New PC setup under £1500

[Lucas2306]

Hey

I'm in need of a new setup and don't have the time to build it myself right now.

I have a Windows key but otherwise no parts to move to the new build.

I would be very grateful to you guys if you could suggest a new build for under £1500 built to order.

Thank you.

 

[Haze]

If you want a pre built pc try going to the website below, and refine your search by price

PC Systems for Gaming, Home, and Office by Overclockers UK

Overclockers UK offers a wide selection of PCs for every application, ideal for both personal and professional use. From home computers to gaming PCs.

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[Lucas2306]

Thank you for your advice.

 

[Tetras]

I would be very grateful to you guys if you could suggest a new build for under £1500 built to order.

What is the PC for primarily/secondarily?

Do you need a monitor and mouse/keyboard?

 

[Lucas2306]

Hi, thanks for the reply.

The PC would be for gaming primarily as my current PC is beginning to struggle with newer titles.

I've already got a monitor and keyboard etc.

I'm basically hoping for advice on getting the most bang for my buck on a gaming PC.

 

[Tetras]

I'm basically hoping for advice on getting the most bang for my buck on a gaming PC.

For 1080p or 1440p, I'd go for something like this, assuming that you don't have any secondary CPU intensive work (take note of my changes to the base spec!).

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x OcUK Gaming Oxygen - AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, GeForce RTX 4060Ti Gaming PC (SKU: FS-1BZ-OG) = £1,289.09
  • Case: 1 x SYSTEM OFFER - APNX Creator C1 Blue Mist Limited Edition Mid Tower Case
  • Memory: 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX5M2B5600Z36)
  • Graphics Card: 1 x SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture
  • M.2 Solid State Drive: 1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E)
  • Operating System: 1 x Build Stock Microsoft Windows 11 Home Advanced - Systems

Total: £1,289.09 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

The PC would be for gaming primarily as my current PC is beginning to struggle with newer titles.

Just to ensure you'll get a decent upgrade, what CPU and GPU do you own now?

Review of the CPU:

New Budget CPU King? $180 AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs. Core i5 13400F: Gaming Benchmark

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Graphics:

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT GPU Review & Benchmarks vs. RX 6800 XT, RTX 4070, & More

Sponsor: Get 10% off Squarespace purchases (https://geni.us/BqEpf)In this review, we benchmark the new AMD RX 7800 XT GPU and test it against the RX 6800 XT,...

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I'd also look at the 7900 GRE, but unfortunately that's not available in the configurator for the PC I suggested:

4K Gaming Doesn't Have to be Expensive - AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE PC Build

Building an Affordable Radeon RX 7900 GRE 4K Gaming PC ð¥°This video is sponsored by GIGABYTE. You can find all the parts I used below ð*System Specs / Parts...

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[Gray2233]

What are the exact specs of your current PC?

You say that you don't have time to do a build right now, which is fair enough, but you might be able to just pop in a new CPU and GPU and potentially have a better outcome.

Neither would take more than 15-20 minutes of your time, less than dealing with a totally new Windows install in fact.

 

[Craig_d1]

you can go for anything you want really. Below a 4070super build. etc...you can jig it anyway you want, then email Overclockers with what you want and they'll build it...used to be about £200, and you get their warranty etc just like a prebuilt

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x MSI SPATIUM M480 Pro 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-MSI-00815) = £125.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K0-AS) = £169.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Delta RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FF3D532G6000HC30DC01) (SKU: MY-0B8-TG) = £109.99
• 1 x Phanteks XT View ATX Case Tempered Glass Windows, Black (SKU: CAS-PHK-01445) = £74.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 Super Twin Edge 12Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01499) = £548.99
• 1 x Corsair RMe Series RM850e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020263-UK) (SKU: CA-27N-CS) = £99.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £182.99

Total: £1,324.92 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[Craig_d1]

and as above, what's your current setup? might be possible just to upgrade your existing

 

[freddie64]

If you get a pre-built PC like the one Tetras sugested, ask OCUK to swap out the PSU to something like the one in Craig_d1's spec.

Think the provided one will be a very budget Kolink that i would not use.

 

[Lucas2306]

Good Evening,

Thank you all so much for taking the time to help, currently I'm running

Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9600K CPU @ 3.70GHz, 3696 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 6 Logical Processor(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
32gb ddr3 ram
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB M.2 Gaming SSD

Honestly not sure what the PSU is but it is about 10 years old and was already recycled into this current build.

 

[Tetras]

The PC would be for gaming primarily as my current PC is beginning to struggle with newer titles.

Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9600K CPU @ 3.70GHz, 3696 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 6 Logical Processor(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super

That's actually pretty decent, better than I was expecting. Most games should run reasonably well.

Can you elaborate on which games are you having problems and the monitor you have?

 

[Gray2233]

Depending on the above you might well be fine with just a GPU upgrade, I'd lean toward AMD due to driver overhead and better mid range options.

A 6800 can be had for £370 which would give you very healthy uplift over your current and match fairly well with your setup.

 

[mickyflinn]

Echo the above a new GPU and PSU as yours is 10 years old should give you a decent performance upgrade in gaming.

 

[Lucas2306]

Oh okay brilliant.

In that case could you suggest which GPU and PSU would be a good upgrade. Also is it worth my time to change the ddr3 to ddr5?

Don't know why I had it in my head it needed to be a new build.

Thanks again for your advice.

 

[mickyflinn]

Oh okay brilliant.

In that case could you suggest which GPU and PSU would be a good upgrade. Also is it worth my time to change the ddr3 to ddr5?

Don't know why I had it in my head it needed to be a new build.

Thanks again for your advice.

I just checked youe motherboard specifications and it says its DDR4 , download cpuid or speccy to get more info.

Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0) Specification | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global

Lasting Quality from GIGABYTE.GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer users the absolute ...

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What resolution you gaming at ?

 

[Lucas2306]

I will do that when I get home.

My current monitor is 1920x1080 240hz. Though don't think I'm running games at 240hz.

Sorry for being vague.

 

[mickyflinn]

I will do that when I get home.

My current monitor is 1920x1080 240hz. Though don't think I'm running games at 240hz.

Sorry for being vague.

That's fine something like a 4070 or a 7800xt would at least double your performance over the 1660 and would allow you to game at 1440p if you decide to upgrade your monitor.

Both will cost around £500 .

Do you haven't preference for Nvidia or AMD ?

 

[Lucas2306]

Sounds great.

No I don't have a preference of GPU brand.

 

[mickyflinn]

Sounds great.

No I don't have a preference of GPU brand.

Below is a couple of options so read some reviews etc before you decide. There are plenty of options if you want to spend

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PSU get the Seasonic Focus GX 750W £90​

Asus GeForce RTX 4070 Dual OC 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card

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SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture

Order SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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