£550 Gaming PC - UK

What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

I want to be able to play games such as MGSV TPP, Shadow of Mordor, Fallout 4, Halo 5, Diablo 3, and Battlefront. I'm not really concerned about hitting the highest possible frame rates, but I'll be hooking it up to a 32" HDTV when playing games and watching films. I'm building this because I need a new computer for day-to-day use, and need to uprgade from my Xbox 360, so thought why not kill 2 birds with one stone?

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

£500-600

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

I plan to order this coming week (payday)

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (Tower/OS/monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc)

Just the tower

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

I am in London, UK, and will almost definitely be buying everything from Amazon to save paying loads of shipping costs which quickly add up.

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

I have a cheap Trust keyboard and mouse, an old (ancient) HP LP2065 monitor, and will be connecting to a Blaupunkt 32" 100 AMR (only 720p HD-ready) for games

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

I'm not planning to

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

• Must have an SSD for OS and key programs
• I would like to stick with intel/nvidia just because... but I'm open to discussion if there is a good reason to go with AMD etc.

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-tower/full-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

I was thinking of using the bog standard Corsair 200R ATX mid tower case, I like the look and price of it

Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?

No

Submitted by Willimot_III Xbox 720 Release Date 2015