Opinions on this £500 build - Final Mk.5

[CriSis_]

I have more or less narrowed down my parts list and have come up with this list of specs - 

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/CrySis.Lex/saved/mmvFGX - 

 

Its price is slightly more on pc part picker and is actually £579 including shipping etc. The computer's uses are - gaming, live course work and light/mid adobe suite and cad work. All opinions, thoughts etc are welcome especially about the psu and case. 

 

All help is great! Thanks in advance, 

Lex. 

[5x5]

Why not a 590 or 1660?

[Herman Mcpootis]

i'd recommend a cheaper B450 gaming plus and use the money saved for a 1660.

[CriSis_]

4 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

i'd recommend a cheaper B450 gaming plus and use the money saved for a 1660.

ill have a look into buying a 1660 but i am on a tight budget for this rig and want to have both overclocking room for the cpu (board needs to have good vrms) and adaptability if i choose to upgrade to a more recent cpu. I would rather not go down the route of the rx590 even with its cheap price since i have some cuda accelerated work loads. 

 

Any recommendations for a full size 1660 that is no more than £190 (thats pushing it )

 

Ty for the help, 

Lex. 

[CriSis_]

11 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

Why not a 590 or 1660?

Have a look at the reply to herman below your post

 

Ty for help,

Lex.

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, Alexander Underwood said:

ill have a look into buying a 1660 but i am on a tight budget for this rig and want to have both overclocking room for the cpu (board needs to have good vrms) and adaptability if i choose to upgrade to a more recent cpu. I would rather not go down the route of the rx590 even with its cheap price since i have some cuda accelerated work loads. 

 

Any recommendations for a full size 1660 that is no more than £190 (thats pushing it )

 

Ty for the help, 

Lex. 

the gaming plus has the same VRMs as the tomahawk with a different heatsink, and it doesn't take much to oc a 2600 anyway.

[CriSis_]

6 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

the gaming plus has the same VRMs as the tomahawk with a different heatsink, and it doesn't take much to oc a 2600 anyway.

My reason for looking into the quality of the vrms is for when i upgrade the cpu to something more recent. The 2600 can rlly be oced on just about any board xD.

 

Ill take a look at the gaming plus now, 

Thanks for the help, 

Lex .   

[CriSis_]

3 minutes ago, Alexander Underwood said:

My reason for looking into the quality of the vrms is for when i upgrade the cpu to something more recent. The 2600 can rlly be oced on just about any board xD.

 

Ill take a look at the gaming plus now, 

Thanks for the help, 

Lex .   

Just looked at the gaming plus and it only has two ram slots - i do plan to upgrade to 4 sticks of 8gb 3200mhx cl16 a few months after i build the system. Also its a micro atx which has its limits case wise when buying cheap. 

 

Thanks :D,

Lex.

 

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

30 minutes ago, Alexander Underwood said:

Just looked at the gaming plus and it only has two ram slots - i do plan to upgrade to 4 sticks of 8gb 3200mhx cl16 a few months after i build the system. Also its a micro atx which has its limits case wise when buying cheap. 

 

Thanks :D,

Lex.

 

 

As in the ATX gaming Plus.