Hey Guys! Need some help with coming up with the best gaming pc i can get for £450 including the monitor! Budget:£450 Main uses of intended build:gaming, recording games such as minecraft. Parts required:everything except for mouse,keyboard and windows Previous build information (list details of parts): its my first build, but ive spent a long time studying how computers work etc Monitor resolution:1280x720 or higher if possible Storage requirements:500gb Will you be overclocking: yes/no (delete as required)probably Any motherboard requirements (no. of USB, Xfire/SLI, fan headers): usb 3 would be great Extra information about desired system: needs a nice case, size doesn't matter any help would be appreciated! -legendzarr
To stretch the budget I would buy second hand - this will open up a raft of hardware you wouldn't have been able to get on a £450 budget, especially as you'll be needing a monitor and a copy of Windows! We have an excellent Marketplace here on Bit-Tech, put you'll need to make some more posts to access it - 75 to be exact, as you meet the time requirements. Regardless of that, I'd probably point you towards an AMD based rig, or possibly an Intel SandyBridge. EDIT: Struggling to buy new to be honest, simply due to the monitor and Windows. Those two alone are costing £180. Here's what I would consider to be a decent build, but there are things that can drop the price further... Firstly, reach the post count to get free shipping from Scan! Dropping the CPU to a G620 for £46.34 will save £65.
How this... Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual Core Processor £92.16 Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H Motherboard £73.72 Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) Memory Kit £36.92 120GB OCZ Agility 3 2.5" Solid State Drive £69.10 Sony 24x Int DVD-RAM SATA Black Bare £12.88 PALIT Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 TI Graphics Card 1GB £83.68 Cooler Master GX-Lite 500W Power Supply Unit (UK £26.21 Thermaltake VK90001N2Z Element T Mid Tower £33.05 Total £427.70 Don't be put off by the dual core i3. it is a very fast dual core with 4 threads which if you check these links will see how much it compares to it's bigger brother i5! http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...ore-i5-2400-lga1155-processors-review-12.html http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/intel_core_i3_2120/8.htm Battlefield 3 - http://www.techspot.com/review/458-b...nce/page7.html
Alas no monitor or windows though. I'm at work at the minute but I'll try to remember to take a look tonight.
