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Gaming PC Purchase/Build

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  • 21-07-2017 5:41pm
    #1
    Jsmac67
    Closed Accounts Posts: 120 ✭✭


    Looking to purchase a Gaming PC, open the purchasing parts and building from scratch too.

    Min specs required below:
    OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1
    Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2GHZ (4 CPUs) / AMD X8 FX-8350 @ 4GHZ (8 CPUs)
    Memory: 8GB
    Video Card: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD7870 2GB
    Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible
    HDD Space: 65GB
    DVD Drive

    Hoping someone can recommend a few options-hoping to keep costs limited to less than 1k.

    Appreciate it


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    #2
    BloodBath
    Registered Users Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    At the top end of your budget but a great PC for the money.

    CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6x 3.20GHz So.AM4 BOX
    Motherboard - MSI B350 PC MATE AMD B350
    Memory - 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX black DDR4-3000 DIMM CL15 Dual Kit
    Graphics - 6GB Palit GeForce GTX 1060 DUAL Active
    HDD - 1000GB WD Blue WD10EZEX
    SSD - 250GB Samsung 850 Evo 2.5 "
    Power supply - 550 Watt Corsair TX-M Series TX550M Modular 80+ Gold

    Search for these parts on geizhals.de 1 by 1 and select mindfactory from the list of sellers. It's gives you a discounted price. €920 for all of that + €30 for delivery. It's a German site so google translate is your friend.

    That leaves €50 for a case from Amazon.co.uk. Don't get this from mindfactory as they will charge another €30 delivery for cases. Amazon delivery will be free on a lot of items.

    This is nice but will push you a little over 1k.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/NZXT-S340-White-Tower-Case/dp/B00NGMIBXC/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1500658798&sr=1-1&keywords=nzxt+s340


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    adamxtreme
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭adamxtreme


    ASUS AMD PRIME A320M-K is what im getting cheaper has an m.2 so faster ssd would be nice


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    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,703 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    adamxtreme wrote: »
    ASUS AMD PRIME A320M-K is what im getting cheaper has an m.2 so faster ssd would be nice

    You can't overclock the CPU on an A320 chipset though.


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    BloodBath
    Registered Users Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    Also an M.2 SSD is barely worth it on this budget. They are around double the price for the same capacity as a normal SSD.

    The board I mentioned has M.2 anyway so he can get one later if he wants.


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