Budget PC help

[Ivanbigen]

Hi All,

I am new to this forum but looking for some guidance on a budget pc for about £700, the components below fall within my budget. What would be the pitfalls of putting these components together or maybe better alternatives I should look at?

Ryzen 7 5700G 3.8Ghz​

ASUS TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS​

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060​

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Thanks Ivan

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[Gray2233]

What do you intend to use the PC for, and what are the full specifications?

This would include things like power supply, RAM amount/speed, and what storage it has in the form of SSD and HDD's.

Does it come with peripherals (keyboard/mouse/monitor etc)?

 

[Ivanbigen]

Mostly gaming/homework for my son: Games he is hooked on Overwatch and Destiny2
priced with above spec is 32GB 3200Mhz of Ram and a new case with 700W power supply
have existing 27" monitor, keyboard mice, 500 gb ssd etc

Thanks for quick respone

 

[Tetras]

priced with above spec is 32GB 3200Mhz of Ram and a new case with 700W power supply
have existing 27" monitor, keyboard mice, 500 gb ssd etc

Sounds alight for the budget.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £154.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B660M DS3H AX - Intel B660 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5AH-GI) = £129.95
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £59.99
• 1 x Asus Radeon RX 6600 Dual 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-47K-AS) = £199.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 205M Mesh Micro-ATX PC Case Black (SKU: CA-7B2-LL) = £69.95
• 1 x Phanteks AMP 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-09Q-PT) = £89.99

Total: £704.86 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Gray2233]

Mostly gaming/homework for my son: Games he is hooked on Overwatch and Destiny2
priced with above spec is 32GB 3200Mhz of Ram and a new case with 700W power supply
have existing 27" monitor, keyboard mice, 500 gb ssd etc

Thanks for quick respone

I'm a little predisposed right now, but I suspect you can get better for that sort of money if buying second hand, or new if you're willing to self build.

What Tetras is suggesting (factor in a 500gb-1tb SSD for £40-60) is a much more balanced build, and guarantees that the components are high quality. If you're buying a random prebuild from somewhere they tend to cheap out on certain areas, often more critical ones such as the power supply.

 

[Ivanbigen]

Cheers for your spec, i have a question about the graphics card i have not heard of the Radeon Card is this as good as the Nvidia card?

Thanks again for your help

 

[Tetras]

i have a question about the graphics card i have not heard of the Radeon Card is this as good as the Nvidia card?

No. 4060 is around 25-30% faster.

I don't know what the nature is of what you're buying, but it might be as @Gray2233 said, that I have included higher quality parts (especially the PSU).

 

[Gray2233]

Cheers for your spec, i have a question about the graphics card i have not heard of the Radeon Card is this as good as the Nvidia card?

Thanks again for your help

What was shown by Tetras is much more balanced, and by that I mean you have a power supply that wont die and destroy the entire system. They're trustworthy components, backed by long warranties and from reputable companies.

 

[Ivanbigen]

thank you both for your input, I might increase the budget a little with the above spec provided with nvidia the gfx gains as 25-30 sound like a big improvement

 

[Gray2233]

thank you both for your input, I might increase the budget a little with the above spec provided with nvidia the gfx gains as 25-30 sound like a big improvement

Increasing your budget doesn't necessarily mean Nvidia is the better option. AMD is borderline king for builds like yours, if you get back to us as to how much you're willing to spend we can recommend something.

 

[Ivanbigen]

ok doke if i say £800 is the absolute max what could you recommend based on this budget

Thanks

 

[Tetras]

I might increase the budget a little with the above spec provided with nvidia the gfx gains as 25-30 sound like a big improvement

FYI: I don't know for certain if my parts (like case & PSU) are better than the ones you mentioned, we'd need the model names/numbers.

if i say £800 is the absolute max what could you recommend based on this budget

I'd try and fit a 5600 non-X (included the G, but would prefer the former) and a 7700 XT, but obviously a squeeze for the budget.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Six Core 3.9GHz (Socket AM4) APU with RX Vega Graphics - Retail (SKU: CP-3CW-AM) = £124.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B550M DS3H (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BR-GI) = £89.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £59.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-GIG-01266) = £419.99
• 1 x AMD - Avatar Radeon Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-01186) = £0.00
• 1 x Kolink Stronghold M Micro-ATX Case - Black Window (SKU: CA-068-KK) = £44.98
• 1 x Phanteks AMP 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-09Q-PT) = £89.99

Total: £829.93 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Ivanbigen]

Thanks Tetras I have ordered the above with a Ryzen 5600 non-x and g