Which OcUK Pre-Built System For A Casual 1080p Gamer?

[Terminal_Boy]

Youngest daughter’s BF wants a pre-built for home office use and casual 1080p gaming. He’s previously played Football Manager on a work laptop and the usual CoD/MW shooters on an XBox.

He’s looking to play AAA RPGs, DayZ/Rust and racing sims at “better than Xbox” graphics quality and frame rates. He already has a reasonable 1080p monitor to get him started although he understands that it wont allow him to get the most out any decent new system and will need replacing sooner rather than later.

Other info:

- Not a PC tinkerer, so he’s got no interest in overclocking.

- Wants at least 2-3 years usage before any upgrade is needed.

- Must be good VFM and support possible RAM and CPU upgrades without replacing the MB.

- Doesn’t care what flavour of CPU and GPU as long as they offer good performance for the money.

- Doesn’t want any “flashy LEDs or neons” in the case.

I’m way out the loop on which of the many OCUK pre-built PCs best fits the above requirement, so I’m hoping for recommendations from those who do.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Haz123]

The most important detail you can give in a spec help post is budget but here are some systems to consider. I tried to keep as many variables the same as I could so all have 2x16gb of ram and 1TB M.2 NVME SSD.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Performance To Enhance Your Adventure - Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (SKU: XX-039-AM) = £0.00
• 1 x OcUK Tech Labs Intel 12th Gen Midi Gaming PC Configurator (SKU: FS-021-TL) = £1,465.92
  • Case: 1 x Lian Li Lancool 205 Mesh Midi-Tower - Black
    
  • Processor: 1 x *Build* Intel Core i3 12100F up to 4.3GHz Turbo - Four Core, Eight Thread Processor
    
  • Motherboard: 1 x MSI MAG B660M Mortar WIFI DDR4 - Intel B660 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard
    
  • Cooler: 1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer II High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 240mm
    
  • Memory: 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMK32GX4M2D3600C18)
    
  • Graphics Card: 1 x Asus GeForce RTX 3060Ti Dual Mini V2 OC LHR 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card
    
  • Primary Solid State Drive M.2: 1 x WD Black SN770 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3X0E)
    
  • Power Supply: 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-750 750W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply
    
  • Operating System: 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632)
• 1 x OcUK Gaming Kestrel Micro-ATX Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen 5, AMD Radeon Graphics (SKU: FS-18J-OG) = £1,189.04
  • Case: 1 x Kolink Citadel Glass SE ARGB Micro-ATX Gaming Case - Black
    
  • Processor: 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core 3.7GHz (4.6GHz Boost) Processor - MPK
    
  • Memory: 1 x Kingston HyperX Fury Beast RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit
    
  • Graphics Card: 1 x Asus Radeon RX 6600 Dual 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card
    
  • Primary Solid State Drive (M.2): 1 x WD Black SN770 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3X0E)
    
  • Operating System: 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632)
• 1 x OcUK Gaming Firefly Plus - Intel 12th Gen Core i5 Gaming PC (SKU: FS-1DY-OG) = £1,247.00
  • Case: 1 x Kolink Citadel Mesh RGB Micro-ATX Case - Black
    
  • CPU: 1 x *Build* Intel Core i3 12100F up to 4.3GHz Turbo - Four Core, Eight Thread Processor
    
  • Memory: 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey
    
  • Graphics Card: 1 x *Build Stock* Asus GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Dual OC 8GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
    
  • Solid State Drive: 1 x WD Black SN770 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3X0E)
    
  • Operating System: 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632)

Total: £3,932.68 (includes delivery: £30.72)​

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I personally would go for the top option. It has good mobo , psu and cooler and will be upgradeable to 12700/13600/13700 cpu in the future if needed. Of course that option is the most expensive but it is all quality parts.

Have a play around with the configurators and see what is available. The top configurator has has a whole host of options so can change almost everything.

P.s. You can remove the OS for all of these systems and instal yourself and save a fair few pennies , is your choice.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Thanks, I’ll check those out.

 

[mickyflinn]

Thanks, I’ll check those out.

Remember to check the psu if you don't have an option to change it , there usually low level Kolink psu so would advise to upgrade that by giving them a call if budget allows.