New Build for a friends son

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Friends son is just getting into PC gaming and wants a new pc.

Budget is £550.
Needs 2 monitors
No software needed.

Was thinking G4560 & RX 560.

No SSD just a 1tb HDD.
 
anything possible :)

are you willing to compromise a bit and use some second hand parts here and there?

almost all new build spec I had at £580 only second hand part would be a potentish GPU

looking at a ryzen quad and b350 mobo bundle for £190,
budget £100 for a s/h GPU leaves £410 for

PSU corsair builder @ £70
Case phantek eclipse £65
8gig DDR4 Team group 2x4gig £75
24" monitor AOC VN @ £90
keyboard/mouse LMS bundle @ £10
SSD 850 evo 240gb ssd

decent enough? and only comes to £580 all in
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you could use more second hand pats and get that down to around £530-£540 with 2 24" monitors
 
Much to my surprise you can just about achieve it:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £584.47 (includes shipping: £12.60)
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But I'd get a 4-thread CPU.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £610.47 (includes shipping: £12.60)
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might be better buying monitors elsewhere or used, in fact you are probably best off going used for the whole system, can get something of good/high performance in that budget otherwise without looking at what others have mocked up, this is the best i could do for a new buy.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £596.41 (includes shipping: £19.62)​
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quad will last longer than a hyperthreading dual core, plus all ryzen can be overclocked so you always got that option(the motherboard should have some option id have thought), the 1050ti is better, but unless you remove the monitors then it would put it over £600, plus 450w is enough to get a better gpu than the 1050ti down the line and the case allows for long cards.
 
ExoMale said:
quad will last longer than a hyperthreading dual core,
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Yes. But I wouldn't want to game on anything less than a 1050 Ti. Good move for the smaller monitors. The OP could split the difference and get the Asus VE228TR 1080p monitors for £79.99 apiece. That would bring my first build down to the £550 in his budget - as a forum member he gets free shipping.
 
I think a dual monitor setup here is bonkers for the budget...I would even not bother with buying a monitor if budget is tight. I only recently gave away 2 22" 1080p monitors and I am sure on these Facebook sites you could find similar.

Put most of the cash into the main system:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £596.23 (includes shipping: £12.30)​
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Would allow an upgrade later down the line to 1600, 1700 or even 1800 (or even wait till the next gen Ryzen comes out), if it was me I would try and push the budget by another £100 and try upgrade to a 570.
 
GinG said:
I think a dual monitor setup here is bonkers for the budget...I would even not bother with buying a monitor if budget is tight. I only recently gave away 2 22" 1080p monitors and I am sure on these Facebook sites you could find similar.

Put most of the cash into the main system:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £596.23 (includes shipping: £12.30)
​


Would allow an upgrade later down the line to 1600, 1700 or even 1800 (or even wait till the next gen Ryzen comes out), if it was me I would try and push the budget by another £100 and try upgrade to a 570.
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Solid, but if you can squeeze 1050 Ti on sale

Or to save cash 2GB version


My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £231.48 (includes shipping: £10.50)​
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But would rather spend the extra for 4GB case most games push 2.4GB vram
 
Quartz said:
Dual displays help enormously with work, and are doable in the budget given.
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School work though?

Can't recall ever needing a second screen, nor any of the computers at schools ever having more than one screen. And most seem to be moving onto ipads now anyway.

I just think with the budget he would be better getting best bang for buck on the most expensive part of the build, and like I say just get some monitors cheap on Facebook...he may be better off then saving up for Birthday or whatever and get an ultrawide for productivity.
 
personal preference isnt it, if they want 2 monitors then so be it, i used to find it handy having 2 screens before, both identical with the one being for games and the other having broswer + monitoring GPU performance, but just in general its handy.

OP can get a build like what i made for example with the 1050ti for like under £500 leaving them with atleast £50 give or take to buy used monitors of a decent size or any build that sticks to £500 max.
 
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