£450-£500 gaming and work build

[otaurins]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/DQKssJ i need some help to try and reduce the price of this to around £480 with still getting good fps on most games.

 

 

Component		Selection	Base	Promo	Shipping	Tax	Price	Where
CPU		AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor	£106.50				£106.50	Aria PC		Buy
CPU Cooler		Choose A CPU Cooler
Motherboard		MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard	£81.90		£5.90		£87.80	Alza		Buy
Memory		Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory	£50.87		FREE		£50.87	CCL Computers		Buy
		Add Additional Memory
Storage		OCZ TRION 150 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£39.99				£39.99	Amazon UK		Buy
		Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£42.95				£42.95	Amazon UK		Buy
		Add Additional Storage
Video Card		EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card	£156.99				£156.99	Amazon UK		Buy
		Add Another Video Card For 2-Way SLI
Case		Choose A Case
Power Supply		EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply	£42.48				£42.48	A

[Ramaddil]

My suggestion wait about a month until Ryzen is released.  Prices should drop on most CPU's and Motherboards and you can get what you want.

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, otaurins said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/DQKssJ i need some help to try and reduce the price of this to around £480 with still getting good fps on most games.

go with intel, believe me. AMD is great for multi tasking, but intel for the rest  

[otaurins]

1 minute ago, lolimpol said:

go with intel, believe me. AMD is great for multi tasking, but intel for the rest  

ok thanks

 

[Ramaddil]

My statement was meant to say that Intel and AMD prices should drop with Ryzen's release.  Start looking after the prices are announced.

[stconquest]

Add mass storage later, as you need it.  Upgrade to a better CPU when you can.  The Pentium here has Hyper Threading, like an i3.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£53.72 @ BT Shop)
Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£67.89 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£39.55 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Plextor M7V 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£63.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  (£165.84 @ More Computers)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.00 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.91 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £466.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-05 15:36 GMT+0000

[Castdeath97]

1- Get the G4560, cheaper and faster or get the i3 7100. The FX 6300 is pre historic

2- Get one 240 GB SSD or one 1 TB hard drive if you want it to be cheaper

3-The 950 is outdated, get the 1050Ti or the RX 470. Same price much faster 

4- Get the 450W CXM, only a tad pricer but modular and better.

 

Do you need a case?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-7100 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£113.59 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£67.89 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£39.55 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£55.46 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Devil Video Card  (£167.29 @ More Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.91 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £491.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-05 15:38 GMT+0000

[otaurins]

2 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

1- Get the G4560, cheaper and faster or get the i3 7100. The FX 6300 is pre historic

2- Get one 240 GB SSD or one 1 TB hard drive if you want it to be cheaper

3-The 950 is outdated, get the 1050Ti or the RX 470. Same price much faster 

4- Get the 450W CXM, only a tad pricer but modular and better.

 

Do you need a case?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-7100 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£113.59 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£67.89 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£39.55 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£55.46 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Devil Video Card  (£167.29 @ More Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.91 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £491.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-05 15:38 GMT+0000

no i have already picked a case off of amazon 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£53.72 @ BT Shop) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£39.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£51.59 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£39.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB XXX OC  Video Card  (£199.68 @ More Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.91 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £468.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-05 15:42 GMT+0000

[otaurins]

6 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

1- Get the G4560, cheaper and faster or get the i3 7100. The FX 6300 is pre historic

2- Get one 240 GB SSD or one 1 TB hard drive if you want it to be cheaper

3-The 950 is outdated, get the 1050Ti or the RX 470. Same price much faster 

4- Get the 450W CXM, only a tad pricer but modular and better.

 

Do you need a case?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-7100 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£113.59 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£67.89 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£39.55 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£55.46 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Devil Video Card  (£167.29 @ More Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.91 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £491.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-05 15:38 GMT+0000

can you reduce the cpu by like £20 if possible

[stconquest]

1 minute ago, otaurins said:

no i have already picked a case off of amazon 

I had a case in my build, I think that was for me.

 

3 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£53.72 @ BT Shop) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£39.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£51.59 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£39.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB XXX OC  Video Card  (£199.68 @ More Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.91 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £468.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-05 15:42 GMT+0000

Is that board running BIOS Rev 1.0?  If not, he will have an expensive paper weight.

[Castdeath97]

4 minutes ago, otaurins said:

can you reduce the cpu by like £20 if possible

Get the i3 6100, G4560 or the G4620. But 20 pounds is such a small amount, do you really need to save it? Another option would be to get a 120 GB SSD or a 1 TB hard drive.

[VVoltor]

If you ever want to upgrade your system definitely go with Intel, or wait for Ryzen

 

Check CEX for a CPU, they do 2 year warranty so much better than buying on eBay.

 

Also, you could search Scan for 'refurbished', Alza give 5 GBP off if you subscribe to their newsletter, and if you have Amazon Prime, or know someone who has, it's worth checking amazon for Prime-only deals.

 

[otaurins]

2 minutes ago, VVoltor said:

If you ever want to upgrade your system definitely go with Intel, or wait for Ryzen

 

Check CEX for a CPU, they do 2 year warranty so much better than buying on eBay.

 

Also, you could search Scan for 'refurbished', Alza give 5 GBP off if you subscribe to their newsletter, and if you have Amazon Prime, or know someone who has, it's worth checking amazon for Prime-only deals.

 

oh ok, in general would u say CEX is a decent store to get this kind of stuff from?

[Castdeath97]

7 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£53.72 @ BT Shop) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£39.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£51.59 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£39.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB XXX OC  Video Card  (£199.68 @ More Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.91 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £468.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-05 15:42 GMT+0000

The G4560 doesn't play too well with the RX 480

 

[VVoltor]

1 minute ago, otaurins said:

oh ok, in general would u say CEX is a decent store to get this kind of stuff from?

Yes the customer service is pretty good. I only order online from them though, but the one time I called their customer service they were very friendly and helpful.

 

Also, CPU's generally don't go wrong so it's low risk, especially with the warranty.

[otaurins]

5 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

The G4560 doesn't play too well with the RX 480

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/jVbRHN what about this?

[otaurins]

11 minutes ago, stconquest said:

I had a case in my build, I think that was for me.

 

Is that board running BIOS Rev 1.0?  If not, he will have an expensive paper weight.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/jVbRHN is this any good?

[otaurins]

15 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£53.72 @ BT Shop) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£39.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£51.59 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£39.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB XXX OC  Video Card  (£199.68 @ More Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.91 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £468.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-05 15:42 GMT+0000

how about this as an adjustment? https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/jVbRHN

[Castdeath97]

3 minutes ago, otaurins said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/jVbRHN is this any good?

Looks fine but you can consider the RX 470 if you can afford it.

[stconquest]

1 minute ago, otaurins said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/jVbRHN is this any good?

It's not terrible, but there are better ways to spend.  The RX 470 is £165, to the 1050Ti's £140.  That is a big performance jump for £25.

 

The RAM speed is limited to 2133MHz because of the motherboard so why pay more than this:  https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/BQ3RsY/crucial-memory-bls8g4d240fsa

[otaurins]

2 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

Looks fine but you can consider the RX 470 if you can afford it.

yh ok i have changed it, im not too sure about the motherboard though can u check it https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/pyyHr7

[otaurins]

4 minutes ago, stconquest said:

It's not terrible, but there are better ways to spend.  The RX 470 is £165, to the 1050Ti's £140.  That is a big performance jump for £25.

 

The RAM speed is limited to 2133MHz because of the motherboard so why pay more than this:  https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/BQ3RsY/crucial-memory-bls8g4d240fsa

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/8zGhBP so is this better? 

[stconquest]

4 minutes ago, otaurins said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/8zGhBP so is this better? 

Yes.

 

Why do you need the 1TB?  I can safely say a 240GB is enough for a gaming oriented PC.  I have been running a single 240GB SSD for three years now.  Storage can be added, more GPU power involves replacing the old GPU.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£53.72 @ BT Shop)
Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£67.89 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£39.55 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£55.46 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card  (£227.94 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.91 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £492.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-05 16:06 GMT+0000

[otaurins]

1 minute ago, stconquest said:

Yes.

 

Why do you need the 1TB?  I can safely say a 240GB is enough for a gaming oriented PC.  I have been running a single 240GB SSD for three years now.  Storage can be added, more GPU power involves replacing the old one.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£53.72 @ BT Shop)
Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£67.89 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£39.55 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£55.46 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card  (£227.94 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.91 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £492.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-05 16:06 GMT+0000

how many games could u have on a 240 ssd ?