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[Estranged]

A mate of mine is getting his first pc for general gaming/streaming with a budget of around 650/700 quid and is looking at buying a pre-built system and this is what he's looking at:-

 

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/desktop-pcs/desktop-pcs/pc-specialist-vortex-ar-gaming-pc-acer-nitro-23-8-va-lcd-monitor-adx-keyboard-mouse-bundle-10200476-pdt.html

 

I know there's better value for money out there...

 

My quick build based around above link: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Estranged/saved/#view=fPK8Jx

 

My alternate build: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Estranged/saved/#view=ZQGXbv

 

What's the best option bang-for-buck wise outta the above?

 

Or am I totally wrong and there's a better option out there?

[Jumballi]

On a scale of 1-10 that pc is a negative 3 in value, you're better off getting a $400 dell and somehow cramming a rx 570 in there.
 

your pc part picker links are dead

 

[Bombastinator]

The curry’s build is cute.  It’s very very narrowly pointed.  It’s a 2600x till you run out of cores.  Which is real easy to do with that thing.  Which is why they’re careful about which games they’re making claims for.

 

im wondering how well the LTT $300 Christmas build would do against this thing?  They did a whole series of the things, but I can’t find the video.  There is this one:

Omg! That actually WAS the video I was looking for but couldn’t find.  The thing basically IS the curry’s build.

Edited January 14, 2020 by Bombastinator
Derp

[VEXICUS]

Permission denied.

Update your PCPP links.

[boggy77]

something like this would be way better.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	£106.98 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£65.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£59.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Crucial BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£46.43 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB OC Video Card	£215.90 @ CCL Computers
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case	£36.00 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	£45.33 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£576.61
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-14 09:24 GMT+0000

 

[Bombastinator]

1 minute ago, boggy77 said:

something like this would be way better.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	£106.98 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£65.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£59.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Crucial BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£46.43 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB OC Video Card	£215.90 @ CCL Computers
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case	£36.00 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	£45.33 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£576.61
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-14 09:24 GMT+0000

 

It’s true.  Adding even just a little money can make a big difference at this level. 500 is just below what a decent gaming PC costs and big compromises need to be made.