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Hi everyone! We're in the process of selling our house, and as part of the sale I am looking to potentially take some of the money (not much as we need to do some repairs to the new house) to build my first PC. At present, I have no parts that I can use at all and no experience of building previously, but I am looking for the following, if possible:

 

1. Budget & Location

£800 GBP - May be able to stretch to £900 if the parts warrant it. EDIT: I am in the UK so parts would need to available there

2. Aim

Mild gaming (I don't game much but may be looking to get into it a bit more), Microsoft Office (for work) and web development software

3. Monitors

Two monitors would be preferable (I doubt the budget spreads to three). This would need to be included In the budget please

4. Peripherals

I do have a keyboard and mouse that I would be able to use, unless you can recommend something. I will also need Windows 10

 

Thank you all in advance!

My current laptop: HP Compaq Presario CQ62

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£151.14 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£59.66 @ YoYoTech) 
Memory: Crucial - Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£76.79 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£66.94 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£33.95 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  (£149.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£50.76 @ CCL Computers) 
Monitor: HP - C9V75AA#ABA 23.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  (£82.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Monitor: HP - C9V75AA#ABA 23.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  (£82.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Other: Game Max GMX-EXPLORER  (£23.99 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £779.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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1 minute ago, Allupyourfinger said:

This build will be perfect for your including 2 monitors: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FcGNGG

 

 

You can purchase Windows here if you don't want to pay $120 for it: https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/

Hi Allupyourfinger. Are all the parts available in the UK (I know I put GBP but didn't say I'm in the UK, I'll edit the original post)

My current laptop: HP Compaq Presario CQ62

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Just now, abberto said:

Hi Allupyourfinger. Are all the parts available in the UK (I know I put GBP but didn't say I'm in the UK, I'll edit the original post)

You should be able to find all of the parts on Amazon.com or other UK retailers online. 

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Chose one slightly nicer monitor with Freesync (though the motherboard doesn't have a DP connector), and the cheapest IPS monitor. The motherboard has enough display outputs. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£131.94 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£69.90 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£82.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£66.94 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: BitFenix - Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (£25.19 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: be quiet! - Pure Power 10 CM 400W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£52.44 @ Ebuyer) 
Monitor: LG - 29UM68-P 29.0" 2560x1080 60Hz Monitor  (£259.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: LG - 24MP58VQ-P 23.8" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  (£129.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £819.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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7 minutes ago, Allupyourfinger said:

You should be able to find all of the parts on Amazon.com or other UK retailers online. 

Gpu price isn't included in the budget.

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7 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Chose one slightly nicer monitor with Freesync (though the motherboard doesn't have a DP connector), and the cheapest IPS monitor. The motherboard has enough display outputs. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£131.94 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£69.90 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£82.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£66.94 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: BitFenix - Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (£25.19 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: be quiet! - Pure Power 10 CM 400W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£52.44 @ Ebuyer) 
Monitor: LG - 29UM68-P 29.0" 2560x1080 60Hz Monitor  (£259.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: LG - 24MP58VQ-P 23.8" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  (£129.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £819.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-28 14:08 GMT+0000

no GPU?

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1 minute ago, Halazar said:

no GPU?

iGPU

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Home Server:

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

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And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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1 minute ago, DocSwag said:

Gpu price isn't included in the budget.

Whoops. Didn't realize. Here is an updated list it's a little over budget. I would try to look on youtube or just online for budget systems than you can see other peoples experiences with that build.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rLpMpG

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29 minutes ago, Halazar said:

Is it that good that you can do mid-end gaming?like is it 1050ti/1060 level?

About GT 1030 level. OP did say "mild gaming" though, so it might be enough.

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

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And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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33 minutes ago, Halazar said:

no GPU?

An overclocked 2400G is fine for light gaming. Around 1030/750 Ti level. So around console level, and OP can just add a dGPU once the prices get less ridiculous, should they want to. 

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32 minutes ago, Allupyourfinger said:

Whoops. Didn't realize. Here is an updated list it's a little over budget. I would try to look on youtube or just online for budget systems than you can see other peoples experiences with that build.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rLpMpG

That build is still for the wrong side of the Atlantic. Prices and availability varies by country. There's a PCPP UK. 

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