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CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  (€37.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard  (€30.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€26.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€48.45 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R5 230 2GB Video Card  (€32.84 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Zalman ZM-T3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (€27.96 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master Elite Power 400W ATX Power Supply  (€31.45 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Monitor: AOC E970SWN 60Hz 18.5" Monitor  (€84.26 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Keyboard: Genius 31300710101 Wired Standard Keyboard  (€14.80 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Mouse: Asus UX300 Wired Optical Mouse  (€12.48 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €348.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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This is the best I could build.

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Hi everyone, I want to build my first ever PC and well I don't got alot of money to do it and I mean €350 for everything inc peripherals. I'm in Ireland and well I have no idea on what to do could anyone give me suggestions for a build?

 

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what are you gonna use it for

 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4   CPU: 4790K OVCK 4.7  CPU COOLER: H100iGTX (NOCTUA FANS) RAM: COSAIR VENGEANCE PRO (2x8) MOBO: GIGABYTE UD5H z97x  PSU: EVGA SUPERNOVA 750 WATT 80+ GOLD GRAPHICS CARD: GIGABYTE G1. GAMING WINDFORCE 970 4GB BOOT SSD: Crucial m550 M.2 256 GB HDD: SEAGATE BARRACUDA 2TB  2nd SSD:SAMGSUNG 500 GB 850 EVO 

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go look for used parts, its probably your best bet if you want any preformance here

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

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With that budget you're best getting mostly used parts. What you planning on doing on the pc?

Shot through the heart and you're to blame, 30fps and i'll pirate your game - Bon Jovi

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Well I plan on at least trying to do some gaming it's mostly because I want to get Into PCs so I'd want some room for upgrades

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  (€37.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard  (€30.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€26.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€48.45 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R5 230 2GB Video Card  (€32.84 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Zalman ZM-T3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (€27.96 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master Elite Power 400W ATX Power Supply  (€31.45 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Monitor: AOC E970SWN 60Hz 18.5" Monitor  (€84.26 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Keyboard: Genius 31300710101 Wired Standard Keyboard  (€14.80 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Mouse: Asus UX300 Wired Optical Mouse  (€12.48 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €348.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-16 19:58 CEST+0200

 

This is the best I could build.

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

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Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

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Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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42 minutes ago, Patrick Gallagher said:

Hi everyone, I want to build my first ever PC and well I don't got alot of money to do it and I mean €350 for everything inc peripherals. I'm in Ireland and well I have no idea on what to do could anyone give me suggestions for a build?

 

inc  peripherals  ..!
pc will have really bad performance o.O

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1 hour ago, Djole123 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  (€37.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard  (€30.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€26.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€48.45 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R5 230 2GB Video Card  (€32.84 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Zalman ZM-T3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (€27.96 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master Elite Power 400W ATX Power Supply  (€31.45 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Monitor: AOC E970SWN 60Hz 18.5" Monitor  (€84.26 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Keyboard: Genius 31300710101 Wired Standard Keyboard  (€14.80 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Mouse: Asus UX300 Wired Optical Mouse  (€12.48 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €348.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-16 19:58 CEST+0200

 

This is the best I could build.

Well i think its what i may go for just to start off and i will probably upgrade in the future, ive always wanted to go through the process of building its just a goal of mine

 

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@Patrick Gallagher No problem (quotes are messed up so yeah)

 

Here's a list of what you can upgrade:

 

CPU (X), It's already the top of the line AM1 CPU.

CPU Cooler (√) With better cooling you can increase the lifespan of your CPU.

RAM (√) You can upgrade RAM in the future if needed.

HardDrive (√) You can add an SSD in the future.

GPU (√) This is one of the first things you have to upgrade if you want better performance-the R5 230 won't really be good at new games.

Case and PSU (√) Although case is very good, you might want to change that PSU if you need to upgrade your GPU.

Peripherals (√) You can always get better peripherals, tho, I don't reccomend it-the R5 230 is good at 720p, but bad at 1080p or more.

 

So you have a pretty good upgrade path; everything except the CPU, but, since games are more GPU bound, the Athlon 5350 is a great budget quad-core.

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

Spoiler

Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

Spoiler

Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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4 minutes ago, Patrick Gallagher said:

@Djole123 many thanks Ill be ordering hopefully in the next week. What would you recommend as the next graphics card?

 

Hey quotes started working!

 

The R7 250/X 2GB is a better option; anything above will bottleneck the 5350.

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

Spoiler

Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

Spoiler

Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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1 hour ago, Djole123 said:

Hey quotes started working!

 

The R7 250/X 2GB is a better option; anything above will bottleneck the 5350.

So I was getting prices on Amazon UK because that's the handiest for me I think and the graphics card won't ship to IE so have you any other suggestions?

Also is a silence 500w atx power supply compatible 

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