Prebuilt vs self build?

Mikey360 · 2 Jul 2021 at 22:00

If my budget was around 1500ish for a prebuilt how much cheaper usually would it be to build myself? I understand GPUs are hard to get hold of too so I'll have to shop around and check availability. I don't have anything specific in mind at the moment. No monitor or anything atm. Want to play wow and cod and high settings with solid fps

EsaT · 2 Jul 2021 at 22:11

If you can get graphics card for good price, self build of course saves some money/allows upgrade in part or two.
(or get some mouse/keyboard)

Mikey360 · 2 Jul 2021 at 22:25

Just didn't know if it would work out that much cheaper with gpu issues etc atm. What sort of gpu / CPU would I be looking at for this kind of budget. I haven't gamed in best part of a year and even then I didn't know my gpus

mickyflinn · 2 Jul 2021 at 22:33

Pre build is the best way of getting your hands on a gpu , this would be a good option.

Drop windows and install it yourself to save money and get overclockers to change the psu to a decent unit like the corsair rm. Should have enough for money fora monitor, etc.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...400f-nvidia-rtx-3070-gaming-pc-fs-1eh-og.html

Joxeon · 2 Jul 2021 at 22:38

You could do a solid build for £1500 but would need to try and pick up a founders card 3080FE for example, if your stuck with AIB then the best you will get is a 3070 which is 30% slower.

Mikey360 · 2 Jul 2021 at 23:54

Half of that went straight over my head tbh. I did a build before but basically based it off one I seen here then posted the part list to make sure they were all compatible. Have pretty limited knowledge otherwise lol

Cadder · 3 Jul 2021 at 00:00

Mikey360 said:
If my budget was around 1500ish for a prebuilt how much cheaper usually would it be to build myself? I understand GPUs are hard to get hold of too so I'll have to shop around and check availability. I don't have anything specific in mind at the moment. No monitor or anything atm. Want to play wow and cod and high settings with solid fps

Strange, I looked at this earlier today for a relative. If you can get an MSRP GPU such as 3060 Ti, I work out around £1080 for building a PC from components that would be better than what I have seen available for £1500

Mikey360 · 3 Jul 2021 at 11:36

Was just looking at 3060. Holy God they are like 300-500 above rrp on resale..

Joxeon · 3 Jul 2021 at 11:42

Mikey360 said:
Was just looking at 3060. Holy God they are like 300-500 above rrp on resale..

Yeah I wouldn't entertain one at those prices, it's not even as fast as a 2070 super which were available for just over £400 two years ago.

Mikey360 · 3 Jul 2021 at 11:52

Is the 3070 build listed above decent enough for solid gaming at high spec cod and wow

Joxeon · 3 Jul 2021 at 12:23

Mikey360 said:
Is the 3070 build listed above decent enough for solid gaming at high spec cod and wow

I'd be tempted to drop a couple of hundred more and get this as those games will benefit from a stronger CPU, this one also comes with the 3070ti which is a bit faster also.

Saved £109 by leaving Windows off so you would have to install it yourself and source a cheap key but worthwhile for the saving.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x OcUK Gaming Rapier - AMD Ryzen 5600X, GeForce RTX 3070Ti Gaming PC = £1,569.06
- Security Software:Unwanted
- Operating System:Unwanted
- Case:*Build Stock* Phanteks Eclipse P400 Air Midi Tower DRGB Case - Black
- Processor:AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - MPK
- 2.5" SATA Solid State Drive 1:Unwanted
- Storage Drive:Unwanted
- Memory:Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C17 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- 2.5" SATA Solid State Drive 2:Unwanted
- M.2 Solid State Drive 1 (Primary Drive if Selected):WD Blue SN550 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)

Total: £1,583.16 (includes shipping: £14.10)

mickyflinn · 3 Jul 2021 at 12:28

Mikey360 said:
Is the 3070 build listed above decent enough for solid gaming at high spec cod and wow

Yes will handle 1080p and 1440p gaming.

if you can stretch a bit further @Joxeon suggestion is another solid option.

barbel · 22 Nov 2021 at 11:42

Joxeon said:
I'd be tempted to drop a couple of hundred more and get this as those games will benefit from a stronger CPU, this one also comes with the 3070ti which is a bit faster also.

Saved £109 by leaving Windows off so you would have to install it yourself and source a cheap key but worthwhile for the saving.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x OcUK Gaming Rapier - AMD Ryzen 5600X, GeForce RTX 3070Ti Gaming PC = £1,569.06

Security Software:Unwanted

Operating System:Unwanted

Case:*Build Stock* Phanteks Eclipse P400 Air Midi Tower DRGB Case - Black

Processor:AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - MPK

2.5" SATA Solid State Drive 1:Unwanted

Storage Drive:Unwanted

Memory:Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C17 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit

2.5" SATA Solid State Drive 2:Unwanted

M.2 Solid State Drive 1 (Primary Drive if Selected):WD Blue SN550 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)

Total: £1,583.16 (includes shipping: £14.10)

i am looking aty this and would upgrade the cpu but want it for vr gaming also is it up to it ?