Looking at building a new system for my younger brother for Christmas.
He plays things along the lines of WoW, SC2, Battlefield 4, and Call of Duty. I'd like to be able to put something together that's going to be able to handle this on fairly decent settings with good FPS.
My budget is preferably £550, but could go over slightly if the benefit is there.
This is what I have so far:
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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£115.56 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£61.20 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card (£138.84 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£42.79 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£48.02 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.15 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £564.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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I've switched everything to Amazon, as it was where most of the parts were from already, to save on shipping and messing around etc.
Feedback and changes would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Rebs