Building new pc budget of £1200

adam curtis · 2 Dec 2020 at 18:19

Hi all I've been trying to build the best price to performance build for £1200 but I have been really struggling with it. Any advice on different components or a build in mind? I don't know much when it comes to gaming computers so I would appreciate the advice.
Thanks for your time!

dfour · 2 Dec 2020 at 18:48

wifi needed?
Want RGB??
Just the base box ?? No monitor, keyboard or mouse??

Tetras · 2 Dec 2020 at 18:51

What's intended resolution and refresh/FPS?

adam curtis · 2 Dec 2020 at 19:13

dfour said:
wifi needed?
Want RGB??
Just the base box ?? No monitor, keyboard or mouse??

Just the pc, have everything else.
Wifi not necessary. Rgb doesn't have to fit into the build. If possible would be nice. Intended resolution is 1080p. A decent gaming frame rate, 60fps+.

Tetras · 2 Dec 2020 at 23:31

You don't really need much to achieve 1080/60, any CPU 3600 and up and any graphics 5600 XT or 1660 Super and up.

If you're into competitive gaming or want to push high FPS then I'd consider a 5600X, if you can get one.

Graphics card, perhaps the 3060 Ti.

adam curtis · 3 Dec 2020 at 09:02

Tetras said:
You don't really need much to achieve 1080/60, any CPU 3600 and up and any graphics 5600 XT or 1660 Super and up.

If you're into competitive gaming or want to push high FPS then I'd consider a 5600X, if you can get one.

Graphics card, perhaps the 3060 Ti.

Any other suggestions other than 3060 ti? Tried to get one yesterday but all sold out. Or any idea how long nvidia usually takes to restock stores?

Tetras · 3 Dec 2020 at 12:13

adam curtis said:
Any other suggestions other than 3060 ti? Tried to get one yesterday but all sold out. Or any idea how long nvidia usually takes to restock stores?

The AMD equivalent isn't out yet unfortunately, so not really. Everything (CPUs and GPUs) is out of stock and above RRP at the moment.

dfour · 4 Dec 2020 at 18:06

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £229.99
1 x Patriot Viper Steel 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C17 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS416G360C7K)= £64.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER OC 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £259.99
1 x Aerocool Ore Saturn FRGB Midi Tower, Tempered Glass - Black= £44.95
1 x Alpenfohn Brocken ECO Advanced CPU Cooler - 120 mm= £29.99
1 x WD Blue SN550 1TB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)= £104.99
1 x Jonsbo M. 2-2 ARGB M.2 SSD Cooler - Grey= £8.99
1 x Super Flower Leadex III ARGB 650W 80 PLUS Gold Modular Power Supply - Black= £89.99

Total: £946.13 (includes shipping: £12.30)

Some ideas but of course with items out of stock everywhere

Smattering of RGB

Second hand 2060/super/2070/super or 5700/xt also good options for 1080p and also allow an upgrade to 1440P at a later date.