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[newman1453]

Looking for some advice on possible builds for a gaming PC, with a budget of around £750? Already have a 1080p monitor and budget can be stretched slightly. Would really appreciate any and all advice as completely new to this.

Thanks

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Looking for some advice on possible builds for a gaming PC, with a budget of around £750? Already have a 1080p monitor and budget can be stretched slightly. Would really appreciate any and all advice as completely new to this.

Thanks

Welcome, self build or built for you ?

 

[4K8KW10]

Looking for some advice on possible builds for a gaming PC, with a budget of around £750? Already have a 1080p monitor and budget can be stretched slightly. Would really appreciate any and all advice as completely new to this.

Thanks

Hi,

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £158.99
• 1 x Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming AMD X470 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £125.99
• 1 x Team Group Xtreem T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C17 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black= £98.99
• 1 x Hynix SL308 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (HFS120G32TND-N1A0A)= £49.99
• 1 x Toshiba 2TB P300 Performance Hard Drive (HDWD120UZSVA)= £47.99
• 1 x Aerocool Aero 500 Midi-Tower Case - Black Window= £35.99
• 1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0500-K3)= £44.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 570 Pulse 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £259.99

Total: £836.12 (includes shipping: £13.20)​

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[southernorth]

Looking for some advice on possible builds for a gaming PC, with a budget of around £750? Already have a 1080p monitor and budget can be stretched slightly. Would really appreciate any and all advice as completely new to this.

Thanks

Or go i5-8400/b360/1060 for gaming. recent prices drops on i5-8400 make it a great option for 1080p gaming.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Cheaper option then the others above, but be advised , not as powerful from both CPU and GPU prospective but will handle 1080p fine and still better then a console .
The CPU is in proportion to the GPU, if you stuck a 6GB 1060 then you become limited by the CPU , specially at 1080p .

South's is on point for power and max budget, as much as I love Aorus x470 boards, pushed budget steeper and GPU not as strong .

CPU is main weakness compared to the above two, but upgradeable in a few years time just slap in 4th Gen ryzen second handle or new if you need to grunt .


My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Quad Core 1400 3.40GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £119.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £86.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000= £79.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £188.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 450W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £59.99
• 1 x Kolink Stronghold Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Tempered Glass Side Window= £37.99
• 1 x TeamGroup 240GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £49.99
• 1 x Toshiba 1TB P300 Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £32.99

Total: £669.52 (includes shipping: £12.60)
​

 

[newman1453]

Welcome, self build or built for you ?

Hi, Self-built is fine unless a pre-built offers better value for money in some way.

 

[newman1453]

Hi,

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £158.99
• 1 x Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming AMD X470 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £125.99
• 1 x Team Group Xtreem T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C17 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black= £98.99
• 1 x Hynix SL308 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (HFS120G32TND-N1A0A)= £49.99
• 1 x Toshiba 2TB P300 Performance Hard Drive (HDWD120UZSVA)= £47.99
• 1 x Aerocool Aero 500 Midi-Tower Case - Black Window= £35.99
• 1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0500-K3)= £44.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 570 Pulse 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £259.99

Total: £836.12 (includes shipping: £13.20)
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Thank you for that, may be a stupid question but are radeon/nvidia cards roughly the same, as in are they made with an emphasis on different games?

 

[newman1453]

Cheaper option then the others above, but be advised , not as powerful from both CPU and GPU prospective but will handle 1080p fine and still better then a console .
The CPU is in proportion to the GPU, if you stuck a 6GB 1060 then you become limited by the CPU , specially at 1080p .

South's is on point for power and max budget, as much as I love Aorus x470 boards, pushed budget steeper and GPU not as strong .

CPU is main weakness compared to the above two, but upgradeable in a few years time just slap in 4th Gen ryzen second handle or new if you need to grunt .


My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Quad Core 1400 3.40GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £119.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £86.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000= £79.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £188.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 450W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £59.99
• 1 x Kolink Stronghold Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Tempered Glass Side Window= £37.99
• 1 x TeamGroup 240GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £49.99
• 1 x Toshiba 1TB P300 Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £32.99

Total: £669.52 (includes shipping: £12.60)
​

Cheers, do you think this would be alright for playing most games in the next few years? Want to make sure that it's decent but no need in overspending.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Cheers, do you think this would be alright for playing most games in the next few years? Want to make sure that it's decent but no need in overspending.

should handle them fine to be honest, but depends on the games you play. likes of fornite & gs:go should work fine on there.
weakest link would be CPU in the grand scheme but platform has a longer shelf life then Intel and means in a few years time you can slap in a second hand 2019/2020 AM4 based CPU for give the system more power.
with games, they are get more demanding and need more horse power, it just means turning down details and graphical options to play big AAA titles , but thats the nature of PC hardware, buy today and tomorrows tech its double the performance haha

currently AMD do have a slight advantage with DX12 games and nvidia with DX11 but would change when next generation rolls out. AMD also overpriced due to mining and GTX 1060 is still higher then it should be .

 

[tamzzy]

went with a 1st gen ryzen 1600 +8gb ram
480gb ssd
1060 6gb vram
slightly overbudget, but due to the massive 480gb ssd, can drop it down to a 240gb ssd, but i'd suggest that you'd rather not.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £164.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £86.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000= £79.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N1060G1 GAMING-3GD)= £248.99
• 1 x EVGA 450BT 450W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £37.99
• 1 x TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £98.99
• 1 x Toshiba 1TB P300 Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £32.99
• 1 x Kolink Stronghold Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Tempered Glass Side Window= £37.99

Total: £801.52 (includes shipping: £12.60)​

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[orbitalwalsh]

^^^ nice

show off

 

[tamzzy]

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just a reallocation of budget

 

[orbitalwalsh]

just a reallocation of budget

1600x still on sale with a cheap Cooler ? might land in £170-5 pricing

 

[tamzzy]

1600x still on sale with a cheap Cooler ?

not at oc, back to normal pricing. of course nothing to stop OP looking around for better pricing
(and tbh, would recommend looking around as oc pricing for the 1600 isn't nearly the best by far, when their competition is offering it for £15 cheaper and free shipping)

 

[southernorth]

Cheers, do you think this would be alright for playing most games in the next few years? Want to make sure that it's decent but no need in overspending.

With all the recent price drops, I think the i5-8400 would be the best option for the budget and usage. Ryzen still slightly behind in 1080p gaming, and the budget isn't really there to buy a decent cooler and board for proper overclocking.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

^^^ i5 8400 does top the 1600 at gaming and slap it with a £20 cooler to allow it to boost to constant 3.8ghz and its a damn good chip.
ryzen 2600 matches it nicely with XFR 2 or manual overclock to 4.2ghz but then its getting the B350 boards flashed to accept it from the get go

£90 gets you an Aorus B360 Gaming 3 with Superior sound and wifi which z390 chips will receive in the future..
(better then 70% of z370 boards to be honest)

final choice in he market and now makes choosing a system hard work haha

 

[tamzzy]

i5 8400 is definitely the better chip for gaming now, but it's hampered by being a hex core without hyperthreading.
the 1600/2600 (should) probably age better as it's a 6c12t part, and as games become more thread-aware, it's performance should increase
ofc, predicting the future is never an exact science, so take it with a pinch of salt

 

[newman1453]

went with a 1st gen ryzen 1600 +8gb ram
480gb ssd
1060 6gb vram
slightly overbudget, but due to the massive 480gb ssd, can drop it down to a 240gb ssd, but i'd suggest that you'd rather not.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £164.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £86.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000= £79.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N1060G1 GAMING-3GD)= £248.99
• 1 x EVGA 450BT 450W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £37.99
• 1 x TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £98.99
• 1 x Toshiba 1TB P300 Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £32.99
• 1 x Kolink Stronghold Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Tempered Glass Side Window= £37.99

Total: £801.52 (includes shipping: £12.60)
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Hi all, thanks for your advice. Think I'll go for the above build. Before I blunder into anything, is there any obvious pitfalls with it or should the pc be ready to go once I've got peripherals? Guessing I'll need a copy of windows?

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Hi all, thanks for your advice. Think I'll go for the above build. Before I blunder into anything, is there any obvious pitfalls with it or should the pc be ready to go once I've got peripherals? Guessing I'll need a copy of windows?

Windows media creation tool and buy a cd key
Or buy copy of windows here for £105

 

[newman1453]

went with a 1st gen ryzen 1600 +8gb ram
480gb ssd
1060 6gb vram
slightly overbudget, but due to the massive 480gb ssd, can drop it down to a 240gb ssd, but i'd suggest that you'd rather not.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £164.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £86.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000= £79.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N1060G1 GAMING-3GD)= £248.99
• 1 x EVGA 450BT 450W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £37.99
• 1 x TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £98.99
• 1 x Toshiba 1TB P300 Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £32.99
• 1 x Kolink Stronghold Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Tempered Glass Side Window= £37.99

Total: £801.52 (includes shipping: £12.60)
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One last question, would it be worth getting a better power supply? Could pay a bit more if it'd reduce noise, or is 450w more than enough?