Best value gaming PC for a strict £650 max budget.

[coupe69]

As per thread title, what can be had for £650? No case is required as this has already been purchased.

So, mainboard, PSU, RAM, storage, CPU, and graphics card.

 

[coupe69]

Intel/DDR4 option:

This is great thanks! I was looking at AMD, but it seems Intel is now best at this budget.

 

[coupe69]

You might be able to manage an AM4 build based on the 5600 but you wouldn't be able to buy a chunk of the stuff via OCUK unfortunately, that said there's really not much between them tbh unless you were hoping to grab a second hand 5700X3D down the line.

If you have Members Market access via this forum you might have some luck putting a request in for a bundle, I've seen a bunch of AM4 related parts go for pretty cheap over the past few weeks.

I do have access to members market and have used it loads over the years, I did consider it for this build. The problem is this is a PC for a family friend and I can't run the risk of purchasing faulty parts. I also want it to be as hassle free for me as possible. I was trying to sway them into just buying a pre-build, but they're already aware that you get better value for money when buying the parts separately.