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I'm looking to build a first gaming PC for my son. I want to teach him how to build an set up a PC. Absolute max budget is £800. Will be used for games like CODMW, Battlefield, Fornite. Also for school work!!
I only need: Case, CPU, RAM, Motherboard, GPU, at least one extra case fan and an SSD (500gb ish is fine for now and I think an m2 makes sense). I have an OS, suitable PSU, various peripherals and monitor already.
A few requirements/questions below...
This is what I have come up with so far. Any suggestions?
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Thanks
I only need: Case, CPU, RAM, Motherboard, GPU, at least one extra case fan and an SSD (500gb ish is fine for now and I think an m2 makes sense). I have an OS, suitable PSU, various peripherals and monitor already.
A few requirements/questions below...
- I'd like a case that's quite easy to build in & has some decent airflow + cable management.
- In terms of graphics card, I would ideally want an NVIDIA one but will consider AMD too if they're competitive performance wise. In my experience though, at this price point, NVIDIA usually wins.
- I always wonder which RAM to get. There's usually a few that look nearly identical but I dunno which numbers to look at in the timings to get the best RAM.
- Should I be looking at Intel CPUs? They seem to be quite a bit more expensive. In my own PC though I run an i5-8600k which I'm really happy with.
- Which cooler is best for Ryzen and/or Intel CPUs? Are aircoolers old hat now? I've got a Hyper 212 in my PC which is from about 10 years ago!! Are those AIO radiator things the ones to get now? I guess in this build, I'd be looking at under £40 or so though...
This is what I have come up with so far. Any suggestions?
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming & AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Bundle Deal= £277.99
- 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B32= £82.99
- 1 x MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £269.99
- 1 x Patriot Viper VPN100 M.2 2280 PCIe 512GB SSD (VPN100-512GM28H)= £79.99
- 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P300 Glass Midi Tower Case - Black= £54.95
Total: £779.11 (includes shipping: £13.20)
Thanks