Build advice Gaming pc

[celtic1888_04]

Asking for a friend. Would the spec below be good for a gaming PC. Not sure about all the tech stuff. Quoted £600 for the system.

AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz
Asus A88XM-PLUS socket FM2+
4GB 1333MHz DDR3
Asus R7 360 OC 2GB GDD
WD Blue 1TB 3.5
Asus VS247NR 24
Element Gaming Keyboard & Mouse

Thanks in advance

 

[idrob]

It will do the job but this i7 Skylake will do it better

£653.99 RRP £1,105.24 save £451.25 (40% OFF*)

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[celtic1888_04]

Thanks m8. I'll have a look

 

[Kryton]

Depends on the games your friend wants to play and what resolution and graphic quality he wants to play at.
I cant comment on AMD processors as i've never owned one, I opted for the i7 4770k for my build.
4GB of ram is a bit on the low side for gaming, the new black op's 3 requires 4GB minimum to run at low settings (recommended is 8GB)...bearing in mind that windows and back ground processes will be using RAM to.
so I wouldn't go for less than 8GB, the machine linked by idrob looks a decent spec for the money and you can always add more RAM at a later date if required.
also more and more games are starting to require more than 2GB of VRAM to run at high settings, I went with the MSI GTX 770@ 4GB of VRAM, although it plays every game thrown at it in ultra settings....im trying to convince the mrs to buy me the GTX 980ti for xmas

 

[Cressi]

Branded EVGA 80+ (Plus) Rated 500W Power Supply??????????????????

 

[wiz569]

Branded EVGA 80+ (Plus) Rated 500W Power Supply??????????????????

Probably because it only has onboard graphics

I'm sure @little_pob can advise further when he sees this thread

 

[little_pob]

Branded EVGA 80+ (Plus) Rated 500W Power Supply??????????????????

Probably because it only has onboard graphics

I'm sure @little_pob can advise further when he sees this thread

Yep, onboard graphics. Though, given the rest of the spec, that PSU should be able to power a single, mid-range GPU.

 

[tamra]

You should add a SSD to your list. For little money you already get good ones.