€600-€650 budget gaming PC

paddy8999

1. What is your budget? €600-€650

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Gaming (for Minecraft, Sleeping Dogs, Dark Souls, Source Engine games etc.)

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? No

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? DVD Drive, Case

5. Do you need a monitor? No

5a. If yes, what size do you need. n/a

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? My current monitor is 1440x900, and I plan to upgrade to a 1920x1080 monitor in the future

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? Wireless Card, Card Reader

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? No

8. How can you pay? Bank Transfer Credit Card, Laser, Paypal

9. When are you purchasing? Within the next month

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? I don't need help building it

Also here is a build I came up with:

Item|Price
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 WindForce 3X OC, 2GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort|€202.09
Intel Core i5-4670 Box, LGA1150|€179.14
Corsair CX Series Modular CX750M, 750W|€76.75
Seagate Barracuda 7200 1000GB, SATA 6Gb/s|€45.58
8GB Corsair ValueSelect PC3-12800U CL11-11-11-30|€59.94
ASRock H81 Pro BTC, Sockel 1150, ATX|€49.96
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€632.45

SterlingArcher

Don't need that PSU. Way overkill for the setup.

500 w will do. That will save you a 25 euro.


Personally I'd switch out the PSU saving 25 and get an SSD for 57 euro. Making the rig that much more solid

Will be just over your 650 budget. But is really nice having an ssd in there for your Windows and main programs.

paddy8999

Thanks for the advice. I will downgrade the PSU to at least the 600w model, maybe the 500w.

I don't think I'll get an SSD at the moment. Don't think I need it. Maybe I will later on.

Redfox25

paddy8999 wrote: »

Thanks for the advice. I will downgrade the PSU to at least the 600w model, maybe the 500w.

I don't think I'll get an SSD at the moment. Don't think I need it. Maybe I will later on.

if you can squeeze in the ssd do, its a massive increase in speed and such. Easier to have it in from the start.

yawhat!

You could leave in the power supply and upgrade the motherboard to add another graphics card down the line when needed

miece16

change the motherboard. its not compatible with that gfx card. the motherboard only has pci 2.0. the gfx card needs a pci 3.0 slot

EoinHef

miece16 wrote: »

change the motherboard. its not compatible with that gfx card. the motherboard only has pci 2.0. the gfx card needs a pci 3.0 slot

It actually is compatible,and there would be no performance hit either.

Most cards still do not use all the bandwidth available on PCI-e 2.0 x16

Very cheap board though,personally id prefer to spend a few more quid on it. An extra €10-15 should be plenty

paddy8999

I might upgrade the motherboard, I'll look around for good models. Thanks everyone for the help. I have a better idea of what parts to get now.