Building my first gaming pc

[johnnybb]

Hello

my son wants a gaming pc for his birthday so I'm aiming to try and get the parts so we can build it together.

My budget is £500-£800 pounds and I was looking at something that can play the usual kid games like Fortnite/Minecraft and maybe like warzone around 60 FPS and also do a little bit of streaming?

I would prefer a Ryzen based system. Any recommendations on which parts?

Cheers

 

[mickyflinn]

Hi and welcome.

Monitor, accessories required , WiFi ?

 

[johnnybb]

Hi and welcome.

Monitor, accessories required , WiFi ?

Sorry no accessories needed. Just the pc itself

 

[mickyflinn]

£700 1080p matx gaming build with WiFi 1tb, m2 drive

Didn't add an extra CPU cooler as it comes with box cooler but could add if needed, scope in budget to up spec if required.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £119.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming B550M-Plus WIFI II (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6J1-AS) = £129.99
• 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 CORSAIR RM Series RM650 Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply (SKU: POW-CRS-01425) = £79.99
• 1 x Lexar NM790 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 Solid State Drive (LNM790X001T-RNNNG) (SKU: STO-LEX-01452) = £59.99
• 1 x MSI MAG Forge M100R ARGB Tempered Glass Windowed Micro ATX Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-014-MS) = £55.00
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 6600 Pulse Gaming 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-39R-SP) = £199.99

Total: £716.93 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[johnnybb]

£700 1080p matx gaming build with WiFi 1tb, m2 drive

Didn't add an extra CPU cooler as it comes with box cooler but could add if needed, scope in budget to up spec if required.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £119.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming B550M-Plus WIFI II (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6J1-AS) = £129.99
• 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 CORSAIR RM Series RM650 Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply (SKU: POW-CRS-01425) = £79.99
• 1 x Lexar NM790 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 Solid State Drive (LNM790X001T-RNNNG) (SKU: STO-LEX-01452) = £59.99
• 1 x MSI MAG Forge M100R ARGB Tempered Glass Windowed Micro ATX Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-014-MS) = £55.00
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 6600 Pulse Gaming 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-39R-SP) = £199.99

Total: £716.93 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

Thanks for this!

Does that case come the lighting?

Would this play other games such as rainbow six siege, Spiderman etc?

Sorry I'm just trying to get a feeling for how these specs would compare to say a ps5

 

[Gray2233]

If you're willing to go B grade for the GPU you'd get a much better card, but unless OCUK have updated their B grade warranty it'll only be 3 months long (worth checking):

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x B Grade Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060Ti Eagle OC V2 LHR 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: BG-5H9-GI) = £239.99
• 1 x B Grade Asus Radeon RX 6750 XT Dual OC 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: BG-GX-488-AS) = £300.00
• 1 x B Grade Aorus Radeon RX 6800 Master 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: BG-5GD-GI) = £348.00

Total: £895.98 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

 

[Gray2233]

Thanks for this!

Does that case come the lighting?

Would this play other games such as rainbow six siege, Spiderman etc?

Sorry I'm just trying to get a feeling for how these specs would compare to say a ps5

The case comes with four ARGB fans, as well as a built in five port RGB hub.

I actually own one and it's a solid bit of kit for the price, I'd recommend spending £15 on a Thermalright Assassin King 120SE (RGB) too for better cooling and a bit more bling.

 

[tamzzy]

4060 included

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £119.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B550M DS3H (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BR-GI) = £94.99
• 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 be quiet! System Power 9 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply **OEM NO BOX** (SKU: CA-13V-BQ) = £38.40
• 1 x Lexar NM790 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 Solid State Drive (LNM790X001T-RNNNG) (SKU: STO-LEX-01452) = £59.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 4060 StormX 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-078-PL) = £278.98
• 1 x Aerocool Dryft Mini v2 Micro-ATX Case (SKU: CAS-AER-00607) = £55.00

Total: £715.33 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

 

[mickyflinn]

Thanks for this!

Does that case come the lighting?

Would this play other games such as rainbow six siege, Spiderman etc?

Sorry I'm just trying to get a feeling for how these specs would compare to say a ps5

Yes It comes with RGB fans.

It would handle those games , the 6600 GPU target resolution is 1080p .

Ps5 is a different gaming as it's can run at 4k , it's a dedicated for gaming.

 

[johnnybb]

Yes It comes with RGB fans.

It would handle those games , the 6600 GPU target resolution is 1080p .

Ps5 is a different gaming as it's can run at 4k , it's a dedicated for gaming.

Thinking ahead....which of these parts is likely going to need upgrading first? What's it's weakness basically?

Also are we looking at low / medium settings on Fortnite etc at 60fps?

 

[tamzzy]

Also are we looking at low / medium settings on Fortnite etc at 60fps?

the rx6600 will handle fortnite 1080p high quality settings
the 4060 is 25-30% better than the rx6600

 

[Tetras]

What's it's weakness basically?

Ryzen 5600 & 4060/6600 are well matched, they will age together. Next upgrade would be something like a 5700X3D/5800X3D & a card around the 4070 Super/7800 XT or better.

Alternatively 7500F bundle if you wanted to be on AM5 and get more future CPU upgrades.

 

[tamzzy]

Alternatively 7500F bundle if you wanted to be on AM5 and get more future CPU upgrades.

actually nowadays, it's cheaper to buy a 7600 and b650 board separately than those 7500f combos
madness i know!