5600g comes woth a stock cooler but can always call to verify. Win 10 keys can be got for £10 online you just need to download windows installer andbput it onto a usb drive.Not wanting to deviate too far from op's question... I'm wanting to build a pc for my granddaughter and its maybe 15 years since I built my last one... She is mainly a minecraft and roblox player, currently running my old gen 3 i3 3200 with onboard Intel 2500, so I'm thinking the build immediately above would give her a good way into a newer system and some insight into how a pc is built?
Questions- there's no cpu cooler on the list, I assume it'll need one? Similarly, need to add the cost of Win 10? We have an evo 840 ssd in the old pc, but I think I'd buy new as above to give us the chance to build it without decommissioning the old pc.
She is running a two monitor setup (1 via, 1 hdmi hd tv), the monitor will take dvi, but I think we may have to consider a new monitor too?
Thanks, Mark
Thanks5600g comes woth a stock cooler but can always call to verify. Win 10 keys can be got for £10 online you just need to download windows installer andbput it onto a usb drive.
A 10400F + used GTX 1060 3gb can be had for around the same price as a 5600G and offers over double the gaming performance.
The 10400F is also faster with a high end GPU if you decide to upgrade in the future.
I wouldn't worry to much about future upgrades when your on a budget, just get the best performance you can for the budget right now.upgrade options in the future do bother me a little, but I'm some way from that just now I think. I'll take a look at a few reviews before buying though, thanks
As above, the 5600G should come with a cooler, and Tbf as pointed out above something like a 10400F with a second hand 1060 would give better performance if you can get hold of one. Either solution would be a significant upgrade on what she's got atm though!...
She is running a two monitor setup (1 via, 1 hdmi hd tv), the monitor will take dvi, but I think we may have to consider a new monitor too?
Thanks, Mark
That board doesn't support the 10400F, you need either a 400/500 series board.That's the best I could do, it's mostly B grade part's though. Fitting both a GPU and CPU into £500 is difficult, as you tend to spend at least £100-£300 on CPU, and £200-£500 on GPU. Even in the best case you're approaching £500. £300 is a no go, look into the used market in such a case, a dell optiplex with a 1050ti thrown in might suit your price range better.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x **B Grade** *Build Promo* Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9GHz (4.3GHz Boost) Comet Lake Processor - Retail= £128.99
- 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £59.99
- 1 x Zalman T7 Mid-Tower ATX Case - Black Window= £29.99
- 1 x Palit GeForce GTX 1050Ti StormX 4096MB PCI-Express GDDR5 Graphics Card= £179.99
- 1 x WD Blue 250GB 3D NAND SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS250G2B0A)= £39.95
- 1 x **B Grade** Asus H110-Plus Intel H110 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £45.00
- 1 x **B Grade** Kolink KL-600 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply= £26.99
That board doesn't support the 10400F, you need either a 400/500 series board.
All looks good .I think I'm gonna go with the apu, at least as a start. Thanks for the note around needing a bios update first, looks simple enough to do pre-processor. I'll probably buy the parts over the next couple of months, then we can build it together as an early Christmas gift.
As a nod to her rgb likings, I've put in a slightly different case, but I hope it's suitable.
Please let me know if I've slipped up here, or missed anything (will get an o/s of course)
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x be quiet! System Power 9 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply Bulk= £54.95
- 1 x TeamGroup 512GB Vulcan G SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £46.99
- 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £59.99
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Six Core 3.9GHz (Socket AM4) APU with RX Vega Graphics - Retail= £239.99
- 1 x MSI B450M Mortar MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard= £49.99
- 1 x BitFenix Nova Mesh TG SE A-RGB Midi-Tower, Tempered Glass - Black= £52.99