Mini ITX Gaming PC - £1,500 Budget

[Vidar]

I've been asked to put a gaming system together for a friend's kid, who has a budget of around £1,500, but could go a bit higher, just for the tower. They've already got the monitor, peripherals etc.

Only requirements are it needs to be small, so itx and capable of playing modern games like the new GTA when it arrives a long with all the usual guff like Fortnite, Minecraft, Cyberpunk etc

I was thinking 7600x and 4060ti etc but I'm hoping you guys can come up with something a little more saucy.

 

[mickyflinn]

New AMD CPUs to be released at the end of the month mite be worth the wait and should affect pricing.

Your budget should easy fit a 4070 and 7800x3d but a 7600 will save a few bucks.

Lots of options here one example .

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £188.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G6000HC38ADC01) (SKU: MY-0B2-TG) = £89.99
• 1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £119.98
• 1 x Corsair RMx Series RM750x 80 PLUS Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (CP-9020199-UK) (SKU: CA-266-CS) = £99.95
• 1 x MSI MPG B650I Edge WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 Mini ITX Motherboard (SKU: MB-374-MS) = £220.00
• 1 x MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2X E OC 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-MSI-02561) = £469.99
• 1 x NVIDIA - Black Myth: Wukong Standard Edition Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-02698) = £0.00
• 1 x Fractal Design Pop Mini Air RGB Clear Tempered Glass Mini Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-0AG-FD) = £93.95
• 1 x Thermalright Assassin Spirit 120 Evo ARGB CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02720) = £21.95

Total: £1,304.80 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[bimbleuk]

The parts above are a good start. I would like to point out the NR200P MAX as a good all-round ITX case. The pre-installed CPU-AIO plus PSU along with the custom length cables makes a very easy and tidy installation.

The V1 has been sold as low as £215 recently. Not much changed with the V2. Updated pump. 12VHPWR on PSU & slots not holes for better air flow.

 

[JollyJamma]

I've been asked to put a gaming system together for a friend's kid, who has a budget of around £1,500, but could go a bit higher, just for the tower. They've already got the monitor, peripherals etc.

Only requirements are it needs to be small, so itx and capable of playing modern games like the new GTA when it arrives a long with all the usual guff like Fortnite, Minecraft, Cyberpunk etc

I was thinking 7600x and 4060ti etc but I'm hoping you guys can come up with something a little more saucy.

Which chassis does he like most?

ITX builds are very often dictated by the chassis.

I might suggest an air cooler for long term low maintenance. AIO coolers can be an issue after a couple years and are you going to help the friends kid fix it?