New to building. Please suggest me a basket. Thank you!

[Cricklet-]

Hello,

A couple years ago I bought a very basic pre-built (https://store.acer.com/nl-nl/acer-aspire-xc-desktop-xc-895-zwart-dt-beweh-00j), because all I planned on doing with it was playing Oldschool Runescape and some office365 for work and watching some youtube vids here and there. So not very taxing at all. The linked website is in Dutch but I'm sure you guys will understand the spec sheet better than I do.

And although this PC has been working just fine for me for what I bought it for, my desires have shifted since and would like to upgrade and build my own PC. I'm not looking for a big upgrade, but the fact that I can't upgrade my existing machine is bothering me. I would like to own something more modular so I can upgrade whatever whenever I so please.

Things I have laying around:
- Mouse and keyboard
- Monitor (https://www.coolblue.nl/product/922...t2F5CPpPYSOY1Yh6-Pzk3EiWtxSj5wIBoCXP0QAvD_BwE) Again, it's in Dutch but I'm sure you guys can figure it out)
- Inno3D GeForce GTX 1060

One of my students also offered me his 3060. I dont know if that would change anything for the other component's requirements (such as power supply for example).

I have around 600EU to spend on it and the things I would need are:
- Case
- Motherboard
(Wifi and Bluetooth connectivity)
- CPU
- RAM
- 512gb SSD
- Power supply
- Windows license???
- Maybe a better monitor too? My FPS are capped at 50 even though my monitor says it has a 75hz refreshrate. Should I grab a 144hz monitor instead?

The PC will be used mostly for
Streaming
MS Office
Runescape
Minecraft

My budget can be increased but only for the right reasons. I'm very new when it comes to building a PC and everything that comes with it. But I think (and correct me if I'm wrong) a self-built PC with similar to slightly improved specs to the pre-built one I own shouldn't be too expensive, right?

Thanks for taking your time reading and suggesting possible options for me to explore!

 

[Tetras]

This is the best I could do:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i3-12100F 3.30GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AS-IN) = £89.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B660M DS3H AX - Intel B660 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5AH-GI) = £129.94
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMK32GX4M2D3600C18) (SKU: MY-4D1-CS) = £80.00
• 1 x WD Blue SN570 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3B0C) (SKU: HD-589-WD) = £39.95
• 1 x AeroCool Trinity V2 Mini Tower PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-23J-AE) = £41.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP 550W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-09P-PT) = £79.99

• 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) (SKU: SW-18J-MS) = £109.99

Total: £579.84 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

- Maybe a better monitor too? My FPS are capped at 50 even though my monitor says it has a 75hz refreshrate. Should I grab a 144hz monitor instead?

Sure, you could, but monitors aren't cheap and you have a very limited budget for the PC already.

One of my students also offered me his 3060. I dont know if that would change anything for the other component's requirements (such as power supply for example).

Nah, a decent 550 should be enough for a 1060 or 3060. Ideally I'd look at higher so that you have more future upgrade potential (e.g. 750, 850).

My budget can be increased but only for the right reasons. I'm very new when it comes to building a PC and everything that comes with it. But I think (and correct me if I'm wrong) a self-built PC with similar to slightly improved specs to the pre-built one I own shouldn't be too expensive, right?

10th gen builds are actually really cheap, but if you want something upgradeable in the future, then you won't have many options. For example: if you go AM4 then you could get a 5800X3D, or if you go Intel, maybe a 13600K.

This is more the kind of build I'd do, if you can afford it:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £154.99
• 1 x MSI B760 Gaming Plus WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-37M-MS) = £149.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLBD532G5600HC36BDC01) (SKU: MY-0BB-TG) = £99.95
• 1 x Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GV3A012) (SKU: HD-3EX-SE) = £94.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £89.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-750 ATX3.0 750W 80 Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08N-SS) = £119.99

• 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) (SKU: SW-18J-MS) = £109.99

Total: £831.88 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[Quartz]

Given that you are in the Netherlands you may be better off buying from OCUK's European partner, Caseking.

 

[Cricklet-]

Given that you are in the Netherlands you may be better off buying from OCUK's European partner, Caseking.

Thank you very much. I was given this website by a friend in the UK so I'm mainly using it to gauge what components I need to be looking for.
Thanks for the link. Its written down! I'll have a look in a bit.

 

[Cricklet-]

This is the best I could do:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i3-12100F 3.30GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AS-IN) = £89.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B660M DS3H AX - Intel B660 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5AH-GI) = £129.94
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMK32GX4M2D3600C18) (SKU: MY-4D1-CS) = £80.00
• 1 x WD Blue SN570 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3B0C) (SKU: HD-589-WD) = £39.95
• 1 x AeroCool Trinity V2 Mini Tower PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-23J-AE) = £41.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP 550W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-09P-PT) = £79.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) (SKU: SW-18J-MS) = £109.99

Total: £579.84 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

Sure, you could, but monitors aren't cheap and you have a very limited budget for the PC already.



Nah, a decent 550 should be enough for a 1060 or 3060. Ideally I'd look at higher so that you have more future upgrade potential (e.g. 750, 850).



10th gen builds are actually really cheap, but if you want something upgradeable in the future, then you won't have many options. For example: if you go AM4 then you could get a 5800X3D, or if you go Intel, maybe a 13600K.

This is more the kind of build I'd do, if you can afford it:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £154.99
• 1 x MSI B760 Gaming Plus WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-37M-MS) = £149.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLBD532G5600HC36BDC01) (SKU: MY-0BB-TG) = £99.95
• 1 x Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GV3A012) (SKU: HD-3EX-SE) = £94.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £89.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-750 ATX3.0 750W 80 Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08N-SS) = £119.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) (SKU: SW-18J-MS) = £109.99

Total: £831.88 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

Thank you so much! This is incredibly helpful.