How should I budget?

[TheJedi]

Hey guys, before I start I would like to apologize as I have posted a lot of questions about my build.

 

I have just received a gift and it has helped me to reach my budget for my computer. I will not buy until next year as of the price drops due to Big Navi and Ampere and also maybe Zen 3 5xxx Ryzen

 

I plan to budget around £780 excluding storage drives, I already have these.

 

This is how I have budget so far.

 

I plan to be using Ryzen 5 3600 btw. 

 

CPU: £140 - £150

GPU: £300

Motherboard: £90-100

Ram: £55 DDR4-3200 CL16 Corsair Vengeance

PSU: £70

CASE: £80 Lian Li Lancool ii mesh

Cooler: £20 Be Quiet Pure Rock Slim

 

 

What do you guys think, could I change my budget around at all?

[RAM555789]

I would defiantly take a look into used parts. I've been buying used for years and its always been a great experience. Avoids a lot of waste too. 

[Daniel Z.]

Don't get the Pure Rock Slim, the Wraith is good enough unless you're doing really high overclocking which isn't usually possible on Ryzen anyways

[TheJedi]

8 hours ago, Daniel Z. said:

Don't get the Pure Rock Slim, the Wraith is good enough unless you're doing really high overclocking which isn't usually possible on Ryzen anyways

I'm going with the Pure Rock Slim, not because of OC, but because of noise. I want this build to be pretty quiet 

[boggy77]

sounds reasonable. what about storage?

[TheJedi]

6 hours ago, boggy77 said:

sounds reasonable. what about storage?

What do you mean?

[boggy77]

18 minutes ago, CloudPC said:

What do you mean?

do you have a ssd already or do you plan to buy one?

[TheJedi]

7 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

do you have a ssd already or do you plan to buy one?

I have my OS on my current pc running on an SSD and I'm gonna use it in this built too, it's a Samsung 860 evo

[JSMarsden]

@CloudPC You're budget is slightly higher than mine was (mine was £550) and then realised i needed to get peripherals ontop. (Just remember this part - if you're going to be gaming it's worth getting a mechanical keyboard and decent headset & optical mouse). Let me know if you're gaming on it and i can give you some really good budget (but performing) peripheral ideas. (just @ me)

 

CPU: £140 - £150 You're struggling to get a Ryzen 5 3600 brand new for that, they're currently going for £192.

GPU: £300:  Nvidia GTX 2060 seems to drop nicely into that budget but you may need to check with somebody else that the CPU isn't a bottleneck for this card.

 

For the case, thats on budget (to make room for your CPU price) the Cougar Gemini M Mini Tower is usually around £30. I have it and was excellent for the budget i had in mind. Excellent area for cooling, dust filter, tempered glass, RGB on the front. Only downside is 1 fan, but you can get a set of RGB if needed and still be cheaper than the Lian Li case

 

 

[TheJedi]

1 hour ago, JSMarsden said:

@CloudPC You're budget is slightly higher than mine was (mine was £550) and then realised i needed to get peripherals ontop. (Just remember this part - if you're going to be gaming it's worth getting a mechanical keyboard and decent headset & optical mouse). Let me know if you're gaming on it and i can give you some really good budget (but performing) peripheral ideas. (just @ me)

 

CPU: £140 - £150 You're struggling to get a Ryzen 5 3600 brand new for that, they're currently going for £192.

GPU: £300:  Nvidia GTX 2060 seems to drop nicely into that budget but you may need to check with somebody else that the CPU isn't a bottleneck for this card.

 

For the case, thats on budget (to make room for your CPU price) the Cougar Gemini M Mini Tower is usually around £30. I have it and was excellent for the budget i had in mind. Excellent area for cooling, dust filter, tempered glass, RGB on the front. Only downside is 1 fan, but you can get a set of RGB if needed and still be cheaper than the Lian Li case

 

 

Thanks, I'm not actually planning on buying until early next year so I hope the prices drop by then.

 

I'm also going to be buying CPU and GPU used.

[JSMarsden]

@CloudPC Any idea where from? I can't see many on Ebay but unsure where else to look. Ebuyer for example has Ex Display models, but they only have a 60 day warranty and are £15-20 cheaper. May as well pay the extra and get the Ryzen Warranty

[TheJedi]

10 hours ago, JSMarsden said:

@CloudPC Any idea where from? I can't see many on Ebay but unsure where else to look. Ebuyer for example has Ex Display models, but they only have a 60 day warranty and are £15-20 cheaper. May as well pay the extra and get the Ryzen Warranty

I haven't seen many yet. But as Ryzen 5000 comes into stores, there will be more of them