Help needed to build a starter Gaming PC budget around £600

[Clum2k]

Hi Guys,

The excess of knowledge in this forum means this will most likely be answered really quickly.

Its been a while since I've had to build/spec anything but what would people recommend for a starter gaming PC around £600 Apparently the only requirement is that is uses the RX580 or a 1060 (its for a kid so i think its so he can have the same as friends)

He doesn't need monitor, keyboard etc

 

[Minibiker]

What sort of games will he be playing?

 

[Space Monkey]

@M4xson

Please be aware that this forum is run by and paid for by Overclockers UK Retailer, so please only use either their own shop links or just list the spec, thanks

 

[M4xson]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £128.99
• 1 x ASUS PRIME B450M-A (Socket AM4) DDR4 MATX Motherboard= £74.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G2400= £26.99
• 1 x Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND Sata PCIe M.2 Solid State Drive= £49.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £149.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Nova Midi Tower Case - White= £32.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GM-500 500W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply= £71.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)= £109.99

Total: £659.12 (includes shipping: £13.20)​

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[M4xson]

@M4xson

Please be aware that this forum is run by and paid for by Overclockers UK Retailer, so please only use either their own shop links or just list the spec, thanks

Ooops, wasn't thinking, sorry! I made a basket instead!

 

[Clum2k]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £128.99
• 1 x ASUS PRIME B450M-A (Socket AM4) DDR4 MATX Motherboard= £74.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G2400= £26.99
• 1 x Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND Sata PCIe M.2 Solid State Drive= £49.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £149.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Nova Midi Tower Case - White= £32.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GM-500 500W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply= £71.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)= £109.99

Total: £659.12 (includes shipping: £13.20)
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Thanks so much for that, is there an alternative power supply you could recommend?

I’m just looking for one in stock to be honest, trying to get it built before Christmas

 

[Thekwango]

Thanks so much for that, is there an alternative power supply you could recommend?

I’m just looking for one in stock to be honest, trying to get it built before Christmas

Don’t get the 580 4gb Nitro when the Gigabyte 590 8gb is the currently the same price.

 

[M4xson]

Thanks so much for that, is there an alternative power supply you could recommend?

I’m just looking for one in stock to be honest, trying to get it built before Christmas

Any seasonic over 500w should be good.

 

[M4xson]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Seasonic M12II-620 EVO 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply= £82.99

Total: £93.49 (includes shipping: £10.50)

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Or you could get another brand PSU for less but I like seasonic for reliability. It's not fun when a PSU goes pop!

 

[Joxeon]

Windows 10 can be downloaded and installed for free with activation codes from as little as £2 from a certain 2nd hand marketplace, could use that saving to get some better ram 16gb of 3200/cl16 is ideal for budget ryzen

 

[Minibiker]

Ive gone Ryzen 2600 aswell as listed above...although its previous Gen its still a great CPU with enough power for gaming... i added in the 8gb RX590 which is currently on offer at £150 BARGAIN!. The 480gb is enough for a fair few games and im sure he will not fill that up that quick, with the remaining budget all youd need to get is a case but thats personal choice so ill leave that to your side of it all

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £128.99
• 1 x MSI B450M Mortar MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard= £92.99
• 1 x Patriot Viper Steel 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS416G320C6K)= £58.99
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 590 Red Dragon 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card *BLACK FRIDAY DEAL*= £149.99
• 1 x Kingston A400 480GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Solid State Hard Drive - (SA400S37/480G)= £44.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £66.95

Total: £554.00 (includes shipping: £11.10)​

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[Clum2k]

Windows 10 can be downloaded and installed for free with activation codes from as little as £2 from a certain 2nd hand marketplace, could use that saving to get some better ram 16gb of 3200/cl16 is ideal for budget ryzen

Any trusted sellers? Don’t exactly anything coming back to me!

 

[Joxeon]

Used these on quite a few PCs now and never had an issues, just check sellers feedback.