New Build for Daughter

[Franksi]

I have a teenage daughter who up until now has been gaming on her laptop. She currently plays Roblox, Sims 4, Minecraft and Fortnite, but i expect her interest in PC gaming to increase. I'd like to get her a system that will perform far in excess of what she currently has. Budget is around £1000 and she already has monitor and peripherals sorted. I also have a 2080 Super that she can re-use from my system which i believe should be fine for the games she is currently playing. We can look to upgrade GPU and other parts down the line and i'm also happy to start with the stock AMD cooler for now.

Any thoughts on the following? Any cheaper/better options for similar price?

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x MSI B840 GAMING PLUS WIFI (AMD AM5) B840 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03996) = £160.00
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £199.99
• 1 x MSI MAG A750GL 750W 80 Plus Gold ATX 3.0 PCIE5 Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-013-MS) = £104.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G6000HC38ADC01) (SKU: MY-0B2-TG) = £79.99
• 1 x Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini Midi-Tower Case - White (SKU: CA-78M-LL) = £100.99
• 1 x WD Black SN770 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58F-WD) = £67.99

Total: £713.95 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Journey]

Ryzen 5 7600 at £200 is a con/waste of money. Get C30 RAM for like £5 more. Get a 2TB SSD 990 Evo can be had for £90.

 

[Gray2233]

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Asrock B850M Pro RS (Socket AM5) DDR5 mATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-04007) = £149.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.98
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel (SKU: MEM-CRS-00997) = £98.99
• 1 x Crucial T500 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01089) = £73.99
• 1 x Antec CX600M ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-04160) = £54.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Six Core 5.40GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-02677) = £239.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen - Monster Hunter Wilds Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-04648) = £0.00

Total: £744.83 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

M-ATX as that's my personal preference.

- Better motherboard.
- Better CPU (albeit not by much on average, you could save £40 and just get the 7600, however there are some scenarios in one or two games where it has around a 20-30% uplift over the 7600).
- Better NvME, I'd normally spec 2tb but since you went with 1tb I figured it was fine.
- Perfectly decent PSU for a good chunk less.
- Top tier air based HSF rather than the stock at a great price, would be ample for 99% of future CPU upgrades on the platform.
- Blinged it up a bit, all of that can be turned off or toned depending on user preference.
- Case actually comes with fans fitted.

 

[Tetras]

Any thoughts on the following? Any cheaper/better options for similar price?

I don't think the Lian Li O11 variants come with any fans, so something like Lian Li's 216 or Antec's C5 ARGB is better value if you want full size ATX. Montech 903 / 903 MAX is cheaper still.

MSI MAG A750GL 750W 80 Plus Gold ATX 3.0 PCIE5 Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-013-MS) = £104.99

These aren't bad PSUs, but considering they only have a 5 year warranty I'd say they're overpriced.

and i'm also happy to start with the stock AMD cooler for now.

I often do stock cooler builds and I'm comfortable with that, but for £1000 budget? I'd just get a cooler like the peerless assassin, doesn't cost much and nicer for "quality of life".

 

[Franksi]

Some great responses already, have modified pretty much everything to incorporate:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Antec CX600M Trio ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - White (SKU: CAS-ATC-04166) = £74.99
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.99
• 1 x Crucial P3 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-078-CR) = £106.99
• 1 x Asrock B850M Pro RS (Socket AM5) DDR5 mATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-04007) = £149.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.94
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Six Core 5.40GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-02677) = £239.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen - Monster Hunter Wilds Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-04648) = £0.00
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMH32GX5M2B6000Z30K) (SKU: MY-4DU-CS) = £112.99

Total: £799.88 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Tetras]

1 x Crucial P3 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-078-CR) = £106.99

The T500 suggested above is significantly better than the P3. E.g. endurance on the 2TB version is rated to 440 TB written, whereas the T500 is 1200 TB written. The P3 almost certainly uses QLC memory too and has no DRAM, whereas the T500 has DRAM and uses TLC.

 

[Franksi]

The T500 suggested above is significantly better than the P3. E.g. endurance on the 2TB version is rated to 440 TB written, whereas the T500 is 1200 TB written. The P3 almost certainly uses QLC memory too and has no DRAM, whereas the T500 has DRAM and uses TLC.

Good catch, thank you!

 

[Gray2233]

As mentioned by @Tetras, otherwise that's a grand looking build imo and one I'm sure your daughter will be happy with.

Hell, I'm confident most of the middle aged blokes on this forum would be tbh!

If you want to bling things up a little more with the black/white look these are worth considering:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Digital ARGB White CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-04208) = £52.99
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE A-RGB White CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02666) = £34.99
• 1 x Thermalright Aqua Elite 240 White ARGB V3 All In One CPU Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03255) = £44.00

Total: £135.97 (includes delivery: £3.99)​

RGB/Bling isn't really my cup of tea, but for the price difference I imagine a teenaged kid would be into it, I would have been many moons ago.

 

[Yrkoon]

i have the same ram and cooler in my case and they are awesome but i had to raise the front fan on the cpu cooler a wee bit to clear the ram sticks

looks a nice solid build, she is gonna love it