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A friend is wanting to get into PC gaming and is on a tight budget. £400 is the maximum.

Here is a build I have put together: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/YJ4yhq

Obviously I will be looking for those parts second hand, and it looks like doing that will save about £50-£60. Is this a decent build, is there anything that could be changed of improved on?

 

Thanks :) 

 

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1 minute ago, DiscoDuck101 said:

A friend is wanting to get into PC gaming and is on a tight budget. £400 is the maximum.

Here is a build I have put together: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/YJ4yhq

Obviously I will be looking for those parts second hand, and it looks like doing that will save about £50-£60. Is this a decent build, is there anything that could be changed of improved on?

 

Thanks :) 

 

get 8gb ram 4 is not enough to run most modern games

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for new parts get this instead:
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£64.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI - H110M ECO Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£60.17 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Phoenix Video Card  (£133.39 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.86 @ Box Limited) 
Other: ARIANET CIT-F3WHITEBLACK  (£21.18 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £403.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-18 17:03 BST+0100

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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Just now, herman mcpootis said:

for new parts get this instead:
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£64.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI - H110M ECO Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£60.17 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Phoenix Video Card  (£133.39 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.86 @ Box Limited) 
Other: ARIANET CIT-F3WHITEBLACK  (£21.18 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £403.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-18 17:03 BST+0100

I will be going second hand either way, this build looks easier on the budget though.

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Just now, DiscoDuck101 said:

I will be going second hand either way, this build looks easier on the budget though.

I would say do the x58/x5650 way but, eh

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See if you can find a quad core. Even unlocked intel from the last 3 generation is good. What is the system for? Gaming, productivity or just light usage?

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1 minute ago, tp95112 said:

See if you can find a quad core. Even unlocked intel from the last 3 generation is good. What is the system for? Gaming, productivity or just light usage?

Gaming and media consumption. Looking to play Rust, CSGO, GTA 5 etc etc

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Just now, tp95112 said:

Then id definitly try and find a quad core or like @Ashiella said, x5650. Get one for 30-60 bucks on ebay

Thank you for the suggestion

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I'd go RX 560 4GB instead. The performance is more or less the same as the 1050Ti's but Freesync monitors are a lot cheaper and with the performance of this build, having Freesync at lower FPS makes gameplay a lot smoother

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5 minutes ago, DiscoDuck101 said:

Gaming and media consumption. Looking to play Rust, CSGO, GTA 5 etc etc

for used parts:

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SDESCUS333007C 120 pounds

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SMEM9QAH 10 pounds

 Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.86 @ Box Limited) if the psu needs replacing

and a gtx 1060 3gb if the psu needs replacing or a 1060 6gb if it doesn't.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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7 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

for used parts:

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SDESCUS333007C 120 pounds

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SMEM9QAH 10 pounds

 Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.86 @ Box Limited) if the psu needs replacing

and a gtx 1060 3gb if the psu needs replacing or a 1060 6gb if it doesn't.

I can confirm CeX are good, my i7 4790 is from there and has a 24 month warranty so there's no problem if it were to go wrong

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https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/qpZtZ8 

The pentitum is cheaper and near equal prefeomance and I have a friend how has one and loves it 

 

 

Intel - Pentium G4600 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor£76.63

MotherboardMSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard£61.20

Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory£67.34

Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive£42.95

Sapphire - Radeon RX 560 2GB PULSE Video Card£111.16

BitFenix - Nova ATX Mid Tower Case£26.40

Corsair - Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply£37.97Buy 

 

Base Total: £395.71        
Shipping: £8.20        
Total: £403.91

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