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Building a media PC with an option for gaming

MrKuba
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Budget (including currency):  £500

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for:  media playback in 4k, gaming

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I need a multipurpose pc with the main use being media playback. I want to start by having no graphics card but I want an option to add it at a later date. It has to be small as I have a limited space but must be able to accomodate a full size graphics card.

This is what I came up with https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/t2vf28

 

I would like to possibly came down on price if possible. I also considered buying an ex-office pc but not a great fan of a 10 year dells with a 6th gen i3...

 

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https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/t2vf28

Looks OK but if you can get a used gpu I'd go for this 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£120.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£34.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: KIOXIA EXCERIA G2 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£45.46 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£39.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: Gigabyte P-B 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£56.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Custom: Used RTX 2060 (£125.00)
Custom: Used B550M DS3H (£75.00)
Total: £498.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-12-31 17:32 GMT+0000

Message me on discord (bread8669) for more help 

 

Current parts list: 

CPU: R5 5600 CPU Cooler: Stock

Mobo: Asrock B550M-ITX/ac

RAM: Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200mhz Cl16

SSD: P5 Plus 500GB Secondary SSD: Kingston A400 960GB

GPU: MSI RTX 3060 Gaming X

Fans: 1x Noctua NF-P12 Redux, 1x Arctic P12, 1x Corsair LL120

PSU: NZXT SP-650M SFX-L PSU from H1

Monitor: Samsung WQHD 34 inch and 43 inch TV

Mouse: Logitech G203

Keyboard: Rii membrane keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Damn this space can fit a 4090 (just kidding)

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35 minutes ago, MrKuba said:

Budget (including currency):  £500

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for:  media playback in 4k, gaming

Other details

I need a multipurpose pc with the main use being media playback. I want to start by having no graphics card but I want an option to add it at a later date. It has to be small as I have a limited space but must be able to accomodate a full size graphics card.

This is what I came up with https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/t2vf28

 

I would like to possibly came down on price if possible. I also considered buying an ex-office pc but not a great fan of a 10 year dells with a 6th gen i3...

 

 

Closer to budget.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor (£112.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: ASRock B550M-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard (£121.99 @ MoreCoCo) 

Memory: Kingston FURY Renegade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory (£82.48 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: KIOXIA EXCERIA G2 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£45.46 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case: MagniumGear Neo Mini V2 Mini ITX Desktop Case (£54.90 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £507.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-12-31 17:59 GMT+0000

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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35 minutes ago, MrKuba said:

Budget (including currency):  £500

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for:  media playback in 4k, gaming

Other details

I need a multipurpose pc with the main use being media playback. I want to start by having no graphics card but I want an option to add it at a later date. It has to be small as I have a limited space but must be able to accomodate a full size graphics card.

This is what I came up with https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/t2vf28

 

I would like to possibly came down on price if possible. I also considered buying an ex-office pc but not a great fan of a 10 year dells with a 6th gen i3...

I think used is your best option here for atleast the CPU and GPU.

I might be experienced, but I'm human and I do make mistakes. Expand for common PC building advice, a short bio and a list of my components and other tech. I edit my messages after sending them alot, please refresh before posting your reply. Please try to be clear and specific, you'll get a better answer. Please remember to mark solutions once you have the information you need.

 

Common build advice: 1) Buy the cheapest (well reviewed) motherboard that has the features you need. Paying more typically only gets you features you won’t use. 2) only get as much RAM as you need, getting more won’t (typically) make your PC faster. 3) While I recommend getting an NVMe drive, you don’t need to splurge for an expensive drive with DRam cache, DRamless drives are fine for gamers. 4) paying for looks is fine, just don’t break the bank. 5) Tower coolers are usually good enough, unless you go top tier Intel or plan on OCing. 6) OCing is a dead meme, you probably shouldn’t bother. 7) "Bottlenecks" rarely matter and "Future-proofing" is a myth. 8) AIOs don't noticably improve performance past 240mm.

 

useful websites: https://www.productchart.com - helps compare monitors, https://uk.pcpartpicker.com - makes designing a PC easier.

 

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I'm a PhD student working in the fields of reinforcement learning and traffic control. PCs are one of my hobbies and I've built many PCs and performed upgrades on a few laptops (for myself, friends and family). My personal computers include 3 windows (10/11) machines and a TrueNAS server (and I'm looking to move to dual booting Linux Mint on my main machine in future). While I believe I have an decent amount of experience in spec’ing, building and troubleshooting computers, keep in mind I'm not an expert or a professional and I make mistakes.

 

Favourite Games of all time: World of Tanks, Runescape, Subnautica, Metroid (Fusion and Dread), Spyro: Year of the Dragon (Original and Reignited Trilogy), Crash Bash, Mario Kart Wii

 

Main PC: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/NByp3C

 

Secondary PC: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/cc9K7P

 

TrueNAS Server: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/m37w3C

 

Laptop: 13.4" ASUS GZ301ZE ROG Flow Z13, WUXGA 120Hz, i9 12900H, 16GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, 4GB RTX 3050 Ti, TB4, Win11 Home, Used with: 2*ThinkPad Universal Thunderbolt 4 Dock, Logitech G603, Logitech G502 Hero, Logitech K120, Logitech G915 TKL, Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2, Logitech G PRO X Gaming-Headset (with Blue Icepop in Black), {specs to be updated: two monitors}

 

Other: LTT Screwdriver, LTT Stubby Screwdriver, IFIXIT Pro Tech Toolkit, Playstation 1 SCPH-102, Playstation 2 SCPH-30003, Gameboy Micro Silver OXY-001, Nintendo Wii U WUP-001(03), Playstation 4 CUH-1116A, Nintendo Switch OLED HEG-001, Yamaha RX-A4A Black AV Receiver, Monitor Audio Radius (4*90s, 1*200s, 2*270s, 1*380s), TP-Link TL-SG105-M2, Netgear GS308, IPhone 14 Pro Max 128GB Space Black, Secretlab TITAN Evo (Black SoftWeave Plus Fabric), 2*CyberPower BR1200ELCD-UK BRICs Series, Samsung 40" ES6800 Series 6 SMART 3D FHD LED TV, UGREEN USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure, SABRENT 3.5" SATA drive docking station

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