parts list for gaming/streaming (recommendations/advice wanted)

[KJS]

Budget (including currency): £700

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: streaming on twitch, overwatch 

Other details (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): 

 

Upgrading from a non gaming laptop

The peripherals are already taken care off

I want to be able to play at 1080p 60fps

Probably going to buy over the next year like 5 - 6 months time

 

Questions:

- is this a balanced build?

- has anyone heard of the PSU brand and are they any good?

 

 

PARTS LIST

Case - £28    (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aerocool-Streak-Mid-Tower-Lighting-Experienced/dp/B07TDVCT9P/ref=sr_1_68?keywords=pc+case+atx&pd_rd_r=b69f17bf-7d8b-4e90-bc03-7f568390cacd&pd_rd_w=IhzjI&pd_rd_wg=J02i6&pf_rd_p=7c89f663-1851-4f5c-ad06-b2fd7b71af3e&pf_rd_r=51G40DJDWA3RM57353GX&qid=1643424547&sr=8-68)

 

Storage - £81 crucial MX500 1TB    (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078211KBB/?cstrackid=339bf717-8102-4828-a901-46863ec7e95e&tag=micronuk-21&th=1)

 

Motherboard - £65    (https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/components-upgrades/motherboards/msi-tomahawk-max-ii-b450-am4-motherboard-10224692-pdt.html?awc=22479_1643478311_9ee1c31ebe911b343f5df9fecba6432c&srcid=369&xtor=AL-1&cmpid=aff~https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admitad.com%2Fen%2F~Sub Networks~632098~admitad+GmbH)

 

CPU - £135 RYZEN 5 2600X (NEW)    (https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1096101221131851/)

 

CPU cooler - (CPU should come with one)

 

RAM - (2 X 8gb)16gb £55    (https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/components-upgrades/computer-memory/corsair-vengeance-lpx-ddr4-3000-mhz-pc-ram-8-gb-x-2-10221337-pdt.html?intcmpid=display~RR&awc=22479_1643478400_b6c4f5d0e27746fce376f198b5cc82b9&srcid=369&xtor=AL-1&cmpid=aff~https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admitad.com%2Fen%2F~Sub Networks~632098~admitad+GmbH)

 

PSU - £75    (https://www.amazon.co.uk/ARESGAME-Modular-Certified-Supply-AGK750/dp/B09H7K7GHH/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=PSU%2Bgold%2B750W&qid=1643492677&sr=8-1-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyOTZHRFBJNVVTOUlRJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwOTc1OTg2Mk42NkVOOFQ0MVFPUSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzQ2OTA5MVdEV0paM0JYQ0g0VSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1)

 

GPU - £224 1660S 6GB gaming OC    (https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/components-upgrades/graphics-cards/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1660-super-6-gb-gaming-oc-graphics-card-10211465-pdt.html?awc=22479_1643478467_20886d00b37a5cacc7098f4fae1513f9&srcid=369&xtor=AL-1&cmpid=aff~https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admitad.com%2Fen%2F~Sub Networks~632098~admitad+GmbH)

 

Total - £663

[FalseControl]

6 minutes ago, KJS said:

Budget (including currency): £700

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: streaming on twitch, overwatch 

Other details (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): 

 

Upgrading from a non gaming laptop

The peripherals are already taken care off

I want to be able to play at 1080p 60fps

Probably going to buy over the next year like 5 - 6 months time

 

Questions:

- does an 850W power supply make sense in this configuration?

- is this a balanced build?

 

 

 

PARTS LIST

Case - £28    (https://tinyurl.com/zm5r6stv)
Storage - £58 500GB M.2    (https://tinyurl.com/4pfjy55n)
Motherboard - £65    (https://tinyurl.com/2xwve6uz)
CPU - £135 RYZEN 5 2600X (NEW)    (https://tinyurl.com/2p8ne3ye)
CPU cooler - (CPU should come with one)
RAM - (2 X 8gb)16gb £55    (https://tinyurl.com/4hn8u83a)
PSU - £90    (https://tinyurl.com/y2nzyakm)
GPU - £224 1660S 6GB gaming OC    (https://tinyurl.com/4w59bdrp)

 

Total - £655

850W PSU is kind of overkill for this system. BUT if you do 850W you could get a 3000 series GPU later and not worry about upgrading a GPU. Though if you don't think you will get a 3000 series GPU any time soon a 550 or 650 would still be plenty. Check the manufacturer of the GPU and see what SPEC of PSU they recommend. That's always a good place to start.

[KJS]

1 minute ago, FalseControl said:

850W PSU is kind of overkill for this system. BUT if you do 850W you could get a 3000 series GPU later and not worry about upgrading a GPU. Though if you don't think you will get a 3000 series GPU any time soon a 550 or 650 would still be plenty. Check the manufacturer of the GPU and see what SPEC of PSU they recommend. That's always a good place to start.

ok, thank you, I'll look at that now 

[FalseControl]

10 minutes ago, KJS said:

ok, thank you, I'll look at that now 

Also I see you only have an M.2 for storage. Are you going to add a hard drive? 500 gigs isn't much for storage 

[KJS]

3 minutes ago, FalseControl said:

Also I see you only have an M.2 for storage. Are you going to add a hard drive? 500 gigs isn't much for storage 

I only went for an M.2 instead of a HDD because I wanted it to have portability and not have to worry about the effects that can have on a HDD

[FalseControl]

40 minutes ago, KJS said:

I only went for an M.2 instead of a HDD because I wanted it to have portability and not have to worry about the effects that can have on a HDD

What about adding an SSD? 1tb should be around 100 or less

[KJS]

22 hours ago, FalseControl said:

What about adding an SSD? 1tb should be around 100 or less

I took this into consideration and arrived at a crucial MX500 1TB but this would be instead of the M.2 to keep the price down is it a worthy replacement?

 

 

(https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078211KBB/?cstrackid=339bf717-8102-4828-a901-46863ec7e95e&tag=micronuk-21&th=1)

[VEXICUS]

This can be an option...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor (£168.13 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: ASRock B660M Pro RS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£118.00 @ Computer Orbit) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£53.49 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£45.97 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3050 8GB 8 GB GAMING X Video Card (£239.00) 

Case: Deepcool MATREXX 55 ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£58.99 @ Currys PC World) 

Total: £711.58

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[FalseControl]

20 hours ago, KJS said:

I took this into consideration and arrived at a crucial MX500 1TB but this would be instead of the M.2 to keep the price down is it a worthy replacement?

 

 

(https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078211KBB/?cstrackid=339bf717-8102-4828-a901-46863ec7e95e&tag=micronuk-21&th=1)

that is a good one