Need Help With Upgrade Path

[gloop]

Hello all,

 

I recently built my PC in lateish 2019. I have a budget of £170 pounds to upgrade it (can stretch to 200 if really needed).

 

I have been thinking of upgrading:

• CPU Cooler
• Case Fans
• Keyboard and mouse

Reasons for upgrade:

• CPU Cooler: While the included Wraith Prism is fine, I find it can be noisy and whiny and that the temps aren't as low as I'd like.
• Case Fans:The H510 comes with 2 120mm mounted in the rear and top and I'm looking to get 2 140mm in the front.
• KB+M: I don't have a proper mechanical keyboard yet and would like to get one. For the mouse, I'd love to have a wireless one just for cable management.

 

My planned upgrades are here:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor	Purchased For £0.00
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	£34.84 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	Purchased For £0.00
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	Purchased For £0.00
Storage	Crucial MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	Purchased For £0.00
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	Purchased For £0.00
Case	NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case	Purchased For £0.00
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For £0.00
Case Fan	be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140 PWM 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan	£9.18 @ Amazon UK
Case Fan	be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140 PWM 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan	£9.18 @ Amazon UK
Keyboard	Logitech G512 CARBON Wired Gaming Keyboard	£59.99
Mouse	Logitech G703 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse	£64.99
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£178.18
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-22 16:35 GMT+0000

 

Thanks for your help in advance.

[boggy77]

Looks good. I wouldn't get a wireless mouse though, it's got some input lag and it's annoying when the battery dies.

[TheBean]

7 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

Looks good. I wouldn't get a wireless mouse though, it's got some input lag and it's annoying when the battery dies.

logitech lightspeed mice have <2ms of latency. its excellent for a wireless mouse. sometimes its even faster than wired. 

 

honestly, what you chose is already good. Though i might suggest a different cooler. Smaller name brands (arctic) usually have cheaper fans that are louder and sometimes winy-er. 

[gloop]

2 hours ago, boggy77 said:

Looks good. I wouldn't get a wireless mouse though, it's got some input lag and it's annoying when the battery dies.

Ok, might be able to get a wired mouse with more features for the same rpice.

[gloop]

1 hour ago, Saksham said:

logitech lightspeed mice have <2ms of latency. its excellent for a wireless mouse. sometimes its even faster than wired. 

 

honestly, what you chose is already good. Though i might suggest a different cooler. Smaller name brands (arctic) usually have cheaper fans that are louder and sometimes winy-er. 

What other cooler would you recommend? I have 165mm of clearance in my case.

[boggy77]

I think for this build the cooler you picked is appropriate. I wouldn't spend more than 40 on a cooler in a budget build.

[LukeSavenije]

2 hours ago, Saksham said:

Smaller name brands (arctic) usually have cheaper fans that are louder and sometimes winy-er. 

you do know they're using bionix fans on this one?

 

with that said, i'd personally do some different choices

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor	Purchased For £0.00
CPU Cooler	Gelid Solutions Phantom CPU Cooler	£29.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	Purchased For £0.00
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	Purchased For £0.00
Storage	Crucial MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	Purchased For £0.00
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	Purchased For £0.00
Case	NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case	Purchased For £0.00
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For £0.00
Case Fan	ARCTIC BioniX F120 (Black/Green) 69 CFM 120 mm Fan	£8.99 @ Amazon UK
Case Fan	ARCTIC BioniX F120 (Black/Green) 69 CFM 120 mm Fan	£8.99 @ Amazon UK
Keyboard	GMMK Glorious Modular Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Wired Gaming Keyboard	£120.00
Custom	G305 lightspeed	£35.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£202.97
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-22 19:00 GMT+0000

Gelid Phantom has shown to be very close to higher end coolers, while costing as little as 30 pounds, as shown here: https://nl.hardware.info/artikel/7606/6/gelid-phantom-black-review-dual-fan-tower-testresultaten-socket-115x

 

the fans are both very good, but i wanted to show you a secondary option (also comes in red, white or yellow)

 

G305 is a bit smaller, slightly worse on sensor, but goes for as little as 35 pounds on amazon currently, and as an owner of two i personally like them

 

the GMMK is one of the options with an estimated price, but something like this, a geek gk61/64, hexgears gk705/707 or team wolf zhuque would have hotswap switches, so you can swap them down the line, and have standard layouts unlike Logitech for different keycaps.

[gloop]

1 hour ago, LukeSavenije said:

you do know they're using bionix fans on this one?

 

with that said, i'd personally do some different choices

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor	Purchased For £0.00
CPU Cooler	Gelid Solutions Phantom CPU Cooler	£29.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	Purchased For £0.00
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	Purchased For £0.00
Storage	Crucial MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	Purchased For £0.00
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	Purchased For £0.00
Case	NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case	Purchased For £0.00
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For £0.00
Case Fan	ARCTIC BioniX F120 (Black/Green) 69 CFM 120 mm Fan	£8.99 @ Amazon UK
Case Fan	ARCTIC BioniX F120 (Black/Green) 69 CFM 120 mm Fan	£8.99 @ Amazon UK
Keyboard	GMMK Glorious Modular Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Wired Gaming Keyboard	£120.00
Custom	G305 lightspeed	£35.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£202.97
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-22 19:00 GMT+0000

Gelid Phantom has shown to be very close to higher end coolers, while costing as little as 30 pounds, as shown here: https://nl.hardware.info/artikel/7606/6/gelid-phantom-black-review-dual-fan-tower-testresultaten-socket-115x

 

the fans are both very good, but i wanted to show you a secondary option (also comes in red, white or yellow)

 

G305 is a bit smaller, slightly worse on sensor, but goes for as little as 35 pounds on amazon currently, and as an owner of two i personally like them

 

the GMMK is one of the options with an estimated price, but something like this, a geek gk61/64, hexgears gk705/707 or team wolf zhuque would have hotswap switches, so you can swap them down the line, and have standard layouts unlike Logitech for different keycaps.

Will definitely look into the keyboard as I don't know fully what switch I want yet. For the mouse would the G403 Prodigy be any good? It's currently sold out on Amazon but I could probably find it somewhere else.

 

That cooler looks insane for the price! I was originally going to get the NH-D15 but I thought it was overkill for my usage. A cooler that cools to 1C but £60 less is a great deal. In the future I'll swap the fans out for RGB fans as I'm going for a purple themed setup.

 

Which fans would you recommend out of the PureWings or the BioniX?

[LukeSavenije]

1 hour ago, gloop said:

Will definitely look into the keyboard as I don't know fully what switch I want yet

it comes with many, but you can buy it barebones too, and add your own switches and keycaps

 

1 hour ago, gloop said:

For the mouse would the G403 Prodigy be any good?

from the looks of it, the sensor is similar, if not the same

 

so if it's better for your way of gripping, i'd say yes

1 hour ago, gloop said:

Which fans would you recommend out of the PureWings or the BioniX?

either would work, honestly

[gloop]

15 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

it comes with many, but you can buy it barebones too, and add your own switches and keycaps

 

from the looks of it, the sensor is similar, if not the same

 

so if it's better for your way of gripping, i'd say yes

either would work, honestly

Ok thanks for your help!