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Budget (including currency): About €1,500.00

Country: Ireland

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 1080p gaming. Warhammer 1-3, LOL, Star Wars Battlefront 2, then mainly retro games (5 year old+)  .

Other details 

 

Would be grateful for any feedback particularly graphics cards?

 

Should I get

a) get a stopgap say 2gb until things calm down/get by with the i5 processors built in video card and get a 8gb when things calm down

b) get a 4gb from Germany/France for €200-300 (tariffs too high from UK suppliers)

 

Knowledge wouldn't be great but have done a bit of research the last few weeks. Parts in Ireland seem to be particularly expensive when compared elsewhere. Went with a few things slightly higher than required such as PSU and Mobo for re use in potential upgrades.

 

Thanks in advance

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-10400 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€198.95 @ Komplett) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 35.14 CFM CPU Cooler  (€34.75 @ Custompc) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ac ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  (€180.86 @ Custompc) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX FURY 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (€98.95 @ Komplett) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€189.94 @ Komplett) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB CERBERUS Video Card (€200 ???)
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 600 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€144.49 @ Custompc) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€128.95 @ Komplett) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24D5MT DVD/CD Writer  (€28.90 @ Komplett) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (€123.64 @ Custompc) 
Monitor: iiyama G-MASTER BLACK HAWK 24.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor  (€148.95 @ Komplett) 
Total: €1478.38

 

Will upgrade mouse and keyboard at a later date

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Id reshuffle some stuff. Personally I would change the 10400 to a 9600k https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HHLX1R8/ref=twister_B08Q4JC662?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 while your upgrade path might not be as good the performance for gaming should be better and you can overclock. Im american and im not sure the exchange rate but I beleive the 9600k is cheaper too. It would also allow you to buy a cheaper mobo as z390 is cheaper than z490. then you would have the money left in your budget to buy a better graphics card. 

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25 minutes ago, skilachio said:

Budget (including currency): About €1,500.00

Country: Ireland

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 1080p gaming. Warhammer 1-3, LOL, Star Wars Battlefront 2, then mainly retro games (5 year old+)  .

Other details 

 

Would be grateful for any feedback particularly graphics cards?

 

Should I get

a) get a stopgap say 2gb until things calm down/get by with the i5 processors built in video card and get a 8gb when things calm down

b) get a 4gb from Germany/France for €200-300 (tariffs too high from UK suppliers)

 

Knowledge wouldn't be great but have done a bit of research the last few weeks. Parts in Ireland seem to be particularly expensive when compared elsewhere. Went with a few things slightly higher than required such as PSU and Mobo for re use in potential upgrades.

 

Thanks in advance

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-10400 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€198.95 @ Komplett) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 35.14 CFM CPU Cooler  (€34.75 @ Custompc) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ac ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  (€180.86 @ Custompc) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX FURY 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (€98.95 @ Komplett) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€189.94 @ Komplett) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB CERBERUS Video Card (€200 ???)
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 600 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€144.49 @ Custompc) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€128.95 @ Komplett) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24D5MT DVD/CD Writer  (€28.90 @ Komplett) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (€123.64 @ Custompc) 
Monitor: iiyama G-MASTER BLACK HAWK 24.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor  (€148.95 @ Komplett) 
Total: €1478.38

 

Will upgrade mouse and keyboard at a later date

if your okay with buying from the UK this would be significantly better. 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor £301.98 @ Aria PC
Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard £134.99 @ CCL Computers
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory £108.33 @ Newegg UK
Storage Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £107.21 @ BT Shop
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card £711.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Case Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case £80.99 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £76.98 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1522.43
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-03 15:49 GMT+0000  

 

geometry is hard
b550 > x570

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8 minutes ago, Hyrogenes said:

Id reshuffle some stuff. Personally I would change the 10400 to a 9600k https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HHLX1R8/ref=twister_B08Q4JC662?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 while your upgrade path might not be as good the performance for gaming should be better and you can overclock. Im american and im not sure the exchange rate but I beleive the 9600k is cheaper too. It would also allow you to buy a cheaper mobo as z390 is cheaper than z490. then you would have the money left in your budget to buy a better graphics card. 

Why a 9600k? It's on a dead platform and it has no HT.

geometry is hard
b550 > x570

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5 minutes ago, Hyrogenes said:

Id reshuffle some stuff. Personally I would change the 10400 to a 9600k https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HHLX1R8/ref=twister_B08Q4JC662?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 while your upgrade path might not be as good the performance for gaming should be better and you can overclock. Im american and im not sure the exchange rate but I beleive the 9600k is cheaper too. It would also allow you to buy a cheaper mobo as z390 is cheaper than z490. then you would have the money left in your budget to buy a better graphics card. 

Upon looking at the rest of your build there are a few more important things. you chose 1x16 ram. Id suggest getting 2x8 at 2666 (the limit for either proccesor once you go over 2666 you get diminishing returns on intel cpus) if you need to lower the price. Id also suggest going for a legit but not bought from microsoft windows copy in order to save 100+ euros. Your power supply also appears to be pretty overkill not in wattage but 80+ gold and fully modular probably isnt a great choice for this budget. With the extra money you save from these you could likely upgrade to a 2060 if you get lucky with restocks. Hopefully this helps

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2 minutes ago, Downkey said:

Why a 9600k? It's on a dead platform and it has no HT.

He isnt planning on doing any cpu intensive workloads and itll save him a buck with better gaming performance than the 10400

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Just now, Hyrogenes said:

He isnt planning on doing any cpu intensive workloads and itll save him a buck with better gaming performance than the 10400

The 10400f is a much better CPU. Has the same gaming performance but it's on an alive platform, it has HT, and its alot cheaper in his country.

The 9600K is not a good choice.

geometry is hard
b550 > x570

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4 minutes ago, Downkey said:

if your okay with buying from the UK this would be significantly better. 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor £301.98 @ Aria PC
Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard £134.99 @ CCL Computers
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory £108.33 @ Newegg UK
Storage Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £107.21 @ BT Shop
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card £711.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Case Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case £80.99 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £76.98 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1522.43
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-03 15:49 GMT+0000  

 

This is a much better optimised list but you are at budget and haven't included the OS or monitor which will add another 300 most likely. At that point you are way overbudget. And that system is pretty overkill for what he needs

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1 minute ago, Downkey said:

The 10400f is a much better CPU. Has the same gaming performance but it's on an alive platform, it has HT, and its alot cheaper in his country.

The 9600K is not a good choice.

At stock it definately has similar performance but once you go into overclocks the 9600k blows it out of the water. He could likely get a 1+ Ghz overclock since the 9600k is so easy.

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Edited my list so its cheaper and has a monitor 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor £129.98 @ Box Limited
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler £29.62 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard ASRock B460M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard £88.61 @ CCL Computers
Memory Kingston HyperX Fury 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory £68.08 @ CCL Computers
Storage Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £107.21 @ BT Shop
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card £711.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Case Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case £80.99 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £76.98 @ Amazon UK
Monitor LG 24MK430H-B 23.8" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor £94.97 @ CCL Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1388.39
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-03 15:57 GMT+0000  

 

34 minutes ago, skilachio said:

Budget (including currency): About €1,500.00

Country: Ireland

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 1080p gaming. Warhammer 1-3, LOL, Star Wars Battlefront 2, then mainly retro games (5 year old+)  .

Other details 

 

Would be grateful for any feedback particularly graphics cards?

 

Should I get

a) get a stopgap say 2gb until things calm down/get by with the i5 processors built in video card and get a 8gb when things calm down

b) get a 4gb from Germany/France for €200-300 (tariffs too high from UK suppliers)

 

Knowledge wouldn't be great but have done a bit of research the last few weeks. Parts in Ireland seem to be particularly expensive when compared elsewhere. Went with a few things slightly higher than required such as PSU and Mobo for re use in potential upgrades.

 

Thanks in advance

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-10400 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€198.95 @ Komplett) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 35.14 CFM CPU Cooler  (€34.75 @ Custompc) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ac ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  (€180.86 @ Custompc) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX FURY 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (€98.95 @ Komplett) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€189.94 @ Komplett) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB CERBERUS Video Card (€200 ???)
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 600 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€144.49 @ Custompc) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€128.95 @ Komplett) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24D5MT DVD/CD Writer  (€28.90 @ Komplett) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (€123.64 @ Custompc) 
Monitor: iiyama G-MASTER BLACK HAWK 24.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor  (€148.95 @ Komplett) 
Total: €1478.38

 

Will upgrade mouse and keyboard at a later date

 

2 minutes ago, Hyrogenes said:

This is a much better optimised list but you are at budget and haven't included the OS or monitor which will add another 300 most likely. At that point you are way overbudget. And that system is pretty overkill for what he needs

Don't pay $130 for the OS. Huge waste of money. Either buy a cheap key or don't activate windows. I would never recommend buying a retail key at full price.

geometry is hard
b550 > x570

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1 minute ago, Hyrogenes said:

At stock it definately has similar performance but once you go into overclocks the 9600k blows it out of the water. He could likely get a 1+ Ghz overclock since the 9600k is so easy.

Buying a 9600K is still a bad idea. The 9600ks lack of HT is a huge deal breaker. At that price point just go with a Ryzen 5 3600.

Also the 10400f is 70 less. 9600K is still a terrible buy.

geometry is hard
b550 > x570

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Just now, Downkey said:

Edited my list so its cheaper and has a monitor 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor £129.98 @ Box Limited
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler £29.62 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard ASRock B460M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard £88.61 @ CCL Computers
Memory Kingston HyperX Fury 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory £68.08 @ CCL Computers
Storage Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £107.21 @ BT Shop
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card £711.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Case Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case £80.99 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £76.98 @ Amazon UK
Monitor LG 24MK430H-B 23.8" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor £94.97 @ CCL Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1388.39
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-03 15:57 GMT+0000  

 

 

Don't pay $130 for the OS. Huge waste of money. Either buy a cheap key or don't activate windows. I would never recommend buying a retail key at full price.

I also suggested to buy a cheap key (also KMSpico is pretty usefull if you cant buy any key) but the monitor would still hurt a lot for the budget. And if you have a 3070 and a 5600 youre gonna want to run higher than 1080p 75fps lol

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1 minute ago, Downkey said:

Buying a 9600K is still a bad idea. The 9600ks lack of HT is a huge deal breaker. At that price point just go with a Ryzen 5 3600.

Also the 10400f is 70 less. 9600K is still a terrible buy.

Idk Ireland prices rip. I just know that 200 euros is way higher than the price of a 9600k for me. Probably 3600 yeah. 

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aight final build 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor £129.98 @ Box Limited
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler £29.62 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard ASRock B460M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard £88.61 @ CCL Computers
Memory Kingston HyperX Fury 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory £68.08 @ CCL Computers
Storage Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £107.21 @ BT Shop
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card £711.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Case Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case £80.99 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £76.98 @ Amazon UK
Monitor Lenovo L24q-30 23.8" 2560x1440 75 Hz Monitor £199.99 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1493.41
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-03 16:03 GMT+0000  

 

geometry is hard
b550 > x570

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2 minutes ago, Downkey said:

aight final build 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor £129.98 @ Box Limited
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler £29.62 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard ASRock B460M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard £88.61 @ CCL Computers
Memory Kingston HyperX Fury 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory £68.08 @ CCL Computers
Storage Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £107.21 @ BT Shop
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card £711.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Case Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case £80.99 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £76.98 @ Amazon UK
Monitor Lenovo L24q-30 23.8" 2560x1440 75 Hz Monitor £199.99 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1493.41
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-03 16:03 GMT+0000  

 

I can approve of this one. Good job!

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