Advice on this before buying

pipson · 25 Dec 2020 at 13:47

Thinking of going for the below:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x CoolerMaster MasterBox Q300L Micro-ATX Case - Black Window= £37.99
1 x ASUS PRIME B450M-K (Socket AM4) DDR4 MATX Motherboard= £69.98
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £218.99
1 x Kolink Modular Power 500W 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply= £44.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B30= £64.99
1 x Palit GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER StormX OC 4096MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £158.99
1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0B)= £46.99
1 x ADDON AWU-G37 High Gain Dual-Band Wireless AC1300 Nano USB Network Adapter= £18.95

Total: £674.17 (includes shipping: £12.30)

Any advice on the choice of parts, do I need a better cooler and am i missing anything else? Budget is around £650

Minibiker · 25 Dec 2020 at 14:00

I would scrap the PSU as it's not truly a 500w PSU and has only 3 year warranty, also I'm not 100% that board will run the 3600 out of the box

pipson · 25 Dec 2020 at 14:03

Minibiker said:
I would scrap the PSU as it's not truly a 500w PSU and has only 3 year warranty, also I'm not 100% that board will run the 3600 out of the box

what would you recommend then?

Minibiker · 25 Dec 2020 at 14:11

pipson said:
what would you recommend then?

I will have a look at some specs at some point.. Do you want MATX?

pipson · 25 Dec 2020 at 14:12

Minibiker said:
I will have a look at some specs at some point.. Do you want MATX?

The case is MATX so yes please.

If you can link a better psu and mb id appreciate that.

Also is the cpu cooler that comes with the cpu good enough?

pipson · 25 Dec 2020 at 14:25

I might consider switching the case to: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/bitfenix-nova-mesh-a-rgb-midi-tower-case-white-window-ca-23f-bx.html

If there are much better ATX MB - but essentially i did want a small box

pipson · 25 Dec 2020 at 14:37

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £218.99
1 x Palit GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER StormX OC 4096MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £158.99
1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0B)= £46.99
1 x Phanteks AMP 550W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £86.99
1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDGED4= £65.99
1 x CoolerMaster MasterBox Q300L Micro-ATX Case - Black Window= £37.99
1 x Gigabyte B550M S2H (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £79.99
1 x ADDON AWU-G37 High Gain Dual-Band Wireless AC1300 Nano USB Network Adapter= £18.95

Total: £727.18 (includes shipping: £12.30)

Minibiker · 25 Dec 2020 at 15:41

So what's your highest budget? The Phanteks PSU is a great PSU and better warranty

Tetras · 25 Dec 2020 at 15:47

£219 for a 3600, ouch, the 3600X is only £10 more and has a better cooler I think.

pipson · 25 Dec 2020 at 15:50

Tetras said:
£219 for a 3600, ouch, the 3600X is only £10 more and has a better cooler I think.

its available elsewhere for £190

pipson · 25 Dec 2020 at 15:50

Minibiker said:
So what's your highest budget? The Phanteks PSU is a great PSU and better warranty

Probably £700

Joxeon · 25 Dec 2020 at 15:51

By going with a 10400F you would have 80 quid more to spend on the GPU if your main use is gaming.

10400F and 3600 are about equal for gaming although the 3600 is slightly better for core heavy workloads.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Intel Core i5-10400F 2.90GHz (Comet Lake) Socket LGA1200 Processor - Retail= £139.99
1 x Gigabyte B460M-D3H (Socket LGA 1200) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £79.99

Total: £230.48 (includes shipping: £10.50)

4K8KW10 · 25 Dec 2020 at 15:51

Minibiker said:
I would scrap the PSU as it's not truly a 500w PSU and has only 3 year warranty, also I'm not 100% that board will run the 3600 out of the box

He doesn't need true 500 watts because the CPU is only 65 watts and the graphics card only 100 watts.

I'd rather spend on this system's corresponding PSU class and faster RAM and storage drive:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4096MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £169.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £218.99
1 x WD Black 500GB SN750 M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS500G3X0C)= £64.99
1 x Corsair CV Series CV450 450W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (CP-9020209-UK)= £39.95
1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDGED4= £65.99
1 x CoolerMaster MasterBox Q300L Micro-ATX Case - Black Window= £37.99
1 x Gigabyte B550M S2H (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £79.99
1 x ADDON AWU-G37 High Gain Dual-Band Wireless AC1300 Nano USB Network Adapter= £18.95

Total: £709.14 (includes shipping: £12.30)

Minibiker · 25 Dec 2020 at 17:43

4K8KW10 said:
He doesn't need true 500 watts because the CPU is only 65 watts and the graphics card only 100 watts.

I'd rather spend on this system's corresponding PSU class and faster RAM and storage drive:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4096MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £169.99

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £218.99

1 x WD Black 500GB SN750 M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS500G3X0C)= £64.99

1 x Corsair CV Series CV450 450W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (CP-9020209-UK)= £39.95

1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDGED4= £65.99

1 x CoolerMaster MasterBox Q300L Micro-ATX Case - Black Window= £37.99

1 x Gigabyte B550M S2H (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £79.99

1 x ADDON AWU-G37 High Gain Dual-Band Wireless AC1300 Nano USB Network Adapter= £18.95

Total: £709.14 (includes shipping: £12.30)

Very true but the Kolink Psu's haven't really had the greatest reviews over the years, they may have changed since though...

Like @Joxeon has said though the 10400f is a very good choice... I've gone for it over the Ryzen 3600, I had AMD for the past couple of years but wanted a change and the Intel 10400f seems a good choice for my needs

Tetras · 25 Dec 2020 at 17:48

4K8KW10 said:
He doesn't need true 500 watts because the CPU is only 65 watts and the graphics card only 100 watts.

I'd rather spend on this system's corresponding PSU class and faster RAM and storage drive:

1 x Corsair CV Series CV450 450W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (CP-9020209-UK)

Is the Corsair CV better built than their previous value PSU?

pipson · 25 Dec 2020 at 19:22

4K8KW10 said:
He doesn't need true 500 watts because the CPU is only 65 watts and the graphics card only 100 watts.

I'd rather spend on this system's corresponding PSU class and faster RAM and storage drive:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 5500 XT 4096MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £169.99

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £218.99

1 x WD Black 500GB SN750 M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS500G3X0C)= £64.99

1 x Corsair CV Series CV450 450W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (CP-9020209-UK)= £39.95

1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDGED4= £65.99

1 x CoolerMaster MasterBox Q300L Micro-ATX Case - Black Window= £37.99

1 x Gigabyte B550M S2H (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £79.99

1 x ADDON AWU-G37 High Gain Dual-Band Wireless AC1300 Nano USB Network Adapter= £18.95

Total: £709.14 (includes shipping: £12.30)

I actually like this - gpu out of stock though??

How does the rx 5500 do vs 1650 - problem is OCUK aint got any in stock

Joxeon · 25 Dec 2020 at 21:45

pipson said:
I actually like this - gpu out of stock though??

How does the rx 5500 do vs 1650 - problem is OCUK aint got any in stock

Gpus are either out of stock or overpriced right now even used they are selling for more than 2 years ago.

If the PC is just for gaming then I'd consider getting a ps5 or Xbox series X for £450 instead since the GPU in those is about 2.5x more powerful than either of those options or save up a bit more and go with a RTX 3060/3060ti.

pipson · 25 Dec 2020 at 22:31

Joxeon said:
Gpus are either out of stock or overpriced right now even used they are selling for more than 2 years ago.

If the PC is just for gaming then I'd consider getting a ps5 or Xbox series X for £450 instead since the GPU in those is about 2.5x more powerful than either of those options or save up a bit more and go with a RTX 3060/3060ti.

No its not for just gaming, family use, work use and casual gaming.

And the games I play are not on console.