New Gaming Rig Advice

airrunner

airrunner

airrunner

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Hello all - I'm looking for some advice on a new gaming rig. I don't really want to spend more than £1200. The only thing I would like to have as an essential is a 3060 GPU. Otherwise, I'm open-minded to anything system you can suggest. Ideally, I would like a system already built. Thank you very much in advanced :)
 
My basket at Overclockers UK:
  • 1 x OcUK Gaming Kinetic B4 - Intel B460 Configurable Comet Lake DDR4 Gaming PC = £1,114.00
    • Memory:Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey
    • Graphics Card:*Build Stock* MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X OC 8GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
    • Primary Solid State Drive:WD Blue SN550 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)
    • Secondary 2.5" Solid State Drive :Unwanted
    • 3.5" Mechanical Storage Drive:Unwanted
    • Operating System:Unwanted
    • Security Software:Unwanted
    • Case:Kolink Citadel Micro-ATX Case - Black
    • Additional Lighting:Unwanted
    • WIFI:Unwanted
Total: £1,128.10 (includes shipping: £14.10)​
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Joxeon said:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
  • 1 x OcUK Gaming Kinetic B4 - Intel B460 Configurable Comet Lake DDR4 Gaming PC = £1,114.00
    • Memory:Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey
    • Graphics Card:*Build Stock* MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X OC 8GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
    • Primary Solid State Drive:WD Blue SN550 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)
    • Secondary 2.5" Solid State Drive :Unwanted
    • 3.5" Mechanical Storage Drive:Unwanted
    • Operating System:Unwanted
    • Security Software:Unwanted
    • Case:Kolink Citadel Micro-ATX Case - Black
    • Additional Lighting:Unwanted
    • WIFI:Unwanted
Total: £1,128.10 (includes shipping: £14.10)
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Thanks for the link mate. I'm strongly debating biting the bullet on this. But i have a question re: the cpu.. Would the gpu benefit more from an i7 upgrade on this? Or even - would an amd ryzen alternative be worth considering over the i5? Thanks for the help :)
 
The 10400 performs about the same as a ryzen 5 3600 and is quite a good match for a 3060ti, you would gain a couple of extra fps with a newer ryzen 5000 or i7 k chip if you game at 1080p but the price increase for either of those options doesn't really make them cost effective.

I would see if OCUK can upgrade the PSU to a RM650w gold or something along those lines though.
 
Joxeon said:
The 10400 performs about the same as a ryzen 5 3600 and is quite a good match for a 3060ti, you would gain a couple of extra fps with a newer ryzen 5000 or i7 k chip if you game at 1080p but the price increase for either of those options doesn't really make them cost effective.

I would see if OCUK can upgrade the PSU to a RM650w gold or something along those lines though.
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Thanks very much, i'll make contact on Monday and do just that. Appreciate your help.
 
Could you report back in here with what they say? Tempted with this as well, how much of premium are you typically paying for ocuk to build these and presumably access to graphics cards ?
 
airrunner said:
Thanks very much, i'll make contact on Monday and do just that. Appreciate your help.
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Might be worth asking them to stick a cheap £25 cooling on it aswell since it looks like they use the stock one from the picture.

Jimbeam3678 said:
Could you report back in here with what they say? Tempted with this as well, how much of premium are you typically paying for ocuk to build these and presumably access to graphics cards ?
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The £1128 includes the build price so it's not to bad considering scalpers are charging almost that much for just the GPU.

The build fee is typically around 100 quid so when you factor in the rest of the components you would be getting the GPU for around £500


My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £506.24 (includes shipping: £12.30)​
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airrunner said:
Thanks for the link mate. I'm strongly debating biting the bullet on this. But i have a question re: the cpu.. Would the gpu benefit more from an i7 upgrade on this? Or even - would an amd ryzen alternative be worth considering over the i5? Thanks for the help :)
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Note though that this PC doesn't come with Windows. Not saying that installing and getting it all ready would be difficult, but it's not a plug and play prebuilt.

I've included a different build which does have Windows and OCUK's choice 3rd party Anti-virus installed encase you'd prefer this.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
  • 1 x OcUK Gaming Kinetic R3 - AMD B450 Configurable Ryzen 3000 Series Gaming PC = £1,092.02
    • Case:Fractal Design Focus G Mini Window Micro-ATX Case - Black
    • Processor:AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail
    • Graphics Card:*Build Stock* Asus GeForce GTX 1660 Super Dual Evo OC 6GB Graphics Card
    • Memory:Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey
    • Primary Drive:Unwanted
    • Secondary Drive:WD Blue 1TB 3D NAND SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0A)
    • WIFI:Unwanted
    • Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Advanced - Systems
    • Security Software:**Special Offer** Bullguard Internet Security - Anti-Virus and Security - 1 Year 3 PC
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Joxeon said:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
  • 1 x OcUK Gaming Kinetic B4 - Intel B460 Configurable Comet Lake DDR4 Gaming PC = £1,114.00
    • Memory:Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey
    • Graphics Card:*Build Stock* MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X OC 8GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
    • Primary Solid State Drive:WD Blue SN550 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)
    • Secondary 2.5" Solid State Drive :Unwanted
    • 3.5" Mechanical Storage Drive:Unwanted
    • Operating System:Unwanted
    • Security Software:Unwanted
    • Case:Kolink Citadel Micro-ATX Case - Black
    • Additional Lighting:Unwanted
    • WIFI:Unwanted
Total: £1,128.10 (includes shipping: £14.10)
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My basket at Overclockers UK:
  • 1 x OcUK Gaming Kinetic Z5 - Intel Z590 Configurable Comet Lake DDR4 Gaming PC = £1,266.01
    • Case:Kolink Stronghold Overseer Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Window
    • CPU:*Build Promo* Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9GHz (4.3GHz Boost) Comet Lake Processor - Retail
    • Memory patriot Viper Steel 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS432G360C8K)
    • Graphics Card:*Build Stock* MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X OC 8GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
    • Primary Solid State Drive:WD Blue SN550 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)
    • Secondary 2.5" Solid State Drive :Unwanted
    • 3.5" Mechanical Storage Drive:Unwanted
    • Operating System:Unwanted
    • Security Software:Unwanted
Total: £1,280.11 (includes shipping: £14.10)


Slightly hijacking this thread, sorry OP but would this not be an alternative as well? Extra RAM as well although it doesn't mention PSU or the cooler. Seems like you get a better quality motherboard?

I used to be all over this stuff back in 15 years ago:eek::(

I guess what I'm asking is for £1300 whats the recommendation, sorry again OP​
 
Hey all - Just wanted to see if you could run your eyes past this... I was about to pay this afternoon for the rig - got quoted 1412 +shipping. Been trying to get through with no joy, so will try again on Monday. But thought i would take the opportunity to see what your thoughts were before i bit the bullet on Monday. Thank you :D


Pc build
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...A3?X!bOfB3?X~bOfC3?X/bOfK3?Y7bOfR3?Y*bOfS3?Y-

case
? Lian-Li Lancool II Mesh performance Midi-Towe… | OcUK (overclockers.co.uk)
<https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lian...eq0FU3Gxmb2oLRDw_nTR5OaZHXaghqnsddXNkS2QoofqU>

Cpu cooler
? Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo Red CPU Cooler … | OcUK (overclockers.co.uk)
<https://www.overclockers.co.uk/arctic-freezer-34-esports-duo-red-cpu-cooler-2-x-120mm-hs-075-ar.html>

Power supply
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/supe...0-plus-gold-power-supply-black-ca-004-sf.html
 
Joxeon said:
Might be worth asking them to stick a cheap £25 cooling on it aswell since it looks like they use the stock one from the picture.



The £1128 includes the build price so it's not to bad considering scalpers are charging almost that much for just the GPU.

The build fee is typically around 100 quid so when you factor in the rest of the components you would be getting the GPU for around £500


My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £506.24 (includes shipping: £12.30)
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Took your adivce mate and upgrade stock cooler and psu
 
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