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Budget (including currency): £1400

Country: United Kingdom (England)

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming (Most likely Minecraft), Streaming, Video Editing, Work.

Other details: Only need 1 Monitor, don’t really need High refresh rate. 1080p will be fine. Don’t need any other peripherals. Need OS = Windows. Would be nice if it had a bit of RGB action. Upgrading from an old Intel i3 Laptop that can barely run anything. 
 

I have done a quite a bit of research but thought I should come here for a final check to make sure my original part list is ok.

Parts list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/vCXMWb

 

Please could you reply with advice, Thanks

 

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PCPartPicker Part List
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
   
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor £250.56 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler £28.81 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard £118.39 @ AWD-IT
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory £71.45 @ Ebuyer
Storage Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £100.38 @ Box Limited
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £52.95 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card £394.44 @ Amazon UK
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case £74.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Corsair CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1091.96
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-22 14:34 BST+0100  
     
     

it should be more bc of the PSU and OS but there you go

please quote me or tag me @wall03 so i can see your response

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pc:

 

RAM: 16GB DDR4-3200 CL-16

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 3.6GHz

SSD: 256GB SP

GPU: Radeon RX 570 8GB OC

OS: Windows 10

Status: Main PC

Cinebench R23 score: 9097 (multi) 1236 (single)

 

don't some things look better when they are lowercase?

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made some changes:

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor £151.56 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler £64.98 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard £179.99 @ AWD-IT
Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory £73.98 @ Amazon UK
Storage Sabrent Rocket 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £79.98 @ Amazon UK
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £52.95 @ Amazon UK
Video Card PowerColor Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB Red Devil Video Card £294.99 @ Amazon UK
Case Cooler Master MasterBox MB520 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case £95.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £79.98 @ Amazon UK
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit £10.00
Monitor Philips 246E9QJAB/00 23.8" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor £112.49 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1196.88
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-22 14:35 BST+0100  

 

no need for 3600x if you replace the stock cooler

much better motherboard

much faster ssd

much faster gpu

much cheaper, but as good psu

you can find windows keys on ebay

decent IPS monitor that has freesync

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5 minutes ago, wall03 said:

Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard

bad mobo, can't really run a 3700x

5 minutes ago, wall03 said:

Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card

OP only plays mincraft though

5 minutes ago, wall03 said:

NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case

shit case with no airflow

5 minutes ago, wall03 said:

Corsair CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply

low tier PSU for such a high end PC.

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22 minutes ago, TheM_O_S_234 said:

Budget (including currency): £1400

Country: United Kingdom (England)

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming (Most likely Minecraft), Streaming, Video Editing, Work.

Other details: Only need 1 Monitor, don’t really need High refresh rate. 1080p will be fine. Don’t need any other peripherals. Need OS = Windows. Would be nice if it had a bit of RGB action. Upgrading from an old Intel i3 Laptop that can barely run anything. 
 

I have done a quite a bit of research but thought I should come here for a final check to make sure my original part list is ok.

Parts list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/vCXMWb

 

Please could you reply with advice, Thanks

 

1. instead of overpaying 100+ for windows, you could get an OEM key for 15$ or so.

2. with ryzen, you dont need an aftermarket cooler to begin, the stock cooler will work well. use the money saved from os and fan cooler into a better gpu.

3. get a larger nvme ssd instead of the sata one youve gone for.

4. get a RMx PSU instead of the RM.

6. you could cut costs by going with a 3600 instead of the x variant

5. ive heard the gaming edge runs into issues pretty often, consider another motherboard, though im not sure.

 

do you urgently need this pc? coz if you dont, you should wait. by mid-september, new ryzen cpus (4000 series) and nvidia gpus (3000 series) are coming out. you could get more performance for the same price youre paying now. i myself am waiting to build my gaming rig. its gonna be worth the wait.

 

if you do urgently need one, heres a list

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor £151.56 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard £179.99 @ AWD-IT
Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory £73.98 @ Amazon UK
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £99.78 @ BT Shop
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £52.95 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card £479.99 @ Amazon UK
Case Cooler Master MasterBox MB520 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case £95.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply £104.99 @ Ebuyer
Monitor AOC G2260VWQ6 21.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor £87.98 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1327.20
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-22 14:40 BST+0100  

 

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4 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

OP only plays mincraft though

 

well he's spending $1.5K.

4 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

bad mobo, can't really run a 3700x

fixed

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor £250.56 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler £28.81 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard £219.90 @ Amazon UK
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory £71.45 @ Ebuyer
Storage Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £100.38 @ Box Limited
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £52.95 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card £423.84 @ Technextday
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case £94.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply £104.99 @ Ebuyer
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1347.87
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-22 14:43 BST+0100  

 

please quote me or tag me @wall03 so i can see your response

motherboard buying guide      psu buying guide      pc building guide     privacy guide

ltt meme thread

folding at home stats

 

pc:

 

RAM: 16GB DDR4-3200 CL-16

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 3.6GHz

SSD: 256GB SP

GPU: Radeon RX 570 8GB OC

OS: Windows 10

Status: Main PC

Cinebench R23 score: 9097 (multi) 1236 (single)

 

don't some things look better when they are lowercase?

-wall03

 

hello dark mode users

goodbye light mode users

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1 minute ago, wall03 said:

well he's spending $1.5K.

fixed

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor £250.56 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler £28.81 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard £219.90 @ Amazon UK
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory £71.45 @ Ebuyer
Storage Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £100.38 @ Box Limited
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £52.95 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card £423.84 @ Technextday
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case £94.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply £104.99 @ Ebuyer
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1347.87
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-22 14:43 BST+0100  

 

No he is spending £1.4K and he needs a monitor.

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you can get more out of your budget

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor £250.56 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler £64.98 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard £144.92 @ More Computers
Memory Kingston HyperX Fury 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory £61.98 @ Amazon UK
Storage Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £129.99 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card £479.99 @ Amazon UK
Case Phanteks Eclipse P400A ATX Mid Tower Case £57.67 @ Ebuyer
Power Supply Corsair RMx 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply £96.99 @ Currys PC World
Case Fan be quiet! Pure Wings 2 120 PWM 87 CFM 120 mm Fan £8.99 @ Amazon UK
Case Fan be quiet! Pure Wings 2 120 PWM 87 CFM 120 mm Fan £8.99 @ Amazon UK
Monitor Philips 246E9QJAB/00 23.8" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor £112.49 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1417.55
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-22 14:59 BST+0100  

windows keys can be bought off 3rd party sites for cheap

 

here is what i would recommend, though would suggest waiting for nvidia ampere and zen 3.

G502 Lightspeed Review

PC:

Spoiler

i5-6400

GIGABYTE GA-H110M-DS2

CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX 2X4 DDR4-2666MHz

ASUS ROG STRIX-GTX 1060-O6G

SEAGATE 2TB HDD

FUJISTU F300 240GB SSD

CORSAIR CX750M

Laptop:

Spoiler

Acer Nitro 5
i5 8300h
GTX 1050 4Gb
12 Gb RAM

128 Gb SSD

1 Tb HDD

Peripherals:

Spoiler

Keyboard:

Logitech G310 Atlas Dawn (Romer G)

Rexus Legionare MX5.1 (Content Browns)

Mice:

Logitech G602

Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Steelseries Rival 105

Logitech M330

Headset:

Logitech G430 
Cooler Master MH 752

 

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Went with the 3700X as you mention video editing.

 

Assuming you want/need wifi.

 

Swap the SSD to a smaller one if you don't need 1TB.

 

If you want a bit extra gpu power then go with a 5600XT. The 1660 Super is fine for 1080p though.

 

Case is personal pref, but the Aerocool is good value as you get 4 ARGB fans included for just over £50.

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£250.56 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports CPU Cooler  (£29.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550M MORTAR WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£169.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£74.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£129.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£55.22 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card  (£208.98 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Aerocool Aero One Eclipse ATX Mid Tower Case  (£53.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£69.99 @ Currys PC World) 
Monitor: LG 24MK600M-B 24.0" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor  (£112.89 @ BT Shop) 
Total: £1156.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-22 15:04 BST+0100

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