Budget templates.

[Batteries]

How much to spend and where?

 

• This list will cover what I believe to be the best way to split your budget for a new PC build.
• The budgets I'll be covering are £400, £600, £800, £1000.
• I'll leave how much in pounds (£) I recommend spending and the rounded percentage (%) of that component.
• Feel free to comment what you think below, I'm sure people will appreciate the help.
• Lets-a-go

 

£400

 

£400 is a kinda low budget but that doesn't mean you have to have a bad pc. In 2019 you should be able to spend that much and play games at 1080p and 45fps, 30 in more demanding titles at medium settings.

 

A good way to split your budget would be:

• £80 CPU (20%)
• £55 Motherboard (14%)
• £40 RAM (10%)
• £35 Hard drive (9%)
• £120 GPU (30%)
• £30 Case (8%)
• £40 PSU (10%)

Here's a link for a similar priced build.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	£75.50 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	ASRock B450M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£52.74 @ Amazon UK
Memory	G.Skill Aegis 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	£38.47 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£35.58 @ Aria PC
Video Card	KFA2 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB OC Video Card	£114.57 @ Amazon UK
Case	Xigmatek Scorpio MicroATX Mid Tower Case	£29.35 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply	be quiet! System Power 9 400 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	£39.08 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£385.29
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-08 18:56 BST+0100

 

£600

 

£600 is where you can really go for high/ultra settings at 1080p 60fps or start dabbling in 1440p at lower settings or frame rate.

For this budget I'd recommend:

 

• £140 CPU (23%)
• £20 cooler (light overclocks can help) (3%)
• £60 motherboard (10%)
• £55 RAM (9%)
• £35 Hard drive (6%)
• £25 SSD (4%)
• £185 GPU (31%)
• £50 case (8%)
• £50 power supply (8%)

Parts list:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£145.99 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler	£23.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-AX370M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£59.99 @ AWD-IT
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport AT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory	£53.90 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Patriot Burst 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£26.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£35.58 @ Aria PC
Video Card	XFX Radeon RX 590 8 GB FATBOY OC+ Video Card	£184.99 @ Amazon UK
Case	Phanteks P300 ATX Mid Tower Case	£50.37 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply	be quiet! System Power 9 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	£48.03 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£629.83
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-08 19:08 BST+0100

 

£800

 

At £800 1080p 60fps ultra is basically guaranteed in all games. 1440p 60fps isn't unrealistic and most games will run as well as you want them too. While £600 is what I recommend for first time builders, £800 is where most people should be aiming in order to be future proofed for a while.

 

Prices I think suit this budget are:

• £215 CPU (27%)
• £30 cooler (4%)
• £65 motherboard (8%)
• £55 RAM (7%)
• £35 Hard drive (4%)
• £30 SSD (4%)
• £250 GPU (31%)
• £70 case (9%)
• £50 PSU (6%)

Here's a link:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor	£217.98 @ Aria PC
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler	£23.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Biostar TB350-BTC ATX AM4 Motherboard	£64.47 @ Scan.co.uk
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport AT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory	£53.90 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Western Digital Green 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£30.00 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£35.58 @ Aria PC
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card	£249.97 @ Amazon UK
Case	NZXT H500 ATX Mid Tower Case	£67.98 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply	Cooler Master MasterWatt 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£50.99 @ Ebuyer
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£794.86
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-08 19:21 BST+0100

 

£1000

 

£1000, that's a fair bit of money, but it does mean you shouldn't have to upgrade for a number of years. That can balance out the numbers if you're willing to go without the newest and best hardware for a while. Performance wise you can expect 1080p 90fps, 1440p 60 in most AAA games and over 300 in some eSports titles. Basically £1000 will cover you in all but the most difficult to run games at 1440p. At this budget, steaming games and video editing also becomes a lot more viable 

 

I think you should spend roughly:

• £315 CPU (32%)
• £30 cooler (I would recommend an I7 that isn't overclockable) (3%)
• £65 motherboard (7%)
• £55 RAM (6%)
• £35 Hard drive (4%)
• £40 NVME SSD (4%)
• £325 GPU (33%)
• £80 case (8%)
• £55 PSU (6%)

And the final link for today:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-9700F 3 GHz 8-Core Processor	£316.98 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler	£23.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	ASRock H370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	£68.88 @ CCL Computers
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport AT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory	£53.90 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Kingston A1000 240 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£42.33 @ PC World Business
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£35.58 @ Aria PC
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX VEGA 64 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card	£326.54 @ CCL Computers
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	£91.09 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Power Supply	LEPA MaxGold 700 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£54.70 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1013.99
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-08 19:40 BST+0100

 

Thank you all for reading, any comments are appreciated.

[Boinbo]

I skimmed through it, and would like to critique it a bit

The builds have some odd part choices imo, but that's not too big a problem.

I think you should add that when you have $1000 pounds or more to spend on a build, half should go to the GPU for best gaming performance. So for your $1000 one, I would tweak it to let $500 be reserved for the GPU.

[Batteries]

3 minutes ago, Boinbo said:

I skimmed through it, and would like to critique it a bit

The builds have some odd part choices imo, but that's not too big a problem.

I think you should add that when you have $1000 pounds or more to spend on a build, half should go to the GPU for best gaming performance. So for your $1000 one, I would tweak it to let $500 be reserved for the GPU.

I considered more for the GPU but thought that having a higher end CPU would be more important for streaming, editing and just day to day tasks. You're definitely right for gaming though.

[Stormseeker9]

Some dubious choices here, just skimmed over the list

[Boinbo]

1 hour ago, Batteries said:

I considered more for the GPU but thought that having a higher end CPU would be more important for streaming, editing and just day to day tasks. You're definitely right for gaming though.

You should have two different budgets, one with productivity in mind, other with gaming.