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JammyFizzle
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I'm helping my friend with a budget PC and wanted to see if anything should be replaced before I send it through to him, he's looking to play some modern games like PUBG at a stable FPS, he doesn't have much money at the moment but he's desperate to upgrade from a rubbish old laptop.

 

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

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What's his budget and what resolution does he want to play at.

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 (1x2GB), Crucial DDR3-1600 (2x4GB), Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (1x4GB) GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II 2GB SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 1TB HDDs: WD Green 3.5" 1TB, WD Blue 3.5" 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860i & CableMod ModFlex Cables Case: Fractal Design Meshify C TG (White) Fans: 2x Dynamic X2 GP-12 Monitors: LG 24GL600F, Samsung S24D390 Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Mouse Pad: Steelseries QcK Audio: Bose SoundSport In-Ear Headphones

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You should probably pick components that are actually in stock. The RAM and GPU isn't in stock. 

Other than that, change the platform to AM4. Get a 2400G, use the integrated graphics. Get faster RAM. Change the motherboard to a B350 motherboard with a heatsink over the SoC VRM. Use the stock cooler, and drop the thermal paste (it comes pre applied). Drop the dGPU. Change the PSU to one that isn't crap. The Pure Power 10 400W is decent, and is usually the cheapest decent unit in the UK. 

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Get a better psu and don't buy that thermal paste.

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 (1x2GB), Crucial DDR3-1600 (2x4GB), Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (1x4GB) GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II 2GB SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 1TB HDDs: WD Green 3.5" 1TB, WD Blue 3.5" 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860i & CableMod ModFlex Cables Case: Fractal Design Meshify C TG (White) Fans: 2x Dynamic X2 GP-12 Monitors: LG 24GL600F, Samsung S24D390 Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Mouse Pad: Steelseries QcK Audio: Bose SoundSport In-Ear Headphones

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11 minutes ago, seon123 said:

You should probably pick components that are actually in stock. The RAM and GPU isn't in stock. 

Other than that, change the platform to AM4. Get a 2400G, use the integrated graphics. Get faster RAM. Change the motherboard to a B350 motherboard with a heatsink over the SoC VRM. Use the stock cooler, and drop the thermal paste (it comes pre applied). Drop the dGPU. Change the PSU to one that isn't crap. The Pure Power 10 400W is decent, and is usually the cheapest decent unit in the UK. 

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

How about this then?

It's a bit over budget unless there is anything unnecessary in there?

 

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2 hours ago, JammyFizzle said:

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

How about this then?

It's a bit over budget unless there is anything unnecessary in there?

 

try this:

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: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£167.05 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£34.79 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£33.95 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£44.99 @ Novatech) 
Other: Gamemax centuri (£27.36)
Total: £509.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-05 01:05 GMT+0000

 

closer to the budget:

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: Patriot - Viper 4 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£91.74 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU650 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£58.98 @ Box Limited) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£33.95 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£44.99 @ Novatech) 
Other: Gamemax centuri (£27.36)
Total: £458.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-05 01:08 GMT+0000

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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