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Craig'sTech
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I'm looking to build a gaming pc on a budget of around £400, cpu wise I don't know what to go with. G3258 or G4400.. or even AMD

 

Help me please :)

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I'd try and go with something that actually has 4 cores if you plan to play any newer or more graphically intensive games. You won't even be able to boot some games with only a dual core CPU.

 

I'd try finding used components if you have a budget like that. eBay can be a great resource; my entire computer was basically free with the deal I got.

 

Also, is this tower only?

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yeah you really should go with quad core even if it means waiting a little bit longer

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Something like this maybe?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£58.63 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£30.84 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Team 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£19.57 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£184.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£29.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£41.99 @ Novatech) 
Total: £405.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£58.63 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£43.94 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£29.36 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£46.79 @ Novatech)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  (£139.96 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£36.48 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £420.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Only 20 pounds above your budget.

I5 4470     -     Cooler Master Hyper 212 evo    -    Asus Strix GTX960    -    12Gb ram    -    Adata SP600 128Gb    -    Seagate 2Tb    -    AsRock Fatal1ty B85 Killer    -    Seasonic M12II EVO 520        

IN WIN 703    -     Dell P2414H    -    LG Flatron M197WDP    -    CMSTORM Quickfire XT with MX blue's    -    Logitech  G502

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1 minute ago, spark12072001 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£58.63 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£43.94 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£29.36 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£46.79 @ Novatech)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  (£139.96 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£36.48 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £420.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-30 17:22 BST+0100

 

Only 20 pounds above your budget.

i would go with 4gb v ram and go mass storage over a small ssd

 

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4 minutes ago, 8-Bit Ninja said:

 

4gb of ram isn't nearly enough for gaming

I5 4470     -     Cooler Master Hyper 212 evo    -    Asus Strix GTX960    -    12Gb ram    -    Adata SP600 128Gb    -    Seagate 2Tb    -    AsRock Fatal1ty B85 Killer    -    Seasonic M12II EVO 520        

IN WIN 703    -     Dell P2414H    -    LG Flatron M197WDP    -    CMSTORM Quickfire XT with MX blue's    -    Logitech  G502

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1 minute ago, spark12072001 said:

4gb of ram isn't nearly enough for gaming

...... V RAM (Video Ram)

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Try finding a used 2500k and mobo combo, I saw one a few days ago on ebay for about £120. Then do the rest of the build with whatever you have left. However I would also advise you to save up a bit more for a better system, £400 wont get you a system that will last for long, my budget build ended up being 1.5x over budget before I got something that I was happy with.

Needs money for car parts :P

 

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28 minutes ago, Craig'sTech said:

I'm looking to build a gaming pc on a budget of around £400, cpu wise I don't know what to go with. G3258 or G4400.. or even AMD

 

Help me please :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£145.36 @ More Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£37.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£28.45 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card  (£124.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply 
Total: £411.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU - 4670K @ 4.2 GHz | Motherboard - ASUS Z97-PRO | CPU Cooler - Corsair H105 

RAM - Corsair Vengeance (4x4GB) | GPU - EVGA GTX 1060 SSC  

Storage - Samsung M.2 64GB SSD, PNY 240GB SSD , WD 1TB Caviar Blue, WD 500GB HDD

PSU - EVGA 650W G2 | Peripherals - Logitech G710, Logitech G602 

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 845 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£50.79 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£30.84 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Team 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£18.59 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£30.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£159.98 @ Novatech) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (£23.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£41.99 @ Novatech) 
Total: £394.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-01 01:30 BST+0100

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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8 hours ago, Tedster said:

Something like this maybe?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£58.63 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£30.84 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Team 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£19.57 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£184.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£29.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£41.99 @ Novatech) 
Total: £405.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-30 17:21 BST+0100

be careful with ASRock boards, it seems like they are having issues with Steamroller CPUs and causes them to run at higher clocks/voltages then the CPU need to.

It applies to the A88X ITX board, and a few random mATX versions too. ASRock are avare, but doesnt seem to want to fix it.

From reports ive read around the web, it appears to be a BIOS issue with C-states in cooperation with a issue with the PWM management of the CPU-Fan. The end result is hotter VRMs, a stressed and throttling CPU coupled with noisy cooler. Hell, even a 240mm watercooler gets noisy even with noctua fans with low noise adapters.

Current setup

Images of setup: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/183-show-off-your-setup/?p=5872590

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8 hours ago, Craig'sTech said:

I'm looking to build a gaming pc on a budget of around £400, cpu wise I don't know what to go with. G3258 or G4400.. or even AMD

 

Help me please :)

DONT buy a dual core in 2016. It will hurt you.

 

Get a Intel i3, or if you cannot afford an i3, get a AMD Athlon x4 845. The 845 is like a more efficient Intel i5 2500k CPU in terms of stock performance. But it costs only 69 USD.

Current setup

Images of setup: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/183-show-off-your-setup/?p=5872590

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