Nephew new PC out the loop

[Marine18]

Good afternoon all,

As the family IT guru I have been tasked with securing my nephew a new PC for christmas either made from scratch or a pre-built (never thought i would see the day). The budget allocated to me for this is a max of £2000.00 he plays the following games

*Fortnite
*Battlefront 2
*Rocket League


he has everything (monitor is 1440p) just need a spec for a tower or alternative, he has no interest in RGB and only uses ethernet

any help be Appreciated

 

[Gray2233]

Stock is pretty shocking at the moment for a lot of components, I've tried to select things which are currently available:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Six Core 4.5GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-06394) = GBP209.99
• 1 x Asus Prime B850M-K (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-06006) = GBP118.99
• 1 x V-Color Manta XSky EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (SKU: MEM-VCR-09147) = GBP439.99
• 1 x Kolink Citadel Mesh RGB Micro-ATX Case - Black (SKU: CA-052-KK) = GBP44.99
• 1 x MSI MAG A750GL ATX 3.1 PCIe 5.1 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-013-MS) = GBP79.99
• 1 x Asrock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger OC 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ASR-08979) = GBP799.99
• 1 x KIOXIA EXCERIA G3 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe 5.0 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-KIO-07152) = GBP249.95
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Digital ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-04207) = GBP29.99

Total: GBP1973.88 (includes delivery: GBP0.00)​

M-ATX as that's a preference of mine, if you wanted a standard midi-tower you could do so for about the same.

There is some bling, but it can be turned off/not used, parts were selected more due to their prices.

The case is so-so but has good airflow.

I'd personally rather opt for the Sapphire Nitro + or Pure B850's for similar money, but I've no idea when they'll be back in stock if you're wanting to purchase everything from OCUK

Might be slightly overkill for the games listed.

You could spend a bit more here and there and get some better parts, but there's nothing in the list I'd not personally use.

 

[cosmogenesis]

Or you could call here if anyone is selling a rig. There’s someone selling here

Full spec is:
Asus 5070ti 16GB
AMD 9800x3D with Noctua NH-U12A cooler
Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2x16) 6000
2TB SSD WD Black SN850
Corsair SF1000 SFX PSU
MSI MAG B850M Mortar Motherboard
Mix of Noctua and Arctis P12 LN fans
Lian Li A3 Black all-mesh matx case

For 2k

 

[VonScar]

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Eight Core 5.60GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-06938) = GBP399.95
• 1 x Asus TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-03844) = GBP200.00
• 1 x KLEVV BOLT V EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MHz C28 DDR5 Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MEM-KLV-07078) = GBP479.99
• 1 x Asus Radeon RX 9070 XT Prime OC 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ASU-04155) = GBP829.99
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 850W ATX 3.1 PCIe 5.1 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: POW-BEQ-05637) = GBP112.99
• 1 x be quiet Pure Rock 3 Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-BEQ-04687) = GBP23.99
• 1 x WD Black SN7100 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-04134) = GBP169.99
• 1 x be quiet! PURE BASE 501 Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CAS-BEQ-03813) = GBP74.99

Total: GBP2291.89 (includes delivery: GBP0.00)​

Slightly over, but this will do 1440p with ease and 4K, I believe.

 

[tamzzy]

Or you could call here if anyone is selling a rig.

OP doesn't have access to the MM though

 

[cosmogenesis]

OP doesn't have access to the MM though

Ah ok