Complete Newbie

[Olimario64]

Budget (including currency): £600

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Comfortably game at 1080p for up to triple A titles without taking the system too much

Other details: Never Built a PC before have put together a part list I think should work but want recomendations to bring price below £600 budget

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Olimario64/saved/K3T68d

Operating system needs to be included i.e. windows 10

Edited June 29, 2020 by Complete Novice
Need to include operating system in price

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£112.40 @ Alza) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£70.70 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£60.81 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: ADATA SU630 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£45.82 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB Twin Fan Video Card  (£213.48 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: CiT F3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£25.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.99 @ Currys PC World) 
Total: £594.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-29 13:29 BST+0100

[marmour]

7 minutes ago, Complete Novice said:

Budget (including currency): £600

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Comfortably game at 1080p for up to triple A titles without taking the system too much

Other details: Never Built a PC before have put together a part list I think should work but want recomendations to bring price below £600 budget

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Olimario64/saved/K3T68d

Good choices except for cpu and MB. Get a ryzen3 3100 or 3300x and a b450 board instead

[Olimario64]

3 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£112.40 @ Alza) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£70.70 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£60.81 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: ADATA SU630 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£45.82 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB Twin Fan Video Card  (£213.48 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: CiT F3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£25.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.99 @ Currys PC World) 
Total: £594.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-29 13:29 BST+0100

I like this setup but just realised I haven't included windows in the original post is there a way to meet the budget including the operating system?

[boggy77]

Just now, Complete Novice said:

I like this setup but just realised I haven't included windows in the original post is there a way to meet the budget including the operating system?

yeah just buy a key from ebay

[marmour]

10 minutes ago, Complete Novice said:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	£112.40 @ Alza
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£74.99 @ CCL Computers
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	£60.98 @ Amazon UK
Storage	ADATA SU630 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£45.82 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	Zotac GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB Twin Fan Video Card	£213.48 @ Ebuyer
Case	Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	£58.23 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£64.99 @ Currys PC World
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£630.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-29 13:33 BST+0100

480GB is more than enough solid state storage at your pricepoint. You can get a 1 or 2 TB HDD sometime in the future when you need more space for your games. If you want to save a little more,get a 240GB ssd and a HDD, or buy a used GPU, something like a GTX 1070 or RX590 if you can get a good price

Also, your lucky at the moment, the CPU, PSU and RAM pricing here is excellent

[boggy77]

1 minute ago, Complete Novice said:

I like this setup but just realised I haven't included windows in the original post is there a way to meet the budget including the operating system?

also I would get the ryzen 3 3300x instead of the 5 1600

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, Complete Novice said:

I like this setup but just realised I haven't included windows in the original post is there a way to meet the budget including the operating system?

buy the key off ebay as mentioned above, then use another PC to make your own windows bootable with a thumbdrive you have lying around.

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, boggy77 said:

also I would get the ryzen 3 3300x instead of the 5 1600

i remember enough about the skylake i5s vs i7s that i'm not so convinced that it's the better choice.

[boggy77]

1 minute ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

i remember enough about the skylake i5s vs i7s that i'm not so convinced that it's the better choice.

yeah it's a close one. anyway, with a 1660 super it won't make any difference.

[Olimario64]

I just updated the parts list to what has been recomended what about cooling do I need any case fans? also don't care about seeing inside the case or rgb i just want something that plays well and stays cool, picked the case because I started with a Linus youtube build and tweaked it so I knew it was more likely to fit and be compatable.

[Olimario64]

I know people recomend used to save money but I would rather buy new so I know exactly what that hardware has been through and have all warrenties in my name.

[marmour]

8 minutes ago, Complete Novice said:

I just updated the parts list to what has been recomended what about cooling do I need any case fans? also don't care about seeing inside the case or rgb i just want something that plays well and stays cool, picked the case because I started with a Linus youtube build and tweaked it so I knew it was more likely to fit and be compatable.

Best to throw in some case fans if possible. I just bought some bequiet pure wings 2. They dont move huge amounts of air, but they're quiet and good enough for most systems that wont be running particularly hot, like yours. They're also cheap, about a tenner each

[Herman Mcpootis]

10 minutes ago, Complete Novice said:

I just updated the parts list to what has been recomended what about cooling do I need any case fans? also don't care about seeing inside the case or rgb i just want something that plays well and stays cool, picked the case because I started with a Linus youtube build and tweaked it so I knew it was more likely to fit and be compatable.

the included fans should be enough, but you can get a couple more if you feel like it's not enough. you're paying too much for that case btw, you can get much better for less.

[Olimario64]

Just now, Herman Mcpootis said:

the included fans should be enough, but you can get a couple more if you feel like it's not enough. you're paying too much for that case btw, you can get much better for less.

what would you recomend? smaller the better but would rather good cooling than tempered glass and rgb 

[Herman Mcpootis]

4 minutes ago, Complete Novice said:

what would you recomend? smaller the better but would rather good cooling than tempered glass and rgb 

the fractal focus G mini gives you an extra fan and is around 45 pounds. also the MSI Pro-VDH saves you 5 pounds and is just as good.

[Olimario64]

thank you, do you know if I need to add anything for bluetooth, I have a preference for wireless periferals and playing platformers with an xbox remote.

[Herman Mcpootis]

5 minutes ago, Complete Novice said:

thank you, do you know if I need to add anything for bluetooth, I have a preference for wireless periferals and playing platformers with an xbox remote.

you'll need a wifi+bluetooth usb or pci-e adapter for that.

[Olimario64]

Changed the ssd to a smaller one so that I could have the network adapter and add a large HDD at a later date, I think this looks like a good setup for me

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	£112.40 @ Alza
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£74.99 @ CCL Computers
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	£60.98 @ Amazon UK
Storage	TCSunBow X3 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£27.59 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	Zotac GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB Twin Fan Video Card	£213.48 @ Ebuyer
Case	Fractal Design Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case	£46.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£64.99 @ Currys PC World
Wireless Network Adapter	Ziyituod ZYT-AX200 PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Wi-Fi Adapter	£26.99 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£628.41
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-29 14:28 BST+0100

[Olimario64]

does it matter which slot the graphic card goes into as using the lower one gives more clearence for the airflow under the network adapter from what I can see

[Avocheeseado]

1 hour ago, Complete Novice said:

Budget (including currency): £600

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Comfortably game at 1080p for up to triple A titles without taking the system too much

Other details: Never Built a PC before have put together a part list I think should work but want recomendations to bring price below £600 budget

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Olimario64/saved/K3T68d

Operating system needs to be included i.e. windows 10

Dont need the wifi card if you can use ethernet and a powerline adapter. And maybe go with a ryzen 3 3100 if you want to save more and if you can pay i bit more go for the 3300x. Anyway, great choice of parts for a first time builder!

[Olimario64]

3 minutes ago, Avocheeseado said:

Dont need the wifi card if you can use ethernet and a powerline adapter. And maybe go with a ryzen 3 3100 if you want to save more and if you can pay i bit more go for the 3300x. Anyway, great choice of parts for a first time builder!

the current cpu is actually cheaper than the 3300x, but looking at the 3100 which is more important for gaming core count or core clock?

the £13 is difference is negligable for this component

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/8HqBD3,ndwkcf/

[Olimario64]

also the network adapter is a must for my situation

[Herman Mcpootis]

21 minutes ago, Complete Novice said:

does it matter which slot the graphic card goes into as using the lower one gives more clearence for the airflow under the network adapter from what I can see

the bottom 16x slot runs slower, and the network adapter doesn't put out that much heat IIRC.

[Olimario64]

21 hours ago, Olimario64 said:

the current cpu is actually cheaper than the 3300x, but looking at the 3100 which is more important for gaming core count or core clock?

the £13 is difference is negligable for this component

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/8HqBD3,ndwkcf/

does anyone have any advice on this?