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[ecksmen]

So I'm out the loop on this sort of thing, a friend wants play WOW, CS:GO, League of Legends, RuneScape. They have an aging PC that's fairly dead and they want to upgrade. So.

Budget = £500
They have
- Power Supply (EVO Labs)
- Radeon HD 6850 X 2 (SLI ?)
- Disk / SSDs
- Antec A40 CPU Cooler.

They want
- CPU
- MOBO
- RAM
- Case

So the 6850 are old and I don't think the games are too demanding, and I'm guessing 1080p so integrated graphics could be an option, but what would recommend?

 

[ecksmen]

Thanks for the suggestions, I'm guessing this means to keep his g'card rather than go integrated?

 

[ecksmen]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £158.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £86.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000= £68.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 750W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £69.95
• 1 x Kolink Stronghold Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Tempered Glass Side Window= £37.99

Total: £434.61 (includes shipping: £11.70)


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I'm thinking the above list, but with instead the 2400G for integrated Vega for approx £410. Two cores less but the vega option appears to kick the HD6850. Is this a stupid idea?

 

[ecksmen]

Not really, because you know there will be another generation next year, if you need the extra power you can always grab (second hand) 2600/3600 in the future
Ryzen 1400 should handle low to mid their cards nicely of this gen and next.

Get a good cooler to go with it, and overclock Vega first before doing the core or priority to Vega

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cryorig-m9a-single-tower-heatsink-for-amd-hs-00b-cy.html

Cheers for the help!