Help with 3 PC builds for max £1100 - buy or build?

[PC builder]

I've been looking at 2 pre built options: I am literally looking for value - I dont want to get ripped off! While trying to get decent mid range gaming pc
Build 1:
Asus ROG G15Dk (AMD Ryzen 5-5600X, NVIDIA GeForce GTX1650 SUPER, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) & Windows
for £849

Build 2:
ADMI, Ryzen 5 5600x 4.5GHz Six Core, Asus A520M-K Motherboard, Asus RTX 3060 Ti 8GB LHR, 15GB 3200MHz, 500GB NVME SSD, MB320 RGB Glass case, Wifi, Windows
for £1,065

Build 3
Cyber Force Wyvern Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Nvidia GTX 1650 4Gb, 16gb RAM, 240GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 450W 80+ PSU, Wi-fi, Windows, Onyxia III RGB
£739.20

Which of these builds represents best value for money & how much of a difference could it be if I try and build these PC's myself rather than getting them prebuilt?

Thank you for any suggestions or help!

 

[dfour]

If you want a good gaming experience I would go for build 2. The two others have really poor gpu's unless your just playing in 1080p medium-ish.

This is the closest I can get to it building with the items in the build with no windows.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x CoolerMaster MasterBox MB320L ARGB Micro-ATX Case - Black Tempered Glass= £54.95
• 1 x ASUS PRIME A520M-K (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard= £61.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £250.99
• 2 x Patriot Viper Steel 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS416G320C6K)= £59.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN550 250GB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS250G2B0C)= £39.95
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 3060Ti Twin Edge OC LHR 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £599.99
• 1 x be quiet! System Power 9 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply Bulk= £54.95
• 1 x ADDON Wireless AC Dual Band 1200Mbps PCI-e Adapter (AWP1200E)= £24.95

Total: £1,220.05 (includes shipping: £12.30)​

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I would make sure its a dual channel kit and not a single stock of ram otherwise you will bottleneck the ryzen.

 

[EsaT]

I dont want to get ripped off

For start you're going to get ripped off by Microsoft, if you get Windows installed.

Even if taking hardware with prebuilding better buy license from web than pay ridiculous amount for becoming Microsoft's unpaid alpha tester for buggy patches.
Microsoft literally fired most of their own internal testing department half dozen years ago.
Honestly Microsoft should be paying its users for all that and adware and spyware.

 

[PC builder]

Hey dfour, Thank for the reply, seen you on a couple threads and really appreciate your advise - So build 2 is the best value wise, do I get more value from trying to build your build instead, or as you said is it "as close" as you could get it?

Also is there any swaps in there I can make to make it at most £1100? That was really my ceiling....

I will consider what you've posted though, thank you for building that!

 

[PC builder]

For start you're going to get ripped off by Microsoft, if you get Windows installed.

Even if taking hardware with prebuilding better buy license from web than pay ridiculous amount for becoming Microsoft's unpaid alpha tester for buggy patches.
Microsoft literally fired most of their own internal testing department half dozen years ago.
Honestly Microsoft should be paying its users for all that and adware and spyware.

Fair enough! Do you have any advice re the builds though?

 

[PC builder]

If you want a good gaming experience I would go for build 2. The two others have really poor gpu's unless your just playing in 1080p medium-ish.

This is the closest I can get to it building with the items in the build with no windows.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x CoolerMaster MasterBox MB320L ARGB Micro-ATX Case - Black Tempered Glass= £54.95
• 1 x ASUS PRIME A520M-K (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard= £61.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £250.99
• 2 x Patriot Viper Steel 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS416G320C6K)= £59.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN550 250GB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS250G2B0C)= £39.95
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 3060Ti Twin Edge OC LHR 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £599.99
• 1 x be quiet! System Power 9 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply Bulk= £54.95
• 1 x ADDON Wireless AC Dual Band 1200Mbps PCI-e Adapter (AWP1200E)= £24.95

Total: £1,220.05 (includes shipping: £12.30)
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I would make sure its a dual channel kit and not a single stock of ram otherwise you will bottleneck the ryzen.

 

[Haz123]

At the moment the big problem is getting a graphics card at a sensible price. Install Telegram and join fepartalert and try to get a 3060/3060ti/3070 for RRP. If you can get an FE card for RRP you will get an excellent system with your budget.

Building the PC yourself is a daunting task the first time you do it but it is not hard. I suggest you go that route and with a tight budget you should source a Windows key yourself for £10. Then make your own bootable USB , tutorial on the MS website so it is totally legit and very easy to do, all you need is 8gb usb stick.

 

[EsaT]

Fair enough! Do you have any advice re the builds though?

Certainly not low end outdated 10 years ago £50 PSU if graphics card costs £600.
Good PSU is basically the second longest usage potential having PC part after the case.

Just for measure good PSUs come with 10 year warranty, in which time you can have up to handfull of graphics cards.
In relation cost is also cheap:
Phanteks AMP 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £81.95

That vs. minimal "rear lights disappear behind the bend in road" 3 year warranty of that BeQuiet.
Also it's going to waste less electricity meaning also little less heating of your room during summer.


Also you need to list mandatory requirements and what might maybe have use in future.
Like Wifi.
If it's needed, then it's needed.
But if it isn't needed that money might give something actually useful extra elsewhere.

 

[Joxeon]

Also is there any swaps in there I can make to make it at most £1100? That was really my ceiling

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x MSI B560M PRO-VDH WIFI (Socket LGA 1200) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £99.95
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £59.99
• 1 x Seasonic Core Gold GC-650 650W 80+ Gold Power Supply= £64.99
• 1 x WD Black 500GB SN750 M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS500G3X0C)= £59.99
• 1 x Arctic Freezer 34 CPU Cooler - 120mm= £24.95
• 1 x Kolink Citadel Mesh Micro-ATX Case - Black= £44.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 3060Ti Twin Edge OC LHR 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £599.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-11400F 2.60GHz (Rocket Lake) Socket LGA1200 Processor - Retail= £149.99

Total: £1,116.54 (includes shipping: £11.70)​

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[mickyflinn]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x MSI B560M PRO-VDH WIFI (Socket LGA 1200) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £99.95
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £59.99
• 1 x Seasonic Core Gold GC-650 650W 80+ Gold Power Supply= £64.99
• 1 x WD Black 500GB SN750 M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS500G3X0C)= £59.99
• 1 x Arctic Freezer 34 CPU Cooler - 120mm= £24.95
• 1 x Kolink Citadel Mesh Micro-ATX Case - Black= £44.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 3060Ti Twin Edge OC LHR 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £599.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-11400F 2.60GHz (Rocket Lake) Socket LGA1200 Processor - Retail= £149.99

Total: £1,116.54 (includes shipping: £11.70)
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Nice build but the 11400f have been almost impossible to get for ages.

Worth spending another £30 to get double the storage .

 

[PC builder]

thank you all, this is all appreciated & helpful

 

[Joxeon]

Nice build but the 11400f have been almost impossible to get for ages .

True but the 10400F is still in stock for sub £150 and will perform very similarly to the 11400F/5600X with a midrange GPU like the 3060ti.

 

[jigger]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x OcUK Gaming Kestrel Micro-ATX Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen 5600X, AMD Radeon Graphics = £1,151.14
  • Case:Kolink Citadel Mesh RGB Micro-ATX Case - Black
  • Primary Solid State Drive (M.2):WD Blue SN550 500GB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0C)
  • Secondary Solid State Drive (M.2):Unwanted
  • Primary 2.5" Solid State Drive:Unwanted
  • Secondary 2.5" Solid State Drive :Unwanted
  • Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Advanced - Systems
  • Security Software:Unwanted
  • Memory:Kingston Fury Beast 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C17 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit
  • Graphics Card:Sapphire Radeon RX 6600 XT Nitro+ RGB Gaming 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Total: £1,165.24 (includes shipping: £14.10)

I’d be tempted to find another £54 and upgrade the RX6600XT to a RX6700XT​

 

[Craig_d1]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x OcUK Gaming Kestrel Micro-ATX Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen 5600X, AMD Radeon Graphics = £1,151.14
  • Case:Kolink Citadel Mesh RGB Micro-ATX Case - Black
  • Primary Solid State Drive (M.2):WD Blue SN550 500GB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0C)
  • Secondary Solid State Drive (M.2):Unwanted
  • Primary 2.5" Solid State Drive:Unwanted
  • Secondary 2.5" Solid State Drive :Unwanted
  • Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Advanced - Systems
  • Security Software:Unwanted
  • Memory:Kingston Fury Beast 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C17 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit
  • Graphics Card:Sapphire Radeon RX 6600 XT Nitro+ RGB Gaming 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Total: £1,165.24 (includes shipping: £14.10)

I’d be tempted to find another £54 and upgrade the RX6600XT to a RX6700XT​

you can upgrade the 6600xt to 6700xt for £30 I think which is a no brainer to me...buying as a gpu the 6700xt is £250 more than the 6600xt's

£50 to upgrade now, but still worth it

 

[Craig_d1]

Just jigger choice but with 1tb nvme instead of the 500gb for £30 and upgrade to 6700XT...overbudget but worth a look. comes with a bronze rated psu, so if interested you could ring to see if they can swap for a gold one...personally would want to keep my expensive components from any mishaps as much as poss

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x OcUK Gaming Kestrel Micro-ATX Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen 5600X, AMD Radeon Graphics = £1,231.09
  • Case:Kolink Citadel Mesh RGB Micro-ATX Case - Black
  • Primary Solid State Drive (M.2):WD Blue SN550 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)
  • Secondary Solid State Drive (M.2):Unwanted
  • Primary 2.5" Solid State Drive:Unwanted
  • Secondary 2.5" Solid State Drive :Unwanted
  • Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Advanced - Systems
  • Security Software:Unwanted
  • Memory:Kingston Fury Beast 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C17 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit
  • Graphics Card:*Build Stock* Asrock Radeon RX 6700 XT MBA 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card

Total: £1,245.19 (includes shipping: £14.10)
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