Hello! I'm looking to build a PC that I will be using for work (web development including using tools like Photoshop, Illustrator etc concurrently) as well as for gaming - currently my "main" game is Final Fantasy XIV but I will be playing games like Borderlands 3, The Witcher, CSGO, TF2 and Battlefield. I'd like to achieve good performance on high or ultra quality ideally. After some research I've put together the following build:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
I am torn between the AMD RX 570 and the RX 5700 (/XT) - but at around £200 more I'm wondering if it's worth it. Opinions based on the above usage please?
- Will all of these components work together?
- Is the PSU overkill?
- Could you suggest a better build around the £800 - £1100 mark? If I can achieve a better build for less I won't complain!
I have a keyboard, mouse and headset which I will be using with this, assuming I will be able to purchase a digital copy of Windows and install via USB? When I buy this, I want to be able to build a complete working machine - other than mouse, keyboard, OS and headset mentioned above will I need anything else? I'm assuming a kettle plug but no external PSU - anything I've missed? Thanks!
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £179.99
- 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 16GB (2*8GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Kit= £79.99
- 1 x Samsung 1TB 860 QVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 64 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-76Q1T0BW)= £109.99
- 1 x NZXT H510 Midi Tower Gaming Case - White Tempered Glass= £74.99
- 1 x Corsair TX650M 650W 80 Plus Gold Semi Modular Power Supply (CP-9020132-UK)= £98.99
- 1 x Acer ED242QRA 24" 1920x1080 VA Full HD 144Hz FreeSync Widescreen Curved LED Gaming Monitor= £139.99
- 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 570 Red Dragon 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £119.99
Total: £922.00 (includes shipping: £18.12)
I am torn between the AMD RX 570 and the RX 5700 (/XT) - but at around £200 more I'm wondering if it's worth it. Opinions based on the above usage please?
- Will all of these components work together?
- Is the PSU overkill?
- Could you suggest a better build around the £800 - £1100 mark? If I can achieve a better build for less I won't complain!
I have a keyboard, mouse and headset which I will be using with this, assuming I will be able to purchase a digital copy of Windows and install via USB? When I buy this, I want to be able to build a complete working machine - other than mouse, keyboard, OS and headset mentioned above will I need anything else? I'm assuming a kettle plug but no external PSU - anything I've missed? Thanks!
