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1 minute ago, Heuron said:

Is it maxing out your budget, ore do you have more room?

I am looking at a £400 - £650 budget

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Just now, chiwas said:

Gaming build right? What kind of games you aim to play?

Cod, csgo, dota , civ 5 and some higher games like fallout 4, and Farcry primal, maybe division. Kinda depends what is out

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Just now, HeyItsAlfie said:

Cod, csgo, dota , civ 5 and some higher games like fallout 4, and Farcry primal, maybe division. Kinda depends what is out

Go for better GPU like R9 380 which is only extra $30.

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You could go with this which has a good cpu, and an even gpu...

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/4MrxhM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/4MrxhM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£166.48 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£73.81 @ Dabs) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£25.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card  (£138.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£39.98 @ Novatech) 
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  (£104.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (£26.99 @ Novatech) 
Total: £650.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-31 18:46 BST+0100

 

Or you could go with this with a better gpu, but a lesser cpu

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3TqqYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3TqqYJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£93.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£64.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£37.99 @ Novatech) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380X 4GB Video Card  (£195.32 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£39.98 @ Novatech) 
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  (£104.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (£26.99 @ Novatech) 
Total: £637.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-31 18:52 BST+0100

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4 minutes ago, Heuron said:

You could go with this which has a good cpu, and an even gpu...

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/4MrxhM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/4MrxhM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£166.48 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£73.81 @ Dabs) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£25.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card  (£138.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£39.98 @ Novatech) 
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  (£104.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (£26.99 @ Novatech) 
Total: £650.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-31 18:46 BST+0100

 

Or you could go with this with a better gpu, but a lesser cpu

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3TqqYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3TqqYJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£93.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£64.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£37.99 @ Novatech) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380X 4GB Video Card  (£195.32 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£39.98 @ Novatech) 
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  (£104.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (£26.99 @ Novatech) 
Total: £637.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-31 18:52 BST+0100

I think Ill go better cpu for future proofing, cant wait to be a part of the pc master race

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9 minutes ago, chiwas said:

Go for better GPU like R9 380 which is only extra $30.

i would have just recommended a strix 750 Ti 2GB OC,don't you think? fallout 4 can't possibly benefit from having a high-end card...

16 minutes ago, HeyItsAlfie said:

This is my current (theoretical) build, is it looking good or any improvements

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/4fRs6h

honestly,in my opinion,i would downgrade the GPU to a strix GTX 750 ti OC w/ 2GB and get an ATX board from MSI/asus/[good-brand] for more expansion. the games you listed,apart from the really open-world ones (i.e. GTA 5), don't really benefit that much from more VRAM.

you could also pull the trigger on an SSD and velcro it to the back of your hard drive a la linus,but that's up to your interpretation of your patience.

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34 minutes ago, HeyItsAlfie said:

Cod, csgo, dota , civ 5 and some higher games like fallout 4, and Farcry primal, maybe division. Kinda depends what is out

Lol Higer games like fallout 4. My old potato pc with a 260 can run that game easily.

 

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26 minutes ago, HeyItsAlfie said:

I think Ill go better cpu for future proofing, cant wait to be a part of the pc master race

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