New Build Approx £2000 budget AMD?

[Matt_West_Mids]

Hi All,

I have been reading this forum for awhile now and trying to take as much of the advice on board as possible.

It has now come to a point where I can think about building my own rig after watching lots of build videos etc.

Budget I'm thinking approximately about £2000 ish all in (less cost would be nice!) need monitor, keyboard mouse etc as starting from scratch just don't need windows.

This will hopefully replace my PS4 and need to get another console (PS5 etc when released). Would like it to last a good few years with minor upgrading along the way.

Games I play vary quite a bit from Football Manager, GTA and FPS, open world games also really want to get Cyberpunk 2077 when its released.

I'm also leaning towards AMD CPU due to costs but will consider anything suggested.

Screen wise due to space I'd probably limit it to 27"

Thank you in advance for your assistance!

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

You could save £100+ getting a lesser case and Crucial MX500 M.2 drive. Plus, the memory is a place holder get:

Crucial Ballistix Sport LT ~£80 - better quality and clocks to ~3600MHz

£30 cash back on motherboard via Gigabyte Steam Vouchers.

Build is an example to get you started an an idea of what you can get for your money:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £319.99
• 1 x Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard= £209.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TLGD= £89.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Gaming OC 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £548.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus Plus 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £104.99
• 1 x Corsair Force MP510 series 960GB NVMe PCIe M.2 Solid State Drive (CSSD-F960GBMP510)= £149.99
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P600S Glass Silent Midi Tower Case - Black= £134.99
• 1 x be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 CPU Cooler with *FREE* be quiet! DC1 3G Thermal Paste= £79.99
• 1 x LG 27GL850-B 27" 2560x1440 NANO IPS 144Hz 1ms FreeSync/G-Sync Compatible Widescreen LED Gaming Monit= £449.99

Total: £2,116.93 (includes shipping: £28.02)
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Thank you! that's a great start one other thing I forget to mention is not bothered about RGB etc. Rather better components than looks etc.

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

Great - re RGB.

The above build is built with silence in mind - you can save money buy adding a significantly cheaper cooler (or keep stock), swapping case for a quality cheaper model (half the price).

Thank you silence is good as it's probably going to be in a share space i.e. living room so probably look at a good quality headset as well.

Would shaving off the components you mentioned case etc be worth it to upgrade to a 2080 super or not really?

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

Thanks lots to consider, points on GPU and Crucial Ballistix Sport LT memory noted.

I always liked the NZXT H500 case anyway as watched a few build videos using that one! also watched a few in the Phanteks Eclipse P600S case.

If going for a case like the H500 would adding more fans be recommended? i.e. P600s appears to come with 3 installed to the H500's 2?

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

You could add an intake - would help airflow, all helps.

Thank you again!

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

i'd go for the phanteks p350x tbh. nzxt h500 may look nice, but that's just it...form over function.

I'd actually picked that case up from another build you did and looks a good option!

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

Great thanks for the suggestions, opinions on this case? I like the look of it.

Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

Personally, if it was going in the lounge - they're all good cases - i would pick the best fit for the environment and your taste.

Thank you maybe I'll watch a few more build videos to decide, any excuse!

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

or go for the RVZ03 mini ITX build
(OP don't do it if you're a novice builder lol)

Merely a novice here! Haha

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

some inspiration perhaps? lol https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/tamzzys-back-to-air-cooling-itx-build.18862455/

Thanks will take a look.

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

Finding a few variations on this memory which is the exact one I'm looking for please?

Crucial Ballistix Sport LT particularly speed.

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

Crucial Ballistix Sport LT BLS2K8G4D32AESBK - if after 16Gb (all i can give you due to forum rules - but OcUK don't sell it unfortunately)

Perfect thank you!

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

Do people still bother with separate drives? I.e one for OS, one for games or is there no point.

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

^

Was hoping someone would say that.

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

basically you'd want your operating system and all your programs on the ssd - this is the thing that will make your system feel snappy and responsive.
and also depends on how you see it, some people like to segregate their data, some won't.

the reason to get 2 drives is that the 2nd drive will be the mass storage drive, where you store all your big data files such as porn pictures and video files.
this drive doesn't have to be a fast ssd. a normal hdd will do...so can save some money there...if that's what's required to meet the budget.
one big 2tb nvme ssd for ~£280 vs one 1tb nvme ssd (£150) and one 1tb hdd (£40) - the price difference is ~£100

another thing to consider is the risks of potential failure:
1 drive = all data lost if it fails
2 drives = half data lost if it fails, but double the chance of failure since there's 2 drives involved
(but as always, backup, backup, backup)

(of course there's other things like RAID with running 2 drives...but i won't get on to that)

Guess it's something you can always add in at a later date anyway!

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

I really think it's worth squeezing in an Ultrawide monitor when you are on this sort of budget, it is the only thing you can's upgrade or change once you've committed, and it makes playing games way more immersive due to the peripheral nature of our vision.

Feel free to pop over if you get stuck since it is your first build, @tamzzy will tell you I'm not a (complete) nutter.

Thanks buddy that's really kind.

Any recommendations on ultra wide monitor?

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

Haha even more to consider.

@tamzzy just reading the thread you linked to is it worth getting 32gb of memory off the bat then you think?

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

Have to be quick with these parts dont you? They're all out of stock now

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

Meh, is everywhere it if stock of everything? Or do you just mean OCUK?

Mainly on OCUK but quite a few of the parts are out of stock on other websites as well.

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

Moving house end of this week anyway so probably wait until then anyway, maybe get some more stock. Recommended build may of changed by then anyway haha.