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By Pumpkin 12/02/2012


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As requested by MBO and a few others, I have put together a component list for a £500 gaming PC.

This PC can fill the following criteria:

-Play BF3/other new games on medium/high.
-Stay cool and quiet.
-Render video and edit them with speed.
-Not cost a **** load

Parts list:

I have chosen these parts nearly completely for GAMING use. If you want to edit alot, I suggest getting a better CPU and worse GPU. Please take note to the options at the bottom of the list.

CPU: You must login or register to view this content. £97.89
HDD:You must login or register to view this content. £65.80
DVDRW:You must login or register to view this content. £14.76
MOBO:You must login or register to view this content. £72.00
CASE:You must login or register to view this content. £43.00
PSU: You must login or register to view this content. £49.90
RAM: You must login or register to view this content. £22.20


If you want an OS then:

OS: You must login or register to view this content. £74.98
GPU:You must login or register to view this content. £79.99

If not then you can upgrade your GPU to:

GPU:You must login or register to view this content. £110.00

And (optional) get some cool Cold cathode lights + Blue LED fans:

LED's: You must login or register to view this content. £5.22
FAN: You must login or register to view this content. £5.51



PRICING:

With OS: £515
Without OS: £470 (£482 with accesories)

Please note you can edit this build any way you like (as long as it's compatible), there are alot of other cases, GPU's and accessories to choose from.


If you want to make any changes ask me. Apart from that, that's about it.

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Sorry, but this build is miles better, only 505£ + £25 for Postage.
Just get an OS of Piratebay and burn it to a disc.

Also, they will build it for you if you pay an extra £15 and its much easier to order everything from the one place.

That build is hardly much better.

Test's have shown that a better CPU will only effect the framerate by say maybe a max of 4fps. But my GPU which is much better will have a massive advantage. Also the 6870 can't play BF3 on high and why did you pick an i5 2500k if you are getting a stock cooler?

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6870 is much higher on the list there. It will easily play BF3 on high settings with an average resolution whilst maintaining a 45-60FPS.

i5 2500k is the best processor you can get for gaming at the moment (whilst staying at a budget), there is still a lot of games that are CPU heavy instead of GPU heavy, the best example would be Skyrim. If I can fit an i5 2500k into the build whilst staying around a £500 budget then why complain?

I would say get a GTX 560, Pre overclocked from amazon. You'd be able to run BF3 On max then, and its the same price as the shitty AMD one you chose.

Get a GTX 550 ti. Drivers are suited well for BF3, and its fast as fuck.

I can back up your statement. I have this GPU and it runs BF3 on my rig great.

:lol: You really think the manufacturer makes much of a difference?
6870 is much better than a normal 560. Sure they'll run the game, but as I said. If I can fit something better into the budget, then why not?

^This

Don't even think about a 550ti whoever is using this guide, please for the love of God just don't.

google it or try youtube