Help please

[Patrick Gallagher]

Right so ive been looking through countless different builds and honestly im lost at this stage. could someone give us the best value gaming pc for £400ish with a mouse and keyboard using cclcomputers or amazon because agh preferably with an ATX motherboard. Twould be greatly appreciated 

[Izumi Reina]

24 minutes ago, Patrick Gallagher said:

Right so ive been looking through countless different builds and honestly im lost at this stage. could someone give us the best value gaming pc for £400ish with a mouse and keyboard using cclcomputers or amazon because agh preferably with an ATX motherboard. Twould be greatly appreciated 

computer: 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YcLWnQ

 

keyboard + mouse:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/HAVIT-HV-KB558CM-Gaming-keyboard-Layout/dp/B00W3E6ZAA/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1463526392&sr=8-6&keywords=keyboard+%2B+mouse+combo+gaming

 

Windows:

http://www.kinguin.net/category/22175/windows-10-home-oem-key/

 

Total:

Just under 400euros lol.

Anyways couldnt fit a R9 380 or a GTX 960 sadly but it is the best bang for the buck pc for your budget.

[Aereldor]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£93.47 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£64.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£27.40 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.96 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  (£137.65 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.95 @ CCL Computers) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (£26.89 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £420.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-18 00:06 BST+0100

If you want an ATX board, it's probably for upgradability, which is why I recommend getting a 'Z' motherboard if you're getting a full-ATX board at all. This'll allow you to upgrade to Intel's overclocking K-series chips on your platform (the Core i5 4670k, the Core i5 4690k, the Core i7 4770k, and the Core i7 4790k).

[Aereldor]

1 minute ago, Izumi Reina said:

computer: 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/ 

You'll need to use the permalink or BBCode share option to share your build. This'll just direct them to the last thing they had on their own parts list.

 

2 minutes ago, Izumi Reina said:

Just under 400euros lol.

Anyways couldnt fit a R9 380 or a GTX 960 sadly but it is the best bang for the buck pc for your budget.

400-ish, and those aren't Euros. £ is the symbol for the British Pound. You can fit in a 380 and then some.

 

[Izumi Reina]

5 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

You'll need to use the permalink or BBCode share option to share your build. This'll just direct them to the last thing they had on their own parts list.

 

400-ish, and those aren't Euros. £ is the symbol for the British Pound. You can fit in a 380 and then some.

 

r.i.p thanks lol had to rush it a bit should be finishing some assignments.

[Patrick Gallagher]

7 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£93.47 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£64.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£27.40 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.96 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  (£137.65 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.95 @ CCL Computers) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (£26.89 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £420.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-18 00:06 BST+0100

If you want an ATX board, it's probably for upgradability, which is why I recommend getting a 'Z' motherboard if you're getting a full-ATX board at all. This'll allow you to upgrade to Intel's overclocking K-series chips on your platform (the Core i5 4670k, the Core i5 4690k, the Core i7 4770k, and the Core i7 4790k).

No PSU mate and ccl has a good deal on a r9 380 for 129.99

[Aereldor]

Just now, Patrick Gallagher said:

No PSU mate and ccl has a good deal on a r9 380 for 129.99

Whoops, I forgot about that. I'll edit it in momentarily.

[Aereldor]

@Patrick Gallagher- If you give up on an ATX board, you can get this-
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£93.47 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI B85M-P33 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£36.94 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£23.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.96 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  (£137.65 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Xigmatek Aeos MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.07 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 350W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£47.63 @ CCL Computers) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (£26.89 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £435.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-18 00:21 BST+0100

[Patrick Gallagher]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

@Patrick Gallagher- If you give up on an ATX board, you can get this-
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£93.47 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI B85M-P33 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£36.94 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£23.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.96 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  (£137.65 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Xigmatek Aeos MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.07 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 350W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£47.63 @ CCL Computers) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (£26.89 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £435.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-18 00:21 BST+0100

OK thanks sounds like a plan would an fx 8350 be any good?

[Aereldor]

38 minutes ago, Patrick Gallagher said:

OK thanks sounds like a plan would an fx 8350 be any good?

Not in the slightest. Maybe if you do rendering as a hobby and can afford to overclock the hell out of it, but the extremely poor single-core performance make it terrible for games. On principle, AMD's CPUs have comparatively poor single-core performance, although this is probably going to change with the release of their new 'Zen' microarchitecture. This goes double for their antiquated Bulldozer, Vishera, Zambezi, and Piledriver microarchitectures, which is what all FX CPUs are running.

[Patrick Gallagher]

6 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

Not in the slightest. Maybe if you do rendering as a hobby and can afford to overclock the hell out of it, but the extremely poor single-core performance make it terrible for games. On principle, AMD's CPUs have comparatively poor single-core performance, although this is probably going to change with the release of their new 'Zen' microarchitecture. This goes double for their antiquated Bulldozer, Vishera, Zambezi, and Piledriver microarchitectures, which is what all FX CPUs are running.

So ah we'll stick with the i3. Might save a bit more and get a Skylab's skylake i3/5

[Aereldor]

1 minute ago, Patrick Gallagher said:

So ah we'll stick with the i3. Might save a bit more and get a Skylab's skylake i3/5

Sure, it won't cost you that much more to move to a cheap LGA1151 motherboard. A single 8GB stick of DDR4 RAM is about the same price as its DDR3 equivalent, and the Core i3 6100 is priced the same as the 4170.