Budget build

[Craigathorn]

Hi all,

 

need some help/advice on building a budget gaming/streaming pc for my friend. I think it's fair to say I'm not new to this world but only familiar with the "latest and greatest" computer tech as I had a big budget for my own build, so was wondering if you could help me piece together something that would have been cutting edge for a while ago that would fall in to budget

 

need a whole system, pc = £400-£500

 

monitor = £100

 

all help is appreciated guys

[Guest]

10 minutes ago, Craigathorn said:

Hi all,

 

need some help/advice on building a budget gaming/streaming pc for my friend. I think it's fair to say I'm not new to this world but only familiar with the "latest and greatest" computer tech as I had a big budget for my own build, so was wondering if you could help me piece together something that would have been cutting edge for a while ago that would fall in to budget

 

need a whole system, pc = £400-£500

 

monitor = £100

 

all help is appreciated guys

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£106.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£39.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£43.47 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  (£199.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£19.15 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: AOC G2260VWQ6 21.5" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor  (£102.05 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £595.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-31 15:54 GMT+0000

[TomR]

7 minutes ago, Craigathorn said:

Hi all,

 

need some help/advice on building a budget gaming/streaming pc for my friend. I think it's fair to say I'm not new to this world but only familiar with the "latest and greatest" computer tech as I had a big budget for my own build, so was wondering if you could help me piece together something that would have been cutting edge for a while ago that would fall in to budget

 

need a whole system, pc = £400-£500

 

monitor = £100

 

all help is appreciated guys

Used components are your friend with such a low budget. I'm not sure what the used market looks like in your area but around here you can find a Dell or HP office desktop with a i5 4460 and 8GB of DDR3 for around $150 USD. A GTX 1050 ti low profile would be a simple install. A SSD and 8 more GB of RAM can be added later for a grand total of around $400 USD. Some great price to performance if you'd ask me.

 

Obviously the used market will be different in your area, but it's worth checking first.

[Exprima]

How's this?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£60.80 @ Alza) 
Motherboard: ASRock B150M-DVS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£61.80 @ Alza) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£39.55 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB Triple X Video Card  (£173.96 @ More Computers) 
Case: BitFenix Aegis Core (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£68.40 @ Eclipse Computers) 
Power Supply: XFX XT 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£34.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  (£89.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £565.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-31 16:04 GMT+0000

[Qwweb]

How about this?

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Kg87yf

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£106.99 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£44.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£50.16 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Video Card  (£120.97 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  (£50.68 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Monitor: AOC G2260VWQ6 21.5" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor  (£102.05 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £559.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£60.80 @ Alza) performs vry similarly to the i3 6100.
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£39.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Patriot Signature Line 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£46.11 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  (£199.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23  ATX Mid Tower Case  (£26.48 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.97 @ Ebuyer) 
Monitor: AOC G2260VWQ6 21.5" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor  (£102.05 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £599.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-01 01:30 GMT+0000