Budget of £900

Kavalree · 13 Nov 2018 at 23:21

Got a budget of £900 to build a gaming spec PC. However, I also need a monitor (24" 1080p), mouse, keyboard and headset.

I've been out of the loop for quite a long time so I'm somewhat lost in the latest tech, my previous rig rocked an i5-4690K!

Vidar · 13 Nov 2018 at 23:51

That's a very tough spec, can you go any higher than £900? A half decent monitor, OS, peripherals and headset is going to cost upwards of £250

Kavalree · 14 Nov 2018 at 00:36

How does this look?

Ryzen 5 1500X
Gigabyte B450M-DS3H
16GB Vulcan 2400MHz
Crucial M4 256GB SSD
1TB Toshiba HDD
RX580 Pulse 4GB
Kolink KL-700 700W PSU
Samsung S24D330H
Steelseries Rare Bundle - Rival 110 Mouse and Apex 150 Keyboard
ASUS Cerberus Headset
Fractal Focus G Mini
LG 24x DVD

orbitalwalsh · 14 Nov 2018 at 08:45

@Anti-Chav is the system for yourself or someone else as 4690k aint to bad, specially if overclocked !?

Kavalree · 14 Nov 2018 at 11:40

orbitalwalsh said:
@Anti-Chav is the system for yourself or someone else as 4690k aint to bad, specially if overclocked !?

Yes, it's for a friend.

I've not got the money to upgrade mine yet, then again, it doesn't need much (4690K clocked at 4.8 and Crossfire 290X's)

Omega_ · 14 Nov 2018 at 11:44

Anti-Chav said:
How does this look?

Ryzen 5 1500X
Gigabyte B450M-DS3H
16GB Vulcan 2400MHz
Crucial M4 256GB SSD
1TB Toshiba HDD
RX580 Pulse 4GB
Kolink KL-700 700W PSU
Samsung S24D330H
Steelseries Rare Bundle - Rival 110 Mouse and Apex 150 Keyboard
ASUS Cerberus Headset
Fractal Focus G Mini
LG 24x DVD

go for the 8gb version of the 580

Omega_ · 14 Nov 2018 at 11:54

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-33r-ms.html

Kavalree · 14 Nov 2018 at 12:24

Omega_ said:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-33r-ms.html

I've gone with the PowerColor 8GB 580 to stay in budget.

Hows the rest of the build hold up?

Omega_ · 14 Nov 2018 at 12:30

Anti-Chav said:
I've gone with the PowerColor 8GB 580 to stay in budget.

Hows the rest of the build hold up?

Everything else looks fine. pretty good build tbf. The ram speed is pretty average. If its within budget i recommend 3000Mhz 16gb. Like this

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...al-channel-kit-grey-tlgd416g30-my-087-tg.html

orbitalwalsh · 14 Nov 2018 at 13:58

Anti-Chav said:
I've gone with the PowerColor 8GB 580 to stay in budget.

Hows the rest of the build hold up?

able to hold trigger till tomorrow 2pm ???

rx 590 launches

might shuffle some prices

also deals change here every wednesday at 12-2pm for a week

Mr G · 14 Nov 2018 at 14:04

orbitalwalsh said:
able to hold trigger till tomorrow 2pm ???

rx 590 launches

might shuffle some prices

also deals change here every wednesday at 12-2pm for a week

Echo the above comment... although I fear not so much on the RX 590 at £250, might grab the RX 580 though at a reasonable price or the 570 at an even lower price than £158?

Kavalree · 15 Nov 2018 at 16:45

Had another visit to the build and played around with todays prices. I personally think I've got a touch more performance and upgraded a few parts whilst staying within budget.

Ryzen 5 1500X - Stock Code MO-22A-SA (£124.99)
Gigabyte B450M-DS3H - Stock Code MB-571-GI (£69.95)
Team Group Vulcan 3000MHZ 2x8GB - Stock Code MY-087-TG (£99.95)
Gigabyte 240GB SSD - Stock Code HD-004-GI (£38.99)
Toshiba 1TB HDD - Stock Code HD-044-TS (£36.95)
Gigabyte RX 580 8GB - Stock Code GX-192-GI (£199.99)
Kolink KL-700 - Stock Code CA-02B-KK (£47.99)
Fractal Design Focus G Mini - Stock Code CA-07B-FD (£49.99)
LG 24x DVDRW - Stock Code CD-121-LG (£13.99)
Samsung S24D330H - Stock Code MO-22A-SA (£98.99)
SteelSeries Rare Bundle - Stock Code BU-00H-ST (£64.99)
SteelSeries Siberia 150 Headset - Stock Code SP-087-ST (£49.99)

TOTAL = £896.76

lee32uk · 15 Nov 2018 at 16:56

Spend an extra £10 and get them a better power supply.

That spec will run fine on a 450W unit.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 450W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £59.99

Total: £70.49 (includes shipping: £10.50)

Kavalree · 15 Nov 2018 at 17:20

lee32uk said:
Spend an extra £10 and get them a better power supply.

That spec will run fine on a 450W unit.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 450W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £59.99

Total: £70.49 (includes shipping: £10.50)

I've just replaced the Kolink with the BeQuiet Power 9 500W PSU. How does the BitFenix compare to the BeQuiet?

And are those Kolink's not a great choice then?

lee32uk · 15 Nov 2018 at 17:50

Anti-Chav said:
I've just replaced the Kolink with the BeQuiet Power 9 500W PSU. How does the BitFenix compare to the BeQuiet?

And are those Kolink's not a great choice then?

A 700W unit for £47 kind of speaks for itself, plus it is probably only 500W anyway on the 12V rail.

Not saying they don't have their place in the market but I wouldn't use one for a cpu/gpu combo. Also not a lot of reviews out there in the wild either.

BeQuiet have good and bad in their lineup. Not familiar with the one you mention. If it was me I would stick with the Bitfenix. It is a solid unit for the price. As long as they don't plan to run a high end cpu/gpu in the future then 450W is enough.