Help with Gaming Set-Up

[jbartlett]

Hi,

 

I am looking to create a custom gaming pc for the first time as I have wanted to for a while, but I am quite clueless as to what specs i would need. I was looking at around a £400 UK budget (if possible) to run at medium to high speed. I know this sounds ambitious but I was advised to buy a second hand computer and buy the components to put in it, the problem being I am not sure on which components to buy.

 

The games I would be playing:

- Minecraft

- GTA V 

- Euro Truck Simulator 2

- The Sims 4

 

And games I would like to play but know they require quite high specs:

 

- Planet Coaster, Planet Zoo

- Farming Simulator 19

 

I know this is a varied list but would love it if you could help.

 

Thank You!

 

[Slottr]

You can get something like this for new:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor	£119.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£61.99 @ CCL Computers
Memory	Patriot Signature Premium 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory	£50.50 @ Ebuyer
Storage	TCSunBow X3 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£22.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£33.45 @ Amazon UK
Case	Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	£21.60 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	£44.99 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£355.51
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-22 16:32 GMT+0000

But like you said, a used pc + a new power supply/gpu would probably be wise. If you wanted to go this route, I'd look at a first gen ryzen system or a <skylake system on local classifieds

 

-Moved to New Builds and Planning-

[jbartlett]

Thanks for the help. Out of curiousity, I was advised to purchase a GeForce 1070 GPU and an I5 4000 series CPU. Would this be too excessive for the type of gaming I required?

[GerbilPlays]

5 minutes ago, jbartlett said:

Thanks for the help. Out of curiousity, I was advised to purchase a GeForce 1070 GPU and an I5 4000 series CPU. Would this be too excessive for the type of gaming I required?

You can actually get better gaming performance with this:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor	£44.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	ASRock A320M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£41.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory	G.Skill NT Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory	£45.63 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Kingston UV500 120 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£22.49 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£33.45 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	Asus Radeon RX 560 - 896 2 GB AREZ Video Card	£98.66 @ Amazon UK
Case	Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	£21.60 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£50.98 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£358.79
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-22 17:03 GMT+0000

 

[jbartlett]

Thank you!

[Guest]

4 hours ago, GerbilPlays said:

You can actually get better gaming performance with this:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor	£44.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	ASRock A320M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£41.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory	G.Skill NT Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory	£45.63 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Kingston UV500 120 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£22.49 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£33.45 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	Asus Radeon RX 560 - 896 2 GB AREZ Video Card	£98.66 @ Amazon UK
Case	Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	£21.60 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£50.98 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£358.79
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-22 17:03 GMT+0000

 

That board is terrible though, so zero upgrade path. Also 2133MHz ram is slow for Ryzen. That RX 560 isn't worth £100 either seeing as you can get something like a 1050 ti for more or less the same price.

 

I would suggest swapping the board for the one posted earlier, and drop the SSD to balance the price difference. Then swap out the gpu to a 1050 ti or something 2nd hand. Ram should be changed to 3000 MHz as well.

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	£86.13 @ CCL Computers
Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£59.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£34.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Crucial BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£46.43 @ Amazon UK
Case	Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	£34.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	£49.99 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£312.52
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-22 21:50 GMT+0000

 

 

This plus a second hand rx 570 or rx 580 should be about £400 and give you high details high fps is 1080p.

[Guest]

18 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	£86.13 @ CCL Computers
Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£59.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£34.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Crucial BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£46.43 @ Amazon UK
Case	Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	£34.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	£49.99 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£312.52
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-22 21:50 GMT+0000

 

 

This plus a second hand rx 570 or rx 580 should be about £400 and give you high details high fps is 1080p.

Another terrible board though. The ASRock one posted by Slottr is better.