€600 Gaming PC

iHeretic

This is my first build, just looking for a decent PC that can play games on good settings and a good FPS.

1. What is your budget? €600 (Please keep as close to €600 as possible)

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Gaming, Internet etc

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? Yes.

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? No.

5. Do you need a monitor? I assume I can use my Samsung TV.

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? 1920x1080 HD Samsung LED TV, No.

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? Wireless Card is a must, could use a Keyboard and Mouse, but I have a very old set.

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? Not sure.. Possibly.

8. How can you pay? Laser

9. When are you purchasing? Hopefully before/during Summer.

10. If you need help building it, where are you based?

marco_polo

600 is tight enough with windows but this would be a decent enough setup, and quite up-gradable in the future. It is not dissimilar to the core my machine, so I can certainly vouch that it will play all current games at 1080p no problem.

You'll probably need to upgrade the CPU in a year or two but it will do just fine for now, but the board will support the next batch of AMD CPUs released later this year / early next year.

If you can stretch it out slightly more I'd definately throw in a cooler and overclock that sucker if you can

Item|Price
MS Windows 8 64bit (SB-Version) Englisch|€85.37
BitFenix Merc Alpha|€34.13
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€45.38
ASRock 970 Pro3, AM3+, ATX|€61.94
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Box, Sockel AM3, 125W|€75.00
8GB-Kit Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1333 CL9|€50.19
Sapphire Radeon HD 7850, 2GB GDDR5, lite retail|€167.88
Seagate Barracuda 7200 1000GB, SATA 6Gb/s|€58.59
Samsung SH-224BB bare schwarz|€16.94
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€614.41

Edit: forgot the WIFI you'll want to popthis into the basket as well.

Also just noticed you possibly aren't buying untill summer? Definately check back here again in the meantime before you purchase as things can change over a few short months.

BloodBath

It's asking a lot for €600. I've cut as much as I can to be only €45 over budget. You would have to make too many sacrifices to get down to 600.

Item|Price
MS Windows 8 64bit (SB-Version) Englisch|€85.37
AMD FX-6300 Prozessor, Boxed, Sockel AM3+|€122.56
Sapphire Radeon HD 7850, 2GB GDDR5, lite retail|€167.88
8GB-Kit A-Data Value PC3-1333 CL9|€45.05
Seagate Barracuda 7200 1000GB, SATA 6Gb/s|€58.59
Sharkoon Vaya schwarz, ohne Netzteil|€25.89
ARCTIC COOLING ARCTIC F12|€3.19
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€45.38
ASRock 970DE3/U3S3, AM3+, ATX|€55.64
TP-Link TL-WN781N, 150Mbps, PCIe x1|€9.90
Revoltec Wired Gaming Mouse W102|€8.37
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€646.81

iHeretic

Thanks for the help guys I know it's a tight budget, but I'm sure I'll be able to cough up at least €700 by Summer. Coming from an 8 year old PC I'd be happy with anything! I'll be sure to check back later on in the year