Gaming PC for son €700

sgaughan

Hi,
My son has saved 700 for a gaming pc to play. it needs to be able to play Rome Total War II. From the extremely informative posts, I have put together what I think is suitable but would appreciate if some of you could comment on the good the bad or the missing. Thanks

1.What is your budget? [Around €700]
2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [Gaming]
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? [No]
5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? [1920 x 1080] [No]
6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [no] Wireless Mouse, Keyboard
7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [No]
8. How can you pay? [bank transfer]
9. When are you purchasing? [now]

8GB-Kit Crucial Ballistix Sport Series DDR3-1600, CL9
Samsung SH-224DB schwarz
WD Blue 1TB 6Gb's
Corsair Builder Serie CX430 V3 Non-Modular 80+ Bronze, 430 Watt
AMD FX-8320 Prozessor, Boxed, Sockel AM3+
Gigabyte GA-970-UD3P, AMD 970, AM3+, ATX
Sapphire Radeon R9 280 Dual-X OC, 3GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, lite retail
Cooler Master K380 mit Sichtfenster, schwarz
Windows 8.1 64Bit Eng Intl (SB-Version) DVD

I checked prices through geizhals.de for discount for hardwareversand and this came to €661 excluding delivery

badboybubby

You might need to change the psu.I think that R9 280 Dual-X OC has a minimum power supply requirement of 500 W

sgaughan

Thanks
Just checked it and min is 750w I have chosen this one instead Xilence Power 800 Watt

yimrsg

Try get a SSD in there for the OS and for one or two games.

TerrorFirmer

Just this get PSU instead.

You don't need a 750W psu or anything remotely near it for that setup.

Other than that build looks grand.

SterlingArcher

Corsair VS Serie V650, Non-Modular, 80+ is 48 Euro.

You can look into a cheap copy of windows. 15 Euro.

sgaughan

thanks for all your help