500k and Z77 mobos quite cheap along with r9 380s or HD7950s

[jcbiddulph]

Beautiful! Thanks for the tip. If I can get the components I need for under £200 (or maybe £220) I would be happy. Any builds that you could recommend for that sort of tiny budget?

if you can stretch a bit more get the gddr5 version http://www.dabs.com/products/msi-geforce-gt-730-1gb-pci-e-2-0-x16-oc--dvi--d-sub--hdmi-B5Q2.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc%20product%20search&utm_campaign=Components%20and%20Storage%20-%20Graphics,%20TV%20Tuners%20and%20I/O%20-%20Graphics&gclid=CKnJ0uPGyccCFUj3wgodshoCew

[RyanMacRocks]

[jcbiddulph]

Beautiful! Thanks for the tip. If I can get the components I need for under £200 (or maybe £220) I would be happy. Any builds that you could recommend for that sort of tiny budget?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-Precision-T3400-workstation-2-4GHz-CPU-Q6600-8GB-RAM-320GB-HDD-DVD-RW-/151785617016?hash=item235720b678 that with http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Radeon-HD7770-Sapphire-1GB-GDDR5-GHz-Edition-Graphics-Card-/281783507535?hash=item419b9b1a4f

 

Add the power supple you listed, comes to £160 quad core, 8gb ram and a 7770

[Kyuubixchidori]

Ah ok. What are your experiences with eBay? I don't usually mind using it but I wouldn't want to get stung on there with faulty stuff.

I use reddit hardware swap. they could easily find a PC in your range, but its generally US. I havent looked but im assuming theres a UK version also

[Elfuego]

There is a UK one; but craigslist (as long as you pickup in person) AND check it works. Ebay and some tech forums are good.

 

If you want new you can go APU.

[kameshss]

Intel's HD graphics is better than GT610.

 

Buy used PC components.

[abberto]

After reading a few of the replies and looking around a little, maybe £200 was a bit tight. If I could gather another £100, how would the build below do? Again, the only game I play at present is Football Manager 2015. I am looking at getting into PC gaming in the near future though.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£88.20 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£39.37 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£33.06 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Hitachi Travelstar Z7K500 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£28.95 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GT 730 2GB Video Card  (£49.99 @ CCL Computers) 

Case: Xigmatek Spirit M MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£24.16 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply: be quiet! 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£32.40 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £296.13

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-30 17:29 BST+0100

[Elfuego]

 

After reading a few of the replies and looking around a little, maybe £200 was a bit tight. If I could gather another £100, how would the build below do? Again, the only game I play at present is Football Manager 2015. I am looking at getting into PC gaming in the near future though.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£88.20 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£39.37 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£33.06 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Hitachi Travelstar Z7K500 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£28.95 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GT 730 2GB Video Card  (£49.99 @ CCL Computers) 

Case: Xigmatek Spirit M MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£24.16 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply: be quiet! 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£32.40 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £296.13

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-30 17:29 BST+0100

 

 

I'd still take a serious look at used for some parts.

[jimakos234]

Go for used parts. Otherwise you should have something like this in mind

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7870K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£104.04 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£34.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (£40.37 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£25.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: BitFenix Neos White/Silver ATX Mid Tower Case  (£25.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£47.71 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £278.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-30 18:51 BST+0100