build for friend

[leo67011]

im building a 300-400 pound build for a friend and im not sure weather to get a ryzen 3 1200 and a gt 1030 or a ryzen 5 2400g with no gpu

 

mostly playing overwatch and fortnite

 

 

[Canada EH]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yQ6ZxG

[Crunchy Dragon]

I would get the Ryzen 5 2400G.

 

Mainly for having a better CPU+iGPU, but it'll perform better than a Ryzen 3 1200 in the future if he wants to upgrade the GPU down the road. Also, having those extra threads would come in handy in the future.

[deXxterlab97]

Just now, Canada EH said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yQ6ZxG

That is not pounds

[leo67011]

1 minute ago, Canada EH said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yQ6ZxG

looks like a good build but not sure if those parts are availible in uk

[Canada EH]

available in the UK

just convert to squggly L

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/yQ6ZxG

[deXxterlab97]

2 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

available in the UK

just convert to squggly L

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/yQ6ZxG

Total:							£341.52
+ Total (United States):							$169.99 USD

[leo67011]

2 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

available in the UK

just convert to squggly L

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/yQ6ZxG

thats not including the cpu

[Canada EH]

2 minutes ago, leo67011 said:

thats not including the cpu

yup it sure is including the cpu

$1usd = 0.72GBP

so 122GBP = $169.99usd

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/amd-ryzen-5-2400g-w-radeon-rx-vega-11-graphics-s-am4-zen-quad-core-8-thread-36ghz-39ghz-turbo-4mb-65?source=hx1

[Mr.Meerkat]

Getting a R5 2400G would probably be the best idea (if building new) HOWEVER, current AM4 motherboards may need a BIOS update so I'd be careful. 

 

However, if you don't mind getting used parts, you should be able to build a haswell (and newer) i5 and RX460/1050(ti) if you looked for long enough. 

[Canada EH]

Just now, Mr.Meerkat said:

if you looked for long enough. 

Thats like anything. Like yeah I could find a $500 Mustang if I look for long enough

[Mr.Meerkat]

2 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

Thats like anything. Like yeah I could find a $500 Mustang if I look for long enough

Well when I say "long enough", I mean buying slightly below average prices. 

A 2GB 1050/RX460 is about £90-100 (or £120~ for 4GB cards), a haswell i5 plus motherboard (or sandy/ivy i7s plus mobo) can be found for as cheap as £100 and 8GB of RAM can be found for around £30. That leaves £70-170 for storage, a case and power supply which is more than doable. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£59.66 @ YoYoTech) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£90.17 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£33.95 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: be quiet! - Pure Power 10 400W 80+ Silver Certified ATX Power Supply  (£46.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: Game Max GMX-EXPLORER  (£23.99 @ Aria PC) 
Other: Ryzen 5 2400G (£149.99)
Total: £404.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-15 04:25 GMT+0000