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good computer build for up to £400

could anyone recommend me a good computer build for up to £400. please.
 

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windows 7 ultimate 64bitamd fx 4100corsair xm3 2x2gbamd radeon hd 6870
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
windows 7 ultimate 64bit
CPU
amd fx 4100
Motherboard
Asus M5A97 R2.0
Memory
corsair xm3 2x2gb
Graphics Card(s)
amd radeon hd 6870
Monitor(s) Displays
samsung s22c300
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB
PSU
corsair cx500
Case
antec one s
Cooling
corsair a70
Keyboard
10 years old made in china keyboard
Mouse
thinkpad
Internet Speed
8mbps
Antivirus
malwarebytes
Browser
google chrome
Other Info
cost = £380.34
Welcome to the forums.

What will be the main uses for the PC? Do you game at all? If so what games?

Paul.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
yes i will game. i will play call of duty, battlefield, gta and walking dead.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

windows 7 ultimate 64bitamd fx 4100corsair xm3 2x2gbamd radeon hd 6870
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
windows 7 ultimate 64bit
CPU
amd fx 4100
Motherboard
Asus M5A97 R2.0
Memory
corsair xm3 2x2gb
Graphics Card(s)
amd radeon hd 6870
Monitor(s) Displays
samsung s22c300
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB
PSU
corsair cx500
Case
antec one s
Cooling
corsair a70
Keyboard
10 years old made in china keyboard
Mouse
thinkpad
Internet Speed
8mbps
Antivirus
malwarebytes
Browser
google chrome
Other Info
cost = £380.34
also multimedia.
 

My Computer My Computer

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windows 7 ultimate 64bitamd fx 4100corsair xm3 2x2gbamd radeon hd 6870
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
windows 7 ultimate 64bit
CPU
amd fx 4100
Motherboard
Asus M5A97 R2.0
Memory
corsair xm3 2x2gb
Graphics Card(s)
amd radeon hd 6870
Monitor(s) Displays
samsung s22c300
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB
PSU
corsair cx500
Case
antec one s
Cooling
corsair a70
Keyboard
10 years old made in china keyboard
Mouse
thinkpad
Internet Speed
8mbps
Antivirus
malwarebytes
Browser
google chrome
Other Info
cost = £380.34
someone please reply
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

windows 7 ultimate 64bitamd fx 4100corsair xm3 2x2gbamd radeon hd 6870
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
windows 7 ultimate 64bit
CPU
amd fx 4100
Motherboard
Asus M5A97 R2.0
Memory
corsair xm3 2x2gb
Graphics Card(s)
amd radeon hd 6870
Monitor(s) Displays
samsung s22c300
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB
PSU
corsair cx500
Case
antec one s
Cooling
corsair a70
Keyboard
10 years old made in china keyboard
Mouse
thinkpad
Internet Speed
8mbps
Antivirus
malwarebytes
Browser
google chrome
Other Info
cost = £380.34
Not a guru,
Welcome to SF. $600.00 usd isn't very much money for a gaming rig. Can you tell us what components you can bring over from another rig to help offset costs? Things like optical drives, PSU's, cases it all would help or do you need a turn key new build or a pre-built system?
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 ...32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
what about £600
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

windows 7 ultimate 64bitamd fx 4100corsair xm3 2x2gbamd radeon hd 6870
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
windows 7 ultimate 64bit
CPU
amd fx 4100
Motherboard
Asus M5A97 R2.0
Memory
corsair xm3 2x2gb
Graphics Card(s)
amd radeon hd 6870
Monitor(s) Displays
samsung s22c300
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB
PSU
corsair cx500
Case
antec one s
Cooling
corsair a70
Keyboard
10 years old made in china keyboard
Mouse
thinkpad
Internet Speed
8mbps
Antivirus
malwarebytes
Browser
google chrome
Other Info
cost = £380.34
reply please!
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

windows 7 ultimate 64bitamd fx 4100corsair xm3 2x2gbamd radeon hd 6870
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
windows 7 ultimate 64bit
CPU
amd fx 4100
Motherboard
Asus M5A97 R2.0
Memory
corsair xm3 2x2gb
Graphics Card(s)
amd radeon hd 6870
Monitor(s) Displays
samsung s22c300
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB
PSU
corsair cx500
Case
antec one s
Cooling
corsair a70
Keyboard
10 years old made in china keyboard
Mouse
thinkpad
Internet Speed
8mbps
Antivirus
malwarebytes
Browser
google chrome
Other Info
cost = £380.34
Not a guru, try pc parts picker. Here is an example build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Performance ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($97.27 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($100.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SN-208DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($26.97 @ Newegg)
Total: $879.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-01 15:12 EDT-0400)
 

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Windows 10 Pro X64Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU OC@ 4.5GHZ Turbo8.00 GB DDR3 1600MhzMSI Gaming X GTX 1070
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dude Build
OS
Windows 10 Pro X64
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU OC@ 4.5GHZ Turbo
Motherboard
MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming
Memory
8.00 GB DDR3 1600Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
MSI Gaming X GTX 1070
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S23O9W, HP L1710
Screen Resolution
DELL-1920 x 1080 HP-1280 x1024
Hard Drives
Crucial m4 256 SSD, WD 7200RPM 500GB WD 1TB
PSU
Seasonic X650 GOLD
Case
Zalman Z12
Cooling
Antec Kuhler 920
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
MSI DS100 Interceptor
Internet Speed
50 down and 5 up
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Chrome, IE 11
Other Info
Logitech X-620 Speakers
Maybe you could answer the question I posed, but maybe by not you mean to imply a fresh complete build?
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 ...32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
I think for that amount with some smart shopping you can build a real nice rig ! If you transfer some items from the current savings and or more value can be added?
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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate 64i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 ...32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
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