Pc Build Advice

djc_2005

djc_2005

djc_2005

Associate
Joined
6 Jun 2008
Posts
123
Location
Stevenage
Hi all

Long time since I have been active on here. My sons decided he wants his first PC for gaming - up until now its always been the consoles.
He's turning 15 and wants to buy this himself.
Budget could be from £400 - £800 depending on what he gets.
He was unsure if to buy new or go for second hand to get him going and upgrade in the future.

Games he playes is MS Flight Simulators (when they work!)
Football Manager
Fifa
GTA 5 (wants it to be able to play 6 when this finally comes out)

Hopefully this gives you all an idea of what he would ideally want spec wise
He has a monitor, key and mouse etc so this is just a base unit he needs.
I looked at some of the OCUK gaming systems but feel i can build for cheaper if i shop around for him.

Thoughts and suggestions, any advice appreciated as I havent built a PC for a fair few years now so not with the current suggestions etc
 
What resolution is the monitor? If you don't know then the make and model will do as we can look it up and find out. We need this so that we can pick a gpu with enough grunt although the price is going to be the main restriction.
 
pastymuncher said:
What resolution is the monitor? If you don't know then the make and model will do as we can look it up and find out. We need this so that we can pick a gpu with enough grunt although the price is going to be the main restriction.
Click to expand...
thanks, the monitor he has ordered is a

AOC Gaming C24G2AE​

 
djc_2005 said:
Budget could be from £400 - £800 depending on what he gets.
Click to expand...
Top budget option:

(CPU cooler is in CPU box)

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £801.94 (includes delivery: £0.00)​
 
Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail
CP-6AR-IN
£125 (incl. VAT)
£99 (incl. VAT)
FREE DELIVERY
Find out more
MSI B760 Gaming Plus WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR4 ATX Motherboard
MOT-MSI-03047
£130 (incl. VAT)
£120 (incl. VAT)
Find out more
Kingston Fury Beast 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit
MY-295-KS
£53 (incl. VAT)
Find out more
SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon™ RX 7700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture
GRA-SPR-00767
£450 (incl. VAT)
£380 (incl. VAT)
Find out more
Team Group MP44L 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive
STO-TMG-03128
£53 (incl. VAT)
£50 (incl. VAT)
Find out more
Montech AIR 903 Base Midi-Tower Tempered Glass - Black
CAS-MON-01227
£50 (incl. VAT)
Find out more
Asus TUF Gaming 750W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
CA-061-AS
£120 (incl. VAT)
Find out more
nice one @Tetras

Appreciate the build

Would you recommend Intel over AMD then?
Been out this game for far too long!
Im thinking long term if he was to upgrade in future would Intel change the socket type etc sooner than AMD would etc
 
djc_2005 said:
Would you recommend Intel over AMD then?
Been out this game for far too long!
Click to expand...
You can get a Ryzen 5600/5600X and B550 motherboard for similar money and they perform similarly, so up to you.

djc_2005 said:
Im thinking long term if he was to upgrade in future would Intel change the socket type etc sooner than AMD would etc
Click to expand...
They're both dead sockets I'm afraid. Intel have moved to a new socket for 15th gen (renamed to Core Ultra) and AMD are now releasing CPUs on AM5.
 
Tetras said:
You can get a Ryzen 5600/5600X and B550 motherboard for similar money and they perform similarly, so up to you.


They're both dead sockets I'm afraid. Intel have moved to a new socket for 15th gen (renamed to Core Ultra) and AMD are now releasing CPUs on AM5.
Click to expand...
ah didnt realise
have taken a bit of time this morning to read up on it all to see the current situation.
I may suggests he goes for an AM5 socket just for future proof
i dont mind adjusting the budget as long as the system is right at the end of the day

Appreciate the help!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom