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ArthurCorp
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Hi. I'm looking to upgrade my current laptop to a gaming pc, capable of running games like Grand Theft Auto on decent graphics at 60+FPS. My budget is £650, and I have windows and a monitor covered. I would like atleast a GTX 1060 hopefully, if this is possible within my budget. My current thoughts are a Ryzen 5? I would only need 8gb ram, and I don't have many games so big storage isn't necessary. 

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This is about the best i can do...

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/pRNRjc
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/pRNRjc/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£137.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£76.73 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£73.39 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£55.44 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card  (£206.33 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£67.30 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £657.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£143.99 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£76.59 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Tactical 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£94.79 @ Alza) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.92 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 570 4GB ROG STRIX Video Card  (£201.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.36 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£71.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £676.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-25 17:38 GMT+0000

 

what i could do for you, you have better support for upgradibility with this since this case is quite big

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Take Ordinarily Greaters system but get replace the graphics card for a 980 from cex you will get better frames and im guessing you live in england you get a 2 year warranty

 

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3 minutes ago, ThatTech said:

Take Ordinarily Greaters system but get replace the graphics card for a 980 from cex you will get better frames and im guessing you live in england you get a 2 year warranty

 

yeah maybe the 980 is cheaper since it is used, just beware of the condition of the used 980 @ArthurCorp

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

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PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Xccd4C
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Xccd4C/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£131.94 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£74.26 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£69.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.79 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card  (£247.50 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H21 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  (£36.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.97 @ Box Limited) 
Total: £646.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-25 17:53 GMT+0000

 

Only way to make it better would be with a used gpu, probably a 980/ti if you're lucky.

PC - CPU Ryzen 5 1600 - GPU Power Color Radeon 5700XT- Motherboard Gigabyte GA-AB350 Gaming - RAM 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB - Storage 525GB Crucial MX300 SSD + 120GB Kingston SSD   PSU Corsair CX750M - Cooling Stock - Case White NZXT S340

 

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3 minutes ago, ArthurCorp said:

Kk. What about this instead for the PSU?

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/FQ648d/corsair-power-supply-cp9020101na

that will be fine, i was using the other one but there is the 2017 version but i am afraid if you want cheaper PSU than what i got you can only go backwards to that PSU

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

Spoiler

My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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3 minutes ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

that will be fine, i was using the other one but there is the 2017 version but i am afraid if you want cheaper PSU than what i got you can only go backwards to that PSU

It shouldn't affect performance though should it? I wouldn't need a PSU that high would I?

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1 minute ago, ArthurCorp said:

It shouldn't affect performance though should it? I wouldn't need a PSU that high would I?

no basically it is just the matter of how efficient will your PC draw powaar (efficiency rating). For PSU quality the CXM does still stand out nicely

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

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My head on 2019 :

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1 minute ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

no basically it is just the matter of how efficient will your PC draw powaar (efficiency rating). For PSU quality the CXM does still stand out nicely

The grey labels do, the green labels should be avoided ideally.

PC - CPU Ryzen 5 1600 - GPU Power Color Radeon 5700XT- Motherboard Gigabyte GA-AB350 Gaming - RAM 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB - Storage 525GB Crucial MX300 SSD + 120GB Kingston SSD   PSU Corsair CX750M - Cooling Stock - Case White NZXT S340

 

Peripherals - Mouse Logitech G502 Wireless - Keyboard Logitech G915 TKL -  Headset Razer Kraken Pro V2's - Displays 2x Acer 24" GF246(1080p, 75hz, Freesync) Steering Wheel & Pedals Logitech G29 & Shifter

 

         

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3 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

The grey labels do, the green labels should be avoided ideally.

i guess the cxm 450w 2015 the grey labeled?

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

Spoiler

My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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Just now, Ordinarily_Greater said:

the 2015 is the grey labeled?

The 2015 ones are grey yeah, but the one in your build was an older green label :P 

PC - CPU Ryzen 5 1600 - GPU Power Color Radeon 5700XT- Motherboard Gigabyte GA-AB350 Gaming - RAM 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB - Storage 525GB Crucial MX300 SSD + 120GB Kingston SSD   PSU Corsair CX750M - Cooling Stock - Case White NZXT S340

 

Peripherals - Mouse Logitech G502 Wireless - Keyboard Logitech G915 TKL -  Headset Razer Kraken Pro V2's - Displays 2x Acer 24" GF246(1080p, 75hz, Freesync) Steering Wheel & Pedals Logitech G29 & Shifter

 

         

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Just now, RKRiley said:

The 2015 ones are grey yeah, but the one in your build was an older green label :P 

oh great....

so @ArthurCorp just go for your PSU choice and use my parts list. thanks for telling me that RK

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

Spoiler

My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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14 minutes ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

oh great....

so @ArthurCorp just go for your PSU choice and use my parts list. thanks for telling me that RK

Thanks - I will. One last thing, why don't I use a R 1600 for an extra £10 or so?

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4 minutes ago, ArthurCorp said:

Thanks - I will. One last thing, why don't I use a R 1600 for an extra £10 or so?

yeah because you have figured out to save on PSU and get the r5 1600 for the list, and happy shopping

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

Spoiler

My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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