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[Aereldor]

@CandleJakk- this is a much better build for your money. The CPU is more than twice as powerful, and the GPU is slightly better than the R9 380. It also features a much more reliable power supply. and a sturdy case with a minimalist design and from a very reputable manufacturer. It's slightly over budget, but this is the best build you can get for the money.

 

Keep in mind that it doesn't have front-panel USB 3.0 due to the motherboard only supporting front-panel USB 2.0. You can use the USB 3.0 ports on the back, and can buy an adapter for the front panel, but they'll still have to run at USB 2.0 speeds, which isn't so bad, as most external hard drives are bottlenecked by their own write speed rather than USB 2.0 speeds.

 

A core i5 4460 and an R9 380x should have you set playing games at 1080p 60FPS at high settings for quite some time.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£149.99 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£33.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£23.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.12 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380X 4GB Video Card  (£198.81 @ Dabs) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (£24.98 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£64.55 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Total: £536.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-26 12:04 GMT+0000

[CandleJakk]

Sorry all, I had to go out somewhere. Just read through everything, thank you very much for all the help!

54 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

1 hour ago, Citadelen said:

 

 

 

[CandleJakk]

44 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

@CandleJakk- this is a much better build for your money. The CPU is more than twice as powerful, and the GPU is slightly better than the R9 380. It also features a much more reliable power supply. and a sturdy case with a minimalist design and from a very reputable manufacturer. It's slightly over budget, but this is the best build you can get for the money.

 

Keep in mind that it doesn't have front-panel USB 3.0 due to the motherboard only supporting front-panel USB 2.0. You can use the USB 3.0 ports on the back, and can buy an adapter for the front panel, but they'll still have to run at USB 2.0 speeds, which isn't so bad, as most external hard drives are bottlenecked by their own write speed rather than USB 2.0 speeds.

 

A core i5 4460 and an R9 380x should have you set playing games at 1080p 60FPS at high settings for quite some time.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£149.99 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£33.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£23.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.12 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380X 4GB Video Card  (£198.81 @ Dabs) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (£24.98 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£64.55 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Total: £536.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-26 12:04 GMT+0000

Awesome, thanks! (Just saw 2nd page, lol) I will keep this in mind! Not sure if I will be able to afford this one though :c rip

[Aereldor]

1 hour ago, CandleJakk said:

Awesome, thanks! (Just saw 2nd page, lol) I will keep this in mind! Not sure if I will be able to afford this one though :c rip

It's £36. If I'm not correct, that's like 2 one-person dinners at an inexpensive diner, or three economy movie tickets. If you can't afford that, just wait until you can, or borrow £36. When you're already planning to spend £500 on a PC, £36 isn't that much more.

 

I mean, you can cut back to an R9 380 instead of a 380x, but there is a substantial difference in performance.

[CandleJakk]

14 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

It's £36. If I'm not correct, that's like 2 one-person dinners at an inexpensive diner, or three economy movie tickets. If you can't afford that, just wait until you can, or borrow £36. When you're already planning to spend £500 on a PC, £36 isn't that much more.

 

I mean, you can cut back to an R9 380 instead of a 380x, but there is a substantial difference in performance.

Good point, thanks!