£1000 Limit

[AggonyJudgee]

Hello Friends

I know this gets done time and time again, but there are a lot more knowledgeable ppl out there than me when it comes to pc,s.

I have a limit of £1000.

and would like help on buying a Prebuilt PC
It must be able to play Dayz/Arma3/BF5

only the pc and components , no need for peripherals.

also it can be AMD or Intel

Please help me guys.

Thanks

 

[Webzta]

What monitor have you got?

 

[AggonyJudgee]

What monitor have you got?

Monitor i shall get after, probabaly 144hz one

 

[Danny75]

Can you install Windows on your own, if so that would mean around £100 more can go to hardware.

 

[AggonyJudgee]

Can you install Windows on your own, if so that would mean around £100 more can go to hardware.

I can mate,

But this system is for a friend who is less savvy than me, basically it will be his 1st proper pc

 

[Danny75]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 1TB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0A)= £109.99
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P350X Glass Digital RGB Midi Tower Case - Black/White= £64.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX VEGA 56 Pulse 8GB HBM2 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11276-02-40G)= £259.99
• 1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95
• 1 x CoolerMaster MasterWatt 650 - 650W 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular Power Supply= £64.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)= £109.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £64.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600X 4.20GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £158.99

Total: £947.08 (includes shipping: £13.20)



Left £50 for a possible build fee although that isn't cast in stone and OcUK quote on a spec by spec basis. Can inquire here.

Can also have a look at the prebuilts available and compare. I'll have a look now as well, although there's usually something I don't like in the budget systems, tends to be motherboard or PSU or both. Or you can't ditch a 1TB HDD or something. They can make one or two alterations if requested, though.

The decent MSI B450 boards are out of stock now, as predicted. I would imagine they'd get more in soon. You'd have to ask. Hard to recommend other budget boards as the VRMs and VRM cooling aren't up to scratch.

£30 more will get him the newer Ryzen 3600. Could also start off with a 500GB SSD maybe and add another drive later. Fitting a new drive isn't usually much of an issue for newbies.

@tamzzy @orbitalwalsh @Plec for other opinions.​

 

[tamzzy]

ryzen 3600 + 2070 super
can get grey windows key for a fiver elsewhere

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £188.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B450-I AORUS PRO WIFI (Socket AM4) Mini-ITX Motherboard= £115.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B32= £79.99
• 1 x Asus GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Dual EVO OC 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £475.00
• 1 x Corsair CX-M Series 650W 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular Power Supply (CP-9020103-UK)= £67.99
• 1 x TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £46.99
• 1 x Kolink Aviator M RGB Micro-ATX Gaming Case - Black= £38.99

Total: £1,026.24 (includes shipping: £12.30)​

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[Plec]

@tammzy - it's for his mate who isn't Windows/tech savvy.

That said that, if it gets him a 3600 coupled with a 2070S @AggonyJudgee, I would talk him through the install process via whatsapp? (persuade him - give him links to YouTube guides to prep him)

If not i would spend the extra £30 for the 3600 in @Danny75's build - if he's not confident in sticking in a pen drive and following prompts (not sarcasm - but he may need explaining that it is that easy.).

 

[Danny75]

It's good that Tamzzy showed what's possible with self-Windows install though. Hell, you could tell him to pay you £50 in beer (if you drink) and travel expenses for you to install Windows for him, and it'd still be cheaper.

 

[tamzzy]

it's for his mate who isn't Windows/tech savvy.

hence the specced rgb bling bling case! lol

 

[Plec]

It's good that Tamzzy showed what's possible with self-Windows install though. Hell, you could tell him to pay you £50 in beer (if you drink) and travel expenses for you to install Windows for him, and it'd still be cheaper.

Yep, OP, get him to send you beer and WhatsApp him through the process. You can then drink through the inevitable frustration and can pull the phone away from your face when you start banging your head against the wall when you realise your mistake in offering.

Persuade him - so much more computer.

hence the specced rgb bling bling case! lol

We all know it's your guilty pleasure