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I have a friend who is wanting to switch from a Laptop to a Desktop.
His budget is approximately £200 to £250. I have advised him to save up to afford 'higher-end' components, and therefore it would likely be best to buy parts used, but he wishes to upgrade in the future. 

He would like to use the computer particularly for CS:GO, World of Warships and web browsing. 

Location: United Kingdom
Aim: Gaming, Web Browsing
Budget: Aprox. £200

Peripherals, PC Case & OS not required 

Many Thanks. 
 

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I have a friend who is wanting to switch from a Laptop to a Desktop.

His budget is approximately £200 to £250. I have advised him to save up to afford 'higher-end' components, and therefore it would likely be best to buy parts used, but he wishes to upgrade in the future. 

He would like to use the computer particularly for CS:GO, World of Warships and web browsing. 

Location: United Kingdom

Aim: Gaming, Web Browsing

Budget: Aprox. £200

Peripherals, PC Case & OS not required 

Many Thanks. 

 

 
CPU: AMD A10-7870K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£104.04 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£37.03 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (£36.58 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£55.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £268.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I have a friend who is wanting to switch from a Laptop to a Desktop.

His budget is approximately £200 to £250. I have advised him to save up to afford 'higher-end' components, and therefore it would likely be best to buy parts used, but he wishes to upgrade in the future. 

He would like to use the computer particularly for CS:GO, World of Warships and web browsing. 

Location: United Kingdom

Aim: Gaming, Web Browsing

Budget: Aprox. £200

Peripherals, PC Case & OS not required 

Many Thanks. 

 

amd a10 apu

any fm2+ motherboard

fastest 8 gig ram kit you can find

cheap 64 gig ssd

300 watt psu

anything left on hdd

do you want a full build or do you want  to work it out?

 

 

 

edit: the guy above me beat me to the ball

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CPU: AMD A10-7870K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£104.04 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£37.03 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (£36.58 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£55.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £268.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-28 19:55 GMT+0000

 

This. I doubt you can do much better.

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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That's over 300 quid - prices are different in the UK

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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CPU: AMD A10-7870K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£104.04 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£37.03 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (£36.58 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£55.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £268.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-28 19:55 GMT+0000

 

^^^ Bang for buck!

Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.10GHz - Intel Stock Cooler - Zotac Geforce GT 610 2GB Synergy Edition

Intel DH61WW - Corsair® Value Select 4GBx1 DDR3 1600 MHz - Antec BP-300P PSU

WD Green 1TB - Seagate 2.5" HDD 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 500GB - Antec X1 E.

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This Is a better build

It looks like it has a pentium, no one should have to live with a dual core

Actually in the UK at least you can fit a dedicated GPU into that budget, just live without a case

 

unless you want to save money with the APU and get a larger SSD or something, there's probably a better PSU you can get for the money, I didn't check

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/LprY3C

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/LprY3C/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£55.94 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-DS2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£42.94 @ More Computers)

Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£27.99 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 360 2GB Core Edition Video Card  (£79.82 @ More Computers)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£29.99 @ Aria PC)

Total: £274.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-28 20:05 GMT+0000

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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CPU: AMD A10-7870K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£104.04 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£37.03 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (£36.58 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£55.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £268.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-28 19:55 GMT+0000

 

this

RIG #1 : 4670k @4.4 / 1.25v vcore. @ 4.5 / 1.3v vcore/ 1.95v vccin. MSI GAMING 4G GTX 970 @1540/3700 1.275v BIOS MOD. 16GB Kingston HyperX Savage RAM 2400mhz. MSI GAMING 5 Z97 MOBO. Fractal Design Define S. Dark Rock Pro 3. 850 EVO 250GB Seasonic M12II 620w
RIG #2: 4790k @ 4.6 / 1.25v vcore. EVGA SC ACX 2.0 980 SLI. 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 2400mhz. Asus MAXIMUS VII Hero Z97. Fractal Design Define R5. NH D15. 850 EVO 250GB AX 860
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CPU: AMD A10-7870K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£104.04 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£37.03 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (£36.58 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£55.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £268.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-28 19:55 GMT+0000

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Ns84xr

 

thisll give you a bit more  storage

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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Ns84xr

 

thisll give you a bit more  storage

He doesn't need that much storage.  250GB will be enough for Windows and many programs.

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core i5 760  36.81

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Core-i5-760-2-8GHz-8MB-Quad-Core-CPU-Processor-LGA1156-SLBRP-/321949897517?hash=item4af5b5932d:g:00cAAOSwu4BVui~J

lga 1156 mobo 39.99

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-H55-Micro-ATX-LGA-1156-Computer-Motherboard-Support-LGA-1156-Socket-H-NEW-/191768608571?hash=item2ca64cbf3b:g:HnQAAOSwYaFWf~BK

memory 5.17

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rip-Jaws-8gb-DDR3-RAM-G-skill-F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL-/262210049801?hash=item3d0cefd709:g:GKoAAOSw1S9WfsSL

psu 40

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ss430st

gpu 50

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-750-TI-2048-MB-GTX750TI-OC-2GD-Graphics-Card-/221980007809?hash=item33af0a1d81:g:bBkAAOSwSHZWgXmB

case 40

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-nse200kkn1

+ storage

 

= 250

 

 

best bang for buck pc

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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He doesn't need that much storage.  250GB will be enough for Windows and many programs.

some people use a shitload of stuff

250 gigs doesnt even begin to cover what i use

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some people use a shitload of stuff

250 gigs doesnt even begin to cover what i use

World of Warships+CSGO+Google Chrome+Windows would all be about 150GB at most.  

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World of Warships+CSGO+Google Chrome+Windows would all be about 150GB at most.  

sorry, i thought you were some random guy saying no one uses more than 250

but yeah, the 250 will be fine

plus, if he ever needs more,  terrabyte hdds are cheap as FUCK

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