£700 budget build

[Hammy]

Hi guys sorry for another build thread i have been out of touch with upgrading the pc for several years so have no clue to whats good or bad etc
wanting to spend 600 - 700 ish
my current pc is
i7-3770K
16gb ram
gpu is Radeon rx580

have a lan li case so i dont need a case the psu is a corsair 550w dont know if it be ok to use for new build have a new 1 tb ssd so HD is ok to re use

i can self build and install etc myself

Recommendations will be much appreciated




Hammy

 

[ED209]

A few questions.

- What do you use the PC for?
- What monitor are you using\res?
- How old is the PSU?

 

[Tetras]

have a lan li case so i dont need a case

Is this micro-atx or atx?

a corsair 550w

Which model is that?

 

[Hammy]

Is this micro-atx or atx?

ATX


Which model is that?

 

[Hammy]

CX550M

 

[Hammy]

A few questions.

- What do you use the PC for?
- What monitor are you using\res?
- How old is the PSU?

do a bit of gaming world of warcraft etc the psu is about 8 years old CX550M , monitors Acer gaming monitors 1920x1080 1ms

 

[tamzzy]

- How old is the PSU?

CX550M

oops posted at the same time

 

[Hammy]

edit: actually just was checking box the psu is a Cooler master Silent ProM 600w about 7 years old forgot the cx550m died

 

[tamzzy]

honestly, i'd say don't bother with reusing parts and just get a whole new rig
if you want to reuse your current lian-li case, stick your current system in a new case (i've added it as part of the build spec) and sell it on. should recoup you a couple of hundred quid.
the only other change i would make is to swap the gpu from the rx7600 to the rx6700xt if you can find it for reasonable prices (ofc not at ocuk)

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £119.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £55.99
• 1 x WD Black SN770 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58F-WD) = £59.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-594-GI) = £104.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7600 Pulse Gaming 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-02Y-AM) = £248.98
• 1 x Kolink Inspire Series K11 ARGB Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Window (SKU: CA-06B-KK) = £32.99
• 1 x CORSAIR CX Series CX650 80 PLUS Bronze ATX Power Supply (SKU: POW-CRS-01135) = £54.95

Total: £677.88 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Rob_B]

PSU might want replacing after 7yrs, if you went with no GPU upgrade just yet you could easily fit an AM5 build into less than your budget. And save a little more for the GPU?

Or go AM4 but understand you'll not have much upgrade headroom with that platform. Then again you don't seem to upgrade that often

 

[Tetras]

AM5/DDR5 option if you re-use the case, PSU and storage:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £188.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming A620-Pro WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-01162) = £119.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G5600HC40BDC01) (SKU: MY-0B3-TG) = £89.98
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 WindForce 2X OC 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-1G8-GI) = £278.99

Total: £677.95 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

CPU cooler is included in the CPU box, or you could get the black Arctic Freezer 36 for £25.

I believe WoW does like the X3D CPUs a lot, but I'd prefer to be on AM5 than go AM4 and buy a 5700X3D.

The 4060 is not usually a card I'd recommend, but it has low power consumption (~120 watts) so should pose no problem for your old 550 watt PSU and it uses an 8-pin so need for adapters. TPU's database says it is 113% faster than your RX 580, so not too shabby!

 

[Hammy]

thanks guys for the advice

 

[Hammy]

whats the standard cooler like that is comes with the cpu ? worth upgrading or be ok for just casual stuff ?

 

[Tetras]

whats the standard cooler like that is comes with the cpu ? worth upgrading or be ok for just casual stuff ?

The 7600 non-X? Sufficient for basic desktop use and gaming, but it is not great (it is AMD's worst box cooler).

A peerless assassin/phantom spirit for £35 smashes it out of the park. The £25 black Freezer 36 @ OCUK is also a lot better.

 

[Hammy]

The 7600 non-X? Sufficient for basic desktop use and gaming, but it is not great (it is AMD's worst box cooler).

A peerless assassin/phantom spirit for £35 smashes it out of the park. The £25 black Freezer 36 @ OCUK is also a lot better.

cheers i was looking at them and there are so many for the am5 range i see the Thermalright Peerless is pre order atm

 

[Tetras]

cheers i was looking at them and there are so many for the am5 range i see the Thermalright Peerless is pre order atm

Ooh, cool, OCUK stock them now!

 

[tamzzy]

cheers i was looking at them and there are so many for the am5 range i see the Thermalright Peerless is pre order atm

you don't need a peerless assassin for a 7600
even a £15 assassin king ak120se is sufficient

 

[Hammy]

you don't need a peerless assassin for a 7600
even a £15 assassin king ak120se is sufficient

thanks for the info m8

 

[Craig_d1]

if you search you can get 6000C30 ram for £97 elsewhere at mo. it's a step up from 5600c40 and worth the extra £8....if going am5 route
also if stepping up to b650 mobo the gigabyte gaming X ax is £150 at mo here, or for £140 the gigabyte b650 eagle ax for £140 which is capable, but not on offer whereas the gaming x is...and is a better board

 

[Hammy]

decided to go AM5 set up how this look before i order ?


Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX V2 Motherboard £149.99 inc

CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MHz CL36 £92.99 inc

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Desktop Processor £174.99 inc

ARCTIC Freezer 36 £18.99 inc

XFX SPEEDSTER QICK 319 AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 Go GDDR6 £299.99 inc

CORSAIR CX750 80 PLUS Bronze Non Modular Low-Noise ATX 750 Watt Power Supply £59.99 inc

WD_BLACK SN770 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD, M.2 2280 NVMe SSD £59.99 inc

cheap midi case