PC Build 500-600 pound

[Sweatford]

Hi guys,

 

Looking for some advice on the best possible PC for 500-600 (Prefer it is to lower)

 

What's needed: 

• Be able to play CS GO easily (I know it's not hard but still)
• Be able to play regular games like GTA, Call of Duty etc at mid to high settings 1080p

Any help would be appreciated

 

Sam

[Castdeath97]

Need OS and the keyboard and mouse?

[mangeHD]

cpu amd fx series 8 core overclocked

gpu gtx 780 ti or a r9 390

8gb of ram

water cooling if you can afford it othervise go for a hyper 212 evo

 

[Castdeath97]

Just now, mangeHD said:

cpu amd fx series 8 core overclocked

gpu gtx 780 ti or a r9 390

8gb of ram

water cooling if you can afford it othervise go for a hyper 212 evo

 

That would never fit into that budget!

[DioOmicida]

 

10 minutes ago, mangeHD said:

cpu amd fx series 8 core overclocked

gpu gtx 780 ti or a r9 390

8gb of ram

water cooling if you can afford it othervise go for a hyper 212 evo

 

8 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

That would never fit into that budget!

It actually would:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sVQW23
If you need an OS, just drop the GPU down to a 960.

 

[CtrlAltELITE]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/LbQW23

 

The extra £40... can be a boot SSD? Feel free to swap out the GPU for the red-team 380x option as Im sure someone will be here to shout at you to do so. The difference is negligible.

 

EDIT: OEM windows key you can pick up for £20. http://www.kinguin.net/category/22175/windows-10-home-oem-key/

paying retail is for suckers.

[Sweatford]

19 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

Need OS and the keyboard and mouse?

That all should be covered

[Castdeath97]

Just now, DioOmicida said:

 

It actually would:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sVQW23
If you need an OS, just drop the GPU down to a 960.

 

That's 50 pounds above the budget and the power supply isn't available in the UK, also avoid the 8350 its getting pretty old now going with a i5 is a wiser choice for gaming where single core performance matters.

[DioOmicida]

1 minute ago, Castdeath97 said:

That's 50 pounds above the budget and the power supply isn't available in the UK, also avoid the 8350 its getting pretty old now going with a i5 is a wiser choice for gaming where single core performance matters.

You just mentioned the budge being an issue and you want him to go with the i5 being a $100 more?
If the PSU isn't an option and we are over 50, just drop it a bronze 550w and that should make up the difference.

[Castdeath97]

4 minutes ago, CtrlAltELITE said:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/LbQW23

 

The extra £40... can be a boot SSD? Feel free to swap out the GPU for the red-team 380x option as Im sure someone will be here to shout at you to do so. The difference is negligible.

if you save up a bit in the case and board you can get a i5 and a better power supply (You can get the 970 if you want to stick with 1080p for some time or need Nvidia features)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£164.49 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£45.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£27.09 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  (£249.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£29.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £615.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-25 13:40 GMT+0000

[Castdeath97]

Just now, DioOmicida said:

You just mentioned the budge being an issue and you want him to go with the i5 being a $100 more?
If the PSU isn't an option and we are over 50, just drop it a bronze 550w and that should make up the difference.

The i5 isn't a 100 more dollars, and you can save up on the board and cooler since you don't need as much cooling nor as good power delivery for the chip since it has a lower power requirement. 

[CtrlAltELITE]

Just now, Castdeath97 said:

if you save up a bit in the case and board you can get a i5 and a better power supply (You can get the 970 if you want to stick with 1080p for some time or need Nvidia features)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£164.49 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£45.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£27.09 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  (£249.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£29.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £615.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-25 13:40 GMT+0000

 

Aye. I just adapted a build I was making for my friend that was initially an m-ITX build. i5 would be ideal. i3 still blows anything AMD has to offer out of the water for gaming. Hell an overclocked pentium chip will blow most AMD chips out of the water nowadays.

[DioOmicida]

2 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

The i5 isn't a 100 more dollars, and you can save up on the board and cooler since you don't need as much cooling nor as good power delivery for the chip since it has a lower power requirement. 

I'd go with the Intel build anyways.
I just wanted to show it was possible.

[Castdeath97]

5 minutes ago, DioOmicida said:

I'd go with the Intel build anyways.
I just wanted to show it was possible.

I tried to make it possible but couldn't, UK has vat tax and different cost of living so use the pcpartpicker UK website since its not just a case of converting the currency. (You can do it with a cheaper GPU though)

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com

[DioOmicida]

36 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

I tried to make it possible but couldn't, UK has vat tax and different cost of living so use the pcpartpicker UK website since its not just a case of converting the currency. (You can do it with a cheaper GPU though)

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com

Good point. I'll make sure to reference the right sight from now on, Thanks.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/J9zTdC/http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/J9zTdC/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£119.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£26.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£51.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£28.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  (£249.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Raidmax Vortex ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£44.71 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £595.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-25 14:19 GMT+0000

I think the FX should come with a stock heat sink so you could drop the 212 Evo and save another £26.99.
But CastDeath's intel build would be a little better choice. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hNHMJx
He's right when he says Intel's single core performance is way stronger than the AMD's.