a new computer

[jameshumphries47]

im thinking about building a gaming rig with £500 as my limit the cheeper the better, im not sure though intel or amd lol so can some of you wonderfull people out there part picker me a good computer thanks

~james

[TechSage]

The budget is $881 Canadian for anyone else concerned 

[neision]

Hmmm... nope :') 
YOu should atleast try and I'll help you no problem. Come one let's be creative m8

[jameshumphries47]

^^ I see what you mean but I do have my own idea but I want to see what other people come up with first. 

[WoodenMarker]

Do you need a copy of Windows or any peripherals included?

[jameshumphries47]

peripherals if possible the windows is fine I have a copy of 8

[neision]

^^ I see what you mean but I do have my own idea but I want to see what other people come up with first. 

 

if your budget is $500 it's useless going intel because a good i5 is  $250 which is half. I say fx 8320 $160 + Radeon HD 7770 $110 

OR my preference is fx 8350 $190 + Radeon HD 7850 $200

Have fun shopping. Good rRAM is around 8gb for $90

PSU anything over 500w with an efficiency of 80+ bronze up

Motherboard. GEt a 990fx board which is $110 :') the rest is up to you.

Make a small build could be crappy. I'm sure the forum would be glad to help you

~Nick

[jameshumphries47]

if your budget is $500 it's useless going intel because a good i5 is  $250 which is half. I say fx 8320 $160 + Radeon HD 7770 $110 

OR my preference is fx 8350 $190 + Radeon HD 7850 $200

Have fun shopping. Good rRAM is around 8gb for $90

PSU anything over 500w with an efficiency of 80+ bronze up

Motherboard. GEt a 990fx board which is $110 :') the rest is up to you.

Make a small build could be crappy. I'm sure the forum would be glad to help you

~Nick

thanks for your help mate

[neision]

Though you could go fx 6300 which is $120 atm 

[UnderADyingSun]

if your budget is $500 it's useless going intel because a good i5 is  $250 which is half. I say fx 8320 $160 + Radeon HD 7770 $110 

OR my preference is fx 8350 $190 + Radeon HD 7850 $200

Have fun shopping. Good rRAM is around 8gb for $90

PSU anything over 500w with an efficiency of 80+ bronze up

Motherboard. GEt a 990fx board which is $110 :') the rest is up to you.

Make a small build could be crappy. I'm sure the forum would be glad to help you

~Nick

 

I'd just add, he can easily boost the 8320 to 8350 stock clocks with the standard heatsink. Also, maybe explore some r9 series options. As far as I can tell they're relatively unaffected by the price increases. But yea, what you said. 

[jameshumphries47]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2ueuD this is what I come up with, something along these lines I know its too much, but similar maybe possible to shop around

[neision]

I'd just add, he can easily boost the 8320 to 8350 stock clocks with the standard heatsink. Also, maybe explore some r9 series options. As far as I can tell they're relatively unaffected by the price increases. But yea, what you said. 

 

 

I've said this many times. You can overclock a 8320 similar to an 8350. But you can oc an 8350 to be something totally different. :')

Also, I've worked with the stock heatsink on the 8320, any temps above 45 degress is noise :') Highly recommend getting an aftermarket cooler such as the evo 212 in the future

[neision]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2ueuD this is what I come up with, something along these lines I know its too much, but similar maybe possible to shop around

 

 

It came up to $810 m8 D:

I honestly think you should get the fx 6300 if you want perf.

Qaud cores are soon to be dinosaurs in the upcoming games in 2014 as they would be multi-core processing demanding.

When you said a whole pc... you meant it....

Everything looks super! Drop the cooler and get the 6300, you can buy an aftermarket cooler after :') it's worth it trust me

[jameshumphries47]

thanks for your help mate I will shop around if I can find cheeper parts, that way it will probably come to £600 ii have a goo dfriend who owns a computer store so I might be able to get some discounts lol we will see...

[Guest GRRigger]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£109.50 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.90 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£68.87 @ Aria PC)
Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£53.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card  (£129.90 @ Amazon UK)
Case:  Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£32.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply:  XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£49.00 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor:  Asus VW228TLB 21.5" Monitor  (£135.55 @ Dabs)
Keyboard:  Gigabyte GK-FORCE K7 Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£31.99 @ Novatech)
Mouse:  Razer DeathAdder Wired Laser Mouse  (£47.40 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £721.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-02 10:32 GMT+0000)

 

did i miss something? feels like i cheaped out on parts too much. oh well. you got 80pounds to work with, but you get the idea.

[jameshumphries47]

thanks everyone ill have to merge all of the part pickers together find the best parts then see if I can find them cheaper anywhere else.

[jameshumphries47]

think ill wait to next xmas lol when all the deals are on, there is no rush for me

[WoodenMarker]

How's this look? http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2ueUj

[jameshumphries47]

looks okay wooden marker, I will have a think closer to the time