£1300 budget. What can I get?

Vita · 18 Mar 2018 at 10:25

Let me start by saying I haven't built a system since 2006. So I'm absolutely clueless as to what's what.

I tend to do a lot of photo work, usual ms office, and sole game I play on occasion is wow.

I'm not after 4k gaming but want something that has power. Wow at 1080p max settings will do me fine.

I have seen a pre built Lenovo system with ryzen 7 1800x with a rx570? at £1k but I'm guessing building one I should get a better deal?

Ideally I want a ryzen system, but not sure what to get? Would like to keep the system for a while before I upgrade again.

Hoping someone can help.

JediFragger · 18 Mar 2018 at 12:21

I quite like this for value;

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...tion-3.6ghz-quad-core-fs-1c5-og.html#t=b1d1e2

I changed the 8100 to a 8400 for a 6-core CPU and upgraded the gfx to a 1070 and it came out at just above £1k.

edit - Or this one comes out at £1305 with a 1070 added, just need to knock Windows 10 off and purchase a key from eBay for a few quid;

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...ntel-core-i5-8600k-4.8ghz-fs-1bv-og.html#t=c+

8GB of Ram will get you going, and can always be upgraded in the future when funds allow

You can personalise the case too if it isn't to your liking.

Vita · 18 Mar 2018 at 12:29

@JediFragger - Guessing the intel option is better then the Ryzen 1800x/570 option? Only reason I ask is because when Ryzen came out there was this huge hype about it, or isn't that the case anymore?

JediFragger · 18 Mar 2018 at 12:30

Vita said:
Guessing the intel option is better then the Ryzen 1800x/570 option?

That [email protected] system will be great for gaming, yes. It's the one I'd choose if selecting tbh, and currently on sale (unsure when til though!).

orbitalwalsh · 20 Mar 2018 at 20:12

Ryzen is great for price and thread count , when you need it. Like video or CPU bound rendering . Streamers find it handy as more threads allow better for a better stream quality etc etc
Pure gaming, Intel still edges out , i5 8400 is a damn good chip, specially at 1440p

ExoMale · 21 Mar 2018 at 21:34

its a laptop, but would do all you as and easy to move around should you require it, not to mention taking up no space whats so ever.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x ASUS ROG GL702ZC-GC098T AMD RX 580 4GB GDDR5, 17.3" FHD IPS Freesync, AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Gaming Laptop= £1,299.95

Total: £1,311.05 (includes shipping: £11.10)

Vita · 29 Apr 2018 at 18:35

I thought I'd update this. I ended up getting the Asus amd ryzen laptop as above on the offer which is on at the moment. I am happy with how it performs.

ExoMale · 30 Apr 2018 at 13:32

Vita said:
I thought I'd update this. I ended up getting the Asus amd ryzen laptop as above on the offer which is on at the moment. I am happy with how it performs.

good stuff, if the laptop versions of ryzen are nearly as good as desktop then you should be more than happy for a fair while.