Gaming PC on the cheap

[TazWoz]

Hey

I'm on the look out to build or buy a gaming PC but on a very tight budget £300

So if anyone out there has any ideas of where to buy or parts to buy to that would be great

Thanks

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Do you need to include a copy of Windows in the budget?? What games are you going to run??

[TazWoz]

i don't need a copy of windows, but i would like to play mostly RTS games up to last year (if possible that is)

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

i don't need a copy of windows, but i would like to play mostly RTS games up to last year (if possible that is)

Can you list the RTS games please??

[TazWoz]

Can you list the RTS games please??

C&C series
Company of heroes
Star craft 2

[Blastuk]

Hey

I'm on the look out to build or buy a gaming PC but on a very tight budget £300

So if anyone out there has any ideas of where to buy or parts to buy to that would be great

Thanks

Do you have any parts to re-use? monitor, keyboard, hard drives, case, anything?

[kalniel]

And if you have your own monitor, what resolution is it?

You might be able to throw together an integrated system (AMD trinity) that meets your requirements if you don't need to buy to much outside the base unit, but if you need high resolution performance to the point you need a discrete card then your budget is too low for PC gaming. A second hand computer/laptop might be better.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Are you looking at Company of heroes 2??

The OP can get free postage from Scan with 20 relevant posts.

I came up with some builds from Scan. I am not a fan of skimping too much on motherboards,so you could probably go for a very cheap one and improve the specifications elsewhere. BTW,I would probably get the Bitfenix Merc Alpha case too.





The Intel build does have a motherboard with 4 RAM slots,though the AMD motherboard has more SATA3.0 ports.

The AMD build has a faster CPU,and a less powerful GPU,whereas the Intel build has a faster GPU and a slower CPU.

With free postage you are looking at around £300.

[TazWoz]

Do you have any parts to re-use? monitor, keyboard, hard drives, case, anything?

I haven't got any other parts to use, but i can get hold of a monitor and keyboard

[TazWoz]

Are you looking at Company of heroes 2??

The OP can get free postage from Scan with 20 relevant posts.

I came up with some builds from Scan. I am not a fan of skimping too much on motherboards,so you could probably go for a very cheap one and improve the specifications elsewhere. BTW,I would probably get the Bitfenix Merc Alpha case too.





The Intel build does have a motherboard with 4 RAM slots,though the AMD motherboard has more SATA3.0 ports.

The AMD build has a faster CPU,and a less powerful GPU,whereas the Intel build has a faster GPU and a slower CPU.

With free postage you are looking at around £300.

Cheers for the help
I have look at these and see whats best for me. Out of interest do you prefer Intel or AMD?

[Willzzz]

For Starcraft I'd prefer the AMD system, a Celeron just isn't going to cut it.

I mean if it was purely for SC2 I'd get an i3 3225 and use the IGP! But it isn't so I wouldn't

[Willzzz]

What is it with these guys with 20 posts who seem to think it is appropriate to comment on totally dead threads?

[peterb]

What is it with these guys with 20 posts who seem to think it is appropriate to comment on totally dead threads?

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