Best value gaming PC for a strict £650 max budget.

[coupe69]

As per thread title, what can be had for £650? No case is required as this has already been purchased.

So, mainboard, PSU, RAM, storage, CPU, and graphics card.

 

[Tetras]

As per thread title, what can be had for £650?

Intel/DDR4 option:

(CPU cooler in the CPU box)

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £98.99
• 1 x MSI PRO H610M-E DDR4 (LGA 1700) DDR4 mATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03383) = £59.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £55.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual LHR 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-060-PL) = £269.99
• 1 x Team Group MP33 PRO 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen3 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-02681) = £43.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95

Total: £613.90 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[coupe69]

Intel/DDR4 option:

This is great thanks! I was looking at AMD, but it seems Intel is now best at this budget.

 

[Gray2233]

This is great thanks! I was looking at AMD, but it seems Intel is now best at this budget.

You might be able to manage an AM4 build based on the 5600 but you wouldn't be able to buy a chunk of the stuff via OCUK unfortunately, that said there's really not much between them tbh unless you were hoping to grab a second hand 5700X3D down the line.

If you have Members Market access via this forum you might have some luck putting a request in for a bundle, I've seen a bunch of AM4 related parts go for pretty cheap over the past few weeks.

 

[coupe69]

You might be able to manage an AM4 build based on the 5600 but you wouldn't be able to buy a chunk of the stuff via OCUK unfortunately, that said there's really not much between them tbh unless you were hoping to grab a second hand 5700X3D down the line.

If you have Members Market access via this forum you might have some luck putting a request in for a bundle, I've seen a bunch of AM4 related parts go for pretty cheap over the past few weeks.

I do have access to members market and have used it loads over the years, I did consider it for this build. The problem is this is a PC for a family friend and I can't run the risk of purchasing faulty parts. I also want it to be as hassle free for me as possible. I was trying to sway them into just buying a pre-build, but they're already aware that you get better value for money when buying the parts separately.

 

[Gray2233]

I do have access to members market and have used it loads over the years, I did consider it for this build. The problem is this is a PC for a family friend and I can't run the risk of purchasing faulty parts. I also want it to be as hassle free for me as possible. I was trying to sway them into just buying a pre-build, but they're already aware that you get better value for money when buying the parts separately.

Aye, fair enough.

I've been in a similar boat myself more than once and do my best to avoid doing the family/friends tech service now.

That being the case I'd just spring for what Tetras suggested as it simplifies things a tad being able to buy everything from one shop.