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Hi there!

 

I'm not actually sure what you mean by "only CPU", so my suggestion is this config:

AMD Athlon X4 860K (http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-Athlon-Quad-Core-Desktop-Processor/dp/B00MU00IOQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451484012&sr=8-1&keywords=AMD+Athlon+X4+860K)

MSI A68HM-E33 V2  (http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-AMD-A68HM-E33-V2-Motherboard-HDMI/dp/B00Y3FDYVA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451484112&sr=8-1&keywords=MSI+A68HM-E33+V2)

Kingston 8GB DDR3 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-KVR16N11-Non-ECC-240-Pin-Memory/dp/B0089JIDLC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451484139&sr=8-1&keywords=Kingston+8GB+DDR3)

Leaving you with a bunch of money from your 800$ budget to ivest in video card and PSU.

 

Cheers!

 

P.S.: I'm assuming you have at least a case and HDD/SSD/SSHD

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copy/pasted, specs are around 800-1000$

 

Tech Specification

 

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Intel i7 6700 Skylake (Skt 1150) CPU

AsRock H170M Pro4S Socket 1151(DDR4) Motherboard

16GB DDR4 2400Mhz PC4 19200 Gaming RAM (4 x 4GB)

GeForce GTX960 4GB GDDR5 PCi-Ex Video Card

1 TB SATA III Hard Drive

SSD 120 GB

24X +/- DVD-RW SATA Dual Layer Black

CIT Vantage Black/Blue Gaming ATX Case

Branded 700W PSU

 

 

You can also use something like this:

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk  

 

http://www.ibuypower.com/

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Whatever it is. The most important part of a gaming computer is the graphics card. While everything else is important, including the always ignored power supply, powerful graphics card is a must.

 

This seems a good PC build to me.

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On 12/30/2015 at 3:54 PM, saeed_dc said:

You need more than a monitor and a CPU to play XCOM2 :yes:

 

23 hours ago, Israeli_Eagle said:

Impossible without a good GPU and also enough RAM...

 

19 hours ago, antonpetrov said:

Hi there!

 

I'm not actually sure what you mean by "only CPU", so my suggestion is this config:

AMD Athlon X4 860K (http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-Athlon-Quad-Core-Desktop-Processor/dp/B00MU00IOQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451484012&sr=8-1&keywords=AMD+Athlon+X4+860K)

MSI A68HM-E33 V2  (http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-AMD-A68HM-E33-V2-Motherboard-HDMI/dp/B00Y3FDYVA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451484112&sr=8-1&keywords=MSI+A68HM-E33+V2)

Kingston 8GB DDR3 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-KVR16N11-Non-ECC-240-Pin-Memory/dp/B0089JIDLC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451484139&sr=8-1&keywords=Kingston+8GB+DDR3)

Leaving you with a bunch of money from your 800$ budget to ivest in video card and PSU.

 

Cheers!

 

P.S.: I'm assuming you have at least a case and HDD/SSD/SSHD

 

Oh I thought CPU meant the whole PC (processor, mainboard, RAM, GPU, HDD etc etc) :D 

That's what we call it here anyway

 

and the "brain" is "processor" :D

11 hours ago, DKT27 said:

Whatever it is. The most important part of a gaming computer is the graphics card. While everything else is important, including the always ignored power supply, powerful graphics card is a must.

 

This seems a good PC build to me.

Looks exactly what I needed. Thanks !

18 hours ago, Sonar said:

copy/pasted, specs are around 800-1000$

 

Tech Specification

 

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You can also use something like this:

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk  

 

http://www.ibuypower.com/

A little bit over my budget, but thanks 

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+1 for what @DKT27 said. Good build. Just buy 1x 8gb ram stick, don't waste you money on that stupid 4x4gb kit, you only have 4 slots and year later have no way to add more ram. 1x 8GB stick. also 970 is a definitely the best choice for the price. will last you a while. I have made a mistake and bought 290x a while back. good card but not good enough for the money. Wanted 970 sli (already have universal custom watercooling). no need for DVD I think. I have a USB DVD, only because i have had one for like 5 years now :D. Also I would skip on HDD and stick with Samsung 850 EVO SSD 250gb. Its enough for a start, will get big HDD later. SSD is the most noticeable upgrade to PC. I remember when I first got my Intel m25-x ( I actually still use them, old but still going strong) 2x on raid. Man Win7 was flying! the BEST upgrade ever. :D Anyway its just my 5c

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in retail 3 words are

location location and location

in computer builds 3 words are

mobo mobo and mobo

 

just like house comp needs build from ground up. start with a good foundation(mobo) :)

imho  mobo most important part of any computer! what others say true also but make sure mobo can fit the awsome gpu or newest RAM.

even if cant do all now later can put in the better gpu and RAM.

 

imho $800 not enough to build gaming rig :(

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XCOM 2 Hardware Requirements ;)

MINIMUM:

  • OS: Windows® 7, 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 45 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card

RECOMMENDED:

  • OS: Windows® 7, 64-bit
  • Processor: 3GHz Quad Core
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
  • Storage: 45 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
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