New PC Budget 700ish

[ElliottW16]

Hey Guys,

Looking to get back into PC gaming at entry level with room to expand and upgrade. I have set a budget of 700 currently but may be able to go above that a bit. Need full spec aside from keyboard and mouse. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks again

 

[Quartz]

A smidge over budget but it's a nice case (available in many colours for spousal approval), a non-entry-level Ryzen CPU, and a 144 Hz monitor. I'm sure @orbitalwalsh and @Plec will be able to refine it a bit. You'll also need a Windows license.


My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Acer ED242QRA 24" 1920x1080 VA Full HD 144Hz FreeSync Widescreen Curved LED Gaming Monitor= £149.99
• 1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black= £73.99
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 580 Red Dragon V2 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £179.99
• 1 x ASUS PRIME B450M-K (Socket AM4) DDR4 MATX Motherboard= £69.98
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600X 4.00GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £149.99
• 1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0A)= £53.99
• 1 x be quiet! System Power 9 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £54.95
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000= £55.99

Total: £806.09 (includes shipping: £17.22)
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[orbitalwalsh]

scraping it in with £700... and a tad bit over

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2D30= £82.99
• 1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte B450 AORUS ELITE (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherbaord= £70.00
• 1 x **B Grade** AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £139.99
• 1 x Asrock Radeon RX 570 Gaming Dual 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £128.99
• 1 x Gigabyte UD Pro 512GB SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Toshiba 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £55.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £66.95
• 1 x AOC G2590VXQ 25" 1920x1080 TN 75Hz FreeSync Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor= £128.99
• 1 x Zalman S3 Midi Tower Case - Black Window= £31.99

Total: £720.59 (includes shipping: £14.70)​

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[tamzzy]

i'd probably up the budget slightly to £750.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AOC G2590VXQ 25" 1920x1080 TN 75Hz FreeSync Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor= £128.99
• 1 x MSI B450M Bazooka V2 (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard= £79.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2D30= £82.99
• 1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0A)= £53.99
• 1 x Aerocool QS-240 Micro-ATX Case - Black= £31.99
• 1 x Asus Radeon RX 580 Dual 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £149.99

Total: £541.14 (includes shipping: £13.20)
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rx580 4gb for £150. anything higher and getting a £200 nvidia 1660 is the better choice. for £150, this is priced right.
also notice that i have not specced a CPU, nor a power supply as i think you can get better deals from elsewhere.
namely: ryzen 2600 for £144.98 and corsair CX550M (part number: CP-9020102-UK) for £55.15. both come with free shipping from a reputable - even more so than ocuk - retailer
this brings the total cost of the build to £743

 

[orbitalwalsh]

@tamzzy

with free shipping from a reputable - even more so than ocuk - retailer

this has made my smile and laugh after seeing my forum inbox this morning

shame OP posted after Aorus bundle stopped and AMD stopped free games... could have has 3 games with that asus rx 580 and ryzen 2600

 

[tamzzy]

this has made my smile and laugh after seeing my forum inbox this morning

pray tell what happened? lol

shame OP posted after Aorus bundle stopped and AMD stopped free games... could have has 3 games with that asus rx 580 and ryzen 2600

yeah, the gb bundle + free games deal would've been nice, and definitely hit under the £700 budget

 

[Plec]

pray tell what happened? lol

Its said one solitary word:

Again!

Perhaps, minus the grinny face.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Need to get an MSI bundle going, done an Aorus and Strix now .

Dare you link PCP for a thread about how to mount an older noctua cooler on LGA 1151 boards...

 

[Plec]

Dare you link PCP for a thread about how to mount an older noctua cooler on LGA 1151 boards...

You got mail for that? Guessing because it's an indirect link to the site - seems a bit harsh considering all that you do for the community.

But rules are rules: - "It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose!"

 

[tamzzy]

Dare you link PCP for a thread about how to mount an older noctua cooler on LGA 1151 boards...

walk the line. don't cross it lol

 

[ElliottW16]

I will have a look through the above options and ask questions

 

[orbitalwalsh]

You got mail for that? Guessing because it's an indirect link to the site - seems a bit harsh considering all that you do for the community.

But rules are rules: - "It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose!"

walk the line. don't cross it lol

Prop cost OCUK selling a Cooler haha

I will have a look through the above options and ask questions

Take your time, around 11am tomorrow new week of sales should kick in

 

[ElliottW16]

Any updates with sales gone in?

 

[ElliottW16]

Would be able to go 800 max with monitor included if it makes much of a difference

 

[ElliottW16]

Another question I have probably easily answered.. do the above have a wifi adaptor built in or will need something extra?

 

[ElliottW16]

A smidge over budget but it's a nice case (available in many colours for spousal approval), a non-entry-level Ryzen CPU, and a 144 Hz monitor. I'm sure @orbitalwalsh and @Plec will be able to refine it a bit. You'll also need a Windows license.


My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Acer ED242QRA 24" 1920x1080 VA Full HD 144Hz FreeSync Widescreen Curved LED Gaming Monitor= £149.99
• 1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black= £73.99
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 580 Red Dragon V2 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £179.99
• 1 x ASUS PRIME B450M-K (Socket AM4) DDR4 MATX Motherboard= £69.98
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600X 4.00GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £149.99
• 1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0A)= £53.99
• 1 x be quiet! System Power 9 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £54.95
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000= £55.99

Total: £806.09 (includes shipping: £17.22)
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https://www.overclockers.co.uk/antec-dp301m-dark-phantom-micro-atx-case-black-window-ca-257-an.html
would this case fit this build? Also Is this probably best build on here?

 

[tamzzy]

would this case fit this build?

yes

Also Is this probably best build on here?

i'd probably be more biased towards my spec above.
reason being - 1600x doesn't come with a cooler, so you'll need to budget for one too.
2600 trumps 1600x in games - due to generational improvements and newer self-overclocking algorithms
16gb ram in my spec
asus prime b450m-k is a terrible motherboard
580 4gb is half the vram compared to the spec above, but as i said - "rx580 4gb for £150. anything higher and getting a £200 nvidia 1660 is the better choice. for £150, this is priced right."
and for 1080p gaming, 4gb is sufficient for the life of the card.
also, VA panels are notorious for being very smeary with fps games, especially the cheap ones. better to go for a solid TN panel instead. also the rx580 probably wouldn't be able to run the panel at it's full 144hz refresh rate. 75hz is probably the sweetspot between price/performance.

in conclusion, this would be my recommendation now (added your proposed case):
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AOC G2590VXQ 25" 1920x1080 TN 75Hz FreeSync Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor= £128.99
• 1 x MSI B450M Bazooka V2 (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard= £79.99
• 1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0A)= £53.99
• 1 x Antec DP301M Dark Phantom Micro-ATX Case - Black Window= £35.99
• 1 x Asus Radeon RX 580 Dual 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £149.99

Total: £467.07 (includes shipping: £18.12)
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as my prior build, i haven't specced parts that you can get cheaper elsewhere. for the rest of the parts, ocuk are price competitive.
namely:
1) ryzen 2600 (part number: YD2600BBAFBOX) for £147.20
2) corsair 16gb 3000mhz RAM (part number: CMK16GX4M2D3000C16) for £84.89
3) corsair CX550M (part number: CP-9020102-UK) for £55.15.
all these 3 components, again, can be bought at the same place - and has free shipping.
total build cost = ~£755

 

[Danny75]

@tamzzy

New prices, OcUK seem to be doing a bit better PSU and RAM-wise.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2D30= £79.99
• 1 x Antec EarthWatts Gold Pro 550W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £56.99

Total: £147.48 (includes shipping: £10.50)​

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Would grab these deals while they're hot unless you disagree and bypassed them intentionally.

 

[tamzzy]

Would grab these deals while they're hot unless you disagree and bypassed them intentionally.

ah no i didnt. my bad, well spotted!

updated:
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AOC G2590VXQ 25" 1920x1080 TN 75Hz FreeSync Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor= £128.99
• 1 x MSI B450M Bazooka V2 (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard= £79.99
• 1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0A)= £53.99
• 1 x Antec DP301M Dark Phantom Micro-ATX Case - Black Window= £35.99
• 1 x Asus Radeon RX 580 Dual 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £149.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2D30= £79.99
• 1 x Antec EarthWatts Gold Pro 550W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £56.99

Total: £604.05 (includes shipping: £18.12)
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as above, ryzen 2600 (part number: YD2600BBAFBOX) for £147.20 from elsewhere

 

[Danny75]

ah no i didnt. well spotted!

No worries, all the Antecs are reduced and can make for interesting Vega build choices now as well. HCG Gold 850W for that price (£82) is tempting, even though I don't need it lol.