Gaming PC for my son for xmas

[Dean037]

So far i have

Team group g50 2tb ssd m.2 2280 nvme pci-e gen4 £88

Antec cx500m rgb M-Atx case £55

Crucial pro ddr5 ram 32gb kit £67

Msi mag a650gl psu £64

£275

That gpu grabe b one sounds like a great gpu for £199 P.s don't look back through as was for a am4 build now want am5. Budget is £700

Thanks dean

 

[sx_turbo]

You'll have to have a scout around for deals, as can't squeeze am5 in budget sticking with ocuk.

If going for am5 for upgrade ability, it might be worth avoiding the a620 boards, and tbh they aren't much cheaper than the b650 anyway

The GPU is slightly left field, but it's at least as good as the rx6600 and will play Games at 1080p, and still be high quality if not ultra and still be playable

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £179.99
• 1 x Sparkle Intel ARC A750 ORC OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPK-03006) = £169.99
• 1 x Intel Holiday Bundle - Assassin's Creed Shadows + Ubisoft Plus (SKU: DIG-INT-03637) = £0.00
• 1 x Asus Prime B650M-A WIFI II (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K6-AS) = £139.99

Total: £489.97 (includes delivery: £0.00)[/I​

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[Dean037]

This morning I ordered the msi b650m gaming plus wifi motherboard and thr ryzen 7600x cpu. Still need some thermal paste.

Also may purchase the Thermalright Assassin King 120, only think I don't know is will it fit ?

And gpu wise you am thinking maybe the

B Grade Sapphire Radeon RX 7600 Pulse Gaming 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card that @Craig_d1 recommended, os the b grade just slight use in shop etc ?​

Thanks dean

 

[mickyflinn]

The Antec cx500m has a max cooler height of 165mm so yes the assassin king will fit.

There is no Rx 7600 in the b grade section anymore.

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[Dean037]

Brilliant thank you

It is in my basket I just purchased it, aslong as work for that price it's worth it hopefully, also got the Assassin King. Only thing left is cpu thermal paste unless comes woth the cooler.
Dean

 

[mickyflinn]

Brilliant thank you

It is in my basket not sure if that matters think I will try purchase it now as long ass all there and working should be fine

That's confusing I checked the b grade section and it's not listed but then searched for it and it comes up, oh well.

 

[Dean037]

No idea there ordered it anyway, like I say aslong as works seems a great deal so only need thermal paste now. Hopefully should be a great machine for him.

Thanks again everyone, should hopefully be a bit future proof now and be better at gaming for him with a better gpu and cpu and also it's AM5 so very happy with it.

Will look back to see the thermal paste recommended or should it come with cooler ?

Thanks dean

 

[mickyflinn]

No idea there ordered it anyway, like I say aslong as works seems a great deal so only need thermal paste now. Hopefully should be a great machine for him.

Thanks again everyone, should hopefully be a bit future proof now and be better at gaming for him with a better gpu and cpu and also it's AM5 so very happy with it.

Will look back to see the thermal paste recommended or should it come with cooler ?

Thanks dean

Paste should come with the cooler.

 

[Defy Belief]

Not sure saving £30 for 2.5 years less warranty is a good deal on the 7600...should have deff put in an offer via CS.

 

[Dean037]

I couldn't see the option to put offer in, I did send a message however says can take days as was worried would miss out.

Also says saving £60 not £30

I have just looked online and see what you mean. Cancelled order and will pay £30 more. Thanks for that.

Dean

 

[SilentGameTestR]

rather than me explaining, below is much more detailed... if you scroll down you'l see the 5500 performs worse than the 3600

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Review: Yea or Nay?

The Ryzen 5 5500 certainly works well, but realistically if you're on a budget yet remain a performance-minded enthusiast, this CPU should be avoided even at $140.

www.techspot.com

I konw it's tough if you've got a hard £500 limit, but tremember the am4 platform is old, and was replaced with am5 2 years ago..there's plenty of people upgrading to am5 now.. getting hold of a 5600 cpu isn't that difficult, and you should be able to puck it up cheaper than a 5500 new.. just a quick scan isee a new 5600x is £98 with free delivery
also seen 32gb vengeance lpx 3200C16 for £41.99 on black fri deal..it's xmp but generally the work..if want ryzen 3600c18 is 44.99(and that is for ryzen)
they also have a b550M DS3h mobo for £69.98, but that mobo can get toasty...just seen the msi b550m-vdh matx board for the same price...get that one instead

so a 5600x/msi b550m vdh/32 gb 3600c18 is £212.97
your 5500/msipro-a/16gb ram is £196

seen auction site new 5600 for 79.99..that'll take bundle down for £213 to £195...same price as your bundle...the pro-a is a metter mobo though, but the vdh will run a 5600 no problem..it survived running a 1hr blender with a 3950x

Mean i know the 5500 wont be that great, but since i got rid of my system with a 3600 ages ago, i purchased both a 3100 and 4500 as replacements and at the time when i was reading about them, it seemed the advice was to avoid the 4000 series. As it happened, i did find the 3100 better than the 4500, but im not a big pc gamer like i once was, so probably didnt put them to the test.

I build computers and buy majority of parts used, so i know theres much better options to take. However 5500 seemed to be the best cpu OC is selling from amd and for a budget of 500 using only new parts and from here then it would still be a good starting point despite a not so great processor. 5600 onwards is a no brainer, but you'd have to look elsewhere. Though the motherboard i chose wouldnt be ideal for the simple fact of how much it costs to make sense in a budget build.

 

[SilentGameTestR]

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 8700F Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-02287) = £248.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B650M Gaming X AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BG-GI) = £149.99
• 1 x Gainward GeForce RTX 4060Ti Ghost 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-214-GW) = £319.99

Total: £726.96 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

Or go with a 5000 series. 2 years is a long time, a lot can involve and games have already caught up to using 8 core, so id say if you went am5 and can find some deals then go the 8 core route. 6 core are still very good, 8 core will last longer.

 

[sx_turbo]

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 8700F Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-02287) = £248.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B650M Gaming X AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BG-GI) = £149.99
• 1 x Gainward GeForce RTX 4060Ti Ghost 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-214-GW) = £319.99

Total: £726.96 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

Or go with a 5000 series. 2 years is a long time, a lot can involve and games have already caught up to using 8 core, so id say if you went am5 and can find some deals then go the 8 core route. 6 core are still very good, 8 core will last longer.

The extra 2 cores aren't worth the cut in cache. The op has purchased the correct cpu

 

[Dean037]

thought would give everyone a list of what i purchased and prices of my final spec.

Antec CX500M RGB M-ATX Mini Tower Black - £54.95
AMD Ryzen 5 7600x 6 core / 12 threads AM5 38MB Cache upto 5.3Ghz max boost - £182.97
MSI B650M Gaming Plus WIFI MATX Motherboard - £124.99
Team Group G50 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E - £87.95
Crucial Pro DDR5 Ram 32GB 2x16GB 6000 mhz CL36 overclocking gaming memory - £66.99
MSI Mag A650GL PSU 80 Plus Gold - £63.49
B Grade Sapphire Radeon RX 7600 Pulse Gaming 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express GPU - £150
Thermalright Assassin King 120 SE ARGB CPU cooler 120mm - £19.99

all in £751.33

just need to look at how to get windoes codes etc now for cheap and to say thanks again to everyone who helped in any way its greatly appreciated, my son will be very happy to have a great system that looks great aswel and can handle all the games he wil throw at it.

Dean

 

[Gray2233]

thought would give everyone a list of what i purchased and prices of my final spec.

Antec CX500M RGB M-ATX Mini Tower Black - £54.95
AMD Ryzen 5 7600x 6 core / 12 threads AM5 38MB Cache upto 5.3Ghz max boost - £182.97
MSI B650M Gaming Plus WIFI MATX Motherboard - £124.99
Team Group G50 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E - £87.95
Crucial Pro DDR5 Ram 32GB 2x16GB 6000 mhz CL36 overclocking gaming memory - £66.99
MSI Mag A650GL PSU 80 Plus Gold - £63.49
B Grade Sapphire Radeon RX 7600 Pulse Gaming 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express GPU - £150
Thermalright Assassin King 120 SE ARGB CPU cooler 120mm - £19.99

all in £751.33

just need to look at how to get windoes codes etc now for cheap and to say thanks again to everyone who helped in any way its greatly appreciated, my son will be very happy to have a great system that looks great aswel and can handle all the games he wil throw at it.

Dean

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You can run without a key while you look for a cheap one, all you lose is minor functionality that wont effect gaming or general use.

 

[Craig_d1]

just need to look at how to get windoes codes etc now for cheap and to say thanks again to everyone who helped in any way its greatly appreciated, my son will be very happy to have a great system that looks great aswel and can handle all the games he wil throw at it.

Dean

just google for cheap win keys. We can't link as against forum rules

 

[adrichardson81]

And check trustpilot reviews before giving them any money.