Pick of the pre-built machines?

[mjb24v]

Hi there,

It's been many years since I specced a gaming PC and a friend wants to get something for their kid. Up to £1000, ideally in stock or built to order, what's the best pick of the pre-built machines here?

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I don't know what's a good graphics card anymore, or whether AMD offers better bang for buck these days... Any advice gratefully received!

 

[Tetras]

Not easy to get a great spec for £1000. The ones with newer 16GB cards, like the 9060 XT or 5060 Ti (avoid the 8GB versions) tend to be well over £1000. Getting AM5 is also tricky.

What resolution is this for gaming at?

 

[mjb24v]

Not easy to get a great spec for £1000. The ones with newer 16GB cards, like the 9060 XT or 5060 Ti (avoid the 8GB versions) tend to be well over £1000. Getting AM5 is also tricky.

What resolution is this for gaming at?

I'm not sure what a decent minimum for resolution is these days, but I guess maybe 1080p?

 

[Tetras]

I'm not sure what a decent minimum for resolution is these days, but I guess maybe 1080p?

1080p is the minimum, yes and is typical for esports games that kids usually play.

1440p is a nicer experience (more immersive) for e.g. single player role playing games, but you'd need a strong graphics card, so I'd personally avoid a build with say.. a 4060, if that was my intention.

 

[mjb24v]

Thank you!

 

[Gray2233]

You could see what OCUK would charge to build this to order, I'd at the least try to spring more for a better case, another £25-30 would be enough.

The only thing you'd need to do would be install Windows yourself, but that's easy enough via USB and keys can be had for £10-20.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G6000HC38ADC01) (SKU: MY-0B2-TG) = £79.99
• 1 x Team Group MP44L 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03128) = £49.99
• 1 x MSI Pro B840M-B (AMD AM5) B840 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-05550) = £89.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £160.99
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 9060 XT Reaper 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PWC-05257) = £329.99
• 1 x MSI MAG A650BN UK PSU 650W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (SKU: POW-MSI-03345) = £49.99
• 1 x Aerocool Bolt Mini TG Micro-ATX case - black (SKU: CA-234-AE) = £24.95

Total: £797.88 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[mjb24v]

Oh, I'll look into this! Installing Windows is no problem.

 

[Capitano]

tricky budget this, do you already have a monitor? if so whats the spec for it

 

[mjb24v]

We happen to have a 4K monitor (Samsung F32TU870VP) but don't expect to be gaming at 4K!