Spec check please

[champ222]

Hi All

I'm pricing up a new PC for a friend. I asked on here about 6 months ago, so ive used the basis of the responses in there, to come up with the below spec. Is the Ryzen 5 2600 still the way to go?

I'm not sure about the motherboard, i saw the bundle, which seemed like a good deal, but i havent managed to find a review of it.

He needs wifi, would i be better off finding a board with wifi built in?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x ASUS PCE-AC51 Wireless-AC750 Dual-band PCI-E Adapter= £27.95
• 1 x AMD 50 Bundle - Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite & AMD Ryzen 5 2600= £216.98
• 1 x Samsung 500GB 860 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 64 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-76E500B/EU)= £79.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2A24= £74.99
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P350X Glass Digital RGB Midi Tower Case - Black/White= £54.95
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX VEGA 64 8GB HBM2 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Stand Alone= £299.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus Plus 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £104.99
• 1 x AOC Q3279VWFD8 32" 2560x1440 IPS 75Hz FREESYNC WideScreen LED Monitor= £219.95

Total: £1,100.61 (includes shipping: £20.82)​

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Maybe this spec? (different board with wifi).

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Samsung 500GB 860 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 64 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-76E500B/EU)= £79.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2A24= £74.99
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P350X Glass Digital RGB Midi Tower Case - Black/White= £54.95
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX VEGA 64 8GB HBM2 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Stand Alone= £299.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus Plus 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £104.99
• 1 x AOC Q3279VWFD8 32" 2560x1440 IPS 75Hz FREESYNC WideScreen LED Monitor= £219.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £169.99
• 1 x MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £119.99

Total: £1,145.66 (includes shipping: £20.82)​

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Thanks guys

 

[champ222]

Thanks EsaT

It does seem that waiting for Zen2 is worthwhile, i hadnt realised it was that imminent.

Thanks for the heads up on the ram, i'll switch that out.

Samsung SSDs are well proven to be reliable. its worth spending the small amount extra in my opinion. NVMe, pcie is faster, granted, but in the real world, the difference isnt that huge.

I see your point about the PSU, If we get to the point where we need to save £10, then maybe i'll lower it.

Thanks for the mobo info, being able to flash the bios without a CPU is useful with the new ryzen chips coming.

Cheers

 

[champ222]

The crucial is a good shout actually, i'd forgotten about those, i have one in my PC