looking to build gaming pc

blamont10 · 1 Feb 2021 at 07:58

looking to build a gaming pc for my son. I was wondering if anyone can give me some advice for what components would be best for him playing games like call of duty warzone Minecraft gta ect also want it with rgb lighting inside. price around £1000 to £1500 mark. ?

Tony123 · 1 Feb 2021 at 08:52

Hi for a rough idea, I currently have :-
i7 3rd gen
Asrock performance board
32gb ram
250gb ssd for windows
4tb hd for games
Nvidia geforce gtx 1060 6gb card

Its an old system, but still runs those games on ultimate settings and good fps rates, also excellent with vr set.
I'm selling this one. But sure you can get a similar spec or better with your budget

Joxeon · 1 Feb 2021 at 09:40

If you can get hold of a 3060ti then that would fit nicely with this.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £319.99
1 x Super Flower Leadex III ARGB 650W 80 PLUS Gold Modular Power Supply - Black= £94.99
1 x Lian-Li Lancool II Mesh RGB Midi-Tower Case - Black= £89.95
1 x Lian-Li GALAHAD 240mm High Performance RGB CPU Water Cooler - Black= £109.99
1 x Gigabyte B550M AORUS PRO-P (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £119.99
1 x WD Blue SN550 1TB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)= £94.99
1 x Team Group XTREEM RGB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - RGB= £109.99

Total: £953.09 (includes shipping: £13.20)

blamont10 · 1 Feb 2021 at 09:54

Can you start up with this then add a 3060ti later ?

Joxeon · 1 Feb 2021 at 10:06

blamont10 said:
Can you start up with this then add a 3060ti later ?

No you would need the GPU but getting any GPU is a challenge right now as supply is very limited while demand is high and prices are inflated.

blamont10 · 1 Feb 2021 at 10:09

What sort of price are they normally I seen them at £700 just now

Joxeon · 1 Feb 2021 at 10:11

If you swap out the motherboard and cpu from the above build to intel then you can run it till you get a GPU as the cpu has an igpu on although this will not play modern games it may be ok for minecraft.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Intel Core i5-10600K Avengers Edition 4.10GHz (Comet Lake) Socket LGA1200 Processor - Retail= £229.99
1 x Gigabyte Z490 UD AC (Socket LGA 1200) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £149.99

Total: £390.48 (includes shipping: £10.50)

No reasonably priced GPUs in stock right now but the 3060tis go for around £550 when they are. The GPUs are hidden from bots on this page.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/peripherals/printers-and-scanners

mickyflinn · 1 Feb 2021 at 10:17

Could change the cooler for air cooler save some money.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/jonsbo-cr-1000-gt-120mm-argb-cpu-cooler-black-hs-001-jb.html

blamont10 · 1 Feb 2021 at 10:19

Ok thanks I am going to build up in stages which parts should I buy first to start also do I need to buy extra cables for any components you sent me in the first post to get it all up and running.? its for his Christmas this year he's wanting a gaming pc he just got a ps5 for this Christmas .

Joxeon · 1 Feb 2021 at 10:24

blamont10 said:
Ok thanks I am going to build up in stages which parts should I buy first to start also do I need to buy extra cables for any components you sent me in the first post to get it all up and running.? its for his Christmas this year he's wanting a gaming pc he just got a ps5 for this Christmas .

If you're not in a rush then I'd focus on trying to get hold of a GPU first then look at putting the rest together at that time as intel are releasing new CPUs around march and AMD might counter with new releases of their own or price cuts on their current products etc.

blamont10 · 1 Feb 2021 at 10:25

Oki thanks for the help and info .

Joxeon · 1 Feb 2021 at 10:26

No problem.

blamont10 · 7 Feb 2021 at 07:36

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/checkout/cart will this psu be be oki for whats in my basket ?

EViLHomer48 · 7 Feb 2021 at 07:51

Can’t see anything, but if to get a GPU now look at the prebuilt items , for that money the radiance bullet

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x OcUK Gaming Radiance Bullet - AMD Ryzen 3600 - Powered By Asus Gaming PC = £1,279.99
- Memory:Team Group Night Hawk RGB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - RGB Black (TF1D4
- Primary Solid State Drive:WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0B)
- Case:CoolerMaster MasterBox Q300L Micro-ATX Case - Black Window
- Secondary Solid State Drive:Unwanted
- Storage Drive:Unwanted
- Graphics Card:Asus GeForce RTX 3060Ti TUF Gaming OC 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Advanced - Systems
- Peripheral Bundle:Unwanted

Total: £1,294.09 (includes shipping: £14.10)

blamont10 · 7 Feb 2021 at 07:58

How do you share the basket lol

blamont10 · 7 Feb 2021 at 08:03

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EViLHomer48 · 7 Feb 2021 at 08:09

I just copy/paste the BBcode but you have to make sure you capture it all, sometimes there are 2 scroll bars needed

EViLHomer48 · 7 Feb 2021 at 08:11

That PSU will be fine I just put the 650 W versions of that in mine. I down the air cooled route and not water to save money and with no oc it is not needed

blamont10 · 7 Feb 2021 at 08:14

Can't get 3060ti anywhere there like double the price just now

EViLHomer48 · 7 Feb 2021 at 08:24

Hence pre built there are stocks of 3060 Ti for those