First gaming rig- help...

[Player8908]

Just wanted to check if this was OK with some people who probably know more than me-

Budget (including currency): £800

Country: England

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mostly gaming but also a bit of everything

Here's the PC part picker list: 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Lian Li GALAHAD AIO 360 RGB UNI FAN SL120 EDITION 58.54 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler 
Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 3 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive 
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 55 V3 ADD-RGB WH ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit 
Case Fan: Lian Li UNI SL120 58.54 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack 
Total: £790.55

Oh also forgot to say last night but I have a gpu (1660 super) god I'm dumb-

[bmx6454]

what's the question? that build will need a gpu, 3700x doesn't have one. 5600g would be a better pick imo, faster than 3700x, and has igpu if you need it. i would go with 3600 ram instead of 3000 as well.

[Kronion]

If you don't already own a GPU, it's probably virtually impossible to buy a decent gaming PC for around 800 pounds. There are IMHO basically only the following options:

 

1. Fork over more money and buy a massively overpriced new GPU like a RX 6600 (they seem to be the most readily available GPUs around here - don't know if that's true in the UK as well). You can save some money by going for cheaper parts in the rest of the build, but staying within your budget would certainly be a challenge.

2. Buy a CPU with a decent iGPU (actually only two fit the bill: the already mentioned Ryzen 5 5600G and the Ryzen 7 5700G). In this case you have to reduce the settings in most games quite a bit, but at least most titles are somewhat playable, if you count out the newest and most demanding AAA titles. If and when GPU prices drop, you can add a GPU later.

3. Brave the used GPU market. There are maybe some good deals out there, but it's always a risk and the GPU shortage has also inflated the used market.