Looking for a £300-£400 Graphic Design Desktop PC

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Eldronyx

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Hello everyone!
Next year I'll be starting to study Graphic Design & Computer science, so I've decided to buy myself a desktop PC. I'm not exactly sure what programs we will be using, but I'm fairly certain Photoshop will be one of them. My new laptop will need to be able to run such programs, I'm open to any suggestions that are within my price range (£300-£400). Being able to play games, such as Skyrim would also be great, but not necessary.
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: Pre built would be best as I have NO experience in PC building.
 
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AMD FX6300
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009O7YORK/?tag=pcp0f-21

Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P Rev 5.1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Corsair CMX8GX3M1A1333C9 XMS3 8GB (1x8GB)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Gigabyte GeForce GT640
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

WD Caviar Blue 1TB
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...le_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A09355081NGCZLNUXQ0VI

LiteOn IHAS124-04 24x SATA DVDRW Drive
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

EVGA 430W
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...act_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

BitFenix Merc Beta
http://www.amazon.co.uk/BitFenix-Me...F8&qid=1393588157&sr=1-21&keywords=midi+tower

Windows 7/ 8.1 OEM
http://www.cclonline.com/product/55...t-Windows-7-Home-Premium-64-bit-SP1-/SFT0066/
http://www.cclonline.com/product/11...Microsoft-Windows-8-1-64-Bit-DVD-OEM/SFT0434/
 
Thanks for the input.
How many fps do you think I could get when playing Skyrim on medium settings, with the build you suggested?
Any other suggestions are much appreciated!
 
Probably not very many frames per second since the GT 640 is a pretty weak card for gaming. If you can get a GTX 650 Ti or a Radeon R7 260 you'd be quite a bit better off. FPS depends on the resolution you're playing at too. You could get an FX-4300 to get the nicer card into budget but for Photoshop you'll probably want the FX-6300.

Do you need to buy an OS? If not, you can save about £70 and put that towards better hardware.
 
spirit said:
Probably not very many frames per second since the GT 640 is a pretty weak card for gaming. If you can get a GTX 650 Ti or a Radeon R7 260 you'd be quite a bit better off. FPS depends on the resolution you're playing at too. You could get an FX-4300 to get the nicer card into budget but for Photoshop you'll probably want the FX-6300.

Do you need to buy an OS? If not, you can save about £70 and put that towards better hardware.
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Unfortunately, If I were to build a build a PC, I will need to buy an OS.

However, I would prefer a pre-built PC, as I don't really feel comfortable with building my own. I've heard AMD provides more 'bang for your buck', but what would be the AMD equivalent to intel's i5? If you could suggest a specific PC, or a good website to find the PC I'm looking for, that would be great.
Cheers.
 
Eldronyx said:
Unfortunately, If I were to build a build a PC, I will need to buy an OS.

However, I would prefer a pre-built PC, as I don't really feel comfortable with building my own. I've heard AMD provides more 'bang for your buck', but what would be the AMD equivalent to intel's i5? If you could suggest a specific PC, or a good website to find the PC I'm looking for, that would be great.
Cheers.
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your budget is not enough for i5 gaming machine
 
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spirit said:
Probably not very many frames per second since the GT 640 is a pretty weak card for gaming. If you can get a GTX 650 Ti or a Radeon R7 260 you'd be quite a bit better off. FPS depends on the resolution you're playing at too. You could get an FX-4300 to get the nicer card into budget but for Photoshop you'll probably want the FX-6300.

Do you need to buy an OS? If not, you can save about £70 and put that towards better hardware.
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FX 6300 is £80, 4300 is £75.
I can't find a better card to fit in the budget...
 
Yeah the budget is a bit limiting, I know. The GT 640 will likely be fine for his designing, but not good enough for high resolution gaming.
 
I found this one, what do you think?

AMD Black Edition 750K Quad Core Processor / CPU running at 4.0Ghz
8GB DDR3 1600Mhz RAM
AMD HD7750 Graphics Card With 1GB Dedicated DDR3 Graphics Memory
1TB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
CD / DVD-RW Dual Layer Optical Disc Drive
MSI FM2-A55M-E33 uATX Motherboard
High Quality Vantage GREEN Desktop PC Gaming Case
SD Memory Card Reader Built into Top of Case
500 Watt Power Supply with Quiet 120mm Cooling fan
Gigabit Ethernet 10 / 100 / 1000 LAN Port
4 X High Speed USB 2.0 Ports on Back Plus 2 On Front
8 Channel HD Audio
4 X SATA II 3GB/s Ports
1 X PCI Express X16 Slot
1 X PCI Express X1 Slot
1 X PCI Slot
2 X PS/2 Port (For Keyboard / Mouse)
1 X Display Port
1 x DVI Port
1 x HDMI Port (With Audio)

The OS is not included, but the price is only £325.
 
Cisco001 said:
AMD FX6300
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009O7YORK/?tag=pcp0f-21

Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P Rev 5.1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Corsair CMX8GX3M1A1333C9 XMS3 8GB (1x8GB)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Gigabyte GeForce GT640
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

WD Caviar Blue 1TB
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...le_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A09355081NGCZLNUXQ0VI

LiteOn IHAS124-04 24x SATA DVDRW Drive
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

EVGA 430W
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...act_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

BitFenix Merc Beta
http://www.amazon.co.uk/BitFenix-Me...F8&qid=1393588157&sr=1-21&keywords=midi+tower

Windows 7/ 8.1 OEM
http://www.cclonline.com/product/55...t-Windows-7-Home-Premium-64-bit-SP1-/SFT0066/
http://www.cclonline.com/product/11...Microsoft-Windows-8-1-64-Bit-DVD-OEM/SFT0434/
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^ This build is better than the one you have listed - much stronger CPU for a start.
 
Idea!

I found this build while surfing the internet, and I thought, with a few modifications, that this PC could be the one for me. Here it is...

AMD Athlon X4 760K CPU: http://bit.ly/19Baf3P
MSI A78M-E35 Motherboard: http://bit.ly/1i5hNjP
2GB EVGA GTX 650Ti Boost GPU: http://bit.ly/JMWENn
8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport RAM: http://bit.ly/19g9ejF
1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue HDD: http://bit.ly/1bTXUUt
430W Corsair CX430 PSU: http://bit.ly/18UZgyn
Rosewill Line-M Case: http://bit.ly/1erNC5S

That totals to $500, which is equal to £300. However, prices seem to be a lot more on UK sites, so it actually comes to around £400 (If all the parts are bought off Amazon), which doesn't include the OS. I was wondering what modifications could be made to either pull the price down or suit it more towards Graphic Design.

Also, what would be the best UK website to buy PC parts off of?
 
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