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Budget (including currency): £700(can go up to £750)

Country: United Kingdom

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (for now)

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this build is going to be for a friend of mine that i will help him build. i can build the pc i just need help picking the parts. for the CPU i have a spare i5-8400 that i can give to him for £135, and for the CPU Cooler i have a Cooler Master i71c that i will give to him for free and i do have a stick of 8gb ddr4 2400mhz ram but i was thinking of just getting him a new set of 2x8gb 2666mhz ram (how much difference is there between 2666mhz and 2400mhz?) and you can leave the peripherals and monitor out. He also wants the "NZXT H510 Matte Black Red" case, and he would like to game on at least a stable 144fps at 1080p.

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If you wanted a higher capacity ssd than this, you could get a 1660 super instead as that is cheaper.

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @3.8 Ghz. -  Gigabyte B450 Aorus M - Asus TUF Gaming GTX 1660 SUPER 06G - GSKill Ripjaws V 16gb 2x8gb DDR4 @3200 Mhz. - Inland Premium 512gb NVMe SSD - Rose will RD 450 Watt 80+ - DIYPC s2-BK-RGB ATX Mid-tower case.

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The 1600 af may be a downgrade from the 8400 but for the price you can't beat it.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @3.8 Ghz. -  Gigabyte B450 Aorus M - Asus TUF Gaming GTX 1660 SUPER 06G - GSKill Ripjaws V 16gb 2x8gb DDR4 @3200 Mhz. - Inland Premium 512gb NVMe SSD - Rose will RD 450 Watt 80+ - DIYPC s2-BK-RGB ATX Mid-tower case.

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With the 1660 Ti you would be able to get that 144 fps on 1080p high or medium quality.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @3.8 Ghz. -  Gigabyte B450 Aorus M - Asus TUF Gaming GTX 1660 SUPER 06G - GSKill Ripjaws V 16gb 2x8gb DDR4 @3200 Mhz. - Inland Premium 512gb NVMe SSD - Rose will RD 450 Watt 80+ - DIYPC s2-BK-RGB ATX Mid-tower case.

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16 minutes ago, Gamestormer999 said:

If you wanted a higher capacity ssd than this, you could get a 1660 super instead as that is cheaper.

 

In the future, copy the link in the top right of the PCPP list just for ease of the forum. The OP can see the full price of the system and other members can edit the list.

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Ok, I'll keep that in mind.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @3.8 Ghz. -  Gigabyte B450 Aorus M - Asus TUF Gaming GTX 1660 SUPER 06G - GSKill Ripjaws V 16gb 2x8gb DDR4 @3200 Mhz. - Inland Premium 512gb NVMe SSD - Rose will RD 450 Watt 80+ - DIYPC s2-BK-RGB ATX Mid-tower case.

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor £109.97 @ CCL Computers
Motherboard ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard £74.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 CL16 Memory £62.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive £70.59 @ Amazon UK
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £52.88 @ CCL Computers
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card £274.99 @ Scan.co.uk
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case £74.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply EVGA BQ 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £721.38
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-05 17:31 BST+0100  

 

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @3.8 Ghz. -  Gigabyte B450 Aorus M - Asus TUF Gaming GTX 1660 SUPER 06G - GSKill Ripjaws V 16gb 2x8gb DDR4 @3200 Mhz. - Inland Premium 512gb NVMe SSD - Rose will RD 450 Watt 80+ - DIYPC s2-BK-RGB ATX Mid-tower case.

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38 minutes ago, Gamestormer999 said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor £109.97 @ CCL Computers
Motherboard ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard £74.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 CL16 Memory £62.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive £70.59 @ Amazon UK
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £52.88 @ CCL Computers
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card £274.99 @ Scan.co.uk
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case £74.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply EVGA BQ 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £721.38
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-05 17:31 BST+0100  

 

My friend says he can go up to £800 so i was thinking of maybe just getting a AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or 3600X, but on pcpp it says that we might need a BIOS update to support it. what other motherboard would you recommend?

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Dude, thats too much for a 2 gen old cpu. Something like this can be had for brand new for around $20-30 more which will be a much better buy. Also both of them outperform the 8400.

Core i5 10400F - $164.99

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0883PYCB4?tag=pcp0f-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1

Ryzen 5 3600 - $154.99

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07STGGQ18?tag=pcp0f-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1

 

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CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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Can I go into the BIOS of the motherboard even if it doesn't support the CPU that is inside the motherboard?

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3 minutes ago, Re0 said:

Can I go into the BIOS of the motherboard even if it doesn't support the CPU that is inside the motherboard?

Get the max series b450 motherboards from MSI. They support Ryzen 3*** series processors out of the box. So no need of a bios update.

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CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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1 minute ago, VEXICUS said:

Get the max series b450 motherboards from MSI. They support Ryzen 3*** series processors out of the box. So no need of a bios update.

ok, i think i will go with these parts. thoughts?
 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor £194.98 @ Aria PC
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard £119.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 CL16 Memory £62.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive £70.59 @ Amazon UK
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £52.88 @ Amazon UK
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card £274.99 @ Scan.co.uk
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case £74.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply EVGA BQ 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £851.40
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-05 18:28 BST+0100  

 

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1 minute ago, Re0 said:

ok, i think i will go with these parts. thoughts?
 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor £194.98 @ Aria PC
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard £119.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 CL16 Memory £62.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive £70.59 @ Amazon UK
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £52.88 @ Amazon UK
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card £274.99 @ Scan.co.uk
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case £74.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply EVGA BQ 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £851.40
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-05 18:28 BST+0100  

 

That will cost u around £900 due to missing PSU prices

SSD TIER LIST

 

 

CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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4 minutes ago, VEXICUS said:

That will cost u around £900 due to missing PSU prices

yes i realised that as well.

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7 minutes ago, Re0 said:

ok, i think i will go with these parts. thoughts?
 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor £194.98 @ Aria PC
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard £119.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 CL16 Memory £62.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive £70.59 @ Amazon UK
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £52.88 @ Amazon UK
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card £274.99 @ Scan.co.uk
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case £74.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply EVGA BQ 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £851.40
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-05 18:28 BST+0100  

 

Here is what I will recommend. Way better build here....

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£154.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£73.79 @ CCL Computers) Great Mobo for its price.
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£64.98 @ Amazon UK) 2*8gb 3200mhz cl16 kit.
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£101.98 @ Amazon UK) Decent budget nvme drive.
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 5700 8 GB GAMING X Video Card  (£339.40 @ Alza) Way better GPU compared to 1660ti. This is a pretty great entry level 1440p card. Also the gaming x is one of the best rx5700 out there.
Case: Aerocool Aero One Mini Eclipse MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£51.45 @ Ebuyer) Decent case for it's price. Comes with 4 argb fans.
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.98 @ Currys PC World Business) Apparently the 550w and 750w units were available for the same price. So went with the higher wattage unit.
Total: £866.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-05 18:35 BST+0100

SSD TIER LIST

 

 

CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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2 minutes ago, VEXICUS said:

Here is what I will recommend. Way better build here....

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£154.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£73.79 @ CCL Computers) Great Mobo for its price.
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£64.98 @ Amazon UK) 2*8gb 3200mhz cl16 kit.
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£101.98 @ Amazon UK) Decent budget nvme drive.
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 5700 8 GB GAMING X Video Card  (£339.40 @ Alza) Way better GPU compared to 1660ti. This is a pretty great entry level 1440p card. Also the gaming x is one of the best rx5700 out there.
Case: Aerocool Aero One Mini Eclipse MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£51.45 @ Ebuyer) Decent case for it's price. Comes with 4 argb fans.
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.98 @ Currys PC World Business) Apparently the 550w and 750w units were available for the same price. So went with the higher wattage unit.
Total: £866.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-05 18:35 BST+0100

what if i swapped that SSD to a 500gb one and add a 1 or 2tb hdd

i think that would be better
i checked and i can save £40 to £50 for swapping the SSD to a 500gb one and i can use that £50 for a 2tb hdd

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Just now, Re0 said:

what if i swapped that SSD to a 500gb one and add a 1 or 2tb hdd

i think that would be better

Adding a mass storage drive in future is as easy as popping in a new drive. So, 1tb is probably a better buy.

SSD TIER LIST

 

 

CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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18 minutes ago, VEXICUS said:

Here is what I will recommend. Way better build here....

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£154.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£73.79 @ CCL Computers) Great Mobo for its price.
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£64.98 @ Amazon UK) 2*8gb 3200mhz cl16 kit.
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£101.98 @ Amazon UK) Decent budget nvme drive.
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 5700 8 GB GAMING X Video Card  (£339.40 @ Alza) Way better GPU compared to 1660ti. This is a pretty great entry level 1440p card. Also the gaming x is one of the best rx5700 out there.
Case: Aerocool Aero One Mini Eclipse MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£51.45 @ Ebuyer) Decent case for it's price. Comes with 4 argb fans.
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.98 @ Currys PC World Business) Apparently the 550w and 750w units were available for the same price. So went with the higher wattage unit.
Total: £866.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-05 18:35 BST+0100

also that PSU is not needed i don't think, 750W is way over the amount it actually needs

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With the seagate barracuda drives 2 tbs is only a little bit cheaper than 1 tb.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @3.8 Ghz. -  Gigabyte B450 Aorus M - Asus TUF Gaming GTX 1660 SUPER 06G - GSKill Ripjaws V 16gb 2x8gb DDR4 @3200 Mhz. - Inland Premium 512gb NVMe SSD - Rose will RD 450 Watt 80+ - DIYPC s2-BK-RGB ATX Mid-tower case.

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And the 1600 I had in the list is the AF version, it is basically a 2600.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @3.8 Ghz. -  Gigabyte B450 Aorus M - Asus TUF Gaming GTX 1660 SUPER 06G - GSKill Ripjaws V 16gb 2x8gb DDR4 @3200 Mhz. - Inland Premium 512gb NVMe SSD - Rose will RD 450 Watt 80+ - DIYPC s2-BK-RGB ATX Mid-tower case.

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And also, I had the 2666 memory because that generation of ryzen only supports up to 2933 Mhz.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @3.8 Ghz. -  Gigabyte B450 Aorus M - Asus TUF Gaming GTX 1660 SUPER 06G - GSKill Ripjaws V 16gb 2x8gb DDR4 @3200 Mhz. - Inland Premium 512gb NVMe SSD - Rose will RD 450 Watt 80+ - DIYPC s2-BK-RGB ATX Mid-tower case.

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If you can go up to that 800, then I would definitely recommend the 3600

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @3.8 Ghz. -  Gigabyte B450 Aorus M - Asus TUF Gaming GTX 1660 SUPER 06G - GSKill Ripjaws V 16gb 2x8gb DDR4 @3200 Mhz. - Inland Premium 512gb NVMe SSD - Rose will RD 450 Watt 80+ - DIYPC s2-BK-RGB ATX Mid-tower case.

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11 minutes ago, Gamestormer999 said:

And the 1600 I had in the list is the AF version, it is basically a 2600.

The 1600af is an incredible budget CPU...unfortunately, these days they are near impossible to find for the $85USD they went for when they were first released.

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Yes, though I still think the 100 USD they go for is a decent price.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @3.8 Ghz. -  Gigabyte B450 Aorus M - Asus TUF Gaming GTX 1660 SUPER 06G - GSKill Ripjaws V 16gb 2x8gb DDR4 @3200 Mhz. - Inland Premium 512gb NVMe SSD - Rose will RD 450 Watt 80+ - DIYPC s2-BK-RGB ATX Mid-tower case.

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