First Build
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Intel option:
My basket at OcUK:
Stock cooler assumed.
Would recommend upgrade to:
- 32GB of memory (+£30).
- i5-12400F (+£35).
- 2TB SN570, or SN770 (+£50).
- G300A RGB which includes three fans, instead of just one (+£10).
PSU is overkill, but is more suitable for future upgrades than e.g. 500/550 watt.
My basket at OcUK:
- 1 x Intel Core i3-12100 3.30GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AK-IN) = £119.99
- 1 x Gigabyte B660 DS3H AX - Intel B660 DDR4 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5AN-GI) = £124.99
- 1 x Lexar Hades 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (SKU: MY-019-LE) = £37.99
- 1 x WD Blue SN570 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3B0C) (SKU: HD-589-WD) = £39.95
- 1 x Phanteks Eclipse G300A Single Fan Mid-Tower High Airflow PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-0CA-PT) = £54.94
- 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-14S-BQ) = £110.00
Total: £499.85 (includes delivery: £11.99)
Stock cooler assumed.
Would recommend upgrade to:
- 32GB of memory (+£30).
- i5-12400F (+£35).
- 2TB SN570, or SN770 (+£50).
- G300A RGB which includes three fans, instead of just one (+£10).
PSU is overkill, but is more suitable for future upgrades than e.g. 500/550 watt.
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MY-019-LE
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AMD Option:
My basket at OcUK:
You're not going to be able to reach an AM5 build with your budget unfortunately, but pushing to a 5600 or 5700X shouldn't be much of a stretch. I'm sure that I saw the 5700X going for £160-170 recently, but the OCUK price seems to be back up to £220.
My basket at OcUK:
- 1 x Lexar Hades 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (SKU: MY-018-LE) = £68.99
- 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-14S-BQ) = £109.99
- 1 x WD Blue SN570 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3B0C) (SKU: HD-589-WD) = £39.95
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D3-AM) = £109.99
- 1 x Kolink Citadel Mesh Micro-ATX Case - Black (SKU: CA-051-KK) = £52.99
- 1 x MSI B550M PRO-VDH WiFi (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-358-MS) = £119.99
Total: £509.89 (includes delivery: £7.99)
You're not going to be able to reach an AM5 build with your budget unfortunately, but pushing to a 5600 or 5700X shouldn't be much of a stretch. I'm sure that I saw the 5700X going for £160-170 recently, but the OCUK price seems to be back up to £220.
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A 5700X should be doable.
You could get away running without one tbh, the two intakes should be enough. You could also use the case suggested by Tetras instead, which comes with three fans and would work just fine with the AMD build I suggested.
There's also this:
My basket at OcUK:
Total: £72.98 (includes delivery: £7.99)
Same case as the one in my list, but with three RGB fans included.
I don't think the suggested Ryzen CPU's come with an HSF either, but you can pick up a Thermalright Assassin King 120 for £20 which would be more than enough.
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No, I'm afraid not (it is fully modular). I'm not sure what semi-modular PSUs are still available, maybe: Corsair TX-M, Seasonic Core GM (not G12), Antec Earthwatts Pro Gold (don't buy the Chinese/FSP version).
I believe the answer is:
5500, 5600G, 5600, 5600X: Yes (Wraith Stealth)
5700X, 5800X: No
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Good to know some of them to still come with HSF's.
I would personally plug for the 5700X assuming the price is in the £160-170 range, it's a little more expensive but a healthy upgrade for the money over a 5500, but obviously that's another £20 to factor into the price.
In my opinion it's worth spending the extra if it's plausible, but should an AMD build be a requirement a 5500 or 5600 would be a good match for a 6750XT.
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Is a stock cpu cooler decent or are they trash
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This is a superb drive for the money.
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The Ryzen 5600 is a better CPU then the 5500 which has less L3 cache which matters in gaming.
My basket at OcUK:
- 1 x Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GV3A012) (SKU: HD-3EX-SE) = £116.99
- 1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £104.99
Total: £229.97 (includes delivery: £7.99)
Either would be fine, the Firecuda for a little more includes data recovery and a DRAM design.
For Ryzen 5500/5600 or Intel i3-12100, they're fine.
That should work out of the box as far as I'm aware.
It would have to be very old stock to not work.