speccing a cheap gaming pc.

[garih]

a friend has asked me to spec a pc for him, wanting amd cpu, and nvidia gpu, i have put this together for him, and told him the price, and it would appear that all is good, anyone got any tweaks to it?

 

[Wraith]

Not a bad little budget build buddy. I'd change the PSU for the CSM instead of the CX also the case for something a bit classier

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£74.99 @ Novatech)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.94 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£48.42 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.37 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.60 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card (£106.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.97 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£43.00 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Hannspree HE225DPB 21.5" Monitor (£78.72 @ Ebuyer)
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-K6800 Wired Standard Keyboard (£9.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M6880 Wired Laser Mouse (£9.48 @ Aria PC)
Total: £546.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-19 18:26 BST+0100

 

[barnsley]

Don't get that case, its junk. Seriously, not worth it.

Does it have to be from just Amazon?

 

[Puck]

Looks good to me, maybe an SSD? Or a 212 Evo over the Zalman cpu cooler. I was comparing the parts you picked against the parts listed on http://www.logicalincrements.com/.

It's operating between Fair and Very Good, so I think you did a fine job.

 

[garih]

No budget for ssd. I built a similar system a while ago with that cpu and cooler. And it performs very good. And is quiet. Prefer to get everything from Amazon.
Best after sales around. I will have to find out the tastes of the kid it is for before finalising get on a case.

Thanks for the positive feedback.