First Time build advice

[noclue]

hi everyone,

So ..... decided I will try to build an entry level gaming pc. My i5 laptop just doesn't cut it anymore!!

I don't want much - I don't do the headset stuff or co-op multiplayer, etc, etc. But I do like to play things like Elite or Resident Evil and it seems these days even the most simple single player games need a super quantum computer just to boot!!

Being a very poor disabled guy on benefits I'll have to buy the components a few at a time over the next 6-8 months. And I'll want to be able to upgrade in the future. I've been looking at a gigabyte z390 SLi board as this supports both 8th and 9th gen CPUs, plus 2 GPUs. So was thinking grabbing a i5-8400 and a GTX 1060 now ....... then in a few years time swapping to a 9th gen i9-9900 (which have just come out and cost a fortune!!) and adding a 2nd GTX 1060 (sound good???)

ANYWAY .... here's the bits I was looking at. Any advice, comments and suggestions that spring to mind would be massively appreciated.

I already have a dvd drive from my old pc and a wifi card, plus several 1tb sata hdds if i need more storage later.

TIA
NoClue


https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...cket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-57b-gi.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inte...e-socket-lga1151-processor-oem-cp-649-in.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...hannel-kit-black-cmk16gx4m2d30-my-4bu-cs.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-18f-gi.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phanteks-eclipse-p300-glass-midi-tower-case-black-ca-06u-pt.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cool...-lite-240-aio-cpu-cooler-240mm-hs-07l-cm.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sams...-3.0-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-hd-23w-sa.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/thermal-grizzly-m.2-ssd-cooler-hs-000-tg.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-quiet-pure-power-11-600w-80-plus-gold-power-supply-ca-12y-bq.html

 

[noclue]

hi danny, thx for info about 1060. Gigabyte specifically listed it as one of the cards their z390 mobo can link together, which is why I thought about it.

From what i've read AMD and intel are pretty much on a par these days on CPUs. But what about future proofing? The z390 is 8th and 9th gen intel support ... are there any mobos that do similar for AMD CPUs as well as support multi GPUs?

What GPUs go well with the Ryzen CPUs?

for less than the price of the i5-8400 I could get this:-

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-...hz-socket-am4-processor-retail-cp-3af-am.html

 

[noclue]

Ah, so the new ryzen 3rd gens will work in AM4 slots? Good to know.

in terms of budget - I can probably go £800-900 over the next 6-8 months. Monitor ... hadn't actually thought about that. I have a full HD 24" tv I was going to use

I looked at the 500GB NVME M.2 SSD because it appears the read/write speeds are a lot faster than the lower priced 1tb ssd, but if it makes little difference to gaming then a cheaper drive makes more sense. So something like this would be good enough:-
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/wd-b...-solid-state-drive-wds500g2b0a-hd-54h-wd.html

I have loads of 1, 2 and 3tb HDDs that I can use for storage if I need them. Just wanted a SSD for the operating system.



£40 difference on these ... but appear to be identical. What am I not seeing????

AMD Ryzen 7 Eight Core 2700X GOLD EDITION 4.35GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail @ £329.99 inc VAT
AMD Ryzen 7 Eight Core 2700X 4.35GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail @ £289.99 inc VAT



Some of those bundles look great, but how long will they last? This looks like a good middle of the road bundle, but will take me at least 3 months to save for it!
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-...rx-580-8gb-gddr5-graphics-card-bu-01m-am.html



Thinking that board and CPU should be the LAST things I buy to give it time for new stuff to appear. I could wait for a newer board that can handle 3rd gen, but buy a cheaper 2nd gen until I can save for a bigger/better CPU later. So concentrate on getting the SSD, GPU, case, power and cooling stuff first? Does that make sense?

Does the 56 support crossfire?