Looking for advice on pc build for £650 to 700

[Ian cannon]

Hi my son wants to upgrade his PC so dosnt need a moniter or case it currently has a 500w psu bit the rest needs upgrading what's his options thanks in advance

 

[dfour]

what has he got in in currently??
Does he just game on it?
What resolution does he game at?

 

[Rob_B]

Also what PSU is it?
What are the current specs?

 

[Ian cannon]

what has he got in in currently??
Does he just game on it?
What resolution does he game at?

Hi yes it's for gaming at 1920x1080he currently has in it
gigabyte a320m s2n amd am4 socket
amd ryzen 5 2600 3.4ghz hex core
corsair vengance lpx 8gb 2400mhz x2
plait geforce gtx 1650 stormx 4gb
aero cool integrator oem 500w bronze psu
seagate barracuda 2tb sata3 3,5 hdd
120 gb 2.5 sata 3 ssd

 

[dfour]

is it a micro atx size case?

 

[Ian cannon]

I have a mid size towercas3 he can use

 

[dfour]

Sticking with am4

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x MSI B550M PRO-VDH WiFi (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-358-MS) = £100.00
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-29200C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2D3600C18) (SKU: MY-4A5-CS) = £29.98
• 1 x WD Black SN770 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58F-WD) = £53.00
• 1 x CORSAIR RM Series RM650 Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply (SKU: POW-CRS-01425) = £74.98
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Eight Core 4.1GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-01799) = £194.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7600 XT Gaming OC 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-01589) = £299.99

Total: £752.94 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Excellent cpu for gaming.
16 gig gpu as 8 gig ones are starting to struggle in newer games.
The 2 items that are pre order are much cheaper and in stock at other retail outlets. (save about £45 on the above price)
Use the stock cooler to save money or buy the excellent :

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.99

Total: £29.99 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Also for a 15 pounds more upgrade to 32 gig of ram

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit (CMK32GX4M2Z3600C18) (SKU: MY-4CL-CS) = £49.99

Total: £49.99 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[sx_turbo]

5700x3d processor, upgrade the ram to 32gb 3200, there is some on overclockers for £50, then get an AMD rx7700xt, you might be able to get away with using your PSU, but would be best to get. 650w one.

You can re-used your motherboard with a bios update, according to gigabyte agesa notes it supports a 5700x3d. But the PCIE3 might hinder the GPU slightly

Probably get another 4 years out of it with the above.

Also need an SSD, doesn't

 

[Ian cannon]

Thanks guys that's great

 

[dfour]

Pushing your budget you can upgrade to am5.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £179.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming A620-Pro WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-01162) = £129.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance 32GB EXPO (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel (SKU: MEM-CRS-02786) = £89.99
• 1 x WD Black SN770 500GB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS500G3X0E) (SKU: HD-58E-WD) = £44.99
• 1 x CORSAIR RM Series RM650 Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply (SKU: POW-CRS-01425) = £74.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 4060 StormX 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-078-PL) = £248.99

Total: £768.94 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

You could drop the nvme to save money and use the stock cooler on the cpu.

 

[Rob_B]

Budget build - Go with a BIOS update, 5700X3D, some new RAM, (M2SSD), GPU and a PSU. You don't NEED 3600MT/s RAM with the X3D so even some fast 3200 would be fine.
Max out your budget - AM5 with a 7600

either way, pick up a 6700XT/6750XT or something similar for the £300 mark for the GPU, try to avboid the 8GB cards in that price range (4060/RX7600)

 

[Craig_d1]

If replacing mobo, you might as well go AM5 as @dfour says. if sticking with am4, please get 32gb ram...16 not enough now.
below along same line as above for AM5 but put a 750w atx3.0 psu with 10yrs warranty, and a 1tb ssd..ram is alternative..6000c36, so ever so slightly slower than the 6000c30, but get a bit of rgb thrown in for the same price (as kids like rgb and fps impact will be fairly negligible). 7600 comes with a cooler so don't need one striaght away..if do I'd get something like the arctic freezer 36 argbfor £30 or a peerless assasin for same price. there's also a b grade 7600 cpu available...put a bid in for it..probably a return or damaged box but who cares if works 100%..ask £140 odd , bit more than 2nd hand, less than new
I'd look at the 6750XT also with 12gb vram...powercolour fighter is available for £282 but not at OCuk...free next day delivery too

if you look at the relative performance chart, you'll see it is 19% faster than the 4060

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Specs

NVIDIA AD107, 2460 MHz, 3072 Cores, 96 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 8192 MB GDDR6, 2125 MHz, 128 bit

www.techpowerup.com

so below is £800...only put the 4060 in a a placeholder as close to the 6750xt in price.....6750XT is cheaper by £8...and if can get the b grade 7600, might knock off another 40..so potentially £50 off taking


My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03573) = £124.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £179.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel (SKU: MEM-CRS-00997) = £89.99
• 1 x Team Group G50 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03131) = £47.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 750W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-061-AS) = £79.99
• 1 x Asus GeForce RTX 4060 Dual V2 OC 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Bulk (SKU: GRA-ASU-02406) = £288.00.............price placeholder only..NOT TO BUY

Total: £810.95 (includes delivery: £0.00)​