Getting a my first Gaming Pc

[Epicgaemer]

• im planning on getting my first gaming pc for £800 or about $1050 
• Im getting it from pc specialist 
• Specs: i5 9400f
• Asus prime z390-p atx lga1151
• 16GB corsair vengeance DDR4 3000MHz (2x8)
• 1st storage drive 512GB ssd from sata
• 2nd storage drive is a 1TB HDD Seagate barracuda 
• Graphics Card GTX 1650
• 350W power supply
• Noctua NH-U14S 
• I have no plan on upgrading this pc in the future as when this one dies i want to build my own
• Im wondering if theres anything i should upgrade and if im getting good value for my money

[Oswin]

8 minutes ago, Epicgaemer said:

Im getting it from pc specialist

judging from this list, he/she is clearly not a specialist, atleast when it comes to picking parts.

 

what will be the use case of this pc other than gaming?

Edited August 27, 2020 by Oswin

[Kraken_05]

Why is there a 350 W PSU? At least go for a 450 W one.  

[Kraken_05]

2 minutes ago, lexusgamer05 said:

I wouldn't get that list, isn't great value and I wouldn't put those parts together

 

Here's what I'd do:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 3.8 GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£119.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£108.53 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£58.38 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£95.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£51.25 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card  (£207.99 @ Box Limited) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (£94.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12III 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£54.41 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £790.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-27 06:39 BST+0100

I would do the same @Epicgaemer

[Oswin]

here is something better for £800:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 3.8 GHz Quad-Core Processor	£119.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	£86.15 @ CCL Computers
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	£68.39 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£96.97 @ CCL Computers
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB PULSE Video Card	£265.62 @ Alza
Case	Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	£67.92 @ More Computers
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£79.98 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£785.02
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-27 07:09 BST+0100

or if you can spend a bit extra i would get the 3600 instead of the 3300x 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/9nm323/amd-ryzen-5-3600-36-thz-6-core-processor-100-100000031box

[DeanB097]

Hello,

 

As suggested by many, I don't think you have put together a comprehensive gaming PC build, especially considering the fact that you have a budget of around $1100 and have no intention of upgrading the build in the future.

What kind of games do you play the most?

Overwatch and Minecraft are my favorite! You could pack in a bit more high performance parts to extract maximum gaming performance from the device.

 

I mainly play games like rocket league, rainbow siix siege and plan to play csgo as im going from a ps4 to a pc also i havent looked much into an amd system would it be better for gaming?

 

Also the case is something called PCS SR-628B RGB gGaming case 

[Oswin]

7 minutes ago, Epicgaemer said:

I mainly play games like rocket league, rainbow siix siege and plan to play csgo as im going from a ps4 to a pc also i havent looked much into an amd system would it be better for gaming?

remember to quote or mention until it gets highlighted so that we may get notified of your reply.

 

at your pricepoint AMD would be the better option.

[suedseefrucht]

2 hours ago, Oswin said:

judging from this list, he/she is clearly not a specialist, atleast when it comes to picking parts.

I would like to become a specialist so I would like to understand what is right or wrong and why.

I try to explain with my knowledge:

AMD for CPU and motherboard is the better choice here because with AMD even the "normal motherboards" support high speed RAM (OC) while with Intel you would need a z motherboard to support high speed RAM (OC) which are >50$ more expensive than "normal mainboards".

 

As a graphics card the GTX 1650 super and the GTX 1660 super have a better price to performance ratio than the GTX 1650.

 

Good quality PSUs start at 50-60$ and for 50-60$ there are good 450W PSUs so there is no reason to go down to 350W. Also PSUs last like 10 years so higher power PSUs have a higher chance to be reused in future builds.

 

And an NVME SSDs are faster and not much more expesive than SATA SSDs (even if a difference is not really noticable). Also NVME is mor elegant because you dont need a cable for it and it doesn't need extra space so the whole system looks more clean.

 

Right?

[Epicgaemer]

Getting my first gaming pc can either buy parts off amazon or get one of pc specialist have a budget of £800 going to be mainly used for gaming but some school work to.

[Mateyyy]

Does the budget also include monitor and peripherals or just the tower?

[Epicgaemer]

Just the pc

[Oswin]

didnt you create a thread before with the same topic?

 

[Epicgaemer]

The first thread was me asking if the specs on pc specialist were worth 800 and now im pretty sure its not so i wanna build a custom one

[Oswin]

4 minutes ago, Epicgaemer said:

The first thread was me asking if the specs on pc specialist were worth 800 and now im pretty sure its not so i wanna build a custom one

remember to use the quote button or mention (@*username*) until it gets highlighted so that we may get notified of your reply

 

i did linked you a build before

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PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 3.8 GHz Quad-Core Processor	£119.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	£86.15 @ CCL Computers
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	£68.39 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£96.97 @ CCL Computers
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB PULSE Video Card	£265.62 @ Alza
Case	Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	£67.92 @ More Computers
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£79.98 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£785.02
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-27 11:10 BST+0100

or if you can spend a bit extra i would get the 3600 instead of the 3300x 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/9nm323/amd-ryzen-5-3600-36-thz-6-core-processor-100-100000031box

are you limited only to amazon though?

[Epicgaemer]

I'll go have a look at it now then ^^

[Mateyyy]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£171.98 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£109.99 @ Box Limited
Memory	Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	£56.31 @ Ebuyer
Storage	Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£96.97 @ CCL Computers
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB PULSE Video Card	£265.62 @ Alza
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	£46.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 11 400 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	£56.99 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£804.85
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-27 11:12 BST+0100

I tried to fit both a 3600 and a 5600XT in there, but @Oswin's list is also very good and a little more well-rounded.

Looking at your previous thread, R6S would benefit a fair bit from the extra threads of the 3600, but unless you're playing at over 144Hz, the 3300X will work just as well.

[LogicalDrm]

*** Threads merged ***

 

Please don't post multiple times about same subject. Also moved to New Builds and Planning.