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Which build for gaming/recording on a budget would you choose? Bang for buck!

vindaloovians

Junior Member
Link your own builds if you think that's wisest. I have £365, but if I don't get a GOOD QUALITY monitor and use my 1080p tv for a while that budget gets pushed up to £485. The builds will go in range from cheapest to most expensive.

I'd like a bit of cash for games but I already have 2x500gb drives, windows 8 and 4gb of ddr3 ram, so ignore that.

PLEASE USE SCAN AS THE ONLY MERCHANT AS I CAN ONLY BUY FROM THERE!

With Monitor:

#1: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/DXCH8d
#2 http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/VKCH8d
#3: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/mpvyqs
#4: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Nr2JmG (Best upgrade path to broadwell)
#5: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/cLvXYJ (2nd best upgrade path to broadwell!)

Without monitor:

#1: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9NJcRB
#2: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/TYpCFT (Broadwell ready)
#3: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/L4XDkL

I know it's hard to read, sorry but budget really matters to me 🙂
 
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1. Do you really intend to upgrade to and overclock Broadwell? (Or an older K chip if Broadwell is a dud?)
2. Do you also intend to upgrade your graphics card, and possibly your PSU, later when you get more money?

Assuming both are true, I like this:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WMwLwP - i3, z97, r7 270, 450W PSU.

If (1) is true, but (2) is not:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/h2bmFT - i3, z97, r9 280X, 550W PSU.

If neither is true...maybe "without monitor #2". But then you're not upgrading.
 
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