Budget gaming build

[sidneylopsides]

I've been talking to my fiancée's brother, who is wanting his first real gaming PC. He's got a maximum of £700 to spend so have been fiddling with the configurator here. I'm trying to work out decent performing machine that has a bit of upgrade flexibility for future. With that in mind I've thought getting an i3 for now might be a good way to go.
Here's something I thought might be ok, but would like to get some opinions on what to build at this price


Case
PCS ALPHA TRION 7622B BLACK CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i3 Dual Core Processor i3-4130 (3.40GHz) 3MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE + **FREE GAME**
Free Item
Free Item
FREE BATTLEFIELD 4 GAME with Z87-A MOTHERBOARD!

Memory (RAM)
4GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 4GB)

Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD7850 - DVI,HDMI,DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB SEAGATE ST1000DX001 1TB/8GB SSHD 64MB HYBRID DRIVE

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY

Processor Cooling
INTEL STANDARD CPU COOLER

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs

USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365

Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL

Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Quantity 1

 

[keynes]

Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 200R COMPACT GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-6300 Six Core CPU (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A97 LE R2.0 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ R9 270X - DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5003AZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Keyboard & Mouse
PCS S300 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£5)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £670.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/amd-bulldozer-top-spec-pc/yrCGfwIr5p/

 

[sidneylopsides]

Ah cool, I never found and FX option when looking before, only the A series. That would be a nice bit faster.

 

[keynes]

Ah cool, I never found and FX option when looking before, only the A series. That would be a nice bit faster.

If you can push a bit more you could get the gtx 770.

 

[Mairin]

Ah cool, I never found and FX option when looking before, only the A series.

I had exactly the same issue until I realized that on the site if you picked "Performance Computers" you only got the A series while the FX were under "Top Spec Computers"

 

[sidneylopsides]

Now the FX range are an option, I've been checking performance and reviews. It looks to me like an i3-4130 would give similar gaming performance to the 6300, and not really much slower than the 8350, but with a lower power use and what looks to be a better upgrade path. Hmmm

 

[keynes]

Now the FX range are an option, I've been checking performance and reviews. It looks to me like an i3-4130 would give similar gaming performance to the 6300, and not really much slower than the 8350, but with a lower power use and what looks to be a better upgrade path. Hmmm

When you overclocked the FX-6300 it could offer similar performance to an i5, it also has more cores than an i3.