How's this for a budget gaming build?

[Paulwjs]

So here's the build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 880K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£70.98 @ Novatech) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£26.99 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£34.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£29.17 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£40.09 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: CIT case (£21.99)
Total: £223.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-25 14:37 BST+0100

 

I'm going to wait until the RX 480 drops and see what the price to performance is on that card, the plan is to pick up an RX 480 to finish this build.

 

My goal ideally is 1080p gaming, high-maxed out  if possible. Looking at benchmarks the 880k seems good enough for what I'll need for a while, I'm planning on OC'ing it to around 4.5ghz, that's what the cooler's for. Is it worth spending the extra £12 on the 880k or should I just buy an 860k and save the little cash? My budget to begin with for everything sans the GPU was around the £300 mark so I'm thinking maybe a cheap boot drive SSD and possibly upgrade the RAM to 16GB? I have a couple of 1TB-3TB WD & Samsung drives I'll use for storage.

 

What upgrades would you make to this system? Change it in anyway you like, £300 isn't a set in stone budget. I'd rather spend double and get over double the performance if possible. I'm not an expert at builds as it's been a while.

 

I'm in talks with someone about a used 8320 and an Asus Sabertooth mobo for £140 shipped. Would that be a better buy? £40 more expensive than my current CPU+Mobo combo.

 

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, Paulwjs said:

 

 

I'm in talks with someone about a used 8320 and an Asus Sabertooth mobo for £140 shipped. Would that be a better buy? £40 more expensive than my current CPU+Mobo combo.

 

 

at 100-120 pounds, maybe, but i'm not sure if its a good deal at 140 pounds.

[TheRandomness]

The 880k will bottleneck it (is supposedly around a 390X in terms of performance)

I'd try at least this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£148.78 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£44.43 @ BT Shop) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£18.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.97 @ BT Shop) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£34.19 @ CCL Computers) 
Other: CiT Case (£21.99)
Total: £304.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-25 14:50 BST+0100

 

I tried my hardest to get it sub £300 :< Also, the 4GB RX 480 is supposed to be around £199.99~

[Herman Mcpootis]

if possible, go for this instead.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£148.78 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£44.70 @ BT Shop) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£25.22 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£47.81 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.96 @ BT Shop) 
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£50.51 @ CCL Computers) 
Other: CIT case (£21.99)
Total: £376.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-25 14:51 BST+0100

[Paulwjs]

1 hour ago, TheRandomness said:

The 880k will bottleneck it (is supposedly around a 390X in terms of performance)

I'd try at least this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£148.78 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£44.43 @ BT Shop) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£18.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.97 @ BT Shop) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£34.19 @ CCL Computers) 
Other: CiT Case (£21.99)
Total: £304.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-25 14:50 BST+0100

 

I tried my hardest to get it sub £300 :< Also, the 4GB RX 480 is supposed to be around £199.99~

I'm seeing an intel i5 4590 on amazon, used for £100. Would that be an ok alternative?

[Paulwjs]

An intel build I drafted up, for about the same price. The CPU+Mobo are used from Amazon.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£113.59) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£28.24) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£31.49 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£40.09 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: CiT Case (£22.49)
Other: WD 3TB HDD (Purchased)
Total: £235.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-25 17:20 BST+0100

[TheRandomness]

11 minutes ago, Paulwjs said:

An intel build I drafted up, for about the same price. The CPU+Mobo are used from Amazon.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£113.59) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£28.24) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£31.49 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£40.09 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: CiT Case (£22.49)
Other: WD 3TB HDD (Purchased)
Total: £235.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-25 17:20 BST+0100

Use the PSU from my build please. Much safer.

[Paulwjs]

2 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

Use the PSU from my build please. Much safer.

Ok will do but the CPU+Mobo look okay? Something that will last me a long time without the need to upgrade any time soon.

[TheRandomness]

4 minutes ago, Paulwjs said:

Ok will do but the CPU+Mobo look okay? Something that will last me a long time without the need to upgrade any time soon.

Yes. It should be great with the 480 c:

[Paulwjs]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

Yes. It should be great with the 480 c:

Thank for the help man, really appreciate it! I was close to going for the 8320 combo but I really do prefer intel, plus being a 1150 socket means I have more room to upgrade in the future.

[stconquest]

You should go for this case... it is actually nice looking:

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£96.23 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£44.43 @ BT Shop)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£18.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Aerocool Aero-500 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£29.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£42.66 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: ARCTIC Arctic F12 74.0 CFM  120mm Fan  (£3.71 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: ARCTIC Arctic F12 74.0 CFM  120mm Fan  (£3.71 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £239.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-25 17:58 BST+0100