New gaming pc

[Mr Niall L Plunkett]

Hi i have posted before but need to see some more opinions. I have a budget of up too 700 pounds. I want the best gaming pc for dawn of war 3 that i can afford i have waited years for that game and i need everything except for a mointer,keyboard and mouse. I would like 2 hard drives aswell as a friend said 2 would be good for startups. AMD system and graphics prefered. I hear that having a higher wattage for my power supply is a bonus for updating in the future .Thanks all

 

[Plec]

What res do you game at?

Forget that - your budget and spec dictates card...

 

[Mr Niall L Plunkett]

Usually 1920x1200 or whatever it is.

I seen and like this pc but can anyone bring the price down
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tita...wv!Rfi1wv~Rfk1vX(SjE1y.-TbA1Uz6TIH1#!#TQF1#X$

 

[Plec]

I seen and like this pc but can anyone bring the price down
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tita...wv!Rfi1wv~Rfk1vX(SjE1y.-TbA1Uz6TIH1#!#TQF1#X$

Not possible with a decent gfx (that rig only has a RX 470 4Gb installed) and no SSD i'm afraid.

You can have a lesser unit?.. Or up your budget by £100 if you can.

 

[Plec]

This is a spec that will play DOW 3 all day at HIGH/ULTRA but is £100 over budget. I'll compile one within budget - but this is for you to consider:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £87.95
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £119.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Quad Core 1500X 3.70GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £179.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £239.99
• 1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £55.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Nova Midi Tower Case - Black= £26.99
• 1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow UV400 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SUV400S37/1= £52.99
• 1 x Toshiba P300 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache High Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £45.95

Total: £823.04
(includes shipping: £13.20)



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[Plec]

A build close to budget for DOW 3 (but if you need windows pick it up else where for cheaper):

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £87.95
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £119.99
• 1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £55.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Nova Midi Tower Case - Black= £26.99
• 1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow UV400 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SUV400S37/1= £52.99
• 1 x Toshiba P300 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache High Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £45.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Quad Core 1400 3.40GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £158.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 570 Pulse ITX 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £169.99

Total: £732.04
(includes shipping: £13.20)



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[Mr Niall L Plunkett]

Thankyou helping me understand a bit more. How much roughly do i save building it myself compared to if overclockera build it. Is it worth building myself?

 

[Mr Niall L Plunkett]

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tita...wv!Rfi1wv~Rfk1vX(SjE1y.-TbA1Uz6TIH1#!#TQF1#X$

That was what i meant to do sorry lol

Thats with an ssd

 

[Webzta]

Surely the full builds they've listed for you answer that..

 

[Plec]

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tita...wv!Rfi1wv~Rfk1vX(SjE1y.-TbA1Uz6TIH1#!#TQF1#X$

Trouble is you're on a limited budget - and that build has a Ryzen 1600 (great CPU - 6 cores 12 threads) coupled with an RX 470 4Gb - which isn't the perfect marriage for your needs.

Ideally you would save on the CPU and get the Ryzen 1500 (still a great CPU has 4 cores and clocks well) which is perfect for your needs and bump up the Gfx capability - ideally an 8Gb RX 480 or RX 580.

And you save a lot building yourself - compare my builds/spec to theirs.

I would roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty.. It's fun and a great sense of achievement and loads of members here ready to guide you if required.

 

[Mr Niall L Plunkett]

Cheers mate im a complete novice at this and dont want to waste my money why its worth asking people who know what there doing.

 

[Plec]

Cheers mate im a complete novice at this and dont want to waste my money why its worth asking people who know what there doing.

No worries.

Interesting article - you maybe able to cut back on the GPU - but the ideal would be to get an 8Gb card as more and more games are needing the extra Vram.

My second build ticks all your boxes and is within budget - well, almost...

 

[Mr Niall L Plunkett]

Your a star mate thankyou

 

[Plec]

Your a star mate thankyou

No worries - Mr Niall L Plunkett (had to type that at least once )

Components a bit dated - but build principles are still the same - it's like grown up Meccano.

EDIT: I should add - if you are considering the second build as a basic format i would try and stump up the extra £20 for the Ryzen 1500/1500X.

 

[Freddie1980]

NVM