Looking for a self - build, need advice on best components for my budget ~ 1.3k

[Tkmoore]

Hello all, I’m looking to build a desktop setup with a budget of 1.3k including windows 11 home edition.

I’ve put some ideas together in my basket which I’ll link below- although I’m relatively new to this and want to ensure the compatibility and value etc. Please take a look and let me know what you think and / or if any adjustments need to be made.

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Cheers, Tom.

 

[Tkmoore]

Thank you for the hard work with the basket, I appreciate it as I am fairly new to building sets like this. Is there a reason to go for a more expensive motherboard with less processing power? I’ll keep an eye out for supply and swap if required- as I plan to purchase in the next few days.

 

[Tkmoore]

this is well overpriced tbh
can get 5600x/3060ti prebuilds for £900 (shopping around)

for £1200 should be looking at least at a 3070 or 6800 imo

Yeah I’m new to this so not sure what’s optimal for the money, all advice is welcome and thank you for the post. If at all possible if you could include a basket link for a 1.3 k budget I’d appreciate it. I’m not overly worried about crazy performance but I do game and would like solid smooth speed and graphics.

 

[Tkmoore]

What will the main uses of the PC be?

Gaming and university work- although I play counter strike as well as mmos so nothing hugely intensive

 

[Tkmoore]

this is what i'd get for your £1.3k budget:

5700x - 8 core processor
b550 board is sufficient for most users who don't require lots of i/o devices
32gb 3200mhz ram - best price/performance
tier b psu - https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/ - solid psu (source: me - i've used this power supply in a couple of my friends' builds)
radeon 6800 (~30% faster than the 6700)
sn570 is a decent mid-range pcie3 ssd, could opt for the sn750se if you want a pcie4 ssd
i've not specced windows as grey keys can be bought for a lot cheaper
solid cooler for the price (source: me - i've personally used this cooler so first-hand experience)

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Eight Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D1-AM) = £278.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-594-GI) = £112.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 6800 Gaming OC 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-1CV-GI) = £529.99
• 1 x Kolink Enclave 700W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-04B-KK) = £74.99
• 1 x Kolink AT/ATX "Kettle Plug" 1.2 5A Fuse Meter Mains Cable (SKU: CB-002-KK) = £0.00
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £89.99
• 1 x Corsair iCUE 220T Airflow RGB Mid-Tower Smart Case- Black Tempered Glass (CC-9011173-WW) (SKU: CA-24V-CS) = £79.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN570 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3B0C) (SKU: HD-589-WD) = £74.99
• 1 x Alpenfohn Brocken ECO Advanced CPU Cooler - 120 mm (SKU: HS-05J-AL) = £29.99

Total: £1,271.92 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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Thank you for taking the time to do that- looks great