pc upgrade

NathanE02 · 2026-01-11T13:02:39+0000

Currently i have a pc and im wanting to get it upgraded for my birthday. i have around 700 to spend on a pc. what would you recommend to get? thanks

Purchase Timeframe: 1 month

Budget: £600-800

Usage: everyday use for fortnite pc vr and multiple steam games

Preferences: ryzen processsor, nvidia graphics card

Current Hardware: just sold my first gaming pc. cant remember much but had a 1080 ti

Peripherals: already have mouse keyboard headset etc

Special Needs/Requirements (inc Wi-Fi): yes needs wifi

tamzzy · 2026-01-11T13:04:05+0000

this: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/read-first-build-and-upgrade-advice-template.19002453/

NathanE02 · 2026-01-11T13:12:12+0000

tamzzy said:
this: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/read-first-build-and-upgrade-advice-template.19002453/

just updated my original post

tamzzy · 2026-01-11T13:22:13+0000

NathanE02 said:
just updated my original post

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Gigabyte B550M DS3H AC R2 (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-06023) = £88.98
1 x Kingston Fury Beast RGB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-KNG-06578) = £99.95
1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 5060 Twin Edge 8GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-05422) = £269.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core 4.7GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3CB-AM) = £199.99
1 x Team Group Z44A7 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-02623) = £109.99
1 x be quiet SYSTEM POWER 11 550W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (SKU: POW-BEQ-05639) = £48.98
1 x Kolink Inspire Series K2 ARGB Micro-ATX Case - Black Window (SKU: CA-046-KK) = £29.99

Total: £847.87 (includes delivery: £0.00)

it's overbudget because OCUK are out of stock of the Ryzen 5600 (note: NOT the Ryzen 5600GT or 5600G) - available elsewhere for £115 exc delivery, and this should get you down into budget or thereabouts
i would also swap the PSU to the MSI A550BN - again this is available elsewhere for £40

hornetstinger · 2026-01-11T13:23:22+0000

NathanE02 said:
Currently i have a pc and im wanting to get it upgraded for my birthday. i have around 700 to spend on a pc. what would you recommend to get? thanks

Purchase Timeframe: 1 month

Budget: £600-800

Usage: everyday use for fortnite pc vr and multiple steam games

Preferences: ryzen processsor, nvidia graphics card

Current Hardware: just sold my first gaming pc. cant remember much but had a 1080 ti

Peripherals: already have mouse keyboard headset etc

Special Needs/Requirements (inc Wi-Fi): yes needs wifi

Look at the price of RAM, sob and walk away.

tamzzy · 2026-01-11T13:27:40+0000

hornetstinger said:
Look at the price of RAM, SSDs and GPUs, sob and walk away.

FTFY

Tetras · 2026-01-11T13:29:53+0000

NathanE02 said:
Current Hardware: just sold my first gaming pc. cant remember much but had a 1080 ti

Hate to say this, but you may have just made a mistake there :-/

PCs in your budget aren't going to be miles faster than this card and you have to pay silly prices for RAM which kills the already modest budget.