£450 Gaming Build

[EGAVASBARA]

Yoyo looking to build a pc but havent a clue what components to pick. I don't need any perpherals or monitors just the rig. My budget is pretty strict at £450 and ideally that would include an ssd. I mainly play GW2/DOTA2/CS if that makes any difference

Cheers!

[EGAVASBARA]

use PCpartpicker to choose your parts. You will only be able to select parts that are compatible with eachother:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/

Im fully aware of the site but i dont know what parts will give me the best performance for my money

[Jamdude]

You can't get much for £450 and definitely can't fit a decent SSD in the build.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£78.77 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£51.00 @ Aria PC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£34.49 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.98 @ Novatech) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£146.39 @ Aria PC) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£35.93 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£49.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £431.55

[Bob Jim]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£95.99 @ Novatech)

Motherboard: Asus H110M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£49.40 @ More Computers)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£31.98 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£43.95 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.98 @ Novatech)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card (£119.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£35.93 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: SeaSonic ECO 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£34.98 @ Ebuyer)

Total: £447.20

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-27 11:00 GMT+0000

VERY capable Skylake i3, 8GB of ram, SSD boot drive + 1TB storage HDD, nice GPU, and a quality PSU and decent case.

[kameshss]

Here you go!

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£89.50 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£31.49 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£29.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£159.98 @ Novatech) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£29.95 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£59.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £435.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-27 11:03 GMT+0000

[Bob Jim]

You can't get much for £450 and definitely can't fit a decent SSD in the build.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£78.77 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£51.00 @ Aria PC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£34.49 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.98 @ Novatech) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£146.39 @ Aria PC) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£35.93 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£49.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £431.55

CX PSU is only really ok for up to a 370/950, and certainly not a 380 and power hungry amd chip. An i3 is better than that fx chip. Look at my build, slight GPU downgrade in exchange for SSD and a better CPU.

[kameshss]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£95.99 @ Novatech)

Motherboard: Asus H110M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£49.40 @ More Computers)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£31.98 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£43.95 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.98 @ Novatech)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card (£119.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£35.93 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: SeaSonic ECO 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£34.98 @ Ebuyer)

Total: £447.20

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-27 11:00 GMT+0000

VERY capable Skylake i3, 8GB of ram, SSD boot drive + 1TB storage HDD, nice GPU, and a quality PSU and decent case.

+1 ^^

[Bob Jim]

+1 ^^

People forget that skylake is just a tiny tiny bit more expensive than Haswell on the lower end, due to ddr3 compatibility.

[Mcmole]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£93.43 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£49.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£27.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 370 2GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card  (£113.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£39.19 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£51.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £436.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-27 11:09 GMT+0000

 

Ignore my build and go for Bob Jim's...I don't know how he found such cheap parts but that is by far the best suggested parts I have seen for awhile.

 

I would personally go for a higher Watts PSU though...

[kameshss]

People forget that skylake is just a tiny tiny bit more expensive than Haswell on the lower end, due to ddr3 compatibility.

Ahh, I used to recommend Skylake all the time.

 

It's I thought Skylake will be more expensive in UK than US.

[Bob Jim]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£93.43 @ CCL Computers)CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.98 @ Novatech)Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£49.98 @ Ebuyer)Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£27.99 @ Amazon UK)Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.98 @ Novatech)Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 370 2GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card (£113.99 @ Aria PC)Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£39.19 @ Amazon UK)Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£51.99 @ Amazon UK)Total: £436.53Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-27 11:09 GMT+0000

Try again. This build is worse in quite literally every way than mine , except for the unnecessary aftermarket cooler.

[EGAVASBARA]

Thanks for the replies, how does the i3 handle newer game releases?

[Mcmole]

Try again. This build is worse in quite literally every way than mine , except for the unnecessary aftermarket cooler.

Like I said above before you rudely commented about how bad my suggestion was. I already gave you praise about your parts list...

 

No need to be an ass about it.

[Bob Jim]

Like I said above before you rudely commented about how bad my suggestion was. I already gave you praise about your parts list...

 

No need to be an ass about it.

I quoted you before you edited your post, thanks for the praise. Maybe I worded it wrongly, but I was just trying to help the OP and you know that there were better alternatives for the money. Sorry if I offended you.

[Mcmole]

I quoted you before you edited your post, thanks for the praise. Maybe I worded it wrongly, but I was just trying to help the OP and you know that there were better alternatives for the money. Sorry if I offended you.

There is no need to say sorry. I am on edge it seems tonight. I apoligise for my comment.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£95.99 @ Novatech)

Motherboard: Asus H110M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£49.40 @ More Computers)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£29.99 @ Ebuyer)

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£39.24 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.98 @ Novatech)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card  (£119.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£35.93 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: EVGA 600W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£34.98 @ Aria PC)

Total: £440.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-27 11:26 GMT+0000

 

 

However I would say, If i was in the OP's position I would get something along the line of the above.

A little cheaper and has a little headroom to work with:)

Based on your build bob, just found a few alternatives, Like a single DDR3 stick of 8GB is cheaper atm then the dual setup. Which gave be a little headroom for a bigger Non-modular granted PSU.

[Mcmole]

Thanks for the replies, how does the i3 handle newer game releases?

 

Pretty good, The CPU won't bottleneck the GPU in new games since the I3 is Hyper threaded.

And when comparing it along side a strong gaming chip like the i5 4460 its single core performance out matches it.. Which is quite beneficial for gaming. I am quite confident in saying you would not be able to get a better CPU for your current build at that price point.

 

Compare i5 with i3: http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4460-vs-Intel-Core-i3-6100

[kameshss]

There is no need to say sorry. I am on edge it seems tonight. I apoligise for my comment.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£95.99 @ Novatech)

Motherboard: Asus H110M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£49.40 @ More Computers)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£29.99 @ Ebuyer)

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£39.24 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.98 @ Novatech)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card  (£119.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£35.93 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: EVGA 600W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£34.98 @ Aria PC)

Total: £440.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-27 11:26 GMT+0000

 

 

However I would say, If i was in the OP's position I would get something along the line of the above.

A little cheaper and has a little headroom to work with:)

Based on your build bob, just found a few alternatives, Like a single DDR3 stick of 8GB is cheaper atm then the dual setup. Which gave be a little headroom for a bigger Non-modular granted PSU.

430W is good enough to hold a OC'd 950 and for the rest of the system.

 

That card consumes around 120W under load.

 

Here is proof http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/asus-geforce-gtx-950-strix-review,7.html

[Mcmole]

People forget that skylake is just a tiny tiny bit more expensive than Haswell on the lower end, due to ddr3 compatibility.

Actually, Question...

 

Wouldn't Skylake require DDR3L-1333 memory? And even then its a bit sketchy?

[Bob Jim]

There is no need to say sorry. I am on edge it seems tonight. I apoligise for my comment.  PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£95.99 @ Novatech)Motherboard: Asus H110M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£49.40 @ More Computers)Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£29.99 @ Ebuyer)Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£39.24 @ Amazon UK)Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.98 @ Novatech)Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card  (£119.99 @ Amazon UK)Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£35.93 @ Aria PC)Power Supply: EVGA 600W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£34.98 @ Aria PC)Total: £440.50Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-27 11:26 GMT+0000  However I would say, If i was in the OP's position I would get something along the line of the above.A little cheaper and has a little headroom to work with:)Based on your build bob, just found a few alternatives, Like a single DDR3 stick of 8GB is cheaper atm then the dual setup. Which gave be a little headroom for a bigger Non-modular granted PSU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£95.99 @ Novatech)

Motherboard: Asus H110M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£49.40 @ More Computers)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£29.99 @ Ebuyer)

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£34.98 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.98 @ Novatech)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card (£119.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£35.93 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£51.36 @ CCL Computers)

Total: £452.62

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-27 11:37 GMT+0000

Admittedly a tiny bit over budget, this would be even slightly slightly better. I had forgotten that 1x8GB of ram was cheaper though. This gives a slightly better SSD that your build (it is cheaper for the same performance pretty much); the money saved was invested in a much more reliable PSU. Those EVGA ones have fairly dodgy OEMs, this xfx one is higher quality, while still providing enough wattage to go up to an r9 390/GTX 980.

[Mcmole]

430W is good enough to hold a OC'd 950 and for the rest of the system.

 

That card consumes around 120W under load.

 

Here is proof http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/asus-geforce-gtx-950-strix-review,7.html

 

I don't doubt that it has enough power, But why get less Watts for a higher price? The only benefit is the modular cables... So I gave the OP the option... Its up to him. I would personally get the ATX power supply. since its a closed case and none is going to care about the cables. And you get more bang for the $ per say. But that choice is up to the OP.

[Bob Jim]

430W is good enough to hold a OC'd 950 and for the rest of the system.

 

That card consumes around 120W under load.

 

Here is proof http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/asus-geforce-gtx-950-strix-review,7.html

I think he had upgradeability in mind.

Actually, Question...

 

Wouldn't Skylake require DDR3L-1333 memory? And even then its a bit sketchy?

It requires low voltage ddr3. Technically that is below 1.35volts, but the mobo vendors have made boards specifically to work with up to 1.5volts, which is what the ram in the build is. It should be absolutely fine, as proven by mobo makers' tests.

[Mcmole]

I think he had upgradeability in mind.

It requires low voltage ddr3. Technically that is below 1.35volts, but the mobo vendors have made boards specifically to work with up to 1.5volts, which is what the ram in the build is. It should be absolutely fine, as proven by mobo makers' tests.

Wow. Thanks for the tip. Learn something every day hey?

 

Good to keep in mind when picking out ram for Skylake builds thanks a lot mate:)

[kameshss]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£95.99 @ Novatech)

Motherboard: Asus H110M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£49.40 @ More Computers)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£29.99 @ Ebuyer)

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£34.98 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.98 @ Novatech)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card (£119.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£35.93 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£51.36 @ CCL Computers)

Total: £452.62

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-27 11:37 GMT+0000

Admittedly a tiny bit over budget, this would be even slightly slightly better. I had forgotten that 1x8GB of ram was cheaper though. This gives a slightly better SSD that your build (it is cheaper for the same performance pretty much); the money saved was invested in a much more reliable PSU. Those EVGA ones have fairly dodgy OEMs, this xfx one is higher quality, while still providing enough wattage to go up to an r9 390/GTX 980.

I think DDR4's price is close to DDR3's price.

 

I'd go for DDR4 for the extra speed. I think it's really worth imo.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£95.99 @ Novatech) 

Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£50.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£38.04 @ Aria PC) 

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.98 @ Novatech) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card  (£119.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£35.93 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£51.36 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £462.26

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-27 11:53 GMT+0000

[Bob Jim]

 

I think DDR4's price is close to DDR3's price.

 

I'd go for DDR4 for the extra speed. I think it's really worth imo.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£95.99 @ Novatech) 

Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£50.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£38.04 @ Aria PC) 

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.98 @ Novatech) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card  (£119.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£35.93 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£51.36 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £462.26

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-27 11:53 GMT+0000

 

That would be better, but is £9 more. It is up to the OP whether he wants to pay a bit more for a bit more performance.

[N3RD]

That would be better, but is £9 more. It is up to the OP whether he wants to pay a bit more for a bit more performance.

So i decided to go with this build as its not too far over my budget, but the mobo and power supply are out of stock. Could anyone suggest something else?

Thanks.

EDIT: This is OP i had to log in with my facebook because i couldnt reset my password for some reason