Planning to join the PC master race

[ProLogic]

Seeing as i know nothing about picking the right parts, i have decided to ask for some help.

 

My budget is 500 GPB (I can stretch this slightly if needed)

 

I plan to use the system for Gaming, Browsing and sometimes Photoshop

 

So far i have only used consoles for gaming (I've never had a gaming capable computer), this will be my first build.

 

I already have a keyboard, mouse and a display so don't include them.

I also plan to run two displays.

 

 

Notify me if you need more infomation.

[Buizel10]

1 minute ago, ProLogic said:

Seeing as i know nothing about picking the right parts, i have decided to ask for some help.

 

My budget is 500 GPB (I can stretch this slightly if needed)

 

I plan to use the system for Gaming, Browsing and sometimes Photoshop

 

So far i have only used consoles for gaming (I've never had a gaming capable computer), this will be my first build.

 

I already have a keyboard, mouse and a display so don't include them.

I also plan to run two displays.

 

 

Notify me if you need more infomation.

Are you a fanboy of anything?

[HKZeroFive]

You must mean GBP? You might want to throw in a SSD later on. Oh and I forgot to mention; welcome to the PC Master Race!

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£144.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£34.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£29.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£154.99 @ Novatech) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£55.16 @ Dabs) 
Total: £494.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-14 00:33 GMT+0000

[ProLogic]

3 minutes ago, Buizel10 said:

Are you a fanboy of anything?

No. I can live without Xbox titles

 

3 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

You must mean GBP? You might want to throw in a SSD later on:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£144.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£34.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£29.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£154.99 @ Novatech) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£55.16 @ Dabs) 
Total: £494.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-14 00:33 GMT+0000

Looks like a nice build. Im not rushing into anything just yet though.

[Buizel10]

Just now, ProLogic said:

No. I can live without Xbox titles

 

Looks like a nice build. Im not rushing into anything just yet though.

Hewww I was like OH NO HE CHOSE THAT GUYS

[Wouterrinos]

Just now, ProLogic said:

No. I can live without Xbox titles

 

Looks like a nice build. Im not rushing into anything just yet though.

What are you waiting for? Do you already have peripherals?

[ProLogic]

Just now, Wouterrinos said:

What are you waiting for? Do you already have peripherals?

I don't just have money. And if you read my post, i did say i had a display, keyboard and mouse.

[Buizel10]

3 minutes ago, ProLogic said:

No. I can live without Xbox titles

 

Looks like a nice build. Im not rushing into anything just yet though.

OS or Monitors needed? Any keyboards or mice?

[Wouterrinos]

Just now, ProLogic said:

I don't just have money. And if you read my post, i did say i had a display, keyboard and mouse.

Well that sucks, and I didn't read the wolh post yeah, sorry for that.

[Wouterrinos]

1 minute ago, ProLogic said:

I don't just have money. And if you read my post, i did say i had a display, keyboard and mouse.

 

Just now, Buizel10 said:

OS or Monitors needed? Any keyboards or mice?

Now It's just funny 

[Buizel10]

5 minutes ago, ProLogic said:

No. I can live without Xbox titles

 

Looks like a nice build. Im not rushing into anything just yet though.

Fanboy I meant by Nvidia or Intel or AMD

[Buizel10]

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

[EdInk]

6 minutes ago, ProLogic said:

I don't just have money. And if you read my post, i did say i had a display, keyboard and mouse.

you could save a few more GBP's getting used stuff. try CEX. They give you 24 months warranty on electronic items

[ProLogic]

1 minute ago, Buizel10 said:

OS or Monitors needed? Any keyboards or mice?

Ive got a windows 7 disk (From upgrading a vista laptop that broke a long time ago)

I have one Hdmi monitor and a DVI monitor sitting around. i can always go and buy two cheap monitors if i needed to

 

Also would you mind reccomending an SSD to use when i get the chance to install one.

[Buizel10]

1 minute ago, ProLogic said:

Ive got a windows 7 disk (From upgrading a vista laptop that broke a long time ago)

I have one Hdmi monitor and a DVI monitor sitting around. i can always go and buy two cheap monitors if i needed to

 

Also would you mind reccomending an SSD to use when i get the chance to install one.

The cheapest SSD of the minimum capacity you can find on PCPartPicker.

 

(Unless you also have speed requirements. I recommend SAMSUNG SSDs, they are very fast)

 

EDIT:

Of the Minimum capacity you allow

[Wouterrinos]

2 minutes ago, Buizel10 said:

The cheapest SSD of the minimum capacity you can find on PCPartPicker.

 

(Unless you also have speed requirements. I recommend SAMSUNG SSDs, they are very fast)

 

EDIT:

Of the Minimum capacity you allow

If you want a 120gb SSd get the crucial/kingston if higher choose samsung(if you have the money) or again crucial/kinston.

[ProLogic]

1 minute ago, Buizel10 said:

The cheapest SSD of the minimum capacity you can find on PCPartPicker.

 

(Unless you also have speed requirements. I recommend SAMSUNG SSDs, they are very fast)

 

EDIT:

Of the Minimum capacity you allow

Anything that fits the OS pretty much

[ProLogic]

19 minutes ago, Wouterrinos said:

If you want a 120gb SSd get the crucial/kingston if higher choose samsung(if you have the money) or again crucial/kinston.

Something like this? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-Technology-Solid-State-Drive/dp/B00A1ZTZOG?th=1&psc=1

 

Also if the spare drive i currently have (Samsung HD204UI 2Tb) is reliable then i will swap the WD drive for an SSD and save a bit of money

[Buizel10]

2 minutes ago, ProLogic said:

Something like this? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-Technology-Solid-State-Drive/dp/B00A1ZTZOG?th=1&psc=1

 

Also if the spare drive i currently have (Samsung HD204UI 2Tb) is reliable then i will swap the WD drive for an SSD and save a bit of money

Yep thats ok and the 2TB drive IS reliable

[ProLogic]

After relising im going to have to stretch my budget to get some decent parts, i have chosen this: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/XhWB8d

Please advise me of any improvments i could make

[Buizel10]

4 minutes ago, ProLogic said:

After relising im going to have to stretch my budget to get some decent parts, i have chosen this: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/XhWB8d

Please advise me of any improvments i could make

There is an XFX card going for 154.99. Just overclock back up to stock speeds

[ProLogic]

8 minutes ago, Buizel10 said:

There is an XFX card going for 154.99. Just overclock back up to stock speeds

Im not willing to overclock. its always scared me that i will damage by parts.

 

[Buizel10]

Just now, ProLogic said:

Im not willing to overclock. its always scared me that i will damage by parts.

 

You do realize that most cards are factory overclocked right? Also since the speed dosent matter you dont have to overclock, its just to squeeze back the lost performance

[ProLogic]

2 minutes ago, Buizel10 said:

You do realize that most cards are factory overclocked right? Also since the speed dosent matter you dont have to overclock, its just to squeeze back the lost performance

Arent they still under warranty with that overclock?

Because as far as i know, overclocking zeros the warranty.

[Buizel10]

Just now, ProLogic said:

Arent they still under warranty with that overclock?

Because as far as i know, overclocking zeros the warranty.

Yep but did you read the other part