Budget Gaming Build Recommendations

dante671

dante671

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Hi,

Got a friend looking to buy a budget gaming PC, he's currently been looking at a pre-built PC which would have the following specs:
Mobo: ASUS B450-F Strix
CPU: AMD Ryzen 2600X 4.25 GHz
GPU: ASUS Strix RX 580 OC 8GB
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB 2000MHz
Storage 240GB

The above would come with a case, stock coolers etc (doesn't include Windows) at a cost of £840 ish. There's also a variation with 480GB SSD for around £30 extra.

He's not too sure on the specific games he wants to play, but as a rough idea I'd assume the likes of PUBG, Overwatch, Battlefield as well as the likes of the Batman Arkham games as he previously played those on console.

So I'm looking for some recommendations on a build to show him that either match or beat the above, around the £840-870 price mark please?

Any advice is much appreciated, thanks.
 
as a DIY build, but note the processor is out of stock, so take it on board as an example.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £842.36 (includes shipping: £12.60)​

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as a pre-built

My basket at Overclockers UK:
  • 1 x OcUK Gaming Citizen Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen 5 2600, RX 590 8GB Graphics ***THREE FREE GAMES*** = £771.95
    • Memory:Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30
    • Graphics Card:PowerColor Radeon RX 590 Red Devil 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
    • Solid State Drive (optional):TeamGroup 240GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive
    • WIFI:Unwanted
    • Operating System:Unwanted
    • Security Software:Unwanted
Total: £786.05 (includes shipping: £14.10)​
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then look elsewhere for windows.
 
Thanks for the recommendations, looks like a couple of good builds there.

For the DIY build since that includes Windows, and his original build didn't, that either saves him some money or leaves him £115 to play around with potential upgrades to components.
 
dante671 said:
Thanks for the recommendations, looks like a couple of good builds there.

For the DIY build since that includes Windows, and his original build didn't, that either saves him some money or leaves him £115 to play around with potential upgrades to components.
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no problem, they wont be the only options, im sure someone else will eventually come along with their input.

as for the question about the DIY build, you would be able to find windows cheaper or do what most suggest and get an iso and use your own flash drive and then buy a key, but you can save even more because you can buy that 2600 for under £150 new if you go elsewhere and as Ocuk dont have stock that be your best option anyways.

2600 - £145
aorus itx - £122
gtx aero itx 1060 - £240
st45sf 450w psu - £63
240gb m.2 - £34
sugo sg13 - £43

i already had the ram, the 1tb drive and windows, so add on about £130 for those and that is what my build costs for a comparison, these are purchases from elsewhere in my case, so may or may not be a good overall spend and this is new price, i didnt buy used like the build it replaced.

basically you get more your money on the diy side, but you can compromise parts to get cheaper and then upgrade later ie for the build i suggested get a 570 not 580, cheaper case for example, the case is personal preference though.
 
Nice, I definitely prefer DIY builds myself for similar reasons to you in that you have more options and generally get more for your money. I always go for the DIY choice for my own builds, but having an option of both DIY and pre-built is great since its for someone else.
 
You can certainly save on the Windows key if you look around. I think the going rate is about £20.

Secondly, unless you are looking for a micro ITX case I would avoid to prevent running into cooling issues.

I found a very well put together case for the price (InWin Mana 136) on a well known auction site for £20 BNIB. For the money, excellent value for money.
 
Noughtboy said:
You can certainly save on the Windows key if you look around. I think the going rate is about £20.

Secondly, unless you are looking for a micro ITX case I would avoid to prevent running into cooling issues.

I found a very well put together case for the price (InWin Mana 136) on a well known auction site for £20 BNIB. For the money, excellent value for money.
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if that itx was referring to my post then that mini itx build is my system, i priced up my system to throw in a comparison, but i wouldnt suggest itx build all the time unless the buyer would get along with the faff behind the building aspect.
 
ExoMale said:
if that itx was referring to my post then that mini itx build is my system, i priced up my system to throw in a comparison, but i wouldnt suggest itx build all the time unless the buyer would get along with the faff behind the building aspect.
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It wasn't referring to your build but your spec on post #2. As we agree upon, unless needed to larger for ease of fitting and running.
 
Noughtboy said:
It wasn't referring to your build but your spec on post #2. As we agree upon, unless needed to larger for ease of fitting and running.
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i mocked up am micro atx build not itx unless im missing your point lol? i dont think you need atx cases for smaller internals unless you need to fill it up with drives, no case is easy to work in really, theres always that one defect you come across that makes it less than perfect.
 
ExoMale said:
i mocked up am micro atx build not itx unless im missing your point lol? i dont think you need atx cases for smaller internals unless you need to fill it up with drives, no case is easy to work in really, theres always that one defect you come across that makes it less than perfect.
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Nope. I'm bad. My mistake.

So used to looking at mid tower that I saw your micro ATX and defaulted to reading micro ITX.

Sorry for the confusion
 
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