Best bang for buck?

[Berts192]

Need advice on if this is the best value for money im getting. Ive always been a big console game, and dabbled in PC gaming years (and i mean 10+ years) ago. Looking at building a new rig but so far out the loop i dont know whats good and whats not anymore. Im  looking at  getting a decent gaming rig that can comfortably power most modern games at a decent FPS whilst still on high graphics.

This set up is about 1300GBP but thats towards upper end of my budget. Will this be over kill or do i need to upgrade some components

[Guest]

Hi

 

First off do not buy that system. It is worth nowhere near £1300.

 

What monitor do you intend on using ?

[Streetguru]

14 minutes ago, Berts192 said:

 

What monitor resolution/refresh rate? And are you only doing gaming?

A decent system with Ryzen 5 3600 and RX 5700 is like 750 GBP max.

[mariushm]

Here's something to start with, 510 UK Pounds for everything except video card.

You can buy a 5700XT for around 350-400 UK pounds, and a non-XT 5700 for around 300 UK pounds.

As alternative, you should have 2060 Super from nVidia

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	£119.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	£79.99 @ CCL Computers
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£72.78 @ Aria PC
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN500 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£49.34 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Seagate IronWolf NAS 2 TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive	£67.97 @ CCL Computers
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	£49.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£69.99 @ PC World Business
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£509.06
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-09 22:32 BST+0100

 

Click on the first link and you can then click on each part and see what other stores in UK has the part, if you want to order everything from one store or fewer stores.

 

[brob]

As others have said this build is not a good deal. Reasons are multiple.

 

The cpu is very good but currently AMD Zen 2 are quite competitive performance wise as well as in pricing.

 

The cpu cooler is not really adequate, especially if overclocking is contemplated. If overclocking will not be attempted, there is little reason to get an unlocked cpu like the i7-8700K.

 

Eight GB of memory is inadequate for good gaming. Sixteen GB is the norm these days.

 

The gpu is fairly low end given the cpu.

 

The psu is not a good choice. The capacity is borderline and the model is dated and at best mediocre.

 

But the overarching reason this is not a good deal is that it is some £300 more than what one can do buying separate components.

 

DO NOT BUY THIS, it is just proof of how overpriced the OP is.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£344.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 120 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£36.54 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£188.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£46.93 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£45.26 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.58 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB XC GAMING Video Card  (£209.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Pro 5 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  (£95.30 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair VS 350 W ATX Power Supply  (£35.00) 
Total: £1037.59
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-09 23:14 BST+0100

 

Consider instead something like to following.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£188.51 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock X570 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£169.93 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£82.28 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£84.39 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card  (£379.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Pro 5 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  (£95.30 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.97 @ Laptops Direct) 
Total: £1065.35
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-09 23:24 BST+0100

[Berts192]

1 hour ago, lee32uk said:

Hi

 

First off do not buy that system. It is worth nowhere near £1300.

 

What monitor do you intend on using ?

Ok cheers for the heads up. Thats why i asked befor buying. Not sure yet. Looking at something similar to this at the moment

https://bit-tech.net/reviews/tech/monitors/iiyama-g-master-g2530hsu-b1-review/1/ hadnt put much thought into the monitor at this point to be fair though

[Berts192]

Hi guys. Thanks for all the feedback. Im so glad i asked before buying. You saved me a lot of trouble

[realpetertdm]

3 hours ago, Berts192 said:

Need advice on if this is the best value for money im getting. Ive always been a big console game, and dabbled in PC gaming years (and i mean 10+ years) ago. Looking at building a new rig but so far out the loop i dont know whats good and whats not anymore. Im  looking at  getting a decent gaming rig that can comfortably power most modern games at a decent FPS whilst still on high graphics.

This set up is about 1300GBP but thats towards upper end of my budget. Will this be over kill or do i need to upgrade some components

A 8700k + 1660 build for 1500 USD is not a good deal, they should have at least a 1660ti or 2060 in there

 

Also they have a 350W PSU? That seems a bit too low

 

If you're buying from a PC builder and not building for yourself then always look at the parts carefully and calculate how much it costs if you buy every part individually and compare the prices

[Guest]

12 hours ago, Berts192 said:

Ok cheers for the heads up. Thats why i asked befor buying. Not sure yet. Looking at something similar to this at the moment

https://bit-tech.net/reviews/tech/monitors/iiyama-g-master-g2530hsu-b1-review/1/ hadnt put much thought into the monitor at this point to be fair though

You could build something along the lines of this. If you go with that iiyama monitor (Or a Freesync) then I would hang on for the aftermarket versions of the RX 5700 XT. They should hopefully be out pretty soon. A lot of Freesync monitors work fine with Nvidia gpu's as well, but you would need to research that as some can have issues such as screen flickering.

 

https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/custom-cooled-versions-of-the-rx-5700-are-arriving-this-month/

 

The cpu cooler is optional, although it will be quieter than the stock cooler. The stock cooler is pretty decent though. If you want a stronger cpu then the R7 3700X will run fine in the Tomahawk board.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£188.51 @ Aria PC
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	£29.95 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	£106.94 @ AWD-IT
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£73.98 @ Aria PC
Storage	Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£104.44 @ Box Limited
Video Card	XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card	£373.99 @ Amazon UK
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M TG ATX Mid Tower Case	£77.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£73.49 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1029.29
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-10 13:38 BST+0100