Budget Small form factor gaming / video PC build

PaulW · 2 Jun 2022 at 08:37

Hi All,
A family member wants a new PC on a budget to play games and do video editing, budget around £1000. can anyone recommend a build that would fit the NR200P , Tempted to suggest the MAX as a starting point but water cooling is not 100% needed.
i think a small form factor would be best for them so it does not take up much room. Nvidia card is a must though but the rest is optional.

Thanks

P

dfour · 2 Jun 2022 at 16:07

Intel (use the stock cooler)

My basket at OcUK:

1 x CoolerMaster MasterBox NR200P Mini-ITX Case - Black Tempered Glass (SKU: CA-385-CM) = £99.95
1 x Asrock B660M-ITX/ac - Intel B660 DDR4 Mini-ITX Motherboard (SKU: MB-18M-AK) = £134.99
1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £164.98
1 x Phanteks Revolt SFX 80 PLUS Gold modular - 650 Watt (SKU: CA-0B5-PT) = £110.00
1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge LHR 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-12G-ZT) = £368.98
1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AK-TG) = £50.00
1 x Crucial P2 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-070-CR) = £79.99

Total: £1,021.19 (includes delivery: £12.30)

AMD (use stock cooler)

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £179.99
1 x AMD Xbox Game Pass - Ryzen - Equipped for Battle Game Bundle (SKU: XX-036-AM) = £0.00
1 x Gigabyte A520I AC (Socket AM4) DDR4 ITX Motherboard (SKU: MB-592-GI) = £104.99
1 x CoolerMaster MasterBox NR200P Mini-ITX Case - Black Tempered Glass (SKU: CA-385-CM) = £99.94
1 x Phanteks Revolt SFX 80 PLUS Gold modular - 650 Watt (SKU: CA-0B5-PT) = £110.00
1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge LHR 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-12G-ZT) = £368.98
1 x Crucial P2 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-070-CR) = £80.00
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MY-4D3-CS) = £68.98

Total: £1,025.18 (includes delivery: £12.30)

Updated due to errors.

PaulW · 4 Jun 2022 at 16:24

Thanks dfour, much appreciated!

mickyflinn · 4 Jun 2022 at 16:56

@dfour

AMD build Micro atx motherboard in a itx case.

The 5500 isnt that good chip the 5600 is superior close to the 12400 and supports pcie4.

dfour · 4 Jun 2022 at 17:45

mickyflinn said:
@dfour

AMD build Micro atx motherboard in a itx case.

The 5500 isnt that good chip the 5600 is superior close to the 12400 and supports pcie4.

Good catch, my bad.

I was trying to stay below his budget and the extra £40 for the 5600 blows his budget but with the only other itx below £170 its only £12 over budget. My only worry is about the quality of hte cheapo gigabyte boards. Never been that good in my experience and the next level up is £170+

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Gigabyte X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset Mini-ITX Motherboard (SKU: MB-57Y-GI) = £179.99
1 x Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX (AMD AM4) B550 Mini-ITX Motherboard (SKU: MB-58X-GI) = £174.95

Total: £366.04 (includes delivery: £11.10)

Makes a better case to buy Intel this round.

jehiwa · 4 Jun 2022 at 21:32

dfour said:
Good catch, my bad.

I was trying to stay below his budget and the extra £40 for the 5600 blows his budget but with the only other itx below £170 its only £12 over budget. My only worry is about the quality of hte cheapo gigabyte boards. Never been that good in my experience and the next level up is £170+

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Gigabyte X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset Mini-ITX Motherboard (SKU: MB-57Y-GI) = £179.99

1 x Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX (AMD AM4) B550 Mini-ITX Motherboard (SKU: MB-58X-GI) = £174.95

Total: £366.04 (includes delivery: £11.10)

Makes a better case to buy Intel this round.

Appreciate your argument, do you have something to put on the table for Ethereum mining. I don't know anything about RIG building, but I want to start mining as a side hassle. My starting budget is £4000. May increase easily up to £8000 if required

kattyherlin · 5 Jun 2022 at 11:19

dfour said:
Intel (use the stock cooler)

My basket at OcUK:

1 x CoolerMaster MasterBox NR200P Mini-ITX Case - Black Tempered Glass (SKU: CA-385-CM) = £99.95

1 x Asrock B660M-ITX/ac - Intel B660 DDR4 Mini-ITX Motherboard (SKU: MB-18M-AK) = £134.99

1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £164.98

1 x Phanteks Revolt SFX 80 PLUS Gold modular - 650 Watt (SKU: CA-0B5-PT) = £110.00

1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge LHR 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-12G-ZT) = £368.98

1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AK-TG) = £50.00

1 x Crucial P2 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-070-CR) = £79.99

Total: £1,021.19 (includes delivery: £12.30)

AMD Xbox Game Pass - Ryzen - Equipped for Battle Game Bundle (SKU: XX-036-AM)

AMD (use stock cooler)

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £179.99

1 x AMD Xbox Game Pass - Ryzen - Equipped for Battle Game Bundle (SKU: XX-036-AM) = £0.00

1 x Gigabyte A520I AC (Socket AM4) DDR4 ITX Motherboard (SKU: MB-592-GI) = £104.99

1 x CoolerMaster MasterBox NR200P Mini-ITX Case - Black Tempered Glass (SKU: CA-385-CM) = £99.94

1 x Phanteks Revolt SFX 80 PLUS Gold modular - 650 Watt (SKU: CA-0B5-PT) = £110.00

1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge LHR 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-12G-ZT) = £368.98

1 x Crucial P2 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-070-CR) = £80.00

1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MY-4D3-CS) = £68.98

Total: £1,025.18 (includes delivery: £12.30)

Updated due to errors.

that is a pretty detailed budget you gave and it is very helpful , thank you so much for sharing

JollyJamma · 6 Jun 2022 at 20:45

kattyherlin said:
that is a pretty detailed budget you gave and it is very helpful , thank you so much for sharing

Both of those builds are very good options.