First gaming PC! No idea on how to build one though, xD.

Rezza

Rezza

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Looking to spend £400-£500 on a gaming pc but have no idea where to start,
its a little confusing for me so a little help would be awesome please.

Oh and i won't be needing a OS, Virus protection or a big hardrive as
i have a 500GB portable one i can plug in which is plenty enough for me.

Big thank you in advance! :)
 
Phoenix

Phoenix

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Here's a good budget build:


Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD BULLDOZER QUAD CORE FX-4100 (3.60GHz/6MB CACHE/AM3)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A78L-M/USB3: M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6870 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Memory - 1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
250GB SATA-II 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1[SUP]st[/SUP] DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £496.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/amd-bulldozer-top-spec-pc/
 
Rezza

Rezza

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Phoenix, 2 more questions and then i'm done, xD.
I heard a few people say alot of Bad things about the Bulldozer,
would the AMD PHENOM II X4 be better?

Also, if i get a few more quid toegther i'd really like
the The PCS Maelstrom T900 Case, would that be compatible with this setup?
 
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Phoenix

Phoenix

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Rezza said:
Phoenix, 2 more questions and then i'm done, xD.
I heard a few people say alot of Bad things about the Bulldozer,
would the AMD PHENOM II X4 be better?

Also, if i get a few more quid toegther i'd really like
the The PCS Maelstrom T900 Case, would that be compatible with this setup?
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For pure gaming at this moment in time yes the Phenom II x4 960T will provide slightly higher frame rates but the reason I picked the FX-4100 for the build was because it's fits under your budget, it runs cooler and the FX series is being improved through patches and software released whereas the 960T isn't going to get anything like that, you could try and unlock the two dormant cores on it though. You can't go wrong with either of them though.

Edit: Just a thought: you could go with the FX-4100, remove the card reader, go with the standard warranty then get the PCS Maelstrom T900 Case for £509.00 which isn't too much over your budget.
 
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Rezza

Rezza

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That's sounds good! I'll go with that then as £509.00 is ok.
By the way, overheat? These computers overheat easily?
 
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Wozza63

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dont drop to standard warranty, make sure you get silver warranty, its only a fiver!!!

no if you have the maelstrom, your PC should keep nice and cool
 
Rezza

Rezza

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Right so i'll still get the silver warranty as its really cheap,
i'll try and scrape a bit more cash together then.

Was worried about overheating as the machine will be used alot.

PS: Your pc looks awesome, love the yellow on black.
 
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