New PC for Game dev & Gaming

[holtzman]

Hi,
My I3 540 is struggling to run Unity3d, 3ds Max and visual studio at the same time so its time to upgrade, I`m looking to spend around £600-£700. I`m running two screens @ 1080.
I Just need Mobo, Cpu, Ram, Case, Psu.

Many thanks

 

[Danny75]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Super Flower Platinum King 550W 80 Plus Platinum Power Supply - Black= £64.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B350-F AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £117.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 Eight Core 1700 3.70GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £269.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - White LED= £152.50
• 1 x Alpenfohn Brocken 3 CPU Cooler - 140mm= £42.95
• 1 x Fractal Design Focus G Window Midi-Tower Case - Black= £49.99

Total: £710.07
(includes shipping: £11.70)



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Intel CoffeeLake expected some time in October, if you'd rather wait and compare benchmarks then.

 

[Spankme]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £188.99
• 1 x MSI B350 Tomahawk AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B30= £139.99
• 1 x NZXT Source 340 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black/Red= £94.99
• 1 x Corsair CX-M Series 550W 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular Power Supply (CP-9020102-UK)= £69.95
• 1 x Cooler Master MasterLiquid Pro 240 AIO CPU Cooler= £104.99

Total: £711.46
(includes shipping: £12.60)



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[lee32uk]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £188.99
• 1 x MSI B350 Tomahawk AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B30= £139.99
• 1 x NZXT Source 340 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black/Red= £94.99
• 1 x Corsair CX-M Series 550W 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular Power Supply (CP-9020102-UK)= £69.95
• 1 x Cooler Master MasterLiquid Pro 240 AIO CPU Cooler= £104.99

Total: £711.46
(includes shipping: £12.60)



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The build Danny posted is better as it has an 8 core cpu. No need to spend £104 on a cooler. Even the stock one would do fine.

 

[lltfdaniel]

Will the op overclock, why well because of the cpu cooler, the stock one will do fine with a little overclock, something like 3.7-3.8ghz overclock.

edit

I prefer Danny's build it has a 8 core processor.

 

[holtzman]

Don`t think I`ll overclock my current I3 just about keeps up, and looking at those memory settings make my head hurt

I think dannys sytem would suit me, maybe swap to a ryzen 5 1600 & CX-M Series 550W so I have less cables hanging.

Any recommendations for a GPU around £200 ish? or should I hold on untill prices settle down again.