Advice needed for first time build (around £1k)

[DannyXCII]

Hello! I'm looking to build a PC that I will be using for work (web development including using tools like Photoshop, Illustrator etc concurrently) as well as for gaming - currently my "main" game is Final Fantasy XIV but I will be playing games like Borderlands 3, The Witcher, CSGO, TF2 and Battlefield. I'd like to achieve good performance on high or ultra quality ideally. After some research I've put together the following build:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £179.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 16GB (2*8GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Kit= £79.99
• 1 x Samsung 1TB 860 QVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 64 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-76Q1T0BW)= £109.99
• 1 x NZXT H510 Midi Tower Gaming Case - White Tempered Glass= £74.99
• 1 x Corsair TX650M 650W 80 Plus Gold Semi Modular Power Supply (CP-9020132-UK)= £98.99
• 1 x Acer ED242QRA 24" 1920x1080 VA Full HD 144Hz FreeSync Widescreen Curved LED Gaming Monitor= £139.99
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 570 Red Dragon 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £119.99

Total: £922.00 (includes shipping: £18.12)​

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I am torn between the AMD RX 570 and the RX 5700 (/XT) - but at around £200 more I'm wondering if it's worth it. Opinions based on the above usage please?

- Will all of these components work together?
- Is the PSU overkill?
- Could you suggest a better build around the £800 - £1100 mark? If I can achieve a better build for less I won't complain!

I have a keyboard, mouse and headset which I will be using with this, assuming I will be able to purchase a digital copy of Windows and install via USB? When I buy this, I want to be able to build a complete working machine - other than mouse, keyboard, OS and headset mentioned above will I need anything else? I'm assuming a kettle plug but no external PSU - anything I've missed? Thanks!

 

[Josh.B]

Hey Danny, everything looks fine as far as compatibility, however the PSU is a bit high and you could probably get away with a 550w or 600w instead. Unfortunately the RX 570 is unlikely to be able to play more modern games such as Borderlands 3 on high settings above 40 fps, here is a link to some benchmarks to give you an idea https://static.techspot.com/articles-info/1912/bench/TS_1080p.png , if you want to stay under 1100 maybe consider a 1660 or 1660 Super card instead which would get you to around 60 fps on ultra settings.

 

[snips86x]

Tried to get a 1440p & 144hz monitor in there as well but it takes it over the budget. You could always use your existing monitor instead and buy a better one later on.

My take:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £179.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 16GB (2*8GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Kit= £79.99
• 1 x Samsung 1TB 860 QVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 64 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-76Q1T0BW)= £109.99
• 1 x MSI Radeon RX 5700 MECH OC 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £299.99
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P300 Glass Midi Tower Case - Black/White= £54.95
• 1 x Silverstone Essential 750W 80 Plus Gold Semi-Modular Power Supply= £87.95
• 1 x Acer ED242QRA 24" 1920x1080 VA Full HD 144Hz FreeSync Widescreen Curved LED Gaming Monitor= £139.99

Total: £1,070.92 (includes shipping: £18.12)​

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