Any good for a £200 EXVAT gaming PC?

[hcashmore11]

4GB (2x2GB) Corsair DDR3 PC3-10666 (1333) Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, 1.50V

AMD A8 5600K Black Edition, S FM2, Virgo Core, Quad Core 3.6GHz, AMD Radeon HD 7560D 760MHz, 100W, Retail

Corsair CP-9020058-UK CXM Builder series 430W Power Supply (PSU)

Asus F2A85-V PRO, AMD A85X, FM2, DDR3, SATA III - 6Gb/s, SATA RAID, PCIe 2.0, D-Sub/DVI-D/HDMI, ATX

LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±R, 8x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, DVD-RAM x12, SATA, Black, OEM

Zalman Z3 Black Mid ATX Tower Case USB 3.0 w/o PSU

I would link it in SCAN, but with less than 5 posts, i can't post a URL

Is that any good for me please, I want to be able to play and record Minecraft for definite, single player, and online, with no lag,
I would like to also be able to play GTA 5 when it comes out as well, and a few other games, (On Xbox i like forza 4, COD, GTA) those kinds of things, is this a good enough build, i realise i will need a decent graphics card before i can do most of that, but will this be okay for the time being, I'm looking at a 7770 if i get a Graphics card eventually, Thanks

[KeyboardDemon]

What's the model number or the LN code for the item you are looking at, post that and I'll put the link it for you.

Looking at the specs I would say that you should consider increasing your budget to around £400 and then look at a 270/270X or higher as the graphics card.

[Bonebreaker777]

Hmm.If you wish to play on FM2 IGP for the time being, invest in much faster modules, otherwise you will be cutting the already conservative graphics performance by half!

The build is not bad, but when do you actually plan to acquire the dedicated GPU? If soon, rather go FX-6300 plus an adequate MoBo and the dedicated GPU. eBay has a nice selection of cards like passively cooled 7850 for £50 and such.

What is your budget for the build if you got one?

Also I can't see any storage...

Do you really need the DVD drive?

[hcashmore11]

Hmm.If you wish to play on FM2 IGP for the time being, invest in much faster modules, otherwise you will be cutting the already conservative graphics performance by half!

The build is not bad, but when do you actually plan to acquire the dedicated GPU? If soon, rather go FX-6300 plus an adequate MoBo and the dedicated GPU. eBay has a nice selection of cards like passively cooled 7850 for £50 and such.

What is your budget for the build if you got one?

Also I can't see any storage...

Do you really need the DVD drive?

Hi, thanks for replying, i plan to upgrade in maybe a year or so, and i can't afford £400 right now, my budget is about 200 exvat, and i have a monitor, keyboard, mouse and hard drives already, which will be more than adequate, Thanks

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scan . co . uk / savedbaskets / 96f4dae0d5014637bfee55032d10a9bb is that what you meant?

[KeyboardDemon]

scan . co . uk / savedbaskets / 96f4dae0d5014637bfee55032d10a9bb is that what you meant?

Not quite, that link only came up as a blank page for me. I meant that if you wanted this PC then you could type in the model number, in this case it is Scan G20a or Scan's catalogue number where it is available, such as in the case of this processor where the catalogue number is LN47231. Sorry if my comments confused you, but I couldn't find a PC that matched your description when I looked.

[hcashmore11]

Not quite, that link only came up as a blank page for me. I meant that if you wanted then you could type in the model number, in this case it is Scan G20a or Scan's catalogue number where it is available, such as in the case of where the catalogue number is LN47231. Sorry if my comments confused you, but I couldn't find a PC that matched your description when I looked.

oh right, i think i get you now

LN32202 - RAM
LN47231 - CPU (APU)
LN48712 - PSU
LN49185 - MOBO
LN53931 - Optical Drive
LN54467 - Case

this is definitely the public link
www . scan . co . uk / savedbasket / 96f4dae0d5014637bfee55032d10a9bb

[kompukare]

What I don't understand is that with your very limited budget, you are spending £64 on the motherboard and the same on the CPU. I would instead buy one of the cheaper motherboards and that £25 or so on a faster CPU.

[hcashmore11]

What I don't understand is that with your very limited budget, you are spending £64 on the motherboard and the same on the CPU. I would instead buy one of the cheaper motherboards and that £25 or so on a faster CPU.

oh right, i just picked one that looked nice, and fitted the socket size, i wil be using VGA for the time being, and would like an ATX one, can you suggest one for me then please?

What I don't understand is that with your very limited budget, you are spending £64 on the motherboard and the same on the CPU. I would instead buy one of the cheaper motherboards and that £25 or so on a faster CPU.

also, are FM2 and FM2+ the same size socket, can i get an fm2 cpu and put it into an fm2+ board, or are they totally different?

[Bonebreaker777]

also, are FM2 and FM2+ the same size socket, can i get an fm2 cpu and put it into an fm2+ board, or are they totally different?

FM2 CPU into a FM2+ Mobo > Yes.
FM2+ CPU into a FM2 Mobo > No.

The following build is £190 ex VAT. RAM plus CPU plus PSU plus MOBO plus Optical Drive plus CASE.

[KeyboardDemon]

That link does work, and here it is as a proper link, which I think you might be able to do yourself now as you've reached 5 posts.

[hcashmore11]

FM2 CPU into a FM2+ Mobo > Yes.
FM2+ CPU into a FM2 Mobo > No.

The following build is £190 ex VAT. RAM plus CPU plus PSU plus MOBO plus Optical Drive plus CASE.

Thankyou, except there is only 4gb or RAM there, it's micro ATX and i wouldn't trust that PSU, also the optical drive, needs to be a liteon IHAS drive as it will be burning Xbox games, which is all i need it for,
Here's a link for one, a staff member of scan helped me create, it goes just over budget, but he said it will be perfect for my games, and what i need to use it for, etc, and i will be much happier with it
Link to computer build with dedicated graphics

[Bonebreaker777]

Thankyou, except there is only 4gb or RAM there, it's micro ATX and i wouldn't trust that PSU, also the optical drive, needs to be a liteon IHAS drive as it will be burning Xbox games, which is all i need it for,
Here's a link for one, a staff member of scan helped me create, it goes just over budget, but he said it will be perfect for my games, and what i need to use it for, etc, and i will be much happier with it
Link to computer build with dedicated graphics

Your initial built had 4GB of memory as well. Size wasn't specified, hence microATX and I think that PSU is better that Corsair builder series. Didn't know about the optical drive specification, I went for the Samsung cause of the previous experience.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The FX6300 is now £71 on Amazon.

Edit!!

I assume the OP has an HDD and a copy of Windows 7 or 8??

Second Edit!!

This is what I would get:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...=AIFY5DTQ3TNHB
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

The total should come to around £260 including delivery but excluding the graphics card.

I would probably try and get an R7 265 or R9 270,especially since I suspect GTAV might be quite a taxing title.

[hcashmore11]

The FX6300 is now £71 on Amazon.

Edit!!

I assume the OP has an HDD and a copy of Windows 7 or 8??

Second Edit!!

This is what I would get:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...=AIFY5DTQ3TNHB
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

The total should come to around £260 including delivery but excluding the graphics card.

I would probably try and get an R7 265 or R9 270,especially since I suspect GTAV might be quite a taxing title.

Thanks, i think it might be quite a hard game to be honest, and here's my latest one i ran through with a SCAN representative last night, http://www.scan.co.uk/savedbasket/f8...0725969508a57e i got told the GTX series are for gaming, and to not go with an APU but an FM2 760k which will outperform an APU hands down for gaming

The FX6300 is now £71 on Amazon.

Edit!!

I assume the OP has an HDD and a copy of Windows 7 or 8??

Second Edit!!

This is what I would get:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...=AIFY5DTQ3TNHB
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

The total should come to around £260 including delivery but excluding the graphics card.

I would probably try and get an R7 265 or R9 270,especially since I suspect GTAV might be quite a taxing title.

Thanks, yes i do have Windows 7, and HDD, monitors, keyboards, speakers, headsets, wifi cards, mice, all those kinds of things. I think it might be quite a hard game to be honest, and here's my latest one i ran through with a SCAN representative last night, http://www.scan.co.uk/savedbasket/f8...0725969508a57e i got told the GTX series are for gaming, and to not go with an APU but an FM2 760k which will outperform an APU hands down for gaming

Your initial built had 4GB of memory as well. Size wasn't specified, hence microATX and I think that PSU is better that Corsair builder series. Didn't know about the optical drive specification, I went for the Samsung cause of the previous experience.

oh right, thank you, i've slightly changed my mind about how much RAM and that to have, and forgotten what i said to who, as i've been talking about this with like 10 different people now, thanks mate

[Bonebreaker777]

oh right, thank you, i've slightly changed my mind about how much RAM and that to have, and forgotten what i said to who, as i've been talking about this with like 10 different people now, thanks mate

Not a problem. Any reason behind of a full ATX board plus case?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Thanks, yes i do have Windows 7, and HDD, monitors, keyboards, speakers, headsets, wifi cards, mice, all those kinds of things. I think it might be quite a hard game to be honest, and here's my latest one i ran through with a SCAN representative last night, http://www.scan.co.uk/savedbasket/f8...0725969508a57e i got told the GTX series are for gaming, and to not go with an APU but an FM2 760k which will outperform an APU hands down for gaming

The FX6300 is a faster CPU and will last longer for only £14 more.

The GTX550TI is not that fast a card too,and is pretty slow by modern standards.

There were R7 265 cards for as low as £90 at one point:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sapp...amazon-1940762

I would really consider saving up some more for at least an R7 265 or R9 270.

However,if you cannot,then I would at least get this HD7770:

http://www.cclonline.com/product/135...I/VGA/VGA2204/