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EliciaAmy
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Hi guys!
New to this and despite the numerous amount of scrapyard wars I've watched, I have no clue when it comes to buying my own device. Looking for a tower that I can game on (Assassins Creed etc) for under £500 if that's even possible? I've already a mouse/keyboard/monitor etc, just need the actual set up as my mac is awful for gaming!
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3 minutes ago, EliciaAmy said:

Is it that much cheaper to self build? I didn't think it was nowdays!

It's not massively cheaper at the low end, the advantage to building your own is that you get all standard parts. With some prebuilts you can get really non standard motherboards and power supplies that really limit upgrade potential

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Just now, Inversion said:

It's not massively cheaper at the low end, the advantage to building your own is that you get all standard parts. With some prebuilts you can get really non standard motherboards and power supplies that really limit upgrade potential

I thought so! Tbf I'm not fussed about upgrade potential as it'll only be for light gaming/uni work for the next 3-4 years and if i want something heavier I can look at that down the line!

I have a 60 hertz monitor at the moment and don't plan on upgrading that until I move in the summer and get a dual monitor set up :) 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $114.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler $37.86 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $69.99 @ Newegg
Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $54.99 @ Newegg
Storage ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $69.98 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $37.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB TUF Gaming OC Video Card $169.99 @ B&H
Case Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case $24.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $79.70 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $660.48
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-01 13:49 EST-0500  

That is about 500-550 pounds new, but you could look for:

Used ryzen 2600/2700

Used cpu cooler (like that arctic)

Used b450 boards.

That ram is good price for new, so no need to get used.

You could look for used 1650 super or even 1660 super.

Look for better cases than that, thats ugly af.

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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3 minutes ago, Devryd said:

If he has only a 500 pound budget, he won't get a lot more than 1080p 60fps, or am I wrong here?

£500 for what works well in the tower, Monitor upgrades are next summer and if I ever game heavily i can upgrade my PC with the help of friends I'm sure :) 

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Just now, SavageNeo said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $114.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler $37.86 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $69.99 @ Newegg
Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $54.99 @ Newegg
Storage ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $69.98 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $37.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB TUF Gaming OC Video Card $169.99 @ B&H
Case Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case $24.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $79.70 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $660.48
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-01 13:49 EST-0500  

That is about 500-550 pounds new, but you could look for:

Used ryzen 2600/2700

Used cpu cooler (like that arctic)

Used b450 boards.

That ram is good price for new, so no need to get used.

You could look for used 1650 super or even 1660 super.

Look for better cases than that, thats ugly af.

Thanks!

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor $139.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler $37.86 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $69.99 @ Newegg
Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $54.99 @ Newegg
Storage ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $69.98 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $37.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB DUAL EVO OC Video Card $238.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case Thermaltake Core G21 Tempered Glass Edition ATX Mid Tower Case $29.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $64.98 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $774.76
  Mail-in rebates -$30.00
  Total $744.76
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-01 13:52 EST-0500  
That is too expensive for you, but you could fins these parts used at 500 pounds


 

 

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IsIs this any good? Be honest ?

 

£275

Newly built gaming PC put together using new and refurbished parts. AMD 760k quad core 3.8GHz with 4.1GHz turbo. Not overclocked but can be. GTX 950 graphics card 8GB memory 128GB SSD 500GB HDD Windows 10 Pro Tempered glass front and rear, RGB fans and light strip with remote control. Price for tower only which comes in original box with power cable.

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Or even this?
 

£285
 
 

Selling a cracking gaming pc that has some new parts and is all boxed up ideal for an Xmas Present SPEC MSI PRO MOTHERBOARD INTEL I5 2400 3.1GHZ PROCESSOR MSI 750 TI 2GB GRAPHICS CARD 8 GB RAM DDR3 500 WATTS POWER SUPPLY BRAND NEW 128 GB SOLID STATE HARD DRIVE NEW 500GB HARD DRIVE BRAND NEW AVP RGB CASE WITH 19 RGB VARIANTS WINDOWS 10 PRO ACTIVATED.

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1 minute ago, EliciaAmy said:

Thanks!

Do not buy used psu:s because, you cant know how much they have used it and it can break in a year.

That sx8200 pro is actually prettu good, check this review: https://hothardware.com/reviews/adata-xpg-sx8200-pro-review

That t-force ram is pretty good for the price.

The arctic freezer duo is very good for the price

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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1 minute ago, EliciaAmy said:

IsIs this any good? Be honest ?

 

£275

Newly built gaming PC put together using new and refurbished parts. AMD 760k quad core 3.8GHz with 4.1GHz turbo. Not overclocked but can be. GTX 950 graphics card 8GB memory 128GB SSD 500GB HDD Windows 10 Pro Tempered glass front and rear, RGB fans and light strip with remote control. Price for tower only which comes in original box with power cable.

Not so good. Not for assassin creed, but esport titles, it could get 60fps+

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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1 minute ago, EliciaAmy said:

Or even this?

what site you using? tell me so i can have a look, please!

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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