AMD build - cheaper alternatives?

Omaeka

Omaeka

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Throwing together a build for a friend and wondered if it was possible to drop the price any without much compromise, looking for 800-900 range at most.

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Omaeka said:
Throwing together a build for a friend and wondered if it was possible to drop the price any without much compromise, looking for 800-900 range at most.
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My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £789.63 (includes shipping: £14.70)​
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If you're on MM, I have a case im about to list.....this one, supplied with vertical GPU cable worth £35: https://www.thermaltake.com/commander-c31-tg-argb-edition-1.html
 
 
Is this a gaming build? Surely it would be wise to wait for the Ryzen 3000 at this point? Ryzen 3600 should be just around £200 and will be quicker clock for clock and more future proof.

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You could throw in a half decent cooler if you wanted to overclock too.

The graphics card is chosen on the assumption that you want to use the £800 budget with gaming performance in mind.
 
No need for excessive PSUs in moderate budget PC.
Good 650W PSU is enough for lot unless into overclocking everything.
And especially in that budget PC it's not sensible to go for 80+ Platinum efficiency unless having some discount PSU.
Non-modular Bitfenic Formula would be one way to save more of budget into parts giving extra performance.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/bitfenix-formula-series-550w-80-plus-gold-power-supply-ca-22y-bx.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/bitfenix-formula-series-650w-80-plus-gold-power-supply-ca-22z-bx.html

Also expensive case doesn't give extra fps.
Instead putting £20-30 into CPU cooler would help CPU in keeping boost clocks better.

And Zen2 would give more performance for the future by fixing/improving weak areas of current Ryzens.
 
Pretty much echoing what others have said:

2600X is a bad choice at that price. Either wait for the 3600 (which should be around £200) or drop to a 2600 and save a wedge. The AMD 50 bundle with the 2600 and Aorus Elite for £216.98 is stunning value and likely competitive pound for pound with the new generation.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-...rus-elite-and-amd-ryzen-5-2600-bu-01t-am.html

The PSU is overkill. Simply a complete waste of money when you can buy one for under half that price which will be stable and reliable.

On the case; does your friend need a full tower? There are loads of great Midi Towers in the £50-£80 range, so personally I'd be loathed to spend so much money on a case unless it was fulfilling a need (e.g. he needs a bunch of 5.25" bays and six 3.5" drive bays, and/or needs a lot of space for WC gear).

That RAM is a really odd pick given OCUK sells a Team Group equivalent for £30 less. There's even Team Group and Corsair RGB RAM for less money. At £110, you're pretty close to the cheapest 32GB kit:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...ual-channel-kit-grey-tlgd432g3-my-08p-tg.html

This is what I'd buy:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £764.05 (includes shipping: £13.20)
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I've shaved £180 off the build price, while upgrading the SSD to a 480GB one, and upgrading the GPU to a Vega 56. All in all, a significant improvement in gaming performance and a significant cash saving.

Alternatively, keeping your original SSD and GPU choice (or swapping for an RX580) you could get this down to £644.05. That's almost £300 cheaper than your original build, with the only performance difference being a drop from a Ryzen 2600X to a Ryzen 2600 (which isn't much).
 
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