Building a decent gaming PC

[nonsenze]

Currently, I've got an ACER Aspire laptop that can run GMOD on low graphics... at like 5fps when online. Sadface.
Because of this, I'm planning on building a custom gaming PC. Here's what I've got so far.

Processor: AMD A10-5800K
Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX 650
RAM: About 4GB, maybe 8GB.
Motherboard: Undecided
Storage: 12GB SSD, or just a simple HDD

This was after a quick google search, I'm on a tight budget here therefore I can't spend much on this things. I've been advised to spent allot on the graphics card and less on the other components. Idk.
I need your advice on any changes or additions to the things I've got in mind.
Thanks.

 

[Raviool]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=alienware

 

[Walker.]

what's your budget?

 

[deejay]

a nice ocd or ocz ssd will cost like 90 bucks for 120gb. i have one and it boots nice on win7 ult. give us the budget mate.

i have a 60gb ssd some where that i wanted to sell ; _ ;

 

[John_Roxton]

you're on a budget and youre getting a 650?

calm down there boy

 

[Arzalis]

GTX 650 is a budget card, what are you talking about? There's better ways to spend your money, though.

 

[John_Roxton]

GTX 650 is a budget card, what are you talking about? There's better ways to spend your money, though.

what i said woulda been better if i just wrote that

 

[nonsenze]

Budget is about £300-£700ish
I'm going for budget btw, the components I can get for cheap but can run games well. Example: Arma 2/3

 

[Vegas]

http://www.logicalincrements.com/

Looking to make my own PC using this guide, I was going to get the steam box but it won't be out in time for ArmA III or TES:O. I'm on a decent budget with it too, but still need moar.

 

[Eatdamuffin]

If you're on a budget you'll get the most value from AMD for both your CPU and GPU. More bang for your buck in both departments without the premium that Nvidia and Intel carry. Don't cheap out on a power supply and a case, both can be used for multiple builds. Most motherboards have a lot of unnecessary features that most people don't use. If you're not going to SLI/multi-monitor don't even bother with features that cater to that crowd.

 

[Gangleider]

Get an SSD that's at least 64GB and install your OS on it. Install everything else on the HDD. It may be more expensive but you really won't regret it. It's a bigger performance boost than any other hardware upgrade can offer in terms of startup time, game loading times, overall responsiveness you'll get from Windows (no random freezing or waiting when you open a program) etc.

I bought my 64GB for about 50 euros so that translates to about 30 pounds. If you want long term use, go for a slightly larger SSD as I'm currently in a storage space problem because of the size of my Windows installation. Manageable, though.

 

[John_Roxton]

just get cyberpower to do it or some shit