help needed for £800-£900

buddyswift · 29 Sep 2020 at 15:28

hey, i'd previously asked for a basket for a £1200 spec and unfortunately my budget has reduced to around £800. I could stretch to £900 if the upgrades were game-changing!

please would you be able to help me build a basket to the following spec?

budget: £800

needed:

tower
512gb minimum SSD
graphics card (dont mind chip manufacturer)
ram
ryzen cpu (i think)
mobo
power supply
any other typical components i've missed
Windows license

not needed:

keyboard
mouse
monitor

The PC will be used for:
CS:GO
Hearthstone
Runescape
Watching videos & streams
Some CAD Modelling
MS Office

mickyflinn · 29 Sep 2020 at 15:36

AMD are going to release ZEN 3 cpu next month can you wait ?

buddyswift · 29 Sep 2020 at 15:45

thanks for replying - i dont know a lot about the next generation. will it be affordable from day 1 compared to the current range?

Gray2233 · 29 Sep 2020 at 15:48

buddyswift said:
thanks for replying - i dont know a lot about the next generation. will it be affordable from day 1 compared to the current range?

I expect it'll replace the current parts at a similar price.

You'll find out within a couple of weeks if you're willing to wait.

buddyswift · 29 Sep 2020 at 15:49

i guess i'll hang on then! thanks for the heads up

buddyswift · 9 Oct 2020 at 14:58

does anyone know when prices for the existing generation might drop, or has this happened already? not sure i'll be going for the latest generation with my available budget

mickyflinn · 9 Oct 2020 at 15:16

Hi @buddyswift don't see much movement yet, zen 3 will be available on the 5th of November Availability is going to be key

Msi are also doing cashback on the motherboard and ryzen cpu combo , they have to be purchased together and from participating partners, which overclockers are.

https://uk.msi.com/Promotion/back-to-school-2020#AMD-Motherboard

Do you need wifi ?

buddyswift · 9 Oct 2020 at 15:48

hi there, thanks for replying. i think i'm leaning towards building a pc with current prices, I waited for announcement but not sure it changes the situation.

no i won't need wifi - i have plumbed-in cat5 through my house.

i've built the following basket using other threads - please could you make any suggestions on improvements?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £199.99
1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.98
1 x Team Group Vulcan TUF Gaming Alliance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C19 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Blac= £64.99
1 x Zalman R2 Mid-Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass= £39.95
1 x be quiet! Pure Power 11 500W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £69.95
1 x Arctic Freezer 34 eSports 120mm CPU Cooler - Black / Grey= £29.99
2 x BitFenix Spectre Addressable RGB Fan - 120mm= £10.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £218.99
1 x WD Blue SN550 1TB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)= £109.99

Total: £868.11 (includes shipping: £12.30)

buddyswift · 9 Oct 2020 at 15:49

edited to include SSd and gddr6 graphics card (gddr5 was in error)

mickyflinn · 9 Oct 2020 at 17:23

Gone with b550 motherboard cash back from msi will make it cheaper, case comes with 4 fans and quality modular psu with 10 years warranty.

CODE My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x WD Blue SN550 1TB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)= £109.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM750 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020195-UK)= £99.95
1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £59.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £218.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £199.99
1 x Kolink Observatory Lite Mesh ARGB Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black= £54.95
1 x MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard= £139.99

Total: £895.55 (includes shipping: £11.70)

buddyswift · 9 Oct 2020 at 22:34

@mickyflinn i've just placed an order for your complete basket! thanks for all your help, really excited to get started

mickyflinn · 9 Oct 2020 at 22:50

buddyswift said:
@mickyflinn i've just placed an order for your complete basket! thanks for all your help, really excited to get started

Your welcome
The cpu comes with a cooler but can be a bit noisey so you mite want to get a better one , this can be added anytime.

Think this would look nice in your build, if you decide to get it then call overclockers before they ship your order.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/raijintek-leto-rgb-led-slim-120mm-cpu-cooler-hs-02n-rt.html

I went for a 750w psu because that will give you huge headroom for upgrades in the future As well as the other things I mentioned.

Dont forget your cashback.

Good luck with your build .