Advice Sub-£1k gaming build

WillP

WillP

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Thoughts please on a sub-£1K system that can handle 1440p gaming although i appreciate at this price bracket I am not chasing a maxed out frame rate.

Aesthetically - black and silent as possible using 'stock' parts rather than paying a premium for specific black/silent parts upgrades.

from forum surfing it appears that the Tomahawk Max + Ryzen 3600 + Vega 56 is probably the current bang for buck budget sweet spot?

I'd appreciate thoughts on case and power supply too (for power supply i was thinking of semi-modular / modular with enough headroom for future upgrades / run cooler & quieter as not being stressed?)


b]My basket at Overclockers UK:[/b]
Total: £920.22 (includes shipping: £12.30)​
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WillP said:
Thoughts please on a sub-£1K system that can handle 1440p gaming although i appreciate at this price bracket I am not chasing a maxed out frame rate.

Aesthetically - black and silent as possible using 'stock' parts rather than paying a premium for specific black/silent parts upgrades.

from forum surfing it appears that the Tomahawk Max + Ryzen 3600 + Vega 56 is probably the current bang for buck budget sweet spot?

I'd appreciate thoughts on case and power supply too (for power supply i was thinking of semi-modular / modular with enough headroom for future upgrades / run cooler & quieter as not being stressed?)


b]My basket at Overclockers UK:[/b]
Total: £920.22 (includes shipping: £12.30)
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My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £957.19 (includes shipping: £12.30)


^^^1tb Rocket NVMe for £109 odd instead

intel - faster at 1080p gaming, specially on 144hz monitor

My basket at Overclockers UK:
 
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WillP said:
from forum surfing it appears that the Tomahawk Max + Ryzen 3600 + Vega 56 is probably the current bang for buck budget sweet spot?
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It's one of the sweet spots, however if wireless is required then a better motherboard including same or better wifi than the additional card you specced, is the better shout, and as @orbitalwalsh suggested with the B450 Pro Carbon AC.

Because it's not a "MAX" board, you'll probably have to use the BIOS flash method without CPU installed. That's the one downside. Make sure to read up on the best method (and best BIOS version) that's working for people recently.

Wonder if Sapphire's 5700 Pulse for £359.99 would be better or more worth it than the Mech for £349.99 because MSI's Mech and Evoke didn't fair well in reviews when it comes to the 5700XT models (no idea about MSI's Gaming X variant, haven't seen reviews yet but unlikely to be as good as Nitro+ for the same money).
 
thanks so much for the help

the wi-fi point is a good one - i think it was the not having to muck about with BIOS updates that sent me in the direction of the tomahawk max, i was trying to avoid complications in what will be a first time build for me

i think i'll be assembling parts over a little while, e.g. seeing what's about for Black Friday etc so will definitely be back :)
 
WillP said:
thanks so much for the help

the wi-fi point is a good one - i think it was the not having to muck about with BIOS updates that sent me in the direction of the tomahawk max, i was trying to avoid complications in what will be a first time build for me

i think i'll be assembling parts over a little while, e.g. seeing what's about for Black Friday etc so will definitely be back :)
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black friday will equal B550 - would choose b550 over b450 - wondering if intel by then would have go 10 core 10th gen out. It was on the cards for December then pushed back till 2020 but now with rumors might make it for winter sales season...
 
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