£600 to spend on PC

[MrEleven1181]

My mates wants to build a PC for 600 he seen this http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/w3LvTW is this the best for 600 or what should he get ?

[Streetguru]

18 minutes ago, MrEleven1181 said:

My mates wants to build a PC for 600 he seen this http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/w3LvTW is this the best for 600 or what should he get ?

Is the RX 470 pricing not right? because the 470 is roughly twice as fast at the same price here

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/dDZ2FT/msi-radeon-rx-470-4gb-video-card-radeon-rx-470-gaming-x-4g

Also that wireless adapter is probably really weak, is it really needed?

[MrEleven1181]

He needs some sort of wireless because his PC will be upstairs and router down stairs. So just change the 970 to a rx470 and he's good ?

[GER_T4IGA]

What about a monitor?

[MrEleven1181]

He's already got a monitor its basically just what's in the build the now that he needs 

[Serpius]

43 minutes ago, MrEleven1181 said:

My mates wants to build a PC for 600 he seen this http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/w3LvTW is this the best for 600 or what should he get ?

The link you had was missing the prices on the motherboard and the memory. Basically, it's not an accurate assessment of the computer build.

 

Here is my recommended computer build.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  (£119.77 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK ZELOS 41.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (£11.93 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£73.75 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£65.80 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB Video Card  (£169.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 9 500W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£62.27 @ CCL Computers) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  (£27.98 @ Novatech) 
Total: £624.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-07 20:45 BST+0100

[Streetguru]

50 minutes ago, MrEleven1181 said:

He needs some sort of wireless because his PC will be upstairs and router down stairs. So just change the 970 to a rx470 and he's good ?

Maybe spend a little more and get something solid with a mobile antenna, you'll have a better experience

Like this, you can move the antenna, and it supports up to wireless AC for 23 GBP
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/tTdqqs/gigabyte-wireless-network-card-gcwb867di

 

and ya the 470/480 is like 100% better choice than the 970 or even 1060, especially factoring in vulkan/DX12 performance in the future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNNRGH3gMvg

[MrEleven1181]

54 minutes ago, Buzzsaw said:

The link you had was missing the prices on the motherboard and the memory. Basically, it's not an accurate assessment of the computer build.

 

Here is my recommended computer build.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  (£119.77 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK ZELOS 41.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (£11.93 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£73.75 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£65.80 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB Video Card  (£169.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 9 500W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£62.27 @ CCL Computers) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  (£27.98 @ Novatech) 
Total: £624.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-07 20:45 BST+0100

Thanks just send my friend the link 

[Streetguru]

2 hours ago, Buzzsaw said:

 

AM3+ builds are only useful for very specific cases

[Herman Mcpootis]

Made a few changes:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£174.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£48.45 @ BT Shop) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£35.17 @ BT Shop) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 4GB Gaming X Video Card  (£181.98 @ Ebuyer) performs much better than the r9 380.
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  (£25.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.22 @ More Computers) much better quality than the psu you picked.
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  (£23.04 @ BT Shop) will perform way better than the wireless card you picked.
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (£29.80 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £598.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-08 01:08 BST+0100

[Serpius]

2 hours ago, Streetguru said:

AM3+ builds are only useful for very specific cases

Really? Can you elaborate on this? 

 

Making that simple statement doesn't do you any good.

[Streetguru]

2 hours ago, Buzzsaw said:

Really? Can you elaborate on this? 

 

Making that simple statement doesn't do you any good.

the i5 6500 for the same price beats it in general gaming, the fX 8 cores are only good if you only need multi-threaded performance for workstation tasks or like esports game streaming

[Serpius]

1 hour ago, Streetguru said:

the i5 6500 for the same price beats it in general gaming, the fX 8 cores are only good if you only need multi-threaded performance for workstation tasks or like esports game streaming

 

Where's your computer build that includes the i5 6500 processor? 

 

Can you build it for £600 or less?

[Streetguru]

6 minutes ago, Buzzsaw said:

Where's your computer build that includes the i5 6500 processor? 

 

Can you build it for £600 or less?

His original build has an i5 6500, and the guy about just posted on with an i5 6500

[Serpius]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

His original build has an i5 6500, and the guy about just posted on with an i5 6500

I don't care about the others. I asked you.

[Streetguru]

9 minutes ago, Buzzsaw said:

 

Not difficult

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/CF3Cd6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/CF3Cd6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£174.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£48.45 @ BT Shop)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£25.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.96 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 4GB Gaming X Video Card  (£181.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  (£25.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.22 @ More Computers)
Total: £536.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-08 05:30 BST+0100

[MrEleven1181]

So one last question my friend is looking at this http://www.ebuyer.com/754760-stormforce-tornado-vr-gaming-pc-7260-5305 is this good?

 

or else this http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/qWQz6X

 

he asked me what one was better but I'm not sure so asking use guys

[GER_T4IGA]

3 minutes ago, MrEleven1181 said:

So one last question my friend is looking at this http://www.ebuyer.com/754760-stormforce-tornado-vr-gaming-pc-7260-5305 is this good?

 

or else this http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/qWQz6X

 

he asked me what one was better but I'm not sure so asking use guys

The PC partpicker is probably worse. 

6500 is better than 6400 but the 1060 is way above a 470 and your PSU. please do not get a XFX TS 430. Just don't

 

N that nothe ebuyer is way more expensive so why are you comparing these on a 600£ Budget?

[MrEleven1181]

It was my friend who said he seen the one on ebuyer so he must be happy to play the extra so think he should go with the ebuyer one then ?

[Herman Mcpootis]

19 minutes ago, GER_T4IGA said:

The PC partpicker is probably worse. 

6500 is better than 6400 but the 1060 is way above a 470 and your PSU. please do not get a XFX TS 430. Just don't

 

N that nothe ebuyer is way more expensive so why are you comparing these on a 600£ Budget?

The XFX TS 430w is a good seasonic rebranded s12ii 430w IIRC, nothing wrong with it.

[Herman Mcpootis]

29 minutes ago, MrEleven1181 said:

So one last question my friend is looking at this http://www.ebuyer.com/754760-stormforce-tornado-vr-gaming-pc-7260-5305 is this good?

 

or else this http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/qWQz6X

 

he asked me what one was better but I'm not sure so asking use guys

Make sure the psu in the ebuyer pc is a good quality 500w unit before you tell him to pull the trigger. If he's willing to get windows from reddit(if needed) and can raise his budget for a gtx 1060 6gb, get the pcpartpicker build with the gpu upgraded to a gtx 1060. 

[Freddie98]

This is what I would get for that price range, 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£174.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£48.45 @ BT Shop) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£37.76 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 4GB Gaming X Video Card  (£181.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Aerocool Aero-800 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£41.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£49.99 @ Novatech) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  (£10.49 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (£29.80 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £617.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-09 14:07 BST+0100