Budget or Extreme Budget PC

[Nathan_M 0]

Hi, i am currently saving my hard earnings to build my first PC, something to tinker and clean at weekends when not working, anyway i have a budget, an absolute maximum of £600, below are the 2 configurations that i have come up with, bearing in mind that FSX isn't the only game im planing on playing:

 

 

Extreme Budget PC

 

Intel I3 3220 @ 3.3 GHz (£94.96)

Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H (£57.30)

Corsair XMS3 2x2Gb 1600mhz (£26.88)

XFX 550W PSU (£45.06)

XFX 7870 2GB DD (£177.34) OR Nvidia GTX 650Ti (£180)

OEM DVD ROM (£13)

Seagate 500gb 7200 HDD (£42.47)

Coolermaster K280 (£34.78)

Windows 8 OEM (£69.70)

 

TOTAL(with AMD GPU)= £561.39

 

Average Budget PC

 

Intel I5 3470 @ 3.2GHz (£150.18)

Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H (£57.30)

Corsair XMS3 2x2Gb 1600mhz (£26.88)

XFX 550W PSU (£45.06)

XFX 7850 1GB DD (£135.34) OR Nvidia GTX650

OEM DVD ROM (£13)

Seagate 500gb 7200 HDD (£42.47)

Coolermaster K280 (£34.78)

Windows 8 OEM (£69.70)

 

TOTAL(AMD GPU)=£577.45

 

Now i know what most will say, Nvidia is just better for FSX but i prefer AMD/ATI more specifically i prefer XFX, so unless anyone can suggest any better parts or an entire system for under £600 let me know.

 

Thank you for all of the help.

Nathan 

[VeryBumpy 272]

Looks solid. I might stress that my 560Ti is WAY smoother in FSX but same speed as the 6970 I owned prior. Also buy a cpu/motherboard setup that will enable you to overclock the cpu the most.

 

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[Adam T Lutley 12]

For your situation I would go with an I5 like the 3750K or a 2500K and then overclock it as much as you can. Just remember to get a "K" version CPU. Good luck.