Need assistance with a gaming PC build within a £600 to £700 budget?
Need assistance with a gaming PC build within a £600 to £700 budget?
I’d love to assist with your gaming PC build. You’re aiming for a Corsair SPEC-ALPHA ATX Mid Tower case, an MSI RX 480 with 4 GB RAM. If that’s too costly, I can suggest other recent MSI cards that offer a similar setup and a HyperX Fury 2x4 GB RAM in red. If none of these fit your theme preferences, I can also include a suggestion for a black/red build. I’m open to adding an SSD and an HDD, preferably with a 1 TB drive or higher. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
You won't find a color-themed build that matches the price of the case, GPU, and SSD together. The combined cost of these items exceeds 300.
Faktion says you won't find a color-themed matching build with a case that's too expensive, a GPU that's too costly, and an SSD priced between 400-500. The case and GPU alone already add up to more than 300. I get it, but if the theme can't be kept, it's not the end of the world.
You're looking for two components above 300, which means the remaining budget will cover CPU, cooler, RAM, motherboard, PSU, HDD, and other miscellaneous items. I should be able to reach a maximum of £600-£700 if you can help with that.
Sure, give me a moment and I'll put together the list for you.
Approximately as close as I could manage while keeping the color scheme in mind.
I wasn’t able to locate the case you were looking for in stock across the UK, so I omitted it.
If you’re after a full color scheme, you might consider getting a GTX 1060 with a 6GB GPU instead for roughly the same cost.
I’d also suggest opting for the additional 20 to secure 16GB of RAM, since 8GB is often the minimum these days.
Keep an eye out for sales on individual items—it’s usually much cheaper to purchase them one at a time when they appear.
PCPartPicker part list
Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£92.91 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H170 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 (£88.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 (£41.86 @ Novatech)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" SSD (£85.97 @ BT Shop)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB GAMING X (£265.45 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA ATX Mid Tower (£77.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified (£49.99 @ Novatech)
Total: £703.16
Includes shipping, taxes, and available discounts
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-04 23:53 GMT+0000
Added 1TB HDD when funds allow and plug-and-play works
20-30 pounds Windows 10 from kinguin with 1 pound protection (possibly obtained improperly)
I own this motherboard too. What do you think?
I'd prefer an unlocked i5 6600k paired with a GTX 1060 6gb for a bit more personal value. Then add an SSD later if needed. Everyone's choice is different.
I prefer an unlocked i5 6600k paired with a GTX 1060 6gb for a bit more personal value. Later I can add an SSD. Everyone has their own choice, though. I mostly focus on my monitor rather than my case.