Spec me a small, silent build for light gaming

[Megahurtz400]

Hey all,

Currently have a build from about 4 years ago that's noisier than a 747 and draws all of the power.

Moving house so want something smaller and quieter, preferably to sit next to/under the TV.

Not looking for running newest games in Ultra settings, but things like planet coaster, prison tycoon, games that require a bit of grunt but nothing serious.

Budget, £500?

Cheers

 

[Poneros]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Pentium G4560 3.50GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £64.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Intel B250 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £69.95
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX424C15FBK2/8)= £59.99
• 1 x Kolink Satellite Micro-ATX Cube Case - Black= £26.99
• 1 x Corsair CX-M Series 450W 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular Power Supply (CP-9020101-UK)= £55.99
• 1 x Kingston 240GB SSDNow UV400 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SUV400S37/2= £79.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce GTX 1050Ti StormX 4096MB PCI-Express GDDR5 Graphics Card= £139.99

Total: £509.59
(includes shipping: £11.70)
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[Daaaveee]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Pentium G4560 3.50GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £64.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Intel B250 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £69.95
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX424C15FBK2/8)= £59.99
• 1 x Kolink Satellite Micro-ATX Cube Case - Black= £26.99
• 1 x Corsair CX-M Series 450W 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular Power Supply (CP-9020101-UK)= £55.99
• 1 x Kingston 240GB SSDNow UV400 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SUV400S37/2= £79.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce GTX 1050Ti StormX 4096MB PCI-Express GDDR5 Graphics Card= £139.99

Total: £509.59
(includes shipping: £11.70)
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Swap the PSU for this Superflower unit, the CX-M series are average at best.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/supe...us-platinum-power-supply-black-ca-055-sf.html

 

[joeyjojo]

I'd wait a month and see what the new AMD APUs can do.

 

[lee32uk]

Swap the PSU for this Superflower unit, the CX-M series are average at best.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/supe...us-platinum-power-supply-black-ca-055-sf.html

The new Grey label CXM units are actually pretty good. I would go with the SF though just because it is cheaper and still a decent unit.

 

[Daaaveee]

The new Grey label CXM units are actually pretty good. I would go with the SF though just because it is cheaper and still a decent unit.

Thanks I wasn't aware, but yeah the SF unit is cracking at that price.

 

[WantoN]

I'd wait a month and see what the new AMD APUs can do.

Didn't think Ryzwn was an APU?

Spec above is nice, I'd stretch and get the 4 thread i3 mind.

 

[ExoMale]

no doubt late to the party, was going to submit this earlier as the 2nd reply-er but went out lol

b]My basket at Overclockers UK:[/b]

• 1 x Silverstone Milo ML05B HTPC Case - Black= £45.95
• 1 x Corsair SF Series 450W 80 Plus Gold Modular SFX Power Supply (CP-9020104-UK)= £86.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-Z270N-WIFI Intel Z270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Mini ITX Motherboard= £137.99
• 1 x Intel Core i3-7100 3.90GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £109.99
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX424C15FBK2/8)= £59.99
• 1 x Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DX002)= £100.99
• 1 x Silverstone Strider SST-ST30SF SFX Series - 300 Watt '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply= £45.95

Total: £599.55
(includes shipping: £11.70)
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[lee32uk]

Didn't think Ryzwn was an APU?

Spec above is nice, I'd stretch and get the 4 thread i3 mind.

The Pentium has 4 threads same as the i3.

 

[lee32uk]

no doubt late to the party, was going to submit this earlier as the 2nd reply-er but went out lol

b]My basket at Overclockers UK:[/b]

• 1 x Silverstone Milo ML05B HTPC Case - Black= £45.95
• 1 x Corsair SF Series 450W 80 Plus Gold Modular SFX Power Supply (CP-9020104-UK)= £86.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-Z270N-WIFI Intel Z270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Mini ITX Motherboard= £137.99
• 1 x Intel Core i3-7100 3.90GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £109.99
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX424C15FBK2/8)= £59.99
• 1 x Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DX002)= £100.99
• 1 x Silverstone Strider SST-ST30SF SFX Series - 300 Watt '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply= £45.95

Total: £599.55
(includes shipping: £11.70)
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Why have you got 2 psu's ?

Why would you spend almost £140 on a motherboard with a £500 budget ?

SSHD's are a waste of cash. Might as well just go with a regular hard drive.

 

[Poneros]

Swap the PSU for this Superflower unit, the CX-M series are average at best.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/supe...us-platinum-power-supply-black-ca-055-sf.html

Utter nonsense, and it's not even modular.

 

[Quartz]

Moving house so want something smaller and quieter, preferably to sit next to/under the TV.

It will bust your budget - and then some - but look at the Streacom DB4 for added spousal approval.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Team Group Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD48GM2400HC16DC0= £59.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £89.95
• 1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache HDD - OEM (DT01ACA100)= £46.99
• 1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 1050Ti OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £139.99
• 1 x Intel Pentium G4600 3.60GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £83.99
• 1 x Streacom DB4 Mini-ITX Aluminium Fanless Chassis - Silver= £254.99
• 1 x Streacom ZeroFlex 240 Power Supply - 240 Watt= £119.99
• 1 x Asrock H270M-ITX/ac Intel H270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Mini ITX Motherboard= £129.95

Total: £937.54
(includes shipping: £11.70)
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You could also use a GTX 1060.

 

[lee32uk]

It will bust your budget - and then some - but look at the Streacom DB4 for added spousal approval.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Team Group Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD48GM2400HC16DC0= £59.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £89.95
• 1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache HDD - OEM (DT01ACA100)= £46.99
• 1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 1050Ti OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £139.99
• 1 x Intel Pentium G4600 3.60GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £83.99
• 1 x Streacom DB4 Mini-ITX Aluminium Fanless Chassis - Silver= £254.99
• 1 x Streacom ZeroFlex 240 Power Supply - 240 Watt= £119.99
• 1 x Asrock H270M-ITX/ac Intel H270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Mini ITX Motherboard= £129.95

Total: £937.54
(includes shipping: £11.70)
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You could also use a GTX 1060.

How hot do you think a pentium is going to run to warrant a £250 case and £120 psu ?

A HTPC case, low profile cooler and an SFX psu would do the same thing for way less.

 

[Quartz]

A HTPC case, low profile cooler and an SFX psu would do the same thing for way less.

Well yes, but the DB4 looks REALLY good.

 

[demonix]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Pentium G4560 3.50GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £64.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Intel B250 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £69.95
• 1 x Team Group Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD48GM2400HC16DC0= £59.99
• 1 x EVGA 450B 450W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £39.95
• 1 x WD Green 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS240G1G0A)= £77.99
• 1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 1050Ti OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £139.99
• 1 x Alpenföhn Silvretta CPU-Cooler - 92mm= £17.99
• 1 x Cougar Spike Micro-ATX Gaming Case - Black= £20.99

Total: £504.14
(includes shipping: £12.30)
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This is based on what is in stock (there aren't may HTPC cases in the lower price bracket that are in stock, so I went for a standard micro ATX case), and I added a CPU cooler since stock coolers don't know the meaning of silence (plus they suck).