Build for my son, what do you think?

brasseyebaby · 24 Nov 2020 at 10:53

The RAM and Mobo has been bought with the idea that one day I'll upgrade him to a 5600X

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - Wraith Stealth £190
Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) 3200Mhz C16 £160
MSI MPG B550 Gaming Carbon WiFi £132 after rebate
MSI 2070 (my old one, think it was around £450 IIRC)

chroniclard · 24 Nov 2020 at 10:55

Looks like the basis of a decent build.

brasseyebaby · 24 Nov 2020 at 10:59

I was going to give him my old Intel 6600k but it's really showing it's age in BFV and Division 2 as they're apparently CPU heavy so the stuttering is quite bad.

dfour · 24 Nov 2020 at 11:02

You have bought the ram already?

Solid gaming build

brasseyebaby · 24 Nov 2020 at 11:02

dfour said:
You have bought the ram already?

Solid gaming build

Yeah have I dun goofed?

dfour · 24 Nov 2020 at 11:15

No its just overpriced for what it is imho but you seem to have got it for a really good price so enjoy

brasseyebaby · 24 Nov 2020 at 11:25

Ah I think it might have been on sale when I got it but in all honesty it came up as recommended when I Googled decent RAM haha.

Is the cooler going to be ok? That was a concern I had.

dfour · 24 Nov 2020 at 11:55

The cooler is ok for a stock cooler. The 2 below will be cooler and quieter for not much more money as both are on offer atm

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Alpenfohn Brocken 3 CPU Cooler - 140mm= £29.99
1 x Alpenfohn Brocken ECO Advanced CPU Cooler - 120 mm= £19.99

Total: £58.68 (includes shipping: £8.70)

brasseyebaby · 24 Nov 2020 at 12:08

Cheers mate!

Oh ordered the ECO by the way

brasseyebaby · 24 Nov 2020 at 17:04

Do OCUK not post same day? My order still isn't dispatched and I'd have thought by ordering it so early it would have been.

mickyflinn · 24 Nov 2020 at 17:12

brasseyebaby said:
Do OCUK not post same day? My order still isn't dispatched and I'd have thought by ordering it so early it would have been.

Did you pay for next day delivery ? If yes you would have needed to ordered before 2 p.m.

brasseyebaby · 24 Nov 2020 at 17:18

Ah no I just paid for Royal Mail 1st class but it says most orders are delivered next day so I presumed they'd post it.

13en5 · 24 Nov 2020 at 17:26

brasseyebaby said:
Do OCUK not post same day? My order still isn't dispatched and I'd have thought by ordering it so early it would have been.

I'm also waiting on a dispatch notification for a next-day delivery order from Monday afternoon. I'm hoping they're just batching up orders and then sending out confirmation later on, because I won't be at home to receive it if it doesn't come tomorrow...