New to PC Build

[Andrew Paterson]

hello

Looking for advice, i'm switching to pc gaming and looking for suggestions on a build on a budget of 800-900 not including monitor, keyboard etc

Will be running Flight Sim 2020 and Call of duty Mainly

Thanks

 

[mickyflinn]

Do you need windows ? If yes a key can be bought for £10
Take a look at this thread it's a build for £850.

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/new-gaming-build-for-850-budget.18897012/

 

[Andrew Paterson]

Yes ill need windows as well

 

[Andrew Paterson]

Thanks

 

[Andrew Paterson]

Im torn between ryzen5 or 7 here and wether 16 or 32gb ram can anyone help out here

 

[mickyflinn]

16gb is enough 32 gb is so cheap and save you upgrading later.

6 v 8 cores some people are going 3600 and thinking of upgrading to zen 3 at a later date .

What parts have you decided. ?

 

[Andrew Paterson]

Ok so this is what ive got. Without going into specifics iv'e manged to source some of the parts a little cheaper. Am i missing anything is their any room for improvement withing a budget of 800-900 ? Would this sort of spec work with flight sim/cod ?


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My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £199.99
• 1 x ASUS PRIME B450-PLUS (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B32= £59.99
• 1 x Corsair TX550M 550W 80 Plus Gold Semi Modular Power Supply (CP-9020133-UK)= £94.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £269.99
• 1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 1TB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0A)= £94.99
• 1 x ASUS PCE-AC68 Dual-Band Wireless AC1900 PCI-E Adaptor= £59.99
• 1 x Aerocool Aero One Eclipse ARGB Mid-Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass= £69.95

Total: £963.04 (includes shipping: £13.20)
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[mickyflinn]

Looks good a few changes to consider.

PHANTEKS AMP 550W 80 PLUS GOLD Modular is £87 And has a 10 year warranty. 650w is £100

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phanteks-amp-550w-80-plus-gold-modular-power-supply-ca-09p-pt.html


MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON MAX WIFI £125.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...ax-wifi-socket-am4-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-35

 

[Andrew Paterson]

do i require any addtitional fans. Would you say this is stable enough to run fs and cod.

 

[mickyflinn]

do i require any addtitional fans. Would you say this is stable enough to run fs and cod.

Yes it's fine and the case comes with 4 fans .

Though you mite want to get a cpu cooler as the stock cooler can be noisy but good enough .

 

[Andrew Paterson]

Cheers, any cpu fan you recommend

 

[mickyflinn]

The artic e34 sport is a good cooler. £30

The RAIJINTEK LETO RGB LED SLIM 120MM CPU COOLER would look nice in that case, but not sure if you can sink with the case rgb fans.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/raij...120mm-cpu-cooler-hs-02n-rt.html#write_comment