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So my brother has asked me to build him a PC, he will need to use it for day to day usage, a bit of Photoshop ect. Possible a bit of gaming, light.

He has a budget of £280 - £300.

We live in the UK, so please no US/CA links, just name the part or something.

Thanks!

EDIT: ALREADY GOT A HDD

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That is a really really low budget... can you not get anymore?

 

 

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That is a really really low budget... can you not get anymore?

Over time, for the GPU, he doesn't care about the case or anything so that can be cheap.

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That's still going to be quite hard to pull off.

 

Let me go get my tryhard pants, and I shall return.

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Yea but still...It's not worth getting stupidly cheap crappy components.

 

 

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Yea but still...It's not worth getting stupidly cheap crappy components.

Case can be cheap, oh and he already has a HDD.

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use this sight very useful http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/

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Barebone. Some room left for adding CD drive if necessary, rest can be used to get higher tier CPU, RAM, or CPU cooler. At your discretion. Hyper 212+ would be CPU cooler if you go for that.
 
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1t7bv

 

Case can be cheap, oh and he already has a HDD.



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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1t7gB

285 build.

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Here you go:

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1t7cW

Setup Video -----------Peasant Crushing Specs----------- 4K Benchmarks


-CPU- i7 3930k @4.8GHz 1.4v -Mobo- Asus Rampage IV Extreme -GPUs- 2x GTX Titan Hydrocopper SLI -RAM- 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz -Storage- 500GB Samsung 840 SSD | 2TB WD Green HDD


-Monitors- 3x BenQ XL2420T | 1x Dell U2713HM -Mouse- Steelseries Rival -Keyboard- Corsair K70 Cherry MX Brown -Headphones- Audio Techinca ATH-M50 -Microphone- RØDE NT1-A

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Can he wait until he has more money? It's not a good idea buying bad components now and then upgrading.

He needs it ASAP for college, he's stuck with an old pentium laptop right now.

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He needs it ASAP for college, he's stuck with an old pentium laptop right now.

 

For £300 he will have to get another laptop I'm afraid.

 

Let me work something out for you.

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he got the hdd already

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A bit over the budget: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1t7hX

 

If that's too much: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1t7jZ

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he got the hdd already

Then he should get an SSD ;)

Setup Video -----------Peasant Crushing Specs----------- 4K Benchmarks


-CPU- i7 3930k @4.8GHz 1.4v -Mobo- Asus Rampage IV Extreme -GPUs- 2x GTX Titan Hydrocopper SLI -RAM- 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz -Storage- 500GB Samsung 840 SSD | 2TB WD Green HDD


-Monitors- 3x BenQ XL2420T | 1x Dell U2713HM -Mouse- Steelseries Rival -Keyboard- Corsair K70 Cherry MX Brown -Headphones- Audio Techinca ATH-M50 -Microphone- RØDE NT1-A

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CPU:  AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£105.54 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard:  Biostar A55MD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  (£37.94 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (£54.20 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GT 640 2GB Video Card  (£67.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Case:  Zalman ZM-T1 ATX Mini Tower Case  (£21.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply  (£35.32 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £322.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-17 23:38 BST+0100)

just a little higher or

 
CPU:  AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£105.54 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard:  Biostar A55MD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  (£37.94 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (£54.20 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GT 430 1GB Video Card  (£44.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case:  Zalman ZM-T1 ATX Mini Tower Case  (£21.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply  (£35.32 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £299.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-17 23:40 BST+0100)
I like GPUS

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| AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core | Be Quiet DARK ROCK 2 57.9 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing | Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z  |G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM |Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" SSD | Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB  |Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower|Gelid Solutions Silent 14 PWM 74.5 CFM 140mm x3 |Corsair RM Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified Power Supply|

|Rosewill RNX-N250PCe | Windows 8  | Acer H236HLbid 23.0" |Corsair Vengeance K70 | 
Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser | STEELSERIES QCK Black|Sennheiser HD 558| Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer         
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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1t7mZ
 
CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£105.54 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  (£37.99 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (£59.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£28.78 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  (£40.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £272.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-17 23:40 BST+0100)

 

Wasn't sure if he needed an OS

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Then he should get an SSD ;)

Good Idea  B)

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| AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core | Be Quiet DARK ROCK 2 57.9 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing | Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z  |G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM |Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" SSD | Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB  |Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower|Gelid Solutions Silent 14 PWM 74.5 CFM 140mm x3 |Corsair RM Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified Power Supply|

|Rosewill RNX-N250PCe | Windows 8  | Acer H236HLbid 23.0" |Corsair Vengeance K70 | 
Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser | STEELSERIES QCK Black|Sennheiser HD 558| Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer         
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CPU:  AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£105.54 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard:  Biostar A55MD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  (£37.94 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (£54.20 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GT 640 2GB Video Card  (£67.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Case:  Zalman ZM-T1 ATX Mini Tower Case  (£21.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply  (£35.32 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £322.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-17 23:38 BST+0100)

just a little higher or

 
CPU:  AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£105.54 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard:  Biostar A55MD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  (£37.94 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (£54.20 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GT 430 1GB Video Card  (£44.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case:  Zalman ZM-T1 ATX Mini Tower Case  (£21.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply  (£35.32 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £299.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-17 23:40 BST+0100)
I like GPUS

 

I see @Mac you got a liking to my gpu included built for close to not 300 dollars  B)

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| AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core | Be Quiet DARK ROCK 2 57.9 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing | Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z  |G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM |Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" SSD | Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB  |Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower|Gelid Solutions Silent 14 PWM 74.5 CFM 140mm x3 |Corsair RM Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified Power Supply|

|Rosewill RNX-N250PCe | Windows 8  | Acer H236HLbid 23.0" |Corsair Vengeance K70 | 
Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser | STEELSERIES QCK Black|Sennheiser HD 558| Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer         
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What's with the video cards?

you see I cant go anywhere without them, I need my Graphics to run smooth   B)

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| AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core | Be Quiet DARK ROCK 2 57.9 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing | Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z  |G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM |Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" SSD | Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB  |Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower|Gelid Solutions Silent 14 PWM 74.5 CFM 140mm x3 |Corsair RM Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified Power Supply|

|Rosewill RNX-N250PCe | Windows 8  | Acer H236HLbid 23.0" |Corsair Vengeance K70 | 
Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser | STEELSERIES QCK Black|Sennheiser HD 558| Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer         
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A bit over the budget: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1t7hX

This will probably be your best bet, he can add a ready cache later for like 30$ or so.

 

also, don't buy a A series AMD and a GPU, it's a giant waste of money.

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you see I cant go anywhere without them  B)

A APU will out perform both of those cards and if you are going to have a GPU you don't need the RAM speeds with an APU

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