Help me Narrow down final choices

[cameron arch]

Hi everyone,

I am looking at getting a PC from OCUK, hopefully on black friday.

The PC will be used for gaming and some basic editin( family holidays etc), I'm a console gamer making my first step towards PC gaming so I don't need anything crazy!

Can someone please cast their eye over the following systems, I intend to upgrade the ram to 16gb and get a SSD. But im really looking for some expertise on which system is better bang for buck for someone like me , any advice on the graphics cards would be welcome aswell. Im a PS4 gamer mainly and have interest in some RTS. FPS and adventure games- would likely play the system online. Budget is max 800 but would like to spend less

System 1
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk-gaming-spectra-gaming-pc-intel-core-i5-9400f-fs-1d7-og.html

Sytem 2
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...zen-5-2600-rx-590-8gb-graphics-fs-1aq-og.html

System 3
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...2600-geforce-gtx-1660-6gb-fs-1df-og.html#t=b1

 

[Minibiker]

Do you need a monitor and peripherals with that budget or just the tower?

 

[cameron arch]

Just the tower mate, I have monitors and mouse etc already

 

[Minibiker]

Just the tower mate, I have monitors and mouse etc already

If you can build it yourself youll get a bit more bang for buck... I've put together a rough guide but you may want some bits changed and I'm sure some other members will have their own basket list....

All you'll need to add is a case but that personal choice so would rather leave that to you

Do you know if your monitor is G-Sync? If so then go Nvidia GPU but if not then the RX590 is around £200

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £179.99
• 1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £106.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan TUF Gaming Alliance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Blac= £74.99
• 1 x CoolerMaster MasterWatt 650 - 650W 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular Power Supply= £64.99
• 1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0A)= £59.99
• 1 x MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ventus XS OC 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £209.99

Total: £708.04 (includes shipping: £11.10)
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[cameron arch]

My monitor is not g-sync , actually im going to be honest its just a basic entry level 24 inch Dell monitor.
I originally had plans for just having an office PC but i'm getting the itch now to get into PC gaming, is a lack of free sync or g sync a deal breaker for games? Is this going to be noticeable to me when playing?

Many thanks

 

[Minibiker]

My monitor is not g-sync , actually im going to be honest its just a basic entry level 24 inch Dell monitor.
I originally had plans for just having an office PC but i'm getting the itch now to get into PC gaming, is a lack of free sync or g sync a deal breaker for games? Is this going to be noticeable to me when playing?

Many thanks

I've got just a basic monitor and gaming is still brilliant... Its not a massive deal breaker to have Gsync or Freesync, have a little read up on them... I've been building Pc's and PC gaming now for around 8 years and never gone back to console...