Build Help/Ready:
The Mrs said to me that she was thinking of buying an Xbox One, and I told her she should just get a new PC as she can get something better with the same money. Considering an Xbox One is £150 I've bitten off more than I can chew, but I wanted to see how well I could do.
She wants it for gaming but honestly she wants it to play Bioshock, Arkham Asylum, Stardew Valley and Far Cry 3. If she ever bought a new game she'd be perfectly happy running in 720p / medium settings.
I'm trying for it to be absolutely as cheap as possible. I said I could probably do it for under £300 but she wants it cheaper if she can.
I'm in the UK so everything costs loads unfortunately.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor | £54.51 @ BT Shop |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte - GA-H110M-M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | £36.88 @ Amazon UK |
| Memory | Crucial - 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory | £30.30 @ Eclipse Computers |
| Storage | Toshiba - 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | £73.70 @ Eclipse Computers |
| Power Supply | Corsair - Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | £39.98 @ Amazon UK |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | £235.37 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-10 10:38 BST+0100 |
The thing with this build is that the H110 chipset probably needs a BIOS update for the newer (Kaby Lake) CPU and I don't have another CPU to fit into this. I'm hoping I can get the BIOS updated in a PC shop near me for cheap. The alternative is putting in a G4400 but that CPU seems significantly worse than the G4560.
4GB of cheap ass RAM, can easily add another DIMM if she needs it. I'll be gifting her my old Gainward Phantom GTX580 and I'm giving her a horrible Cooler Master case I have in the loft.
I guess what I'd like to know is "Is this build going to be shit?" It scrapes minimum specs for some 8+ year old games, and yet I see people saying the G4560 is great for 1080p gaming.
Submitted by PsychoFoxx | #Specialdealer Special Offer Online Shopping Store 2016
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