First build in 10 years - £800-1000 budget - MSFS build

lukefinch

lukefinch

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Hi all,

I’m looking to do my first new build in 10 years and so much has changed so I need your help with the spec.

My requirements are to be good enough to run Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and be small enough to fit on a TV cabinet. Only the PC is required, no monitor, keyboard or mouse.

Thanks in advance.
 
That budget doesn't have much room for graphics card.
If you can wait month or two next-gen cards should start appearing increasing performance ber price.
(though Nvidia might try going for higher prices once again)
 
EsaT said:
That budget doesn't have much room for graphics card.
If you can wait month or two next-gen cards should start appearing increasing performance ber price.
(though Nvidia might try going for higher prices once again)
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I think I can stretch the budget up to £1000 maximum if that gives helps?
 
Ryzen 5 3600, 16GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM, a motherboard ~£100 B450/550 will do, a 512GB SSD should cover your needs easily.

Add a GPU with the left over budget, and a case and PSU you like.
 
Thanks for the advice, this is what I have put together. Is there anything that should be changed?

Total - £993.84




Kolink Castle Midi Tower Case - Black

Stock Code CA-03S-KK
£42.95*



ASUS PRIME B450M-A (Socket AM4) DDR4 MATX Motherboard
Stock Code MB-6CH-AS
£74.99*



Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming OC 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Stock Code GX-1B9-GI
£389.99*



WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0B)
Stock Code HD-54M-WD
£57.95*



AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail
Stock Code CP-3B8-AM
£218.99*



Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C16 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX4M2A2
Stock Code MY-452-CS
£98.99*



Kolink Modular Power 600W 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply
Stock Code CA-04J-KK
£49.99*



Corsair Hydro Series H45 Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - 120mm (CW-9060028-WW)
Stock Code HS-039-CS
£59.99*
 
16 gb teamgroup 3200mhz ram is £56

3600x isn't worth the extra cost get the 3600

£30 arctic e34 sport cpu cooler Will do a great job.

Phantecs 650w fully modular gold or corsair rm 650w both have 10 year warranty £99, could go 550w and save £12
 
 
 
I've decided to go with a slightly larger case for better airflow.

Final spec check please, will this all work together?

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,051.00 (includes shipping: £13.20)​
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Get the WD SN550 1TB NVME, much better and £10 cheaper...

Mobo is very basic. I’d get the MSI Mortar B450M great VRMs.

Get the Phanteks 550w fully modular and 10 year warranty - same price.

Cooler at that price go air, Alpenfohn Brocken 3. Great cooler.
 
Sparx said:
Get the WD SN550 1TB NVME, much better and £10 cheaper

Mobo is very basic. I’d get the MSI Mortar B450M great VRMs.

Get the Phanteks 550w fully modular and 10 year warranty - same price.

Cooler at that price go air, Alpenfohn Brocken 3. Great cooler.
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I'll go for the WD SSD and Phanteks PSU then thanks.

Is there much of a difference between the two motherboards? Are there any benefits of going with the air cooler over the water cooler?
 
 
Spend a bit more and get the be quiet! PSU. I would recommend going with a case with a mesh front panel, otherwise you'll have poor air flow and things will get toasty. A little bit more spent on the GPU will get you a solid triple fan cooler. The Nitro+ is top tier 5700XT.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,020.19 (includes shipping: £12.30)
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I'd go for this now based on price changes and A520 board releases.

Fully modular PSU to keep that mATX case tidy. 32GB RAM to keep FS20 smooth. Could get a cheaper 5700 XT but as LiE says the Nitro+ is a great card.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,039.89 (includes shipping: £0.00)​
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My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £984.03 (includes shipping: £13.20)​
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Should fit in most TV cabinets. I’d be tempted to add Sabrent Gen 3 NVME the (black and blue one) budget allowing/at some point.
 
Don't waste the extra on the 3600xt - a 3600 will be fine and very little difference in real world use.

And I'm not sure if 32gb memory is essential as
seems to show little benefit from the extra memory.
 
Thank you all for the great advice, taking all of the above into consideration I have put the below build together.

I am keeping the Thermaltake case as I like the design and would think the increased cooling for the GPU and CPU should help.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,099.88 (includes shipping: £0.00)​
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There's no use having a good CPU cooler when it's starved of air because the case is restrictive. To over come this, you'd have to run the case fans much faster and louder than you would in a mesh front panel case. I would push you towards getting a better PSU, don't cheap out on a non-modular bronze rated PSU. You're paying a lot for that RAM, you can pay £56 for the same RAM or £13 more for double the RAM.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £307.06 (includes shipping: £11.10)​
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