What gaming PC would you buy with £600?

blair haggarty · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:19

Plec said:
@tamzzy explains the fiscal risk well - or lack of. I have the kids machines running with cheap keys, still going strong after a few years. I bought Office Pro for peanuts for my Nephew before he went to Costa Rica a couple of years ago (monkey research) - again no issues to date.

I do however use legit keys for my work machines - but for gaming who cares?..

If you really want RGB and to keep the board in proportion you could consider the below. The motherboard is $10 more still quality VRM (important) and the case has unicorn lights and 4 fans so you could drop the additional fans from previous specs. But this is full a full ATX motherboard so case is larger.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Zalman i3 Edge Midi-Tower Case - Black Window= £42.95

1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95

MSI B450 TOMAHAWK Socket AM4 ATX Motherboard for AMD Ryzen Processors

could you confirm this is correct as out of stock on overclock?

tamzzy · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:23

blair haggarty said:
MSI B450 TOMAHAWK Socket AM4 ATX Motherboard for AMD Ryzen Processors

could you confirm this is correct as out of stock on overclock?

correct.

i would also get the zalman i3 (not the i3 edge): https://www.overclockers.co.uk/zalman-i3-midi-tower-case-black-window-ca-09c-za.html

edge has an acrylic front. ie suffocated airflow
standard i3 has a mesh front.

Plec · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:23

blair haggarty said:
MSI B450 TOMAHAWK Socket AM4 ATX Motherboard for AMD Ryzen Processors

could you confirm this is correct as out of stock on overclock?

Yes, that's the board - now remove the link otherwise the mods on the forum will whip you with an HDMI cable as it's against forum rules to link to other suppliers (you weren't to know - so don't worry).

Plec · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:24

tamzzy said:
correct.

i would also get the zalman i3 (not the i3 edge): https://www.overclockers.co.uk/zalman-i3-midi-tower-case-black-window-ca-09c-za.html

edge has an acrylic front. ie suffocated airflow
standard i3 has a mesh front.

Cheers @tamzzy - linked wrong one while averting my eyes from case

tamzzy · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:24

Plec said:
(you weren't to know - so don't worry).

ignorance is not a defence

Plec · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:26

tamzzy said:
ignorance is not a defence

Hehe - but, we just both linked to an RGB case, voluntarily.

blair haggarty · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:26

You guys have been great.

Thanks for all the help.

Hopefully I can post an update of how i get on... or questions on how to build it lol

Link removed. Thanks

tamzzy · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:27

Plec said:
Hehe - but, we just both linked to an RGB case, voluntarily.

not rgb!

4x LED fans with white lighting pre-installed

tamzzy · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:28

blair haggarty said:
You guys have been great.

Thanks for all the help.

Hopefully I can post an update of how i get on... or questions on how to build it lol

Link removed. Thanks

what is your final build spec?

edit: i usually ask as some people decide to go all #random and buy other parts lol

Plec · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:29

tamzzy said:
not rgb!

4x LED fans with white lighting pre-installed

Still too much light for me.

tamzzy · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:29

Plec said:
Still too light much for me.

ikr

Plec · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:30

Plec said:
Still too light much for me.

tamzzy said:
ikr

Got my, Yoda edit, you did.

blair haggarty · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:34

tamzzy said:
what is your final build spec?

tamzzy · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:34

Plec said:
Got my, Yoda edit, you did.

off topic but...i really can't decide...buy ryzen 3000 on launch or wait?
cities skylines is really slowing down with 400 mods, >350k population and needing ~20gb ram

...but the chinese in me says to wait for better pricing than launch day etailer gouge...lol
#cannotdecide

tamzzy · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:35

blair haggarty said:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-...hz-socket-am4-processor-retail-cp-3af-am.html

blair haggarty said:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/bitfenix-formula-series-650w-80-plus-gold-power-supply-ca-22z-bx.html

tamzzy said:
you can get the ryzen 2600 for £130 + free shipping.
as it's a budget build, could get away with the corsair CX 550M, which is £57 + free shipping (google CP-9020102-UK).
so that's an extra £40ish saved.

both items are from the same place you are buying the motherboard from

blair haggarty · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:38

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tamzzy said:
both items are from the same place you are buying the motherboard from

I have got stuff from other sites cheaper but just posted the original links yous gave, got ryzen for £130 and rx 570 for £120. Happy with these prices?

Also is this all i need, do i need cables screws tape anything?

Plec · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:39

blair haggarty said:
I have got stuff from other sites cheaper but just posted the original links yous gave, got ryzen for £130 and rx 570 for £120. Happy with these prices?

Yep, all there - below listed in pics so you know what you're buying - from where ever you but it:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95
1 x Zalman i3 Midi-Tower Case - Black Window= £42.95
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £149.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £74.99
1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0A)= £54.95
1 x Toshiba 1TB P300 7200RPM Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £37.99
1 x Asrock Radeon RX 570 Gaming Dual 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £119.99
1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 650W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £74.99

Total: £669.00 (includes shipping: £13.20)

tamzzy · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:48

blair haggarty said:
Also is this all i need, do i need cables screws tape anything?

no need. screws should come with the case.
cables should come with the mobo.
all plug and play (assuming you don't get any duff parts)
if you need help, @Plec will do the chicken dance for you

Plec · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:50

tamzzy said:
if you need help, @Plec will do the chicken dance for you

Damn - i'm writing my response to your off topic and this is the start...

/off topic - but OP seems happy and can post back if he has issues with build. @tamzzy loves troubleshooting...

Plec · 9 Jun 2019 at 23:36

/off topic - OP sorted and @tamzzy has stitched me up before i could do the same to him

tamzzy said:
#cannotdecide

**Sorry, bud - one of the kiddies woke up.

@tamzzy - i know what you mean.

Part of it's the gouging - CPU and and the boards. The other part is the excitement has warn off a bit - that coupled with i have no real need to upgrade - but i want a Zen 2, just to play with.

The CPU forum is a mess of contradiction and a mind **** to read which hasn't helped keeping me enthused. Plus, more realistically, i may not even be here on release so will miss the 'all-in-it-together' thread - which is usually a pretty enjoyable/chilled thread (although, i'm sure CP30 could find a way of ****ing people off.).

As for your situation it's not so cut and dried - 400 mods and 350K pop!!! Have you not heard of thinning the heard? Add the disasters DLC - and walk away from your screen for 20 minutes that will save you some much needed system memory...

If funds are a tight i would always suggest waiting (2020 prices will be considerably lower) - but when you consider how often you upgrade your core components (sensible) I would argue that you will get value for money whenever you buy - even on release. N.B. I'm not including your planned NVMe drives in that last bit

Personally, I would heavily weigh up the enjoyment factor rather than the fiscal.

For example: not a lot floats my boat commercially, now, so things that really interest me are worth the endorphin hit, even if the price cannot be fully justified at time of buying. The way i look at it - if the present price doesn't taint the enjoyment factor of owning it at that moment - it's worth it. If it sticks in the throat i wait...

Reality is, even though i can afford it i still like getting bang for buck - you sound the same.

We're getting old and sensible tamzzy - well i am, you're just getting old