Build me a PC

[SteamedCabbage]

Hey folks, I'm new here but I'm sure y'all do this kind of stuff . I currently "game" on a rather bad laptop that I've had for about 2 years now, and I've decided that it's time to upgrade to a desktop. I'd like to build a Desktop, that can run games like fallout 4, GTA V, CS:GO and more at decent FPS (30+). My budget is £400 maximum, as that's all I can afford. I have a mouse, monitor and keyboard. I need an operating system. For all you american folks, my budget is $600 (Give or take). If you could include (I know that it's hard to say) the amount of fps the build would get on the above games, that would be appreciated. Many thanks, SteamedCabbage.

[daniellearmouth]

Welcome to the forum.

 

I wouldn't give a US budget, since import taxes are a thing over here in ol' Blighty.

 

And for £400...your best bet may be to search around for used parts. However, I'll certainly rummage around for what I can find brand new. BRB.

[FirstArmada]

Il take a shot at it too

[007agentHP]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£145.96 @ More Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£38.22 @ CCL Computers) 

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£27.99 @ Amazon UK) 

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

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£39.19 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£41.99 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £331.33

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-04 00:13 GMT+0000

 

get windows on G2A or reddit

get this 680

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vamery-GTX680-2GB-DDR3-384BIT-3D-PC-Graphics-Video-Card-HDMI-DVI-VGA-PCI-E-2-Fan/351380097484?_trksid=p2045573.c100034.m2102&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107092241%26meid%3D21c127c9b5a14a1b83a401d7a1e146f8%26pid%3D100034%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D151937322819

 

good to go

[SteamedCabbage]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£145.96 @ More Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£38.22 @ CCL Computers) 

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£27.99 @ Amazon UK) 

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

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£39.19 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£41.99 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £331.33

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-04 00:13 GMT+0000

 

get windows on G2A or reddit

get this 680

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vamery-GTX680-2GB-DDR3-384BIT-3D-PC-Graphics-Video-Card-HDMI-DVI-VGA-PCI-E-2-Fan/351380097484?_trksid=p2045573.c100034.m2102&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107092241%26meid%3D21c127c9b5a14a1b83a401d7a1e146f8%26pid%3D100034%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D151937322819

 

good to go

 

Could this build play all games decently, or just most, or even just a few? I'm looking to try and get into more serious gaming with a tight budget

[007agentHP]

Could this build play all games decently, or just most, or even just a few? I'm looking to try and get into more serious gaming with a tight budget

that can max out most of those.

decently wont describe it

at least at high settings 60 FPS

gta 5  high out 60 fps

cs go maxed out 60 fps

fallout 4 maxed 60 FPS

[SteamedCabbage]

that can max out most of those.

decently wont describe it

at least at high settings 60 FPS

gta 5  high out 60 fps

cs go maxed out 60 fps

fallout 4 maxed 60 FPS

Ok thanks

[SteamedCabbage]

I am still open to other suggestions . I could always get windows off of g2a.

[Arc_Jester]

-snip-

Isn't Vamery that cheap chinese brand that sells their sketchy GPUs on Ebay?

[007agentHP]

Isn't Vamery that cheap chinese brand that sells the sketchy GPUs on Ebay?

ive helped a few family memebrs with used builds and ive never had a problem with vamery. never has failed (knock on wood)

[daniellearmouth]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£55.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£48.03 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£33.48 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£34.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 370 4GB Video Card  (£135.10 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£29.64 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£40.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £413.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-04 00:24 GMT+0000

 

This is all I've really been able to scrounge up.

£413 is probably gonna be a hard sell, and if you do get this, try to find a different PSU. I couldn't remember which specific one I should have included here.

 

If you can't afford it, either ditch the SSD entirely, or deal with the SSD for now and ditch the hard drive. In either case, pump a bit more money into the power supply, and save up for that missing thing until you can afford it.

[Arc_Jester]

ive helped a few family memebrs with used builds and ive never had a problem with vamery. never has failed (knock on wood)

You're brave, I wouldn't touch them with a ten-foot pole.

[007agentHP]

You're brave, I wouldn't touch them with a ten-foot pole.

worst case scenario, the mess that ebay is, the buyer can win almost every case, so it was never much of a worry. 

[jimakos234]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£55.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£48.03 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£35.50 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£159.98 @ Novatech)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black/Silver ATX Mid Tower Case  (£27.84 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£51.36 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £413.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-04 00:30 GMT+0000

[SteamedCabbage]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£48.03 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£33.48 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£34.95 @ Amazon UK)

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

Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 370 4GB Video Card  (£135.10 @ Aria PC)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£29.64 @ CCL Computers)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£40.98 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £413.10

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-04 00:24 GMT+0000

 

This is all I've really been able to scrounge up.

£413 is probably gonna be a hard sell, and if you do get this, try to find a different PSU. I couldn't remember which specific one I should have included here.

 

If you can't afford it, either ditch the SSD entirely, or deal with the SSD for now and ditch the hard drive. In either case, pump a bit more money into the power supply, and save up for that missing thing until you can afford it.

A higher PSU or lower?

[Arc_Jester]

worst case scenario, the mess that ebay is, the buyer can win almost every case, so it was never much of a worry. 

I still wouldn't trust it enough to actually put it in a build.

[FirstArmada]

Isn't Vamery that cheap chinese brand that sells their sketchy GPUs on Ebay?

 Vamery do not make legitimate products there was a statement from Nvidia about them a while back cant seem to find it now 

[FirstArmada]

Well here it is all brand new parts i have an R7 360 hooked up with a i7-4770

 

CSGO Max settings Avg 150 FPS 

LoL Max settings Avg 200 FPS

Black ops 2 Max Avg 57 FPS AA

Black ops 2 Med. Avg 72 FPS No AA

BF4 Max settings (Mantle) Avg 75 FPS

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.98 @ Novatech) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-D3H ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£64.87 @ CCL Computers) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£47.36 @ Amazon UK) 

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 360 2GB Video Card  (£85.88 @ Aria PC) 

Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  (£32.39 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£51.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £398.39

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-04 00:32 GMT+0000

[daniellearmouth]

A higher PSU or lower?

 

Just, a better quality unit overall. Corsair's CX range is generally not intended for gaming computers, though the CX430M is somewhat cheap and will deliver the power you need......though I can't vouch for it being the best quality unit you'll ever have.

 

 

get this 680

-snip-

 

That is some sketchy dealings.

 

In fact, I looked into the specifications of the 680, and compared it to that.

The 680 doesn't have a VGA output (the Vamery does), has a DisplayPort output (the Vamery doesn't), has 2GB of 256-bit GDDR5 (not 384-bit DDR3), supports 3-way SLI (where're the fingers, Vamery?) and has two 6-pin connectors (the Vamery only has one).

Oh, and the flavour text is all written in bizarrely worded and poorly spell-checked English, and the open air design is very VERY uncharacteristic of cards of that nature.

 

I would absolutely not consider this. Not even cheap. That can very easily mess something up. Granted, it could just be a GT 630 in disguise or something, but again - don't go for it.

[daniellearmouth]

With regards to that eBay listing...

 

 

You'll be getting this. Something closer to an 8800 GTS if the GPU number is to go by.

[SteamedCabbage]

Anymore builds/suggestions are welcome .

[SteamedCabbage]

Still open for any suggestions. Any suggestions that cost less than £350 would be considered too, as I could buy a 144hz monitor. (Bump)