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Good components for gaming?

xBeast

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Could someone please tell me if these components would make a half decent PC, i am pretty new to computers and dont have any more than £415, so would these components work together? Thankyou if you take the time to reply ( I am well open to changing any of these components if there are better ones for around the same price)

Total Price: £405

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 Micro ITX £30
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fractal-Design-Core-Series-Micro/dp/B004ZH18G4/ref=pd_sim_computers_6

Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core £55
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/amd-athlon-ii-x4-740-virgo-quad-core-s-fm2-32ghz-4mb-cache-65w-retail

Motherboard: Gigabyte Phenom AMD Athlon II £40
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/giga...gb-s-raid-pcie-20-(x16)-d-sub-dvi-d-hdmi-matx

Ram: Corsair Value 4GB (x2) £44
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-corsair-ddr3-pc3-10600-(1333)-non-ecc-unbuffered-9-9-9-24-15v

Graphics Card: Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD 7770 £110
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=358549207&pf_rd_i=468294

DVD/RW: Liteon IHAS124-04 £14
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/lite...dvdplusrw-x8-rw-x6-dvd-ram-x12-sata-black-oem
Hard-Drive: Seagate 500GB 3.5inch £36
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-OEM-Barracuda-7200-12-Internal/dp/B001IKKCLS

Power Supply: Corsair 600W 80PLUS £55
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Bui...sr=8-4&keywords=Corsair+Builder+Series+CX+500

Side Panel Fan: Cooler Master 120mm £14
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Mast...id=1366392496&sr=8-21&keywords=120mm+case+fan
 
Hi and welcome to FpcH

I am not a gamer - so will not be able to comment on quality etc.

What you have will produce a reasonably quick PC.

I would suggest the following Video Card:

GTX 650 Ti Boost
There is a 1GB and a 2GB option.
The 2GB would deal with bottlenecking far better otherwise, from what I have read, they are comparable.

I found a 2GB version here:
click here

Recommendation:
click here




 
Hi and welcome to FpcH

I am not a gamer - so will not be able to comment on quality etc.

What you have will produce a reasonably quick PC.

I would suggest the following Video Card:

GTX 650 Ti Boost
There is a 1GB and a 2GB option.
The 2GB would deal with bottlenecking far better otherwise, from what I have read, they are comparable.

I found a 2GB version here:
click here




Recommendation:
click here




Yeah i was looking at the gtx 650 but wasnt sure if they were outdated, would all these components work with eachother?
one of my friends recommended this graphics card also it is abit cheaper he says its really good plus its 2GB
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/27669...HD-6670-2GB-Graphics-Card/ListingDetails.html
Thankyou you replying plus introduction
 
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Hi

Yes - your components list is compatible as far as I can tell.

The 6670 is a good card.
If you are pressed for cash then it is a good alternative.

see here

This features a 1GB version - the 2GB would handle gaming better I think.
 
Hiya.

What you have got so far is good, it will work.
Gaming PC's are always expensive, trying to make a budget PC is always fun, I enjoy it.
The listed processor would be good for everyday use, but it might not be so good for gaming. The cheaper the CPU the more issues it will have under load which come back as stuttering and FPS drops while gaming.

The GTX 650 is a good card, not really outdated, will still run most recent games on high -> very high.
http://www.ebuyer.com/396968-gigaby...al-dvi-hdmi-pci-e-graphics-card-gv-n650oc-2gi

While on the talk about graphics, your CPU plays a part in how well it works, as well.

I've put together a list of parts, but I don't want to post it and let you think that you have done a bad job on your research. What you've done is great and will work.
If you request it, I'll be happy to post it. :)

-Vr
 
Hiya.

What you have got so far is good, it will work.
Gaming PC's are always expensive, trying to make a budget PC is always fun, I enjoy it.
The listed processor would be good for everyday use, but it might not be so good for gaming. The cheaper the CPU the more issues it will have under load which come back as stuttering and FPS drops while gaming.

The GTX 650 is a good card, not really outdated, will still run most recent games on high -> very high.
http://www.ebuyer.com/396968-gigaby...al-dvi-hdmi-pci-e-graphics-card-gv-n650oc-2gi

While on the talk about graphics, your CPU plays a part in how well it works, as well.

I've put together a list of parts, but I don't want to post it and let you think that you have done a bad job on your research. What you've done is great and will work.
If you request it, I'll be happy to post it. :)

-Vr
yeah could you post it please if its still around this price, i mean i could spend abit more but itd need to be worth the extra money maybe like up to £450, and yeah could you link me to a good processor that you would recommend instead of the amd
also on the graphics card what is the difference between 1GB and 2GB versions? http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-...0-(x16)-5000mhz-gpu-1202mhz-cores-384-dvi-hdm would this be okay for a graphics card?
thankyou for taking time to reply replying
 
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yeah cheers man thats a great list, three more quick questions though,
changing motherboard to the same as on your list but do you need another component to connect to your wi-fi i know you can get usb one but i would sure if they would be good?
also would you say run your pc to your monitor with a hdmi cable or just with a vga providing i'll be gaming on it
if you are a gamer yourself Steve would you be able to share some average fps on some games for this build?
Thanks alot for the help
 
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