Newbie looking for a good (was £1k) Now £2k! Gaming PC
- Thread starter Rjhsteel
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* Note you will need to add on approx £80 for OcUK build fee to the total:
Ryzen is the ideal option for this budget £1000 all-in-build and all their CPUs are unlocked and clock very well even on the stock Wraith cooler - which makes the Ryzen 5 1400 a very good value gaming CPU. This will clock comfortably to 3.7GHz on the stock Wraith making it great value for money.
And Ryzen is the bang for buck CPU - and memory speed is key is key so 3000MHz minimum is the minimum to get the best out of the processor.
I've added 16Gb of memory (sweettspot for gaming) as this will last you but this can be bumped down to 8Gb to save more money. I also added an 250Gb SSD as it will add more overall punch the system - it's not essential but and could be dropped - but as OcUK are building it you would benefit from it being setup and running.
You can't afford a GTX 1060 but the GTX 1050ti does an admirable job at 1080p with only a few compromises on settings with bigger games.
You only need a 550W PSU (even up to a GTX 1070) - ideally a quality one but i've had to cut coreners here and get a budget EVGA - but needs must. I would have preferred to put in the Super Flower HX 550W Green - keep this in mind
You cant't afford a 144Hz monitor and it's not essential - this model comes with speakers but recommend he uses headphones.
Chucked in a budget keyboard/mouse - I would shop around for one you like the feel of.
So, you could drop to 8Gb of memory, drop the SSD - you save this money or upgrade other components - a lot to consider:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Quad Core 1400 3.40GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £158.99
- 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £87.95
- 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £119.50
- 1 x Palit GeForce GTX 1050Ti StormX 4096MB PCI-Express GDDR5 Graphics Card= £128.99
- 1 x EVGA 600W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0600-K3)= £48.95
- 1 x Hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (HFS250G32TND-N1A0A)= £79.99
- 1 x Toshiba P300 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache High Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £38.99
- 1 x AOC E2460SH 24" 1920x1080 TN Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black= £109.99
- 1 x Aerocool QS-240 Micro-ATX Case - Black= £29.99
- 1 x Logitech Wireless Desktop MK270 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse (920-004523)= £21.95
- 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £104.99
Total: £944.98
(includes shipping: £14.70)
*A build with no SSD but better CPU (again will clock to 3.7GHz with stock) and a better quality PSU for comparison:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £87.95
- 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £119.50
- 1 x Palit GeForce GTX 1050Ti StormX 4096MB PCI-Express GDDR5 Graphics Card= £128.99
- 1 x Toshiba P300 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache High Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £38.99
- 1 x AOC E2460SH 24" 1920x1080 TN Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black= £109.99
- 1 x Aerocool QS-240 Micro-ATX Case - Black= £29.99
- 1 x Logitech Wireless Desktop MK270 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse (920-004523)= £21.95
- 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £104.99
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £188.99
- 1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £69.95
Total: £915.99
(includes shipping: £14.70)
Do I need a soundcard?
And a fan for the processor?
Just seen this case......might pay a bit extra for it!
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...glass-case-black-cc-9011098-ww-ca-22a-cs.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...glass-case-black-cc-9011098-ww-ca-22a-cs.html