Dayz, arma 3 build

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This how things sit... I already have a great everyday pc, for use with photo and video editing, mainly its a work machine, that I built a few years back win10

Would love to build/buy a machine that is capaple of playing dayz/arma3 with reasonal settings and framerates and be able to stream, not looking to wild on the spend:)
I have already looked a parts picker so I have an idea of a build, but it more of a case of knowing what other people are running to get good results with these games, that will infulence my build choices
Looking to get this as cheap as possible bearing in mind this will be my second system that is primarily just for gaming, and ideally looking to make it as energy effient as possible too.

Initially I looked at something like this,
CPU: Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler £138.59
GPU: GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3GB GDRR5 £269.99
PSU: Corsair CP-9020131-UK TXM Series 750W £77.99
RAM: Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4 £59.97
MOTHERBOARD: MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX £79.00
M.2 Boot: Kingston A400 SSD Internal Solid State Drive £30.99
£655 build current 12/7/2022 costs

But then thought the motherboard was getting old, these addions would be better​

CPU: Ryzen 5 5600x £198.19 Amazon
GPU: GeForce GTX 1060 OC 6GB GDRR5£ £369.99
MOTHERBOARD: Aorus B550 elite ax v2 £116.98

Alternatively I have looked at cheaper idea of buying a

Dell OptiPlex 9020 Intel Core i7 4th Gen 32GB 240 SSD and a GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6​

Which comes in at less that £500 all in

I would really appreciate your insights and ideas, easpecially from those who play these games on a regular basis
 
Thank you for you feedback, with this being a second machine just the odd weekend of fun gaming when in downtime from working, I was ideally looking to make it as cheap but as competent as possible. I am a realistic about the expectations for building a cheaper machine thats why I suggested the Dell optiflex build as an alternative, to paying large sums of cash. As for the pricing this is what came of the parts picker.
#Tetras as for the drive would it not be better to go for an m.2 as a boot drive as opposed to an ssd? if I were going this root.

Admittedly it has been a while since I built my last machine and times have moved on, and the choices and configurations are endless when looking to rebuild, Like the idea of the Ryzen 5600x / RX 6800


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Haz123 said:
Firstly , the forums rules are against naming of competitors so maybe remove the rainforest name.

Secondly , £369 for a 1060 ? WTF that must be a mistake and just do not buy a 1060 for that amount of money.

Now onto your needs. Dayz/ARMA3 can pretty much be run on a potato of a PC so the parts you mention would be adequate for the task. You then mention streaming and that does add to your needs. Normally an 8 core cpu is better when you are streaming or if you went for a 3000 series Nvidia gpu they have an Nvenc enconder on the gpu that takes the strain off the cpu. 3060ti is a great gpu for streaming with your needs in mind, if you can get a Founders edition directly from Nvidia then it is £370.

AM4 pricing is wildly up and down at the moment with lack of availability for certain cpus being a problem. 5600x is a good chip but look for the 5600 (nonx) and save some money because it is almost identical performance.
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Dayz/ARMA3 can pretty much be run on a potato of a PC

With regards to this my current pc certainly falls into this catagory, whilst still working fine as an every office machine and being able to tun legacy games, it is not much good for anything else, its old.....

I should have also said that I am student and working hybrid from home in my gap year, so cash is a little tight as you can imagine especially with the rises costs everywhere else in society, this is the main reasons for wanting to get the best
bang for the buck "££" spending just shy of £860 on a machine that is primarily going to be used for dayz and arma playing is a bit steep. Added to this what are the differences btween going amd and intel as the I3 seems a little feeble, compared to a Ryzen 5600x or is this my misunderstanding. Like everything suggested so far apart from the price lol, as for the gpu could I get away with using a

Palit GeForce GTX 1050 Ti StormX 4 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card, DiplayPort, HDMI, Dual-Link DVI-D, Grey £177.00 - which I am sure I can find cheaper​

 
Hi and thank you for the great response I have had here, as suggested I have purchased the i3/memory/psu and the case I already had an antec full atx case, new but not used. With regards to the gpu I was hoping to getaway with the aging evga gtx 1050 ti that someone gave me, but I guess it would struggle with many of the aaa rated titles, even at low settings. As to the mainboard, I looked at it and whilst it does fall under being cheap as chips, it does look a little limited, I guess its a case of you get what you pay for, I have looked at other boards and would welcome your experienced advice, especially looking futher down the road towards win11 eww(not a fan)

Gigabyte Intel B560 DS3H V2 Micro-ATX Motherboard​

MSI Intel B560M PRO Micro-ATX Motherboard​

ASUS PRIME Intel B560M-K PCIe 4.0 mATX Motherboard​

 
Hi I love the response on this forum and helpful people here, I purchase the suggested Intel Core i3-12100F 3.30GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor, it is still boxed and returnable so if the board is an issue I would appreciate an alternative cpu to go with a B560 board and also your opinion as to what is best. As I intend to be upgrading bit by bit.
 
I've been taking my time looking ove my options and reading up a little, I am still a little purplexed as to what the main differences are with the MSI Pro B660M-A , B , E are being that they are a little cheaper, will I be loosing much if I opted to go for one of these boards as an alternative, I am now looking at more the first build and working a few extra weekends whilst I study.
 
Haz123 said:
Casual gaming from a second PC for under £1k

My basket at OcUK:
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Hi I can understand that this thread has got somewhat confused, having popped back and fourth adding to it. Been saving a little more and whilst the second build would have met my needs, it wasn't great as an ongoing choice for future upgrades, thats why I looked again at the sub 1st build Casual gaming from a second PC for under £1k, just need the psu and the mainboard, and a windows key. Quick question here, how many of you are using win11, as I am not a fan and still prefer win10, part of me hopping back and forth was waiting to see if the new generation of zen processors made the prices change, and would like to ask if there is alternative psu, bronze a little cheaper that will meet my needs and little lower than 750w

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so far purchased
Intel Core i3 12100F
Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit, felt 16gb would be enough
Arctic Freezer i35 CO Intel CPU Cooler

MX500 crucial ssd - already these items
Antec P7 Silent ATX Tower
evga GTX 1050ti 4gb so this will do in the short term, until I am ready to upgrade
 
Kolink Citadel Mesh Micro-ATX Case - Black
CA-051-KK
£53 (incl. VAT)
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Intel Core i3-12100F 3.30GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail
CP-6AS-IN
£90 (incl. VAT)
£74 (incl. VAT)
FREE DELIVERY
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PowerColor Radeon RX 6600 Fighter 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card
GX-1AD-PC
£200 (incl. VAT)
£180 (incl. VAT)
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Haz123 said:
You are almost there. All you need is a mobo and a psu. You have the 1050ti so may as well use it , can upgrade when you like.

Here are my suggestions for components with comments below.

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £536.65 (includes delivery: £11.70)​

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Choice of mobo. One mini ATX with wifi but you have full sized case so you can get the normal ATX if you prefer. Not sure if you will need wifi or not.

PSU choices became more complicated over past week or so with the release of the 4090/4080 and the new spec power supplies that are designed to go with them. Firstly , there are problems with old psus and these new cards , they do not communicate like the new psus will and therefore the gpus may pull more power than the psu can supply. Secondly , they have made a mess of the new connectors and they are way too fragile and I expect an updated spec within a year to address this problem.
Power supplies went from simple to problematic overnight and not been in a situation like this for over a decade, it is a mess.

This means if you want to buy a PSU that is suitable for you needs at this moment in time with a 12100f and 1050ti then the 550w or 650w above will do the job. If you want to buy a psu with a newer card in mind then its very hard to advise because the new spec psus are just being released and they have design flaws that may or may not affect a person, we just do not know.


Win10 will work fine with a 12100. The lower end Alderlake chips such as the 12100 and 12400 only have Performance cores and no Economy cores. This means you do not need the fancy thread scheduling in Win11 to make them work correctly and Win10 will be fine.

Win10 is a free download from the MS website. You can run it without a key , i am, or you can purchase/source a key yourself.

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As per usual great and prompt advice, for the time being I will be going with the Super Flower Golden Green HX 650W and the MSI Pro B660M-A in the not too distant future using win10 when built i will probably come and have more questions over best timing and such for performance, thanks for the help
 
little update brought pretty much everything as suggested and it was a great help, and everything has been quite well. Now I am looking to upgrade a little further maybe an I5, faster gpu, and do I have make any changes to the mainboard, especially if I want to run win11 in the future

Msi 660M - A
Intel Core i3 12100F
Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit, felt 16gb would be enough
Arctic Freezer i35 CO Intel CPU Cooler
MX500 crucial ssd - already these items
Antec P7 Silent ATX Tower
evga GTX 1050ti 4gb
Corsair cx650 psu
 
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