Budget Gaming PC

[Ethan62]

Hi Guys,

Just after some advise is the best bang for buck gaming PC I could get/configure. Don't mind building myself if it works out cheaper.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB 2x8GB DDR4 PC4-24000c16 3000MHz Dual Channel
Gigabyte GTX 1660 Super OC 6144MB
Samsung 1TB 860 EVO
#724.06
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...orce-gtx-1660-super-fs-1dv-og.html#t=c1e3f2g4

Thanks for your help.

 

[Ethan62]

Probably around 800 and just the tower.

 

[Ethan62]

Thanks guys, I'd probably look at getting one of theses monitors or something similar in the near future.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...-curved-backlit-gaming-monitor-mo-002-gi.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sams...-gaming-widescreen-led-monitor-mo-23m-sa.html

I'm torn between getting something like suggested and using it or 6 months and selling (moving countries, no desk/office) or something like XMG Fusion 15 (I realize the hefty price difference but I understand there might be a mobile gpu refresh shortly?).

 

[Ethan62]

There's no such thing as a "gaming" VA

Why do you say that?

Edit: I don't play FPS games really not sure if that makes a difference.

 

[Ethan62]

2700 or 3600 - if gaming at 1440p could stretch out the 2700x . though 3600 is the smarter choice even with lower core count ( just saves a little cash )


B CODE
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 Eight Core 2700X 4.35GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £164.99
• 1 x MSI B450M Mortar MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard= £84.95
• 1 x Patriot Viper Steel 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS416G320C6K)= £59.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 Gaming OC 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £299.99
• 1 x Kolink Citadel Micro-ATX Case - Black= £39.95
• 1 x Corsair TX550M 550W 80 Plus Gold Semi Modular Power Supply (CP-9020133-UK)= £64.99
• 1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 1TB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0A)= £99.95

Total: £814.81 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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My only concern is regarding the AMD driver issues I keep hearing about. i'd love to support team red but as I'm going to sell this machine in 6 months I don't want something plagued by issues.

I read through the thread and couldn't see anything out of the ordinary for VA monitors. It seemed like ultimately all monitor types have their own respective problems and that unless you pay quite a lot you can't avoid all issues. From what 've seen they look good enough to me at the price.

 

[Ethan62]

Aorus monitor happily works with G-sync and Freeysnc - isn't offically support yet but should be soon - hopefully rep and confirm @GIGA-Man ?

Havent seen to much issues with 120hz gaming between VA and IPS - but not a current hardcore FPS gamer and more RTS

https://www.coolblue.nl/en/advice/choosing-a-gaming-panel.html

https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/ips-vs-tn-vs-va-gaming-performance-colour-explained-2948955

as for laptops - same price but larger Ram and SSD

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...z-i7-9750h-professional-laptop-lt-09f-gi.html

or could go cheaper and then run eGPU enclosure in the future for more GPU power as with these laptops the CPUs will last a good while!

After some consideration I think i'll get a PC for a few months, sell it and pick up a laptop q2/q3 this year once we see the new gpus/cpus

 

[Ethan62]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 Eight Core 2700X 4.35GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £164.99
• 1 x MSI B450M Mortar MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard= £84.95
• 1 x Patriot Viper Steel 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS416G320C6K)= £68.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 Gaming OC 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £299.99
• 1 x Kolink Citadel Micro-ATX Case - Black= £39.95
• 1 x Corsair TX550M 550W 80 Plus Gold Semi Modular Power Supply (CP-9020133-UK)= £64.99
• 1 x Gigabyte AORUS CV27F 27" 1920x1080 VA 165Hz 1ms FreeSync 2 HDR400 Curved Backlit Gaming Monitor= £284.99
• 1 x Razer Basilisk Essential USB Optical Gaming Mouse (RZ01-02650100-R3M1)= £27.95
• 1 x Corsair Force MP510 series 960GB NVMe PCIe M.2 Solid State Drive (CSSD-F960GBMP510)= £149.99

Total: £1,186.79 (includes shipping: £0.00)​

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Final spec check, if anyone has any advise.