Need help finding a budget friendly replacement for 4060

[Ezra1110]

Budget (including currency): £700 gbp

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: AAA Titles 

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):  this is a complete fresh build.

they want the build to have a 4060, and they need a good monitor too, which breaks the budget, are their any cheaper GPU options that offer similar performance, i havn't built in 15 years si im out of the loop abit, I just want to make sure i can give my nephew the best PC I can 

Thanks in advance for any advice,

[MiszS]

the 6700xt is better AND costs cheaper

[podkall]

1 minute ago, Ezra1110 said:

Budget (including currency): £700 gbp

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: AAA Titles 

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): 

they want the build to have a 4060, and they need a good monitor too, which breaks the budget, are their any cheaper GPU options that offer similar performance, i havn't built in 15 years si im out of the loop abit, I just want to make sure i can give my nephew the best PC I can 

Thanks in advance for any advice,

you want to build a whole PC with 4060-performance?

[Ezra1110]

Just now, MiszS said:

the 6700xt is better AND costs cheaper

Thankyou  very much, I never expected such a quick response I'll go investigate 

[Sjaakie]

Just now, Ezra1110 said:

Thankyou  very much, I never expected such a quick response I'll go investigate 

The internet works at lightning speed

[MiszS]

Just now, Ezra1110 said:

Thankyou  very much, I never expected such a quick response I'll go investigate 

yeah good timing, also what monitor are you buying? because if the gpu costs like 300, then you still have plenty for a good monitor, don't see why that would be an issue

[Ezra1110]

1 minute ago, podkall said:

you want to build a whole PC with 4060-performance?

I wish i could for the money but I dont think its possible 

 

[Ezra1110]

1 minute ago, Sjaakie said:

The internet works at lightning speed

I guess I mean quick and helpful,:D

 

[Ezra1110]

2 minutes ago, MiszS said:

yeah good timing, also what monitor are you buying? because if the gpu costs like 300, then you still have plenty for a good monitor, don't see why that would be an issue

i have to build a whole setup, sorry if my budget was misleading

 

[podkall]

1 minute ago, Ezra1110 said:

I guess I mean quick and helpful,:D

 

yep and some people are willing to give info, here:

 

3 minutes ago, Ezra1110 said:

I wish i could for the money but I dont think its possible 

 

but you're building fresh or do you have like an old build?

[podkall]

Just now, Ezra1110 said:

i have to build a whole setup, sorry if my budget was misleading

 

and is that whole budget or just for GPU and monitor?

[Ezra1110]

2 minutes ago, podkall said:

yep and some people are willing to give info, here:

 

but you're building fresh or do you have like an old build?

yep fresh build its the kids first PC, im struggling to make it all happen at £700 though, ID happily chuck £50 in myself but its still to tight, the 4060 seems unnecesary but its the only specification hes made so far

 

[podkall]

Just now, Ezra1110 said:

yep fresh build its the kids first PC, im struggling to make it all happen at £700 though, ID happily chuck £50 in myself but its still to tight, the 4060 seems unnecesary but its the only specification hes made so far

 

what kind of games is he hoping to play? or planning?

[Ezra1110]

6 minutes ago, podkall said:

what kind of games is he hoping to play? or planning?

He wants to play all the best games, he plays fortnite on console, but the PC is more to try new games.

[podkall]

1 minute ago, Ezra1110 said:

He wants to play all the best games, he plays fortnite on console, but the PC is more to try new games.

is mouse and keyboard needed?

[Ezra1110]

id presume so, he will be doing some school work on it.

 

[podkall]

6 minutes ago, Ezra1110 said:

He wants to play all the best games, he plays fortnite on console, but the PC is more to try new games.

also how flexible is the budget?

[Ezra1110]

2 minutes ago, podkall said:

also how flexible is the budget?

not very £780 GBP is probs the limit

 

[Ezra1110]

Just now, Ezra1110 said:

not very £780 GBP is probs the limit

 

I strongly advised they stretch to £1000 as a better price point but they cant

 

[podkall]

Something like this would work, will write few notes under it:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£89.99 @ AWD-IT)
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£69.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£34.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston NV2 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£49.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7600 8 GB Video Card  (£252.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Montech X3 Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CV650 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£58.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Monitor: Asus VP228DE 22.8" 1920 x 1080 60 Hz Monitor  (£65.09 @ MoreCoCo)
Custom: Stock cooler (£0.00)
Total: £670.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-12-23 23:53 GMT+0000

 

Notes:

• All parts can be bought on whatever website, and there could be price variations but some specs can be interchanged without any repercussions
• You mentioned AAA games, and for "trying new games", while the aim is impossible, do understand that the newer and more polished, the more graphical features the game has, the more demanding it is and therefore requires faster PCs/lower settings for compensation (game dependent, not all games release barely optimized with gazillion intense graphics)
• Some parts like CPU & GPU could be bought from secon-hand market to stretch the budget or allow faster component (CPUs I heared usually have least amount of liability)
• RAM brand doesn't really matter, 3200Mhz + 16CL latency ram at 16GB is enough for gaming (needs to be 2 sticks that add up to that number for DualChannel)
• 1TB SSD M.2 is ideal, though 1TB can barely hold 10 games, depending on which they are, some games barely take space (storage can be bought later though)
• Monitor can be whatever brand, 1080p, 60Hz, 8ms or less

Any further questions/concerns I can answer.

[Ezra1110]

1 minute ago, podkall said:

Something like this would work, will write few notes under it:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£89.99 @ AWD-IT)
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£69.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£34.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston NV2 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£49.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7600 8 GB Video Card  (£252.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Montech X3 Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CV650 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£58.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Monitor: Asus VP228DE 22.8" 1920 x 1080 60 Hz Monitor  (£65.09 @ MoreCoCo)
Custom: Stock cooler (£0.00)
Total: £670.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-12-23 23:53 GMT+0000

 

Notes:

• All parts can be bought on whatever website, and there could be price variations but some specs can be interchanged without any repercussions
• You mentioned AAA games, and for "trying new games", while the aim is impossible, do understand that the newer and more polished, the more graphical features the game has, the more demanding it is and therefore requires faster PCs/lower settings for compensation (game dependent, not all games release barely optimized with gazillion intense graphics)
• Some parts like CPU & GPU could be bought from secon-hand market to stretch the budget or allow faster component (CPUs I heared usually have least amount of liability)
• RAM brand doesn't really matter, 3200Mhz + 16CL latency ram at 16GB is enough for gaming (needs to be 2 sticks that add up to that number for DualChannel)
• 1TB SSD M.2 is ideal, though 1TB can barely hold 10 games, depending on which they are, some games barely take space (storage can be bought later though)
• Monitor can be whatever brand, 1080p, 60Hz, 8ms or less

Any further questions/concerns I can answer.

Honestly I cant thank you enough, I could not find a way below budget, I wish you happy holidays and a wonderful new year 

[podkall]

Just now, Ezra1110 said:

Honestly I cant thank you enough, I could not find a way below budget, I wish you happy holidays and a wonderful new year 

no problem, feel free to reach back anytime, happy holidays to you too

[Hinjima]

10 minutes ago, Ezra1110 said:

Honestly I cant thank you enough, I could not find a way below budget, I wish you happy holidays and a wonderful new year 

@podkall is very helpful and very knowledgeable. We have worked many 'cases' together
Glad you found the help you needed.  If you have any more questions or worries, you know where to write.
Happy Holidays

[SorryBella]

6 hours ago, Ezra1110 said:

Honestly I cant thank you enough, I could not find a way below budget, I wish you happy holidays and a wonderful new year 

A note here:

That 3600 shouldnt be taken at new list price, you can find them in lots in used market at around 25-45 pounds. CPU is the least likely thing to outright fail so you really can only win when shopping for used CPU.