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This is my first time posting here.

Im going to be  a first time gaming pc builder but still lack some of the knowledge needed. I want to build a mid range pc with second hand parts hopefully around £750. I currently am set on an i7 3770k, an nvidia gtx 1650, a 1tb ssd, 16gbs of ram. Could anyone advise on any good motherboards, PSUs and cooling systems that would suit the current parts I need. Also any other advice for a first timer would also be much appreciated.

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reason for not going amd?

i would suggest an 80+ gold psu from a reputable company like corsair or be quiet

for cooling i would advise noctua or be quiet

PC specs:

Ryzen 9 3900X overclocked to 4.3-4.4 GHz

Corsair H100i platinum

32 GB Trident Z RGB 3200 MHz 14-14-14-34

RTX 2060

MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge wifi

NZXT H510

Samsung 860 EVO 500GB

2 TB WD hard drive

Corsair RM 750 Watt

ASUS ROG PG248Q 

Razer Ornata Chroma

Razer Firefly 

Razer Deathadder 2013

Logitech G935 Wireless

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You're better off just going new and not buying overpriced used hardware:

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor £97.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard £109.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory £60.14 @ Amazon UK
Storage Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £58.49 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card £217.98 @ Technextday
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case £72.45 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £115.40 @ Alza
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £731.45
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-23 22:57 BST+0100  

 

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9 minutes ago, Sorenson said:

You're better off just going new and not buying overpriced used hardware:

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor £97.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard £109.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory £60.14 @ Amazon UK
Storage Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £58.49 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card £217.98 @ Technextday
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case £72.45 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £115.40 @ Alza
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £731.45
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-23 22:57 BST+0100  

 

This is a night and day better build.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D · Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S Chromax.black · Motherboard: Gigabyte Auros X670 Elite AX · RAM: G.Skill Flare X5 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5 6000MHz CL30 · Graphics Card: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super Twin Edge OC 12GB · Boot Drive: 1TB XPG Gammix S70 Blade NVMe SSD · Game Drive: 2TB WD SN850X NVMe SSD · PSU: Seasonic Focus GX V3 1000W 80+ Gold · Case: Fractal Design North Mesh · Monitor: MSI Optix MAG342CQR 34” UWQHD 3440x1440 144Hz · Keyboard: EPOMAKER x Aula F99 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard · Mouse: Logitech G309 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse

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59 minutes ago, syeda1234 said:

parts hopefully around £750. I currently am set on an i7 3770k, an nvidia gtx 1650, a 1tb ssd, 16gbs

what working parts do you have on hand?

target monitor  resolution?

tip 1 dont pick top / bottom of the line, pick second best 

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On 7/23/2020 at 11:34 PM, dfsgsfa said:

what working parts do you have on hand?

target monitor  resolution?

tip 1 dont pick top / bottom of the line, pick second best 

Well I have no working parts as I want a fully realised plan before spending any money and I was just hoping for something mid ranged that could comfortably run games at 1080 60fps

 

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On 7/23/2020 at 10:57 PM, Sorenson said:

You're better off just going new and not buying overpriced used hardware:

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor £97.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard £109.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory £60.14 @ Amazon UK
Storage Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £58.49 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card £217.98 @ Technextday
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case £72.45 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £115.40 @ Alza
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £731.45
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-23 22:57 BST+0100  

 

This sounds great. But will I need a case fan or WiFi card as well?

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On 7/23/2020 at 11:57 PM, Sorenson said:

 

     
Power Supply SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £115.40 @ Alza
     

 

750w????? Is there a 3950x with 2x 2080ti in SLI that i overlooked 😂

 

Why such total overkill psu for this max 250w system? It could do with any decent 450w unit and then still have a ton of room to spare... (although id go 550w as most quality units start in abt that range).

 

Note it might be a good choice if prices are out of whack locally wich sometimes happens. But i suspect op can save a good few quid not looking at 750w units.

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2 minutes ago, Bartholomew said:

750w????? Is there a 3950x with 2x 2080ti in SLI that i overlooked 😂

 

Why such total overkill psu for this max 250w system? It could do with any decent 450w unit and then still have a ton of room to spare... (although id go 550w as most quality units start in abt that range).

 

Note it might be a good choice if prices are out of whack locally wich sometimes happens. But i suspect op can save a good few quid not looking at 750w units.

I was looking at a Corsair 450 watt for £40 anyway

 

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On 7/23/2020 at 10:42 PM, eeeee1 said:

reason for not going amd?

i would suggest an 80+ gold psu from a reputable company like corsair or be quiet

for cooling i would advise noctua or be quiet

After looking at posts here i see it is cheaper and better to pick amd Ryzen 3 3100. Thanks for the PSU advice as I have picked a Corsair 450w option.

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10 hours ago, syeda1234 said:

I was looking at a Corsair 450 watt for £40 anyway

 

what corsair psu?

 

On 7/23/2020 at 2:57 PM, Sorenson said:

ou're better off just going new and not buying overpriced used hardware:

what?

a pro max (non m) is generally cheaper and does the same thing. 

get an actual good case. and you dont need a 750w.

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

Build Log: 

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If the ryzen 3 3300x is not that much more expensive and if you can find it I would go for that one instead and if you have some money left you could get a gtx 1660 super or something along those lines. 

I9 10850K

EVGA RTX 3080 TI FTW3 ULTRA

32 Gb Crucial Balistix ddr4 3600mHz 16-18-18-38

MSI Z490 Tomahawk

Fractal Design Ion+ 860W platinum

Arctic Liquid Freezer II, 360mm

WB Black SN750 NVMe ssd

TeamGroup L5 3D Lite 1 Tb sata SSD

 

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3 hours ago, Bartholomew said:

750w????? Is there a 3950x with 2x 2080ti in SLI that i overlooked 😂

 

Why such total overkill psu for this max 250w system? It could do with any decent 450w unit and then still have a ton of room to spare... (although id go 550w as most quality units start in abt that range).

 

Note it might be a good choice if prices are out of whack locally wich sometimes happens. But i suspect op can save a good few quid not looking at 750w units.

It was the cheapest option that was good quality. It’s a decent quality psu that’s around 100 euros. 

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3 hours ago, shadowfaj said:

Thanks for all the help everyone. After revising my ideas, I came to a much better plan which costs me £567. I will attach a photo of my parts list and I can't wait to share the finished product with you all once completed.

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This is almost a really good build. I would go with the 1650 super though. It is a way better option and only costs like $10ish more.

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45 minutes ago, Sorenson said:

It was the cheapest option that was good quality. It’s a decent quality psu that’s around 100 euros. 

A CX? System Power 9? Don’t think you need a Platinum 750w psu for an average build. 

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6 hours ago, gloop said:

A CX? System Power 9? Don’t think you need a Platinum 750w psu for an average build. 

how about you link PSUs that are available in his market that are better instead of just listing off random PSU brands that could be out of stock. I listed the best one IMO that was available at an affordable price at the time of posting. 

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3 minutes ago, Sorenson said:

brands

These are models.

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply £74.98 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £74.98
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-26 07:39 BST+0100  
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Power Supply be quiet! System Power 9 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply £54.92 @ CCL Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £54.92
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-26 07:40 BST+0100  
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply £54.99 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £54.99
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-26 07:40 BST+0100  

 

 

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PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

Build Log: 

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