Prebuilt Refract or Custom PC

[moodog101]

Hi,

I'm looking to get a gaming PC and new to the area. Have been looking at the Refact prebuilt PCs and the Custom PCs where I can chose my own bits.

Not sure what to go for as the Refact prebuilt PCs don't go into a lot of detail of some of the components eg SSD are just listed as M.1.

I've got a budget of £1,500 - £2,000 and looking for the best spec for my money.

Thanks

 

[mickyflinn]

Hi and welcome.

What's your main use and if gaming what resolution are you targeting ?

Ideally what do you want to spend and anything else needed ?

 

[freddie64]

Welcome to the forums.

Looking at pics of the Refact Prebuild, it looks like the PSU is a Kolink Regulator 850w.

If you decide to go with one these, see if OCUK will swap this out for something better as it only comes with a 3 year warranty.

A decent PSU should have at least 7 preferably 10 years warranty.

 

[moodog101]

I was looking at this one: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/refract-gaming-celeste-1080p-1440p-pre-built-gaming-pc-fs-1dh-ep.html
Or one of these https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...force-rtx-4070-super-gaming-pc-fs-122-og.html https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...00-radeon-rx-7800-xt-gaming-pc-fs-1fh-og.html but what parts are worth the upgrade in the custom built one?

 

[Tetras]

For gaming there's not much difference between any of them, but I'd probably take the 4070 Super, even though the 7600 is the weakest CPU.

If you do any meaningful productivity work, then the 7700/7700X might be worth having, but that would mean a lesser graphics card, so you'd have to weigh that up.

 

[Dreadi]

Are you willing to try and build yourself?
2k would get you a top spec 7800x3d and a 7900xtx...

 

[mickyflinn]

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x OcUK Tech Labs AMD Ryzen AM5 Midi Gaming PC Configurator (SKU: SYS-OCT-00044) = £2,046.01
  • Case: 1 x Lian Li Lancool II Mesh C RGB Midi-Tower Case - Black
  • Processor: 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail
  • Motherboard: 1 x Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard
  • Memory: 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G6000HC38ADC01)
  • CPU Cooler: 1 x Lian Li Galahad II Trinity AIO 240mm ARGB CPU Water Cooler - Black
  • Graphics Card: 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XT Pulse 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card
  • Power Supply: 1 x Corsair RMe Series RM850e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020263-UK)
  • M.2 Solid State Drive: 1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E)
  • Operating System: 1 x Build Stock Microsoft Windows 11 Home Advanced - Systems

Total: £2,054.00 (includes delivery: £7.99)​