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So which build?

Bear in mind he will be playing at 1600x900. :D

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2ugrf

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Hello. 

I am looking for the best £400 Gaming PC. 

The main game my friend will be playing is Battlefield 4 so i think AMD is the option for a GPU. He doesn't need any peripherals or OS. 

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2sQqp

 

This is what i have come up with. It looks decent as I have been able to fit an R9 270. I won't be getting the R9 270X, kind of a place holder. 

Any other changes to be made before ordering? 

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Save more money and get a better CPU.

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Save more money and get a better CPU.

 This.

Computer Specs: CPU: i7 3770k, GPU: EVGA GTX 770, PSU: Corsair HX 850W, Case: Fractal Design R4, Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD65, RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB 240 Pin DDR3, Corsair H100i Liquid CPU Cooler, Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD (OS), WD 1TB HDD Black Edition

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CPU:  AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£56.10 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  (£37.72 @ Aria PC) 

Memory:  Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£58.00 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card:  Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  (£137.35 @ Dabs) 


Power Supply:  EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£39.92 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £403.57

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

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This gpu is more powerful then what everyone else is recommending and its cheaper, cant argue with it.

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/XFX+DD+Radeon+HD+7870+GHz+Edition+2GB+GDDR5+Graphics+Card+%5BFX-787A-CNAC%5D+%2B+2+FREE+GAMES%21+?productId=55140

cpu: intel i5 4670k @ 4.5ghz Ram: G skill ares 2x4gb 2166mhz cl10 Gpu: GTX 680 liquid cooled cpu cooler: Raijintek ereboss Mobo: gigabyte z87x ud5h psu: cm gx650 bronze Case: Zalman Z9 plus


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Remember the most intensive game he will play is Battlefield 4. 

 

 

Nice. 

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the 7870 and 270 are the same. the xfx dd is a pretty poor cooler as well

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

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the 7870 and 270 are the same. the xfx dd is a pretty poor cooler as well

YOU SIR ARE WRONG, ok so you may not know this. The card I linked is a 7870 XT, meaning it has 1500 stream processors instead of the standard 1200. Meaning it is more powerful, the cooler is meh but the card is cheaper then any 270x or 7870 but its more powerful. You cant argue with the core count, it comes very close to a 7950 in everything before overclocking.

cpu: intel i5 4670k @ 4.5ghz Ram: G skill ares 2x4gb 2166mhz cl10 Gpu: GTX 680 liquid cooled cpu cooler: Raijintek ereboss Mobo: gigabyte z87x ud5h psu: cm gx650 bronze Case: Zalman Z9 plus


Listen if you care.

Cpu: intel i7 4770k @ 4.2ghz Ram: G skill  ripjaws 2x4gb Gpu: nvidia gtx 970 cpu cooler: akasa venom voodoo Mobo: G1.Sniper Z6 Psu: XFX proseries 650w Case: Zalman H1

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I didn't know they were that cheap in uk.

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YOU SIR ARE WRONG, ok so you may not know this. The card I linked is a 7870 XT, meaning it has 1500 stream processors instead of the standard 1200. Meaning it is more powerful, the cooler is meh but the card is cheaper then any 270x or 7870 but its more powerful. You cant argue with the core count, it comes very close to a 7950 in everything before overclocking.

i didn't notice that it was an xt, that is a very good find  :) . its still got a rubbish noisy cooler, but its probably worth it at that price  :D

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

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i didn't notice that it was an xt, that is a very good find  :) . its still got a rubbish noisy cooler, but its probably worth it at that price  :D

The cooler one this one isnt really that loud(under 50% then, 49%=1900, 50%=1950, 51%=2100). After 50 its explodes. 

 

Yeah I would prefer to buy something with a better cooler.

Its the best XT edition cooler you can get, all the other companies use a one fan cooler which is as loud as a jet taking off. The xfx cooler is a ariapc exclusive so they get special treatment.

cpu: intel i5 4670k @ 4.5ghz Ram: G skill ares 2x4gb 2166mhz cl10 Gpu: GTX 680 liquid cooled cpu cooler: Raijintek ereboss Mobo: gigabyte z87x ud5h psu: cm gx650 bronze Case: Zalman Z9 plus


Listen if you care.

Cpu: intel i7 4770k @ 4.2ghz Ram: G skill  ripjaws 2x4gb Gpu: nvidia gtx 970 cpu cooler: akasa venom voodoo Mobo: G1.Sniper Z6 Psu: XFX proseries 650w Case: Zalman H1

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What could you do if he went with the Cooler Master Elite 120 and say add another £50?

 

This? http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2tNUs

You're better off with the 750K/760K.

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So which build?

Bear in mind he will be playing at 1600x900. :D

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2ugrf

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