laser 3d budget £750. gaming build spec advice

[Slap]

lI am ooking to build a mini pc on a budget of £750. Main use is for flight sims (Condor soaring V2 in particular) and internet.
The laser 3d case looks fantasticl/ike a good place to start despite the cost.
I have windows OS and monitor.
I am new to mini builds and not sure what components to choose.
I prefer an Intel setup but have no problems with Amd if better bang for buck.
Is this possible on my budget?
Can you master dons please advise.

Many thanks all.

Marc

PS sry if silly question, will black Friday sales here at OCuk be worth waiting for my build?

 

[orbitalwalsh]

@Slap

Bit over but does allow more powerful GPU.
Seems V2 supports multi threading but still rule of thumb is core speed so ryzen 2600x so can push high single clock speed or good multi core but doesn't cost arm and a leg like intel

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600X 4.20GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £199.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B450-I AORUS PRO WIFI (Socket AM4) Mini-ITX Motherboard= £103.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £119.99
• 1 x MSI Radeon RX 570 ARMOR OC 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £158.99
• 1 x Kolink Satellite Plus Aluminium Micro-ATX Case - Black= £44.99
• 1 x Antec EarthWatts Gold Pro 550W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £73.99
• 1 x TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £65.99

Total: £779.63 (includes shipping: £11.70)​

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To get it in that case you'd like

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte B450-I AORUS PRO WIFI (Socket AM4) Mini-ITX Motherboard= £103.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £119.99
• 1 x TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £65.99
• 1 x Lazer3D LZ7 Mini-ITX Case Configurator - ONLINE ONLY = £179.99
  • Front Left Corner Column:Lazer3D LZ7 Front Left Corner Column - Black
  • Front Right Corner Column:Lazer3D LZ7 Front Right Corner Column (Full I/O) - Black
  • Rear Left Corner Column:Lazer3D LZ7 Rear Left Corner Column - Black
  • Rear Right Corner Column:Lazer3D LZ7 Rear Right Corner Column - Black
  • Front Panel:Lazer3D LZ7 Front Panel - Midnight Black
  • Bottom Panel:Lazer3D LZ7 Bottom Panel - Midnight Black
  • Top Panel:Lazer3D LZ7 Top Panel - Midnight Black
  • Rear Panel + PCIe Cover:Lazer3D LZ7 Rear SFX Power Supply Panel + PCIe Cover - Midnight Black
  • Left Panel (GPU):Lazer3D LZ7 Left Panel - Midnight Black Open
  • Left Panel Accessory:Lazer3D 120mm/140mm Fan Grill - Black
  • Right Panel (Fan):Lazer3D LZ7 Right Panel - Midnight Black Open
  • Right Panel Accessory:Lazer3D 120mm/140mm Fan Grill - Black
  • Storage Mount:Lazer3D LZ7 2.5" Storage Drive Mount - Midnight Black
  • Case Feet:Unwanted
  • Case Fan:Unwanted
  • CPU Cooler:Unwanted
  • Vandal Switch - PLEASE ALSO SELECT FRONT RIGHT VANDAL I/O COLUMN AND VANDAL RIGHT SIDE PANEL:Unwanted
• 1 x Palit GeForce GTX 1050Ti StormX 4096MB PCI-Express GDDR5 Graphics Card= £149.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Quad Core 1500X 3.70GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £124.99
• 1 x Kolink KL-SFX450 450W 80 Plus Bronze Efficient SFX Power Supply= £41.99

Total: £798.03 (includes shipping: £11.10)​

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[Slap]

Wow orbitalwalsh!
Thanks so much for all that great info and spec list!
Much food for thought and lots to get my teeth stuck into. Brill thx !

 

[tamzzy]

you may get more for your budget by using the member's market for some of the parts -
eg: cpu, ram, gpu, ssd

 

[Slap]

Thanks tamzzy.

 

[Kurgen]

I would avoid the kolink case if possible. its very tight with the GPU I tried an old Radeon card cant remember which but It wouldn't fit because of the cables coming out of the PSU pushing against it

 

[orbitalwalsh]

I would avoid the kolink case if possible. its very tight with the GPU I tried an old Radeon card cant remember which but It wouldn't fit because of the cables coming out of the PSU pushing against it

140mm.PSU modular and under - SFX. Very few ATX PSU come.in at 140mm , good ones are Seasonic Focus/Antec earthwatt units

 

[Slap]

Another question if you please. How would I install my copy of windows OS from disc to this new build without a CD drive?

 

[Mr G]

Another question if you please. How would I install my copy of windows OS from disc to this new build without a CD drive?

Download the Windows Media Creation tool from Microsoft, this will make a bootable USB drive containing everything you need.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

^^^^^^^ dont have to have CD key at first. can select skip on that option

 

[Mr G]

^^^^^^^ dont have to have CD key at first. can select skip on that option

Second that, not sure how many reactivations you can do though. I've changed motherboard twice in a year without issue.

 

[Slap]

Thanks chaps!

 

[Mr G]

Thanks chaps!

No problem, also pays to wait until this Thursday at 2pm. Gibbo said there are some special deals coming before black Friday. Will pay to hold on!

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Second that, not sure how many reactivations you can do though. I've changed motherboard twice in a year without issue.

links now with your MSN account. i just state board broke or upgraded board

 

[Mr G]

links now with your MSN account. i just state board broke or upgraded board

I use an OEM licence, when I recently formatted my drive and reinstalled and hooked backup to the internet it activated without my account details.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

I use an OEM licence, when I recently formatted my drive and reinstalled and hooked backup to the internet it activated without my account details.

like wise, normally when I swap boards ( a lot ) , soon as i log into hotmail/msn it picks up my OEM licence or MS customer service happy reactivates it for me

normally its board swaps that kick up the fuss as it linked to the product

 

[Mr G]

It certainly does seem that way, not sure if I read this right but this only allows up to 10 activations?

The OP might be able to transfer his licence over to the new rig from the old.

 

[Kurgen]

or just get another windows 10 from some auction for very cheap..

if you go for kolink case heres a couple of pics of my FM2 system. the PSU was about 160mm , unsually I found a Matx board that fitted at 170mm deep which I think is the same as ITX, I don't think anyone makes MATX boards this shallow any more.




My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Kolink Satellite Micro-ATX Cube Case - Black= £32.99

Total: £43.49 (includes shipping: £10.50)
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mines the cheaper case with the mesh front, which I guess might be better for airflow

 

[Slap]

No problem, also pays to wait until this Thursday at 2pm. Gibbo said there are some special deals coming before black Friday. Will pay to hold on!

Thanks for head's up Mr G!

 

[Slap]

or just get another windows 10 from some auction for very cheap..

if you go for kolink case heres a couple of pics of my FM2 system. the PSU was about 160mm , unsually I found a Matx board that fitted at 170mm deep which I think is the same as ITX, I don't think anyone makes MATX boards this shallow any more.




My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Kolink Satellite Micro-ATX Cube Case - Black= £32.99

Total: £43.49 (includes shipping: £10.50)
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mines the cheaper case with the mesh front, which I guess might be better for airflow

Looks like fantastic bang for buck deal on that case Kurgen. Thank you for taking the time to post all that info. cheers !