Double check my £800 PC build please

[Matex9990]

Budget (including currency): £800

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Generic Gaming mainly Fortnite, Warzone, Minecraft

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): 

 

Hello everyone. A friend asked me to spec a gaming PC for their little brother for £800. This is what I put together.  Not sure if it will be used at 1080p or 1440p but I assumed 1440p. 

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/bPZ9jZ

 

Is this decent for the price? what would you change? The case is set, that is the one they want.

 

Many thanks in advance!

[1Cizzle1]

I'd recommend changing the mobo bc it has gen3 speeds the case only comes with 2 pre installed fans so keep that in mind

[filpo]

Just now, 1Cizzle1 said:

the case only comes with 2 pre installed fans so keep that in mind

to cool a 5600 that'll be more than enough and that 6700 xt has ample cooling for itself

 

Just now, 1Cizzle1 said:

I'd recommend changing the mobo bc it has gen3 speeds

the ssd they picked is a gen 3 one and the 6700 xt doesn't benefit as much as the 6400 and 6500 xt from gen 4

 

8 minutes ago, Matex9990 said:

Budget (including currency): £800

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Generic Gaming mainly Fortnite, Warzone, Minecraft

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): 

 

Hello everyone. A friend asked me to spec a gaming PC for their little brother for £800. This is what I put together.  Not sure if it will be used at 1080p or 1440p but I assumed 1440p. 

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/bPZ9jZ

 

Is this decent for the price? what would you change? The case is set, that is the one they want.

 

Many thanks in advance!

Very decent build. Though a few places to improve
This'll give a bit more space for upgradability

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/cVt9jZ

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£134.19 @ Box Limited) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B660-PLUS WIFI D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (£146.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  (£34.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£43.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 309 Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  (£326.39 @ Newegg UK) 
Case: Deepcool CC560 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart BM2 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£70.03 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £806.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Though if you really want to stick with am4 I'd go for this 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/8DrRNc

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£119.65 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE WHITE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (£45.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£109.49 @ AWD-IT) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  (£34.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£43.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 309 Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  (£326.39 @ Newegg UK) 
Case: Deepcool CC560 ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case  (£53.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart BM2 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£70.03 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £803.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-07-21 21:44 BST+0100

[Matex9990]

15 minutes ago, filpo said:

to cool a 5600 that'll be more than enough and that 6700 xt has ample cooling for itself

 

the ssd they picked is a gen 3 one and the 6700 xt doesn't benefit as much as the 6400 and 6500 xt from gen 4

 

Very decent build. Though a few places to improve
This'll give a bit more space for upgradability

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/cVt9jZ

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£134.19 @ Box Limited) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B660-PLUS WIFI D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (£146.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  (£34.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£43.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 309 Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  (£326.39 @ Newegg UK) 
Case: Deepcool CC560 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart BM2 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£70.03 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £806.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Though if you really want to stick with am4 I'd go for this 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/8DrRNc

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£119.65 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE WHITE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (£45.00 @ Computer Orbit) 
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£109.49 @ AWD-IT) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  (£34.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£43.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 309 Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  (£326.39 @ Newegg UK) 
Case: Deepcool CC560 ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case  (£53.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart BM2 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£70.03 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £803.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-07-21 21:44 BST+0100

Thank you very much for your input!

Tbh I didn't think the two case fans would be enough but glad to hear they'd be just fine.

I didn't actually look at intel to be honest, my bad... That first build you've recommended does look better and of course has better upgradeability later down the line. So will probably go with that.

 

I am a bit afraid of GPU manufacturers who I don't know much about is XFX decent and I needn't worry?! That's the reason I went with the Gigabyte card as that was the cheapest card form a manufacturer I know (I personally have a Gigabyte card as well). I did see the Asrock ones as well, how are they longevity wise? 

 

If you say there is no need to worry about the XFX then I will recommend that!

[filpo]

1 minute ago, Matex9990 said:

am a bit afraid of GPU manufacturers who I don't know much about is XFX decent and I needn't worry?!

their a good brand and you might not know them so much because they mostly do AMD cards (they are good ones though so I'd at least consider them)

 

1 minute ago, Matex9990 said:

I did see the Asrock ones as well, how are they longevity wise? 

ye they're good too but the XFX card I linked or this Sapphire card would be the best Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card (11306-02-20G) - PCPartPicker

[Matex9990]

1 minute ago, filpo said:

their a good brand and you might not know them so much because they mostly do AMD cards (they are good ones though so I'd at least consider them)

 

ye they're good too but the XFX card I linked or this Sapphire card would be the best Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card (11306-02-20G) - PCPartPicker

Great, thank you very much!