Building a new PC around the £1K margin

xTommy92 · 4 Aug 2023 at 12:02

I have been out of the PC building business for years now since having my laptop (MSI GT73VR 6RE Titan) for the past 6 or so years.
I am now looking at building a new desktop but I am so out of the know with the new components.
I will be gaming at 1080p so nothing crazy is really needed and will be playing modern AAA titles.

https://uk.************.com/list/qrHTwg - This is what I have currently put together on Part Picker to get an idea, any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.

CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor = £179.99
CPU Cooler - Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML240L RGB V2 65.59 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler = £69.98
Motherboard - MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard = £129.97
Memory - Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ( x 2) = £68
Storage - Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive = £42.86
Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive = £42.99
GPU - MSI MECH 2X OC Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB Video Card = £235
Case - Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case = £79
Power Supply - Corsair SF750 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply = £154.99

Total = £1002.76

Thanks,
Tom

xTommy92 · 4 Aug 2023 at 15:34

Tetras said:
Can you put a price on each part and the whole rig? Easier to compare specs and VFM that way.

Is there a reason you have a SFX PSU in your spec, by the way?

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £149.99

1 x Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-594-GI) = £115.99

1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit (CMK32GX4M2Z3600C18) (SKU: MY-4CL-CS) = £79.99

1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 6700 XT Pulse Gaming 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-39K-SP) = £308.99

1 x AMD - Starfield Radeon Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00542) = £0.00

2 x WD Blue SN570 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3B0C) (SKU: HD-589-WD) = £43.99

1 x Crucial MX500 1.0TB 2.5" 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-06G-CR) = £69.94

1 x Phanteks Eclipse G300A Mid-Tower High Airflow PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-0C0-PT) = £64.99

1 x Phanteks AMP 550W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-09P-PT) = £80.00

1 x be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler - 92mm (SKU: HS-01S-BQ) = £24.95

Total: £994.81 (includes delivery: £11.98)

Thankyou Tetras,
I have edited my post with prices and the total.
There is no reason for the SFX PSU and I did not notice that, what is a SFX PSU?

xTommy92 · 4 Aug 2023 at 15:47

kieran_read said:
This is a good list.

Personally if your going for 3tb storage I'd change the 2x1tb SSDs to. 1x 2tb and 1x 1tb and have 2 NVME drives. Will work out roughly the same price.

Thankyou for the suggestion Kieran, I have had a look at swapping those SSD's out and the 2TB NVME Drives seem a lot more expensive than the other setup.

xTommy92 · 4 Aug 2023 at 16:18

Tetras said:
They're intended for small cases, usually ITX cases.

SFX PSUs can fit in cases that require ATX PSUs (Corsair include a bracket), but the reverse is not possible, since SFX PSUs are more compact than ATX.

Due to their compact design, SFXs tend to run a little hotter and noisier than ATX PSUs and are often overbuilt to give them more headroom, but you'd need to read the reviews to find out more.

Ah okay that makes sense, I will avoid that PSU now then. Thankyou for the heads up.

xTommy92 · 4 Aug 2023 at 16:52

Mr Oxide said:
Personally, I'd extend that budget if you can to get a 5800X3D. The bios for that Gigabyte motherboard will need updated to support it. This could make your new build last a while longer.

Okay, would the 5800X be the same?

xTommy92 · 4 Aug 2023 at 16:56

Also I will be needing a Wifi card as I cannot setup a wired connection currently and found a Motherboard that has it setup already and seems to be more cost effective.

ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II - Motherboard = £ 155

Not sure if anyone has any experience with this one.

xTommy92 · 4 Aug 2023 at 17:20

Gray2233 said:
Don't buy an 5800X3D if you're buying an entirely new system, it's a great upgrade for people currently on AM4 but if you're spending that sort of money for totally new you might as well go AM5.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £218.99

1 x AMD - Starfield Ryzen Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00523) = £0.00

1 x MSI MAG A750GL 750W 80 Plus Gold ATX 3.0 PCIE5 Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-013-MS) = £99.95

1 x Asus Prime B650M-A WIFI II (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K6-AS) = £139.99

1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G5600HC40BDC01) (SKU: MY-0B3-TG) = £99.95

1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 6700 XT Pulse Gaming 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-39K-SP) = £308.98

1 x AMD - Starfield Radeon Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00542) = £0.00

1 x Corsair Force MP600 PRO NH 2TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 Solid State Drive (CSSD-F2000GBMP600PNH) (SKU: HD-06R-CS) = £125.00

1 x MSI MAG Forge M100R ARGB Tempered Glass Windowed Micro ATX Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-014-MS) = £54.98

Total: £1,059.83 (includes delivery: £11.98)

This will net you more longevity than buying into AM4, it's the current (new) socket and it has years of upgrades ahead of it.

You should be able to pop in a 8000 or 9000 series X3D CPU in a few years without a problem.

That makes sense, buying into longevity seems like a good plan. I like this setup, only thing I am unsure of is the motherboard as its a Micro-ATX but dont know if this would make a big difference. Going to have a look at what is about.
Already looked up and seen that the 7600 has around 30% higher performance than the 5600.

xTommy92 · 4 Aug 2023 at 18:40

Thankyou for all the help.
I have gone for this setup, a little more than anticipated but I can see the benefits of going with AM5 with a new build with longevity in mind.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Asus Prime B650M-A WIFI II (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K6-AS) = £139.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £218.99
1 x AMD - Starfield Ryzen Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00523) = £0.00
1 x MSI MAG A750GL 750W 80 Plus Gold ATX 3.0 PCIE5 Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-013-MS) = £99.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-49600C36 6200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX5M2B6200C36) (SKU: MY-4DX-CS) = £149.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 6700 XT Pulse Gaming 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-39K-SP) = £308.98
1 x AMD - Starfield Radeon Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00542) = £0.00
1 x WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T (SKU: HD-591-WD) = £129.95
1 x WD Black SN850X 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive with Hea (SKU: HD-593-WD) = £89.99
1 x MSI MAG Forge M100R ARGB Tempered Glass Windowed Micro ATX Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-014-MS) = £54.98
1 x be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler - 92mm (SKU: HS-01S-BQ) = £24.95

Total: £1,229.76 (includes delivery: £11.98)

xTommy92 · 4 Aug 2023 at 23:03

mickyflinn said:
Take a look at the Adata XPG GAMMIX S70 BLADE and memory you could save £50 by dropping to 5600mhz with minimal performance drop in games..

Nice one, I got the same RAM elsehwere for just under £100.

xTommy92 · 5 Aug 2023 at 12:21

Tetras said:
The 1TB is really bad value

I ended getting the 1TB for £65 so it wasnt too bad.

Building a new PC around the £1K margin

ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II - Motherboard = £ 155​

ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II - Motherboard = £ 155