Amd black friday deal

Arclite · 17 Nov 2018 at 14:57

Hey guys,

Thinking of buying a new system and came across this deal:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...-8gb-graphics-three-free-games-fs-1aq-og.html

What do you think of it? Good value for money? Room for overclocking with a water cooler? How is the vrm on that motherboard? Future upgrades etc.

Thanks

tamzzy · 17 Nov 2018 at 15:10

Arclite said:
What do you think of it? Good value for money?

it's okay.
but you'll want to bump the ram up to 16gb and add a 480gb ssd. that will push the price up to £873.
also tacking on the vega56 (and removing windows) brings the price to £803.
lousy psu though - would definitely want it changed

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x OcUK Gaming Citizen Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen 5 2600, RX 590 8GB Graphics ***THREE FREE GAMES*** = £802.90
- Memory:Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30
- Graphics Card:*Build Stock* Sapphire Radeon RX VEGA 56 Pulse 8GB HBM2 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- Solid State Drive (optional):TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive
- WIFI:Unwanted
- Operating System:Unwanted
- Security Software:Unwanted

Total: £817.00 (includes shipping: £14.10)

tamzzy · 17 Nov 2018 at 15:17

this is the equivalent spec if you were to DIY:
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Sapphire Radeon RX VEGA 56 Pulse 8GB HBM2 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11276-02-40G)= £299.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £99.95
1 x TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £65.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £169.99
1 x Gigabyte B450 AORUS ELITE (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherbaord= £104.99
1 x Seagate 2TB BarraCuda 7200RPM 64MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (ST2000DM006)= £55.99
1 x Kolink KL-600M 600W 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply= £46.99
1 x Kolink Stronghold Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Tempered Glass Side Window= £39.95

Total: £896.44 (includes shipping: £12.60)

Arclite · 17 Nov 2018 at 15:57

Thanks. Is the motherboard in that systed the gigabyte aorus?

As for power supply, they say we can call to make changes. Will see about doing that.

tamzzy · 17 Nov 2018 at 16:01

Arclite said:
Thanks. Is the motherboard in that systed the gigabyte aorus?

according to the pics on the website, yes, gigabyte aorus elite. so i'd assume so.

Arclite said:
As for power supply, they say we can call to make changes. Will see about doing that.

yeah i'd also change the case too tbh.
the kolink stronghold doesn't have the best ventilation, and i suspect the vega56 will run pretty hot inside it.

to something like this:
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Antec EarthWatts Gold Pro 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £79.99
1 x Phanteks Eclipse P350X Glass Digital RGB Midi Tower Case - Black= £64.99

Total: £156.68 (includes shipping: £11.70)

should be an extra £60-70 on top going by shop prices.
i wouldn't dare run a vega56 on a cheap kolink psu. even with a 3 year guarantee

Arclite · 17 Nov 2018 at 16:02

Great thanks.

orbitalwalsh · 17 Nov 2018 at 17:14

@tamzzy list is solid, if you can't push the cash and PSU, just push the PSU.

Think Antec p8 might be on sale, sort of an in-between from the two above .

Also can pick up 1440p 144hz Freesync for like £270 !!!

Arclite · 17 Nov 2018 at 19:37

orbitalwalsh said:
@tamzzy list is solid, if you can't push the cash and PSU, just push the PSU.

Think Antec p8 might be on sale, sort of an in-between from the two above .

Also can pick up 1440p 144hz Freesync for like £270 !!!

Cash is tight at the moment but at the same time don't want to waste money on mediocre parts. Im thinking that there may be other components and/or systems perhaps with a better psu/case will appear in the run up to bkack friday? Worth holding back for now?

orbitalwalsh · 17 Nov 2018 at 20:11

That Pulse for £300 is a good deal. No idea on ETA or how many will order that card .

Hopefully deals will pop up for PSUs

Arclite · 19 Nov 2018 at 12:31

So I gave OCUK a call just now to ask what I can and cannot change in the system and was told:

"Extremely limited" with regards to swapping case and psu.
No option to change GPU. What the configurator allows is the only option you can get as the price of CPU and CPU are related.

Now that said, how is the rx 590? I really do not want to wait for a re-stock of the vega 56 some time next month.

Is it still worth getting? 2 year old architecutre and a crazy TDW.

Any suggestions guys?

lee32uk · 19 Nov 2018 at 22:55

Arclite said:
So I gave OCUK a call just now to ask what I can and cannot change in the system and was told:

"Extremely limited" with regards to swapping case and psu.
No option to change GPU. What the configurator allows is the only option you can get as the price of CPU and CPU are related.

Now that said, how is the rx 590? I really do not want to wait for a re-stock of the vega 56 some time next month.

Is it still worth getting? 2 year old architecutre and a crazy TDW.

Any suggestions guys?

The RX 590 is a bit of a step down from the Vega 56. Basically a GTX 1060 vs a GTX 1070/ti if it was comparing Nvidia cards.

Can you not build your own system ? That way you are not tied to the configurator.

Arclite · 20 Nov 2018 at 12:38

lee32uk said:
The RX 590 is a bit of a step down from the Vega 56. Basically a GTX 1060 vs a GTX 1070/ti if it was comparing Nvidia cards.

Can you not build your own system ? That way you are not tied to the configurator.

Was trying to see if i could save some money in that deal. I have now ended up building up my own pc

lee32uk · 20 Nov 2018 at 12:43

Arclite said:
Was trying to see if i could save some money in that deal. I have now ended up building up my own pc

What did you end up buying ?

Arclite · 20 Nov 2018 at 13:02

doing 2 machines, 1 here at OCUK (not fully decided yet)

the one for myself:

Phantek case
2600
Cooler master 240 mm AIO
960 EVO M2 boot drive
1TB seagate 7200 rpm
corsair tx 650W modular psu
1070 mini
16 gb g.skill rip jaws 3200 mhz

got a good deal on some parts not from here though.

Around £900 altogether.

lee32uk · 20 Nov 2018 at 13:31

Arclite said:
doing 2 machines, 1 here at OCUK (not fully decided yet)

the one for myself:

Phantek case
2600
Cooler master 240 mm AIO
960 EVO M2 boot drive
1TB seagate 7200 rpm
corsair tx 650W modular psu
1070 mini
16 gb g.skill rip jaws 3200 mhz

got a good deal on some parts not from here though.

Around £900 altogether.

Looks good. Hope that mini gpu doesn't make too much noise though

Feel free to post your other spec once you have decided

dlresponse · 20 Nov 2018 at 16:29

Looks like an excellent deal. Wish I had spotted it before starting my DIY self build.

Arclite · 20 Nov 2018 at 19:37

lee32uk said:
Looks good. Hope that mini gpu doesn't make too much noise though

Feel free to post your other spec once you have decided

I hope so too

. Also forgot to mention. Motherboard is msi 450 gaming plus.

Morve · 22 Nov 2018 at 16:37

orbitalwalsh said:
@tamzzy
Also can pick up 1440p 144hz Freesync for like £270 !!!

What one you thinking of?

orbitalwalsh · 23 Nov 2018 at 00:38

Morve said:
What one you thinking of?

Thinks it's Acer

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/acer...descreen-led-zeroframe-monitor-mo-138-ac.html

viragka · 23 Nov 2018 at 13:33

TN panel

IPS or VA will be better for image/color quality.