Gaming spec check (RDR2, specifically)

Liggs · 16 Dec 2019 at 17:17

This is my build for a budget gaming PC to play Red Dead Redemption 2. Budget is around £600-700 max.

Any suggestions?

EDIT: I already have a monitor, in case that was confusing.

Minibiker · 16 Dec 2019 at 17:28

What resolution will you be gaming at? There's a few bits I'd swap out, definitely consider a better PSU.. I'll spec you something up in a sec

Liggs · 16 Dec 2019 at 17:37

1080p. Might upgrade way later if I want to do higher.

Minibiker · 16 Dec 2019 at 17:40

I've managed to fit the newer Ryzen 3000 series into the budget, the RX590 is on offer for now and is a bargain, 8gb VRAM too... 1tb NVME so nice, fast and plenty of storage...

The remaining budget can be for a case and the WiFi dongle if needed

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £89.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £175.00
1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 590 Red Dragon 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card *BLACK FRIDAY DEAL*= £149.99
1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £66.95
1 x Patriot Viper Steel 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS416G320C6K)= £58.99
1 x Gigabyte 1TB M.2 PCIe x4 NVMe SSD/Solid State Drive= £99.95

Total: £651.97 (includes shipping: £11.10)

Liggs · 16 Dec 2019 at 17:46

Perfect, thanks for the suggestions! Looks great.

Danny75 · 16 Dec 2019 at 18:28

I'd go with that too other than the Seasonic Core 650 Gold is tempting for just £1 more than the BitFenix 550 Gold. It also has a couple years extra warranty so imo worth it.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Seasonic Core Gold GC-650 650W 80+ Gold Power Supply= £67.99

Total: £78.49 (includes shipping: £10.50)

The B450 Pro Carbon has Wifi which is better than anything you'll find for £30 (the price difference between the Tomahwk and Pro Carbon just now). However, if you're happy with slower and cheaper Wifi then stick with the Tomahawk and add-on card.