Requesting Feedback for a build for a friend.

[Zarathuztra]

My friend is looking to build a PC mostly to be used for gaming and asked for my input. This is the build I was thinking of (budget is right around £850~900). If anyone has a suggestion of a component that is out of place or should be reconsidered, please let me know.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £199.99
• 1 x MSI Z390 MPG GAMING EDGE AC (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £129.95
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-29200C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black= £79.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 WindForce OC 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £329.99
• 1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler= £27.95
• 1 x Corsair CX750 750W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (CP-9020123-UK)= £92.99

Total: £871.96 (includes shipping: £11.10)
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[Minibiker]

What is this going to be used for?

 

[tamzzy]

obviously the cheaper and better performance buy:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £178.99
• 1 x MSI B450-A PRO MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £88.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan TUF Gaming Alliance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Blac= £59.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT Pulse 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card *BLACK FRIDAY DEAL*= £379.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex III 550W 80 PLUS Gold Modular Power Supply - Black= £59.99

Total: £779.05 (includes shipping: £11.10)
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[EsaT]

For CPU cooler Cryorig H7 is very good for £27.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cryorig-h7-single-tower-heatsink-with-120mm-fan-hs-008-cy.html

obviously the cheaper and better performance buy:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £178.99
• 1 x MSI B450-A PRO MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £88.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan TUF Gaming Alliance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Blac= £59.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT Pulse 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card *BLACK FRIDAY DEAL*= £379.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex III 550W 80 PLUS Gold Modular Power Supply - Black= £59.99

Total: £779.05 (includes shipping: £11.10)
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Mobo could be changed to one with better cooled VRM for better upgrade path.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-b450-tomahawk-max-socket-am4-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-33t-ms.html

And Corsair RMx750 for £80 is steal for PSU good enough to almost any gaming PC.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...lar-power-supply-cp-9020187-uk-ca-252-cs.html

 

[Zarathuztra]

What is this going to be used for?

Gaming mostly.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

@EsaT if going better VRM- then MSI Carbon b450- VRM arranged differently along with more chocks as hi and low side aren't doubled up - plus you get the wifi

obviously the cheaper and better performance buy:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £178.99
• 1 x MSI B450-A PRO MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £88.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan TUF Gaming Alliance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Blac= £59.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT Pulse 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card *BLACK FRIDAY DEAL*= £379.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex III 550W 80 PLUS Gold Modular Power Supply - Black= £59.99

Total: £779.05 (includes shipping: £11.10)
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My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming OC 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £375.00

Total: £384.90 (includes shipping: £9.90)
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same price, MORE POWER! better cooling and sound

@Zarathuztra intel has lead with 1080p gaming but RX 5700XT is a more powerful GPU so gains more FPS to start with etc


My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming OC 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £375.00
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £178.99
• 1 x MSI B450-A PRO MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £88.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £52.99
• 1 x CoolerMaster MasterWatt 650 - 650W 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular Power Supply= £64.99

Total: £772.06 (includes shipping: £11.10)


intel for 1080p 144hz gaming

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming OC 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £375.00
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £52.99
• 1 x CoolerMaster MasterWatt 650 - 650W 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular Power Supply= £64.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z390 UD Intel Z390 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £109.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-9600KF 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £178.99
• 1 x Alpenfohn Brocken ECO Advanced CPU Cooler - 120 mm= £29.99

Total: £823.05 (includes shipping: £11.10)​

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if you do have a g-sync monitor.. then 2060 Super or 2070 super​

 

[Zarathuztra]

Thanks for the feedback, I think I'll suggest the AMD build, it should cover what he needs and has a good price point.