Total Newbie to pc gaming

[sitkaman]

Hey, I've wanted to get into pc gaming for awhile now but i have no idea on anything tbh, the games i want to play are stuff along the lines of welcome to the game 2 etc just something decent that can run well, any advice would be great bros!

 

[orbitalwalsh]

• OS: Windows 10
• Processor: 2.8 GHZ
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: GTX 970(or equivalent)

Recommend specs for the above game .

What's your budget ? Do you need a monitor etc ?
Also, looki g to build yourself or made for you ?

 

[sitkaman]

My budget would most likely be between £500-1,100 and yeah id need to get a monitor im just looking for a first time set up so not too expensive but just enough to get by

 

[Plec]

My budget would most likely be between £500-1,100 and yeah id need to get a monitor im just looking for a first time set up so not too expensive but just enough to get by

To build yourself? (makes a difference on advice and cost)

And do you need it right now or could you wait ~8 weeks? As Zen 2 (new CPU) comes out in early July - this should see their 2000 range drop, again, in price which may benefit you given your budget and component requirements (although, there are already great bargains to be had).

 

[sitkaman]

It can be anytime this year really but i have no clue on building a pc so would just opt for a prebuild til i get into it more an decide what specifics i need

 

[orbitalwalsh]

My budget would most likely be between £500-1,100 and yeah id need to get a monitor im just looking for a first time set up so not too expensive but just enough to get by

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x OcUK Gaming Citizen Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen 5 2600, RX 590 8GB Graphics = £936.94
  • Memory:Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30
  • Graphics Card:Sapphire Radeon RX VEGA 56 Pulse 8GB HBM2 PCI-Express Graphics Card + 850W PSU
  • Solid State Drive (optional):TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive
  • WIFI:Unwanted
  • Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Advanced - Systems
  • Security Software:Unwanted
• 1 x Acer ED242QRA 24" 1920x1080 VA Full HD 144Hz FreeSync Widescreen Curved LED Gaming Monitor= £119.99

Total: £1,072.83 (includes shipping: £15.90)
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Pushing to the edge , dropping price , RX580 and 1080p 75hz

Stocks for Ryzen 2 and boards will be expensive. Guessing hopefully they would use older b450 and x470 boards but supply and demand will most likely push prices high for ryzen 3*** at the start

 

[sitkaman]

thanks ill check it out!

 

[Plec]

It can be anytime this year really but i have no clue on building a pc so would just opt for a prebuild til i get into it more an decide what specifics i need

Do yo have experience installing Windows 10 - would you feel confident installing Windows 10 on the above machine, Orbi specced? As you could save ~£90...

 

[Danny75]

One thing to watch out for is dodgy PSUs in prebuilts. Especially paired with Vega graphics cards. I think the "850W PSU" in that prebuilt is likely to be a dodgy Kolink. It's worth changing out for a better brand and model, when the time comes to buy.

You can also put together a custom spec and OcUK will quote you a fee for the build. Unless there's a super special offer on a prebuilt, it can sometimes be cheaper, and of course you have more freedom with parts choices.

 

[EsaT]

I think the "850W PSU" in that prebuilt is likely to be a dodgy Kolink.

Zero doubt about it when there's no specifics told.

Also Gigabyte B450 tells CPU VRM is weak bottom tier crap.
Asus and Gigabyte have lots of AMD mobos with bad VRMs.