New system in £1 - 1.5k region wanted. Newbie!

[Neil Grace]

Hello all,

I am looking to get back into PC gaming and want to spend a maximum of £1500 on a complete system (including monitor and peripherals). At this stage I am not confident to build my own.

It’s been well over 10 years since I had a PC and from the reading I have been doing so far, a lot has changed.

I’m looking for ideally a 1tb SSD (as recommended by a friend) and he also said the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER OC 6GB Graphics Card would be a good option.

Any recommendations (with pros/cons) would be welcomed. Thanks so much for any help you can give in advance.

 

[Neil Grace]

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[Neil Grace]

Do you need WiFi, or can you be wired to the router for internet? And are you bothered about RGB/lights at all, or are you happy with a plain sleek system? For now I'll go RGB case and the rest plain and simple...

Here's my 2p on a build... OcUK pre-built systems and part options are a bit bleh (PSUs are lacklustre, slower RAM, cases lack choice etc). But what you can do is drop a ticket in the Customer Service subforum and ask for a quote for them to build a system for you, if you tell them what you want (or copy/paste a basket). They used to charge £80-100 I think, not sure if that's any cheaper, the same or more now. But by selecting every part you know you're getting great components all-round.

This should be well within budget for a decent 1080p system. Just get whatever keyboard and mouse you like elsewhere tbh. The stock on OcUK is almost non-existent for these peripherals. But the monitor is fantastic though and in stock!

You could get a better GPU if you wanted like a Nvidia 2060 or AMD 5600 XT with what's left on the budget. Otherwise a 1660S is a great GPU for 1080p gaming. But had a feeling you'd be happier spending less if you could and still get a good gaming experience.

Edit: You could even squeeze a GPU capable of 1440p (5700 XT) and a 27" 1440p monitor, it'd just put you over £1500 by a few quid though. But nothing wrong with 1080p to get things started again, you can always upgrade GPU/Monitor at a later time if you get back into it and fancy upping things a notch.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £175.99
• 1 x MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard= £179.99
• 1 x Team Group 8Pack Edition 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C16 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/= £109.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER OC 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £209.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN550 1TB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)= £99.95
• 1 x Corsair RM Series RM650 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020194-UK)= £99.95
• 1 x BitFenix Nova Mesh A-RGB Midi-Tower Case - Black Window= £69.95
• 1 x Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo White CPU Cooler - 2 x 120mm= £34.99
• 1 x AOC Gaming 24G2U 24" 1920x1080 IPS 144Hz 1ms FreeSync Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor= £189.95

Total: £1,170.75 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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Thank you. Have added those options to my basket. If I was going to go for those upgraded options you listed at the bottom, would you possibly be able to link them for me (just so I have all my eggs in one basket!)

 

[Neil Grace]

Sure, if you went 1440p I’d get a 5700 XT GPU and something like either this Asus or Gigabyte 27” 1440p display.

Edit: I take it your ok for internet btw can you be wired to router? No WiFi needed?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-35s-ms.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ed-widescreen-led-backlit-gami-mo-0ar-as.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...urved-widescreen-led-gaming-mo-mo-008-gi.html

I’m hoping to go wired yes. Would it be an idea to have a wireless option included?

I assume I might need to visit a popular auction site if I wanted Windows?

Thanks again for all your help. Am properly excited at the prospect of PC Gaming again!