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Hey guys 'n' gals. 

 

Basically my friend is getting a gaming PC but has a budget of £450. Now I know you kind folk would love to help his cause by providing me with builds of around this price. He is starting from scratch so a full build is required. The main games he wants to play are as follows: CS: GO, H1Z1, Indie Games, GTA 5 etc.

 

If any steam machines match this requirement then they are also accepted.

 

I look forward to viewing your ideas.

 

Thanks :D 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£88.92 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£34.00 @ CCL Computers)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£36.36 @ Ebuyer)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.95 @ Scan.co.uk)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card (£159.98 @ Amazon UK)

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

Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £433.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-15 18:24 BST+0100

Really nice GpU, decent CPU, enough RAM. And £20 under budget!

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Hey guys 'n' gals. 

 

Basically my friend is getting a gaming PC but has a budget of £450. Now I know you kind folk would love to help his cause by providing me with builds of around this price. He is starting from scratch so a full build is required. The main games he wants to play are as follows: CS: GO, H1Z1, Indie Games, GTA 5 etc.

 

If any steam machines match this requirement then they are also accepted.

 

I look forward to viewing your ideas.

 

Thanks :D

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/VKDcD3

<p>Wish I could have this already!! : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qTLRjX

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Just something a little under budget.

 

 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£54.89 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£42.46 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£144.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Silverstone PS11B-W ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £390.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£88.92 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£34.00 @ CCL Computers)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£36.36 @ Ebuyer)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.95 @ Scan.co.uk)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card (£159.98 @ Amazon UK)

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

Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £433.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-15 18:24 BST+0100

Really nice GpU, decent CPU, enough RAM. And £20 under budget!

 

 

 

Lmao, these builds are nearly identical.  Looks like this is the way to go.

CPU: Intel Core i9 9900K GPU: Gigabyte AORUS GTX 1080Ti 11GB RAM: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 850W 80+ Gold Storage: Samsung 970 Pro 512GB M.2 / Samsung 860 Evo 2TB 2.5" CPU Cooler: Corsair H150i Pro Case: Lian Li Lancool One

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If he has an extra 80 euros, he can do this skylake build:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£188.59 @ Kustom PCs) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£76.32 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£144.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case  (£22.78 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £535.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-15 18:38 BST+0100
 
Would net him a much better platform, and a solid CPU to build around. If his budget is strictly 450 euros, then try this:
 
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£140.64 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-PRO3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£46.62 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£29.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£144.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case  (£22.78 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £449.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-15 18:43 BST+0100

 

Good luck on the build.

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£88.92 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: Asus H81-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£48.49 @ Amazon UK) 



Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£144.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK) 


Total: £447.03

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Good CPU and GPU and a WD Black somehow

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A 860K, FX or i5 with a R9 380! :D

Zen-III-X8-5900X (Gamestation 5)

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Case: Medion Micro-ATX Case / Case Fan Front: SUNON MagLev PF70251VX-Q000-S99 70mm / Case Fan Rear: Fanner Tech(Shen Zhen)Co.,LTD. 80mm (Purple) / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: AMD Near-silent 125w Thermal Solution / CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, 6-cores, 12-threads, 4.2/4.2GHz, 35,3MB cache (T.S.M.C. 7nm FinFET) / CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 12(8)-cores, 24(16)-threads, 4.5/4.8GHz, 70.5MB(68,35MB) cache (T.S.M.C. 7nm FinFET) / Display: HP 24" L2445w (64Hz OC) 1920x1200 / GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC "Afterburner" @1450MHz (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / GPU: ASUS Radeon RX 6600 XT DUAL OC RDNA2 32CUs @2.6GHz 10.6 TFLOPS (T.S.M.C. 7nm FinFET) R.ID (NimeZ drivers) / Keyboard: HP KB-0316 PS/2 (Nordic) / Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4, Socket-AM4 (SAM enabled) / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 550W / RAM A1 & B1: G.SKILL DDR4-3600MHz CL18-20-21-39-60-1T "Samsung 8Gbit C-Die" (2x8GB) / RAM A2 & B2: HyperX DDR4-3600MHz CL16-18-19-37-85-1T "SK Hynix 8Gbit CJR" (2x16GB) / Operating System: Windows 10 Home / Sound 1: Zombee Z500 / Sound 2: Logitech Stereo Speakers S-150 / Storage 1 & 2: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD / Storage 3: Western Digital My Passport 2.5" 2TB HDD / Storage 4: Western Digital Elements Desktop 2TB HDD / Storage 5: Kingston A2000 1TB M.2 NVME SSD / Wi-fi & Bluetooth: ASUS PCE-AC55BT Wireless Adapter (Intel)

 Lake-V-X6-10600 (Gaming PC)

R23 score MC: 9190pts | R23 score SC: 1302pts

R20 score MC: 3529cb | R20 score SC: 506cb

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Case: Cooler Master HAF XB Evo Black / Case Fan(s) Front: Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm Premium Fans / Case Fan(s) Rear: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (red) / Case Fan(s) Side: Noctua NF-A6x25 FLX 60mm Premium Fan / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo / CPU: Intel Core i5-10600(ASUS Performance Enhancement), 6-cores, 12-threads, 4.4/4.8GHz, 13,7MB cache (Intel 14nm++ FinFET) / Display: ASUS 24" LED VN247H (67Hz OC) 1920x1080p / GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 56 Gaming OC GCN5 56CUs @1.7GHz 12.19 TFLOPS (Samsung 14nm FinFET) R.ID (NimeZ drivers) / Keyboard: Logitech Desktop K120 (Nordic) / Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B460 PLUS, Socket-LGA1200 (SAM enabled) / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 850W / RAM A1 & B1: HyperX DDR4-2666MHz CL13-15-15-30-45-2T "Samsung 8Gbit C-Die" (2x8GB) / RAM A2 & B2: Juhor DDR4-3200MHz CL16-20-20-38-72-2T "SK Hynix 8Gbit MFR" (2x16GB) / Operating System: Windows 10 Home / Sound: Zombee Z300 / Storage 1 & 2: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD / Storage 3: Seagate® Barracuda 2TB HDD / Storage 4: Seagate® Desktop 2TB SSHD / Storage 5: Crucial P1 1000GB M.2 SSD/ Storage 6: Western Digital WD7500BPKX 2.5" HDD / Wi-fi: TP-Link TL-WN851N 11n Wireless Adapter (Qualcomm Atheros)

Vishera-X8-9370 | R20 score MC: 1476cb

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Case: Cooler Master HAF XB Evo Black / Case Fan(s) Front: Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm Premium Fans / Case Fan(s) Rear: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (red) / Case Fan(s) Side: Noctua NF-A6x25 FLX 60mm Premium Fan / Case Fan VRM: SUNON MagLev KDE1209PTV3 92mm / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo / CPU: AMD FX-8370 (Base: @4.4GHz | Turbo: @4.7GHz) Black Edition Eight-Core (Global Foundries 32nm) / Display: ASUS 24" LED VN247H (67Hz OC) 1920x1080p / GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC "Afterburner" @1450MHz (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 56 Gaming OC @1501MHz (Samsung 14nm FinFET) / Keyboard: Logitech Desktop K120 (Nordic) / Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING, Socket-AM3+ / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 850W PSU / RAM 1, 2, 3 & 4: Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1866MHz CL8-10-10-28-37-2T (4x4GB) 16.38GB / Operating System 1: Windows 10 Home / Sound: Zombee Z300 / Storage 1: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD (x2) / Storage 2: Seagate® Barracuda 2TB HDD / Storage 3: Seagate® Desktop 2TB SSHD / Wi-fi: TP-Link TL-WN951N 11n Wireless Adapter

Godavari-X4-880K | R20 score MC: 810cb

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Case: Medion Micro-ATX Case / Case Fan Front: SUNON MagLev PF70251VX-Q000-S99 70mm / Case Fan Rear: Fanner Tech(Shen Zhen)Co.,LTD. 80mm (Purple) / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: AMD Near-silent 95w Thermal Solution / Cooler: AMD Near-silent 125w Thermal Solution / CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K Black Edition Elite Quad-Core (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / CPU: AMD Athlon X4 880K Black Edition Elite Quad-Core (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / Display: HP 19" Flat Panel L1940 (75Hz) 1280x1024 / GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC 2GB (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC "Afterburner" @1450MHz (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / Keyboard: HP KB-0316 PS/2 (Nordic) / Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 V2, Socket-FM2+ / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 550W PSU / RAM 1, 2, 3 & 4: SK hynix DDR3-1866MHz CL9-10-11-27-40 (4x4GB) 16.38GB / Operating System 1: Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) / Operating System 2: Windows 10 Home / Sound 1: Zombee Z500 / Sound 2: Logitech Stereo Speakers S-150 / Storage 1: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD (x2) / Storage 2: Western Digital My Passport 2.5" 2TB HDD / Storage 3: Western Digital Elements Desktop 2TB HDD / Wi-fi: TP-Link TL-WN851N 11n Wireless Adapter

Acer Aspire 7738G custom (changed CPU, GPU & Storage)
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CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 2-cores, 2-threads, 2.4GHz, 3MB cache (Intel 45nm) / GPU: ATi Radeon HD 4570 515MB DDR2 (T.S.M.C. 55nm) / RAM: DDR2-1066MHz CL7-7-7-20-1T (2x2GB) / Operating System: Windows 10 Home / Storage: Crucial BX500 480GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5" SSD

Complete portable device SoC history:

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Apple A4 - Apple iPod touch (4th generation)
Apple A5 - Apple iPod touch (5th generation)
Apple A9 - Apple iPhone 6s Plus
HiSilicon Kirin 810 (T.S.M.C. 7nm) - Huawei P40 Lite / Huawei nova 7i
Mediatek Dimensity 700 (T.S.M.C 7nm) - Cherry Mobile Aqua S10 Pro 5G
Mediatek MT2601 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - TicWatch E
Mediatek MT6580 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - TECNO Spark 2 (1GB RAM)
Mediatek MT6592M (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone my32 (orange)
Mediatek MT6592M (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone my32 (yellow)
Mediatek MT6735 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - HMD Nokia 3 Dual SIM
Mediatek MT6737 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - Cherry Mobile Flare S6
Mediatek MT6739 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone myX8 (blue)
Mediatek MT6739 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone myX8 (gold)
Mediatek MT6750 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - honor 6C Pro / honor V9 Play
Mediatek MT6765 (T.S.M.C 12nm) - TECNO Pouvoir 3 Plus
Mediatek MT6797D (T.S.M.C 20nm) - my|phone Brown Tab 1
Qualcomm MSM8926 (T.S.M.C. 28nm) - Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
Qualcomm MSM8974AA (T.S.M.C. 28nm) - Blackberry Passport
Qualcomm SDM710 (Samsung 10nm) - Oppo Realme 3 Pro

 

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