New gaming PC

[Lauderer]

Hello all and thank you in advance for your advice.

I am looking to get a gaming pc. I've always had laptops previously so I'll also need to get keyboard, mouse and monitor.
I'm hoping to spend around £800 for the lot.
I'd love to be able to play microsoft flight sim, but not sure if this price will buy a good enough machine.

Suggestions of any builds would be most welcome.

 

[MissChief]

You’re really going to struggle at that price. Even £800 on just the PC isn’t going to amaze.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AK-TG) = £49.99
• 1 x TeamGroup MP34 512GB NVMe PCIe M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-00A-TG) = £49.99
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 11 500W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-12X-BQ) = £62.99
• 1 x Kolink Inspire Series K11 ARGB Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Window (SKU: CA-06B-KK) = £39.95
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 6500 XT Pulse Gaming 4GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-39S-SP) = £175.00
• 1 x AMD Xbox Game Pass - Radeon - Equipped for Battle Game Bundle (SKU: XX-035-AM) = £0.00
• 1 x Logitech MK120 Keyboard and Mouse Desktop Set (920-002552) (SKU: KB-205-LG) = £24.94
• 1 x LG 24GL600F 24" 1920x1080 TN 144Hz 1ms FreeSync Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-154-LG) = £129.95
• 1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £164.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B660M GAMING X - Intel B660 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5AS-GI) = £134.48

Total: £832.28 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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[StarShock]

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x **B Grade** MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: BG-5CQ-MS) = £259.99
• 1 x **B Grade** WD Blue SN550 500GB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0C) (SKU: BG-17C-WD) = £34.99
• 1 x Gigabyte A520M DS3H (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-591-GI) = £68.00
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Six Core 4.1GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D4-AM) = £109.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AK-TG) = £49.99
• 1 x Kolink Citadel Mesh Micro-ATX Case - Black (SKU: CA-051-KK) = £52.99
• 1 x Corsair CV Series CV550 550W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (CP-9020210-UK) (SKU: CA-25C-CS) = £44.99
• 1 x LG 24" 24GN600-B 1920x1080 IPS 144Hz 1ms FreeSync Widescreen LED Backlit Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-160-LG) = £149.99
• 1 x Logitech MK120 Keyboard and Mouse Desktop Set (920-002552) (SKU: KB-205-LG) = £24.95

Total: £795.88 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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Couple of b grade deals here to keep under budget, and the cpu isn't amazing. Compared to the other 6 cores on the market as its basically on par with a 3600 from a few years back. But should still do the job. Pretty solid gpu though should serve you well, a decent step up in performance over the 6500xt

 

[turbot1984]

Thats a lot of rig for the cash ... will play anything at 1080P.

 

[Chris Beard]

Had a go at this:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AK-TG) = £49.99
• 1 x Logitech MK120 Keyboard and Mouse Desktop Set (920-002552) (SKU: KB-205-LG) = £24.95
• 1 x Intel Core i3-12100F 3.30GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AS-IN) = £98.99
• 1 x Crucial P2 250GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-06Y-CR) = £28.99
• 1 x Asus Prime H610M-K D4 - Intel H610 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6HW-AS) = £82.99
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 6600 HellHound 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-1AE-PC) = £299.99
• 1 x AMD Xbox Game Pass - Radeon - Equipped for Battle Game Bundle (SKU: XX-035-AM) = £0.00
• 1 x LG 24" 24GN600-B 1920x1080 IPS 144Hz 1ms FreeSync Widescreen LED Backlit Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-160-LG) = £149.99
• 1 x Kolink Quantum Midi-Tower Case, Kolink Core 850W 80+ Power Supply & 2 x Umbra 120mm ARGB/PWM Fans Bundle (SKU: BU-00P-KK) = £74.99

Total: £810.88 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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[StarShock]

Feel like I've said it a couple times, but I'm so pleased that its possible to put reasonable priced specs together again. Even 6 months ago you would have needed to pay at least half again this much to get close

 

[MissChief]

Had a go at this:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AK-TG) = £49.99
• 1 x Logitech MK120 Keyboard and Mouse Desktop Set (920-002552) (SKU: KB-205-LG) = £24.95
• 1 x Intel Core i3-12100F 3.30GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AS-IN) = £98.99
• 1 x Crucial P2 250GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-06Y-CR) = £28.99
• 1 x Asus Prime H610M-K D4 - Intel H610 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6HW-AS) = £82.99
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 6600 HellHound 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-1AE-PC) = £299.99
• 1 x AMD Xbox Game Pass - Radeon - Equipped for Battle Game Bundle (SKU: XX-035-AM) = £0.00
• 1 x LG 24" 24GN600-B 1920x1080 IPS 144Hz 1ms FreeSync Widescreen LED Backlit Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-160-LG) = £149.99
• 1 x Kolink Quantum Midi-Tower Case, Kolink Core 850W 80+ Power Supply & 2 x Umbra 120mm ARGB/PWM Fans Bundle (SKU: BU-00P-KK) = £74.99

Total: £810.88 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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Not bad at all

 

[JollyJamma]

Yeah the others are correct in that FlightSim is going to need more than an entry level PC for higher frame rates.

That being said, you can still play the game at lower FPS and it's not a very fast game so you don't need high FPS.

Definitely can play the game on the builds above but it's on of those 'but can it play Crysis/MSFS?' situations where the software is designed to tax current hardware to the max and is really designed to age well with future hardware improvements (4000 series from Nvidia, AM5, etc).

 

[lee32uk]

Compared to the other 6 cores on the market as its basically on par with a 3600 from a few years back.

It really isn't. At the £100ish price point an i3 12100/F is a much better option.

 

[JollyJamma]

It really isn't. At the £100ish price point an i3 12100/F is a much better option.

Agreed. The 12100F is amazingly fast for the price.

 

[StarShock]

It really isn't. At the £100ish price point an i3 12100/F is a much better option.

yeah, was really just the extra cost on the motherboard that lead me in that direction. I do think at this budget and relatively low end GPU there will be very little difference between them

 

[lee32uk]

yeah, was really just the extra cost on the motherboard that lead me in that direction. I do think at this budget and relatively low end GPU there will be very little difference between them

There is no extra cost on the motherboard. You can get an equivalent H610 board for around £70. There is just no reason to go with the R5 4500.

 

[Jace007]

You’re really going to struggle at that price. Even £800 on just the PC isn’t going to amaze.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AK-TG) = £49.99
• 1 x TeamGroup MP34 512GB NVMe PCIe M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-00A-TG) = £49.99
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 11 500W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-12X-BQ) = £62.99
• 1 x Kolink Inspire Series K11 ARGB Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Window (SKU: CA-06B-KK) = £39.95
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 6500 XT Pulse Gaming 4GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-39S-SP) = £175.00
• 1 x AMD Xbox Game Pass - Radeon - Equipped for Battle Game Bundle (SKU: XX-035-AM) = £0.00
• 1 x Logitech MK120 Keyboard and Mouse Desktop Set (920-002552) (SKU: KB-205-LG) = £24.94
• 1 x LG 24GL600F 24" 1920x1080 TN 144Hz 1ms FreeSync Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-154-LG) = £129.95
• 1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £164.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B660M GAMING X - Intel B660 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5AS-GI) = £134.48

Total: £832.28 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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Thats a really good spec. but i dont think that monitors all that good. You need a decent monitor, Your eyes will thank you over time. Just like having a Good chair. Your health is more important so dont cheap on these 2 items, Get yourself a better monitor

 

[turbot1984]

Thats a really good spec. but i dont think that monitors all that good. You need a decent monitor, Your eyes will thank you over time. Just like having a Good chair. Your health is more important so dont cheap on these 2 items, Get yourself a better monitor

Wonder if its a TN thing? I switched to IPS and much easier on the eyes. Both Acer Predators as well.

 

[Jace007]

Wonder if its a TN thing? I switched to IPS and much easier on the eyes. Both Acer Predators as well.

IPS panels still have better viewing angles. TN panels are cheap and have fast response times. Good for FPS games, but have inferior image quality and poor viewing angles. they also they have decent color representation and contrast ratios compared to TN panels

 

[Lauderer]

Thank you everyone for the advice. I've taken things on board and come up with this build. What do you think?


My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £164.99
• 1 x **B Grade** Sapphire Radeon RX 6600 Pulse Gaming 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: BG-15W-SP) = £269.99
• 1 x **B Grade** WD Blue SN550 500GB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0C) (SKU: BG-17C-WD) = £34.99
• 1 x Asus Prime H610M-K D4 - Intel H610 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6HW-AS) = £82.99
• 1 x Logitech MK120 Keyboard and Mouse Desktop Set (920-002552) (SKU: KB-205-LG) = £24.95
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AK-TG) = £49.99
• 1 x LG 24" 24GN600-B 1920x1080 IPS 144Hz 1ms FreeSync Widescreen LED Backlit Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-160-LG) = £149.99
• 1 x Kolink Quantum Midi-Tower Case, Kolink Core 850W 80+ Power Supply & 2 x Umbra 120mm ARGB/PWM Fans Bundle (SKU: BU-00P-KK) = £74.99

Total: £852.88 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Tetras]

Thank you everyone for the advice. I've taken things on board and come up with this build. What do you think?

• 1 x **B Grade** Sapphire Radeon RX 6600 Pulse Gaming 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: BG-15W-SP) = £269.99

I'd make an offer on the RX 6600, because you're losing a few years on the warranty for just £20, compared to the brand new RX 6600 Fighter at £290.

 

[Chris Beard]

When making the offer in the customer service forum consider making the offer on everything together rather than just the bgrade card

 

[lee32uk]

Thank you everyone for the advice. I've taken things on board and come up with this build. What do you think?


My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £164.99
• 1 x **B Grade** Sapphire Radeon RX 6600 Pulse Gaming 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: BG-15W-SP) = £269.99
• 1 x **B Grade** WD Blue SN550 500GB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0C) (SKU: BG-17C-WD) = £34.99
• 1 x Asus Prime H610M-K D4 - Intel H610 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6HW-AS) = £82.99
• 1 x Logitech MK120 Keyboard and Mouse Desktop Set (920-002552) (SKU: KB-205-LG) = £24.95
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AK-TG) = £49.99
• 1 x LG 24" 24GN600-B 1920x1080 IPS 144Hz 1ms FreeSync Widescreen LED Backlit Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-160-LG) = £149.99
• 1 x Kolink Quantum Midi-Tower Case, Kolink Core 850W 80+ Power Supply & 2 x Umbra 120mm ARGB/PWM Fans Bundle (SKU: BU-00P-KK) = £74.99

Total: £852.88 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Looks ok apart from the terrible psu and motherboard.

 

[AdaCharlotte]

No selling outside the Members Market. Which you don’t have access to.

hi, thanks, could I get access to it?