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I'm looking to build my first gaming rig including the pc, monitor, keyboard and mouse and headset for £900 which I can only stretch a tiny bit.

I want to play games such as Battlefield V, Pubg and fortnite at 1080p as well as some photoshop/lightroom editing.

I'm based in the UK.

Any help would be greatly appreciated as it is my first build.
 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor £98.40 @ Alza
Motherboard ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard £64.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory £69.98 @ Aria PC
Storage Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive £57.24 @ Amazon UK
Video Card PNY GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB Dual Video Card £203.46 @ Ebuyer
Case Corsair SPEC-05 ATX Mid Tower Case £47.99 @ AWD-IT
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply £54.98 @ Currys PC World Business
Monitor AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor £169.99 @ CCL Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £767.02
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-20 10:41 GMT+0000  

Left a lot of room for.mouse, keyboard, and headset choice. 

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor £105.98 @ Aria PC
Motherboard MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard £69.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory Kingston HyperX Fury 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory £71.08 @ Amazon UK
Storage Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £64.98 @ Amazon UK
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card £210.48 @ Scan.co.uk
Case Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case £35.47 @ Scan.co.uk
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply £54.98 @ Currys PC World Business
Case Fan ARCTIC P12 PWM PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan £4.99 @ Amazon UK
Case Fan ARCTIC P12 PWM PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan £4.99 @ Amazon UK
Monitor AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor £169.99 @ CCL Computers
Keyboard Redragon K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard £31.99 @ Amazon UK
Mouse Corsair HARPOON RGB PRO Wired Optical Mouse £31.13 @ Amazon UK
Headphones Razer Kraken X 7.1 Channel Headset £43.38 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £899.42
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-20 10:59 GMT+0000  

 

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21 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor £98.40 @ Alza
Motherboard ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard £64.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory £69.98 @ Aria PC
Storage Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive £57.24 @ Amazon UK
Video Card PNY GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB Dual Video Card £203.46 @ Ebuyer
Case Corsair SPEC-05 ATX Mid Tower Case £47.99 @ AWD-IT
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply £54.98 @ Currys PC World Business
Monitor AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor £169.99 @ CCL Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £767.02
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-20 10:41 GMT+0000  

Left a lot of room for.mouse, keyboard, and headset choice. 

I can get the ryzen 5 2600 for £7 more than the 1600 and the 2600x for £16 more. Is it worth it.

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7 minutes ago, _lucalink said:

I can get the ryzen 5 2600 for £7 more than the 1600 and the 2600x for £16 more. Is it worth it.

probably worth getting the 2600x

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39 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

probably worth getting the 2600x

What does this config look like (I had to add the peripherals manually since they were not listed on pcpartpicker).

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/789hYH

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£114.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£75.27 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£71.08 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£64.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  (£210.48 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300P MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£64.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£54.98 @ Currys PC World Business) 
Custom: https://www.box.co.uk/Logitech-G-G213-Prodigy-RGB-Gaming-Keybo_2841334.html (£47.00)
Custom: RAZER KRAKEN X LITE - MULTI-PLATFORM WIRED GAMING HEADSET (£31.99)
Custom: MSI Optix G24C4 Full HD 24" Curved LED Gaming Monitor - Black (£169.00)
Total: £903.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-20 11:46 GMT+0000

Or if I got a cheaper case and motherboard and spent £15 more I could get the 3600.

 

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13 minutes ago, _lucalink said:

What does this config look like (I had to add the peripherals manually since they were not listed on pcpartpicker).

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/789hYH

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£114.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£75.27 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£71.08 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£64.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  (£210.48 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300P MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£64.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£54.98 @ Currys PC World Business) 
Custom: https://www.box.co.uk/Logitech-G-G213-Prodigy-RGB-Gaming-Keybo_2841334.html (£47.00)
Custom: RAZER KRAKEN X LITE - MULTI-PLATFORM WIRED GAMING HEADSET (£31.99)
Custom: MSI Optix G24C4 Full HD 24" Curved LED Gaming Monitor - Black (£169.00)
Total: £903.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-20 11:46 GMT+0000

Or if I got a cheaper case and motherboard and spent £15 more I could get the 3600.

 

the motherboard you picked is worse in performance and also more expensive than the one I picked. the rest looks OK.

the keyboard I picked is mechanical and cheaper than the one you picked, so you might want to consider it.

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34 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

the motherboard you picked is worse in performance and also more expensive than the one I picked. the rest looks OK.

the keyboard I picked is mechanical and cheaper than the one you picked, so you might want to consider it.

I'll switch the motherboard back.

The keyboard I've got there also comes with a g305 mouse.

Does this motherboard have better performance:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/kRTzK8/msi-b450m-pro-vdh-max-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b450m-pro-vdh-max

What FPS do you think this system would get in Battlefield V?

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