Sub £900 Computer

[CameronAD]

Budget (including currency): £900~

Country: United Kingdom

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Video Editing, Simultaneous game streaming and recording, game development.

Other details: 

I'm needing help making a balanced parts list.

I am upgrading from a
CPU i5-4590 (4c/4t) GPU R5 240 1GB, RAM 2x4GB DDR3 1600Mhz. SSD 240GB SATA HDD 2x500GB SATA

Going to buy in 1-2 weeks.
Wanting to play games at 100% Resolution, with any other settings at above 60fps .
High refresh rate monitor is needed. (preferably 1080p@>120Hz (can be cheap))

Questions:
Should I get a Zen+ CPU instead of a Zen 2 CPU and get an 8 core instead of a 6 core?

 

Parts Lists:
Current (as of posting) : 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£173.96 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£92.99 @ CCL Computers
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	£58.35 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB OC Video Card	£275.52 @ Amazon UK
Case	Thermaltake S100 Snow Edition MicroATX Mini Tower Case	£44.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	GameMax GP 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	£35.00 @ Amazon UK
Monitor	Asus VG248QG 24.0" 1920x1080 165 Hz Monitor	£229.99 @ Box Limited
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£910.80
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-27 21:22 BST+0100

 

Altered (modified from replies) :

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£173.96 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	£86.15 @ CCL Computers
Memory	Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	£56.31 @ Ebuyer
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB OC Video Card	£275.52 @ Amazon UK
Case	Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	£67.92 @ More Computers
Power Supply	Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£57.99 @ Corsair UK
Monitor	ViewSonic VX2458-C-MHD 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	£144.99 @ CCL Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£862.84
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-27 23:09 BST+0100

 

(existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

[Oswin]

do you need extra storage?

[CameronAD]

1 minute ago, Oswin said:

do you need extra storage?

I dont need any storage, edited to showed my storage in the post.

[Oswin]

Just now, CameronAD said:

I dont need any storage, edited to showed my storage in the post.

i see, here are the changes i would make

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£173.96 @ 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
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB OC Video Card	£275.52 @ Amazon UK
Case	Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	£67.92 @ More Computers
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£69.98 @ CCL Computers
Monitor	ViewSonic XG2405 23.8" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	£179.99 @ Box Limited
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£921.91
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-27 21:37 BST+0100

 

[bellabichon]

Overall, that list isn't bad, but there's a few things I would change. First off, for a 1080p 165hz TN monitor, that one is pretty overpriced. Something like this Acer Nitro (24", 165hz, FreeSync, IPS panel) will do you much better. I would also invest in a better power supply. Something like this one from EVGA should do you nicely. Also, keep in mind that Nvidia's Ampere GPUs are right around the corner, so you might be able to find Turing cards for a bit cheaper in the weeks to come.

[CameronAD]

6 minutes ago, Oswin said:

i see, here are the changes i would make

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£173.96 @ 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
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB OC Video Card	£275.52 @ Amazon UK
Case	Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	£67.92 @ More Computers
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£69.98 @ CCL Computers
Monitor	ViewSonic XG2405 23.8" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	£179.99 @ Box Limited
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£921.91
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-27 21:37 BST+0100

 

thanks for the parts list, will look into merging this with any other suggestions I get!

[Oswin]

4 minutes ago, bellabichon said:

Something like this one from EVGA should do you nicely

why would you ever recommend this? 

[CameronAD]

3 minutes ago, bellabichon said:

Overall, that list isn't bad, but there's a few things I would change. First off, for a 1080p 165hz TN monitor, that one is pretty overpriced. Something like this Acer Nitro (24", 165hz, FreeSync, IPS panel) will do you much better. I would also invest in a better power supply. Something like this one from EVGA should do you nicely. Also, keep in mind that Nvidia's Ampere GPUs are right around the corner, so you might be able to find Turing cards for a bit cheaper in the weeks to come.

Thanks for the suggestion, I wish I could wait and get it later when ampere GPU's release but I'm gonna need the parts built and usable ready for college in early September, still gonna wait as long as I can before pulling the trigger so I can get the best deals I can, thanks for the reply!

[CameronAD]

Just now, Oswin said:

why would you ever recommend this? 

guessing its bad or something?

[Oswin]

Just now, CameronAD said:

guessing its bad or something?

its a group regulated unit, even on the PSU tier list it is listed as a tier D unit

if you can spend £900 on a pc dont ever skimp on the PSU

[CameronAD]

Just now, Oswin said:

its a group regulated unit, even on the PSU tier list it is listed as a tier D unit

if you can spend £900 on a pc dont ever skimp on the PSU

I know to never skimp out on a PSU, but I didn't know their was a Tier list, thanks for linking!

[bellabichon]

3 minutes ago, Oswin said:

its a group regulated unit, even on the PSU tier list it is listed as a tier D unit

if you can spend £900 on a pc dont ever skimp on the PSU

I mean, I was mostly going off JonnyGuru's review of the thing. 

Quote

What you do get is quite possibly the most solid forty dollar unit on the market today. Would I buy it myself? If I was on that tight a budget, yes. I would. Again… you could do a heck of a lot worse, and not just at this price point.

Of course, you can get more power efficient unit if you're willing to spend more money. But on an ever-dollar-counts build like this, it's not a bad option.

[Oswin]

1 minute ago, bellabichon said:

If I was on that tight a budget, yes.

so £900~ is a tight budget? did you actually read this part?

[CameronAD]

Just now, Oswin said:

so £900~ is a tight budget? did you actually read this part?

lol

[bellabichon]

Just now, Oswin said:

so £900~ is a tight budget? did you actually read this part?

Fair point, I'm mostly just a fan of not spending extra money when you don't have to. My conclusion was just that it's not going to fry your PC, so there's no point in being melodramatic about it. 

[CameronAD]

5 minutes ago, bellabichon said:

Fair point, I'm mostly just a fan of not spending extra money when you don't have to. My conclusion was just that it's not going to fry your PC, so there's no point in being melodramatic about it. 

can you both just not argue please ^-^;