Just triple checking before I go for it.

Russ holmes

Russ holmes

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So I've had a few posts, took the advise and come up with a list , before I go for it can anyone see any problems. My main concern is Ram speed, I don't know which is best. And motherboard. As it's out of stock everywhere but seems to be everybody's recommendation. In the future I'd like to be able to upgrade the cpu to maybe a 7 or 9 without changing much else. Thanks

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,542.01 (includes shipping: £13.20)​
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£450 is not great value for a 2060 Super. 5700XT can be had for less, and is faster.

Also the 970 EVO should be swapped with the 1TB Corsair for the same price (ish)
 
NovaKill4 said:
I know NZXT are releasing an updated case to the H500 called the H510, not sure when its out though, should be soon.
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I'm after the H510i but it's not on overclockers yet. I just added the 500 to the basket for now.

Journey said:
£450 is not great value for a 2060 Super. 5700XT can be had for less, and is faster.

He wants Nvidia. So the 2060 seemed the best for the budget.

Also the 970 EVO should be swapped with the 1TB Corsair for the same price (ish)
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Is that just because of size. Is the speed and quality as good as the evo. I didn't want to sacrifice quality for size and all the recommendations pointed towards the Samsung. I'd defo prefer bigger . I don't know enough about them to make a decision.
 
Russ holmes said:
Is that just because of size. Is the speed and quality as good as the evo. I didn't want to sacrifice quality for size and all the recommendations pointed towards the Samsung. I'd defo prefer bigger . I don't know enough about them to make a decision
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Samsung could be argued that it may have marginally better longevity, but given that either of them will last 20+ years of normal desktop use then it should never present as a problem.
As for the speed, again marginal Corsair is faster for some things the Samsung faster for others.
 
the build is meh. this is what i'd get for the budget

ryzen 3600
arctic freezer 34
msi b450 carbon
crucial ballistix LT 3200c16 2x8gb
powercolor radeon RX 5700 XT dual fan
corsair mp510 960gb
seagate barracuda 2tb
phanteks p350x
corsair rm650
2x arctic cooling p14 pwm pst fans

works out to be ~£1150 (can't list exact prices)
 
Corsair MP510 960GB model is £10-20 more and double the storage compared to the 970 Evo.

Performance wise you'll notice zero difference in the real world. Well worth going for the MP510.

I'd also swap GPU to the Sapphire Pulse 5700 XT, better performing card and cheaper.
 
I must admit I find it difficult to justify a CPU cooler that costs almost as much as the CPU, not my money though.
 
Sparx said:
I'd also swap GPU to the Sapphire Pulse 5700 XT, better performing card and cheaper.
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that's way over priced for a 5700xt. for £440, might as well pony up an extra £60 and get a 2070 super.

2070super is 8-13% faster than the pulse
£440 x 1.105 = £486

so +£14 for geforce premium, and better longevity due to better performance
 
Journey said:
I must admit I find it difficult to justify a CPU cooler that costs almost as much as the CPU, not my money though.
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same. 3600 couples nicely with a £30 cooler such as the arctic freezer 34 i listed. it's a power sipping chip, so doesn't really need a beefy expensive cooler methinks. money better spent elsewhere
 
On @tamzzy list

But better RMA and heatsink design, triple fan

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £449.89 (includes shipping: £9.90)
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Last few times OCUK have had issues with Powercolor not responding to RMA within 30 days

£15 more and solid rep support on here . Seems they should be in next week I think

As mentioned, 2070s isn't to far off , but 27" 1440p 144hz Freesync monitors are far cheaper then G-Sync or G-Sync compatible ones !

I do hope OP has monitor to run such a card ?
 
orbitalwalsh said:
But better RMA and heatsink design, triple fan
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there's no point recommending any 5700XT above £400-420ish...it's simply not enough value. certainly not at the £440 asking price. even if it is gigabyte.

tamzzy said:
that's way over priced for a 5700xt. for £440, might as well pony up an extra £60 and get a 2070 super.

2070super is 8-13% faster than the pulse
£440 x 1.105 = £486

so +£14 for geforce premium, and better longevity due to better performance
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orbitalwalsh said:
but 27" 1440p 144hz Freesync monitors are far cheaper then G-Sync or G-Sync compatible ones !
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geforce supports freesync, even if it's not official. most freesync monitors will play nice with gsync...so a bit of a non-issue.
 
@tamzzy found my Aorus monitor aweful without G-Sync driver support. knew it was coming but had to stand a month of monitor cutting in and out as it re-detected resolution and refresh rate

actually surprised Gigabyte Gaming doesn't have 4 yr warranty ... i know everyone had vega to only 2 yrs.

seems £400 dual fan powercolor only has 2 yr warranty- any £150 card coming with 3 yrs plus, powercolor really needs to up it!

what... SAPPAHIRE IS ONLY 2 YRS...

and MSI

ASROCK

@GIGA-Man can you double confirm GIgabyte Gamign is 3 yr warranty as i know OCUK like listing all your warranty lengths wrong
 
@orbitalwalsh looks like all radeon cards since rx400 series and vega had 2 years only, can't see why the new cards will be any different, unfortunately.
hence why paying more than £400ish is silly.
 
Thanks everyone. I must admit I'm a bit out of my depth here, it's for my son. And I'm trying to help. His pc is about 5 for year old and was bought second hand and not worth upgrading. We'll probably be building it. He picked parts like the cooler because they look good. And I figured it would need one so didn't mind the premium for some fancy lights. If it's not really needed for its purpose then it off the list. I'm going to go through all the suggestions now and have a look.
I tried to pick parts that were in our £1300 budget that could be easily upgraded with a better Gpu / CPU in the future without changing much else.
He's only using a 1080p at the moment . But will be getting a 144hz at Xmas and I've just been told that my selections probably won't run games at that. Is that correct.
All he defo wants is a Nvidia GPU , RGB , And a clean looking glass case. This will be his 1st Ryzen pc, after that he's picked of Aesthetics and from what I've read and watched.
We thought we'd cracked it. But obvs not. Any more recommendations and advise would be appreciated. Thanks everyone.
 
Russ holmes said:
RGB , And a clean looking glass case..
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This should cover your son's RGB needs and includes case, cooler and additional rear fan to match (all for the price of original cooler)

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £116.63 (includes shipping: £11.70)


Add @tamzzy's components and you've got a tidy spec for your money.​
 
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