PC build help

[Thrillseeker1]

I'm relatively new to the PC world however, i'm looking to buy a PC within a budget of £500-£600 i'm not that knowledgeable on building a PC which is why I've been looking online on amazon and eBay searching for pre-built PC's.

 

Realistically I've been leaning to the Intel core i7 side a bit more than the others

 

If you could help me with some better deals please let me know, i have heard it is cheaper to build a PC so i am down to also give this a shot so if you can please help with a specifications on parts to buy?

-From UK

-System will be used to do mostly trading and i'd give gaming a shot on this (edited)

-I'll be running most likely a 1-2 monitor setup

-Do not need keyboard & mouse

Edited August 5, 2019 by Thrillseeker1

[SpencerTech]

2 minutes ago, Thrillseeker1 said:

I'm relatively new to the PC world however, i'm looking to buy a PC within a budget of £500-£600 i'm not that knowledgeable on building a PC which is why I've been looking online on amazon and eBay searching for pre-built PC's.

 

Realistically I've been leaning to the Intel core i7 side a bit more than the others

 

If you could help me with some better deals please let me know, i have heard it is cheaper to build a PC so i am down to also give this a shot so if you can please help with a specifications on parts to buy?

-From UK

-System will be used to do trading and gaming

-I'll be running most likely a 1-2 monitor setup

-Do not need keyboard & mouse

600 pounds is nothing for a PC however I'll do my best to compose a list for you. Check back in about 1 hour or something.

[NumLock21]

That won't be enough for a i7 build, unless you cheap out on the rest of the parts.

[Thrillseeker1]

What alternatives can I look at?

 

Also if i was to cheap out on other parts how much of the performance would really be affected?

[SpencerTech]

2 minutes ago, Thrillseeker1 said:

What alternatives can I look at?

 

Also if i was to cheap out on other parts how much of the performance would really be affected?

Was quite hard but I made you a 700-800 pound build

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/JpYhnH

[NumLock21]

here is my suggested build. This like the lowest of the low if I were to build it for myself. Anything crappier than this, would rather save up until I have more to spend or go with a AMD Ryzen.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£279.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Prime B360-Plus ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£91.48 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£66.88 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£41.01 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£36.78 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 570 4 GB ARMOR OC Video Card  (£118.48 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£47.56 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£70.00 @ AWD-IT)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (£85.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £837.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-05 04:27 BST+0100

[Thrillseeker1]

2 minutes ago, SpencerTech said:

Was quite hard but I made you a 700-800 pound build

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/JpYhnH

Thanks! Appreciated the help but i'm on a tight budget

[Crunchy Dragon]

-Moved to New Builds and Planning-

[VEXICUS]

I'll recommend something like this instead...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£181.36 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock X370M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£59.69 @ Egenisys) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£30.18 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£30.18 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£54.57 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card  (£159.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£39.99 @ PC World) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MasterWatt 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£54.99 @ Box Limited) 
Total: £609.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-05 04:42 BST+0100

[Thrillseeker1]

3 minutes ago, Schnoz said:

I strongly suggest getting Ryzen 3XXX processors (Ryzen 3/Zen 2). They're literally as fast as i7s in most single-threaded applications (like gaming) and higher-core count parts like the 3950x demolish Intel's chips in multithreaded workloads (like Cinebench). They're also much more efficient and dirt-cheap for the performance

I've been looking at the AMD Ryzen processors and they're a lot cheaper (unsure on how powerful they were) but I've been used to Intel nearly my whole life thats why i was unsure on the AMD CPU side so I'd also be down to look at AMD CPU's

I've found some:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-CORE-i7-8th-Gen-Gaming-PC-Coffee-Lake-8700-8GB-1TB-ULTRA-FAST/253272390652?hash=item3af835fbfc&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&enc=AQAEAAADAKvsXIZtBqdkfsZsMtzFbFsbX3WcW5fmB%2Fx7ZbaZTyexzaxNn9sQjT9HA83lHCjBO2%2BY%2B8AanrjFsZJaiBlU3FqYno%2B7l1qxKh%2FYQvSv4yZswr5C1ncouYEo0gWaS2n4KyjV141gEriEvQGd0YjXGKj2VGqs2MW%2BU9ab6beqZC7JZphJJDWGGD8WL4QaIjc%2FXPFdV4GJ%2Fuj%2B3blRmMT%2FNH4caQG9k46gbcS7h0giGNSoPHFzCrHKq4M0nz0%2F6NeX86eQGbT9zWAunDNUpcqITLNdyphswgdh2hEvoGAKxQgRozU5VInOost2OwYyqISNTNQZUXT920MV%2BBHLQdQknFNl6j6sm78j%2BMrHrlwQy4VpJheVKT3yRyum6OunsbmXPramDschCF2Y5qqnrDRWtb7f5V7IqXGVRkxvU7kGDCWz8J%2FcQuC%2BH%2Fgftb8LNy%2FuVPBC%2BW3KZaXt1y%2FZRfOkPaqDFMopNAYgmtXEQjKC%2BNxTM%2FII%2FXCYD32m%2FkoqrCkfEB9kspUhONjwqPFrNcOrGsPeGDqQ%2Btn6qTQNNPwC0LNaw48bgwhGm0AEakSVEGe8WPjYg0PyXEmK1YG50q%2Bs4a1ELLkG6xbD9Ggzn7nst%2F61rftwRFPDkX3aknTlrAHRttEinDalnp5Z3yt51OWRuIlzDCkFL4GAPqS50GCUbmLwPBmgUBGHts0L4wmXbaWRDdSxuTvpUONAI3YnAZL%2FJFiBstEjj9ejIsvuh2iaz%2FgRe9ry8U%2FG22OIpMDJhoT8YIA2qz8olP8UWqi6O42yG5J7AtN7yCJ%2BPCFSm%2BwTztZIvbWkL%2FiP2g9qgulR2tkny%2FwxXan48FvUSIEyNnin5eZCj52TVNvkDPaSigZMrlRy9AMljaMytNEVHnpztlKTctgCOY9SrE8RsgsS2ss3l5sRghxs4F6uZoHBOT29soRareGyB%2FuiSoFdvbaW6hXDi0xuK4r8eBbFdm9Z2ivm3o2taxoemQcuS%2BI%2BTKERQU8FBUZd8KaNDrYOMjBSlyX5hA%3D%3D&checksum=253272390652392fbce2b1a440ecbe005d83f66dc6bf

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FXPC429-NEW-AMD-RYZEN-5-3400G-8GB-DDR4-VEGA-8-120GB-SSD-WINDOWS-10-GAMING-PC/113816642516?hash=item1a800023d4:g:KSgAAOSwyVRdIkhh

-I'll buy gpu probably a rx570

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ADMI-Gaming-PC-Falcon-Windows/dp/B01IPH2638/ref=sr_1_16?crid=3C7HNBQB9YG6C&keywords=gaming+pc+vr+ready&qid=1564973111&s=gateway&sprefix=gaming+pc+VR%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-16
-I feel like the AMD's are better than this one

https://www.amazon.co.uk/CyberpowerPC-Wyvern-1060-Gaming-PC/dp/B07D4MLWBZ/ref=sr_1_13?keywords=gaming%2Bpc&qid=1564972229&s=gateway&sr=8-13&th=1

 

[Thrillseeker1]

3 minutes ago, VEXICUS said:

I'll recommend something like this instead...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£181.36 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock X370M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£59.69 @ Egenisys) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£30.18 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£30.18 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£54.57 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card  (£159.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£39.99 @ PC World) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MasterWatt 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£54.99 @ Box Limited) 
Total: £609.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-05 04:42 BST+0100

This seems promising just unsure on this message
 

• Warning!Some AMD X370 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Pinnacle Ridge CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions.
• Note:The motherboard M.2 slot #2 shares bandwidth with a SATA 6.0 Gb/s port. When the M.2 slot is populated, one SATA 6.0 Gb/s port is disabled.
• Note:Some physical dimension restrictions cannot (yet) be automatically checked, such as cpu cooler / RAM clearance with modules using tall heat spreaders.

Edited August 5, 2019 by Thrillseeker1

[VEXICUS]

Just now, Thrillseeker1 said:

This seems promising just unsure on this message
 

• Warning!Some AMD X370 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Pinnacle Ridge CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions.

By now, all the x370 mobos have been updated. No need to worry on that.

[VEXICUS]

7 minutes ago, Thrillseeker1 said:

This seems promising just unsure on this message
 

• Warning!Some AMD X370 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Pinnacle Ridge CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions.
• Note:The motherboard M.2 slot #2 shares bandwidth with a SATA 6.0 Gb/s port. When the M.2 slot is populated, one SATA 6.0 Gb/s port is disabled.
• Note:Some physical dimension restrictions cannot (yet) be automatically checked, such as cpu cooler / RAM clearance with modules using tall heat spreaders.

As listed above, we are using an nvme drive. If the m.2 slot is populated, then one sata port is disabled. No big deal in that.

Also, that Mobo, ram and cooler fit in that case easily. I have made many builds in that case. PC part picker gives that message most of the times when it is unable to verify whether it fits or not.

[Thrillseeker1]

23 minutes ago, Thrillseeker1 said:

I've been looking at the AMD Ryzen processors and they're a lot cheaper (unsure on how powerful they were) but I've been used to Intel nearly my whole life thats why i was unsure on the AMD CPU side so I'd also be down to look at AMD CPU's

I've found some:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-CORE-i7-8th-Gen-Gaming-PC-Coffee-Lake-8700-8GB-1TB-ULTRA-FAST/253272390652?hash=item3af835fbfc&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&enc=AQAEAAADAKvsXIZtBqdkfsZsMtzFbFsbX3WcW5fmB%2Fx7ZbaZTyexzaxNn9sQjT9HA83lHCjBO2%2BY%2B8AanrjFsZJaiBlU3FqYno%2B7l1qxKh%2FYQvSv4yZswr5C1ncouYEo0gWaS2n4KyjV141gEriEvQGd0YjXGKj2VGqs2MW%2BU9ab6beqZC7JZphJJDWGGD8WL4QaIjc%2FXPFdV4GJ%2Fuj%2B3blRmMT%2FNH4caQG9k46gbcS7h0giGNSoPHFzCrHKq4M0nz0%2F6NeX86eQGbT9zWAunDNUpcqITLNdyphswgdh2hEvoGAKxQgRozU5VInOost2OwYyqISNTNQZUXT920MV%2BBHLQdQknFNl6j6sm78j%2BMrHrlwQy4VpJheVKT3yRyum6OunsbmXPramDschCF2Y5qqnrDRWtb7f5V7IqXGVRkxvU7kGDCWz8J%2FcQuC%2BH%2Fgftb8LNy%2FuVPBC%2BW3KZaXt1y%2FZRfOkPaqDFMopNAYgmtXEQjKC%2BNxTM%2FII%2FXCYD32m%2FkoqrCkfEB9kspUhONjwqPFrNcOrGsPeGDqQ%2Btn6qTQNNPwC0LNaw48bgwhGm0AEakSVEGe8WPjYg0PyXEmK1YG50q%2Bs4a1ELLkG6xbD9Ggzn7nst%2F61rftwRFPDkX3aknTlrAHRttEinDalnp5Z3yt51OWRuIlzDCkFL4GAPqS50GCUbmLwPBmgUBGHts0L4wmXbaWRDdSxuTvpUONAI3YnAZL%2FJFiBstEjj9ejIsvuh2iaz%2FgRe9ry8U%2FG22OIpMDJhoT8YIA2qz8olP8UWqi6O42yG5J7AtN7yCJ%2BPCFSm%2BwTztZIvbWkL%2FiP2g9qgulR2tkny%2FwxXan48FvUSIEyNnin5eZCj52TVNvkDPaSigZMrlRy9AMljaMytNEVHnpztlKTctgCOY9SrE8RsgsS2ss3l5sRghxs4F6uZoHBOT29soRareGyB%2FuiSoFdvbaW6hXDi0xuK4r8eBbFdm9Z2ivm3o2taxoemQcuS%2BI%2BTKERQU8FBUZd8KaNDrYOMjBSlyX5hA%3D%3D&checksum=253272390652392fbce2b1a440ecbe005d83f66dc6bf

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FXPC429-NEW-AMD-RYZEN-5-3400G-8GB-DDR4-VEGA-8-120GB-SSD-WINDOWS-10-GAMING-PC/113816642516?hash=item1a800023d4:g:KSgAAOSwyVRdIkhh

-I'll buy gpu probably a rx570

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ADMI-Gaming-PC-Falcon-Windows/dp/B01IPH2638/ref=sr_1_16?crid=3C7HNBQB9YG6C&keywords=gaming+pc+vr+ready&qid=1564973111&s=gateway&sprefix=gaming+pc+VR%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-16
-I feel like the AMD's are better than this one

https://www.amazon.co.uk/CyberpowerPC-Wyvern-1060-Gaming-PC/dp/B07D4MLWBZ/ref=sr_1_13?keywords=gaming%2Bpc&qid=1564972229&s=gateway&sr=8-13&th=1

 

I Also gave it a shot of building a PC and came with this 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	£279.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Asus Prime B360-Plus ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	£91.48 @ Ebuyer
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory	£34.38 @ Aria PC
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£36.78 @ Aria PC
Case	Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case	£28.48 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£70.00 @ AWD-IT
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£541.11
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-05 05:08 BST+0100

-In the future i'll get a GPU or ill get a cheap GPU for the time being and then upgrade in the future?

[VEXICUS]

2 minutes ago, Thrillseeker1 said:

I Also gave it a shot of building a PC and came with this 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	£279.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Asus Prime B360-Plus ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	£91.48 @ Ebuyer
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory	£34.38 @ Aria PC
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£36.78 @ Aria PC
Case	Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case	£28.48 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£70.00 @ AWD-IT
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£541.11
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-05 05:08 BST+0100

-In the future i'll get a GPU or ill get a cheap GPU for the time being and then upgrade in the future?

Current 8700 is overpriced. No point in going with it.

Ryzen is a better option. Also what will you be doing with this PC? You'll need a graphics card if you are planning to use it for gaming.

Traditional 7200rpm drives are slower and perform nowhere near to the ssds. Ssds are more than 10 times faster than hard drives. I'll recommend to get a ssd instead.

I'll make a list again.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£181.36 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£71.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£30.18 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£30.18 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£54.57 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card  (£159.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£39.99 @ PC World) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MasterWatt 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£54.99 @ Box Limited) 
Total: £622.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-05 05:16 BST+0100

[Thrillseeker1]

1 minute ago, VEXICUS said:

Current 8700 is overpriced. No point in going with it.

Ryzen is a better option. Also what will you be doing with this PC? You'll need a graphics card if you are planning to use it for gaming.

 Traditional 7200rpm drives are slower and perform nowhere near to the ssds. Ssds are more than 10 times faster than hard drives. I'll recommend to get a ssd instead.

I'll make a list again.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£181.36 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£71.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£30.18 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£30.18 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£54.57 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card  (£159.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£39.99 @ PC World) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MasterWatt 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£54.99 @ Box Limited) 
Total: £622.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-05 05:16 BST+0100

I'll be using it to do trading mostly and if I've got the spare time i'll do some gaming on it hence the reason on why i didn't opt for a GPU (i understand seems abit stupid) however, i am probably going to go for the build you have sent most likely, just leaving some open options on my plate now if i can find anything better, or if anyone else can.

[VEXICUS]

29 minutes ago, VEXICUS said:

Current 8700 is overpriced. No point in going with it.

Ryzen is a better option. Also what will you be doing with this PC? You'll need a graphics card if you are planning to use it for gaming.

Traditional 7200rpm drives are slower and perform nowhere near to the ssds. Ssds are more than 10 times faster than hard drives. I'll recommend to get a ssd instead.

I'll make a list again.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£181.36 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£71.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£30.18 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£30.18 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£54.57 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card  (£159.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£39.99 @ PC World) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MasterWatt 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£54.99 @ Box Limited) 
Total: £622.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-05 05:16 BST+0100

This one doesn't have any compatibility issues. B450 boards support zen+ CPUs out of the box .

[SpencerTech]

3 hours ago, Thrillseeker1 said:

Thanks! Appreciated the help but i'm on a tight budget

If your on this type of a budget, I'd suggest saving up a little more because if you just flat out buy a build now your gonna have a hard time getting parts, etc.. Your budget is super cheap if that counts for not only your build but also your setup then that is way too little for it all. Even for just a build, not good amount for what you want.

[trevb0t]

3 hours ago, Thrillseeker1 said:

I Also gave it a shot of building a PC and came with this 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	£279.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Asus Prime B360-Plus ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	£91.48 @ Ebuyer
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory	£34.38 @ Aria PC
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£36.78 @ Aria PC
Case	Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case	£28.48 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£70.00 @ AWD-IT
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£541.11
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-05 05:08 BST+0100

-In the future i'll get a GPU or ill get a cheap GPU for the time being and then upgrade in the future?

I'm just curious what you think the 8700 is offering you on this build, especially with a junk MOBO, insufficient RAM, no SSD...

For multi core performance, SMT beats out Hyperthreading in performance and efficiency, so the R7 2700 makes so much more sense if you need those 16 threads for workload processing. The 8700's locked multiplier is a ding to longevity as well.

Further just a 12 threaded R5 3600 computes just as well, if not better due to higher core efficiency and computes per clock.

[VEXICUS]

1 hour ago, trevb0t said:

I'm just curious what you think the 8700 is offering you on this build, especially with a junk MOBO, insufficient RAM, no SSD...

For multi core performance, SMT beats out Hyperthreading in performance and efficiency, so the R7 2700 makes so much more sense if you need those 16 threads for workload processing. The 8700's locked multiplier is a ding to longevity as well.

Further just a 12 threaded R5 3600 computes just as well, if not better due to higher core efficiency and computes per clock.

R7 2700 should be better in this case.