University Rig Build Help.

[Xander Cousins]

So as the title states This rig is for when I go to university and would be required to be fairly decent as it would be using software packages such as Unreal engine, Unity and other packages,

 

I Ain't the most experianced person to build i workstation Rig so i was looking to see if people here could help. 

 

As stated it need to be able to run such programs as described above decently but the biggest issue is the fact that the Rig would need to cost between £300 and £400 pound (not including OS as i have one sorted out)

 

Thank you for any responses, I have a list i made earlier but not sure if it is even good what so ever!!  

 

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

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4600 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£59.99 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£32.64 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£77.81 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: PNY - CS900 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£40.84 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.60 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon HD 6450 1GB Video Card  (£35.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Zalman - T2 Plus MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£23.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£43.50 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £354.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-19 13:17 GMT+0000

[Starelementpoke]

I believe Unreal likes its cores so:

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

CPU: AMD - FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£56.34 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - M9a 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler  (£20.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: ASRock - 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£33.92 @ SmartTeck.co.uk) 
Memory: GeIL - Black Dragon 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£44.55 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£33.95 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  (£119.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£39.45 @ YoYoTech) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£48.86 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £398.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-19 13:27 GMT+0000

[Herman Mcpootis]

don't bother with the 6450, get a ryzen 2200G or 2400G instead.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£83.99 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£53.92 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Kingston - Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  (£73.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£65.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£47.94 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: be quiet! - Pure Power 10 400W 80+ Silver Certified ATX Power Supply  (£45.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: Game Max GMX-EXPLORER  (£23.99 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £395.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-19 13:31 GMT+0000

[tarfeef101]

If you're comfortable buying used parts, check the used market. You can get some good deals on Kepler, Maxwell, and Haiti cards over here in Ontario at least. If you're not mining, the value is pretty good.

[Xander Cousins]

23 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£83.99 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£53.92 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Kingston - Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  (£73.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£65.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£47.94 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: be quiet! - Pure Power 10 400W 80+ Silver Certified ATX Power Supply  (£45.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: Game Max GMX-EXPLORER  (£23.99 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £395.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-19 13:31 GMT+0000

Will this be alright without a gpu? I Know the 2200G series are APU so they can run graphics but would the software packages not require gpu for rendering and displaying?

[Xander Cousins]

@tarfeef101 ummm the title states that it is for Uni not mining XD. Umm i not heistant on the second hand market but due to the use of it being for Uni and will be holding a copy of what ever assignments i'm doing or Coursework i eould prefer new as it would have a less chance of randomly failing plus warrenty.

[tarfeef101]

5 minutes ago, Alex Colson said:

@tarfeef101 ummm the title states that it is for Uni not mining XD. Umm i not heistant on the second hand market but due to the use of it being for Uni and will be holding a copy of what ever assignments i'm doing or Coursework i eould prefer new as it would have a less chance of randomly failing plus warrenty.

Well just because you didn't say you're mining doesn't mean you wouldn't (many choose to omit that due to the stigma, lots of aggressive haters out there. just look at PC Gamer's comments section on facebook). 

Also you can just take that statement to mean they consume more power than modern counterparts. That's all.

Anyways, a GPU doesn't permanently store data or anything... So no real risk of data loss. As long as it isn't a card that was sitting in a hot mining farm for 4 years, to be honest I've used many used GPUs, and never had any issues. GPUs and CPUs rarely die under normal use. So I wouldn't let that hold you back. The question of warranty holds more value, and that's a personal decision. I can say having owned dozens of GPUs I've never had to RMA one, but that doesn't mean you will be the same, or that you don't value security more than performance. So your call, but I want to make you aware that it is a fairly low risk (especially if you actually test before buying, or use ebay since they guarantee purchases)

[Xander Cousins]

@tarfeef101 i understand where you getting at and that GPU's dont store data. I have looked about but need to get round to setting up a paypal or credit card for that gurantee that i dont get fuked over in purchases on ebay or other places. Lost out on a little cash when i bought 2 used montiors (never arrived) got a partial refund but had to pay for shipping back... tbh i assume it was a neighbor not wanting to admit they got them. As i went house go house asking about them no had them yet when it cam to returning them to he buy i see the van pull up to a house pick up 2 packages then leave. So somebody was bullshitting me....

[Xander Cousins]

@herman mcpootis & @Starelementpoke So what CPU would you suggest for this rig's main priority being to work in Program packages such as Unity and Unreal Engine, I want the Rig to run well but due to money I can't exactly have it being overkill, just something that can do the work and a little more 

[Herman Mcpootis]

5 minutes ago, Alex Colson said:

@herman mcpootis & @Starelementpoke So what CPU would you suggest for this rig's main priority being to work in Program packages such as Unity and Unreal Engine, I want the Rig to run well but due to money I can't exactly have it being overkill, just something that can do the work and a little more 

2400G if you can afford it, otherwise a 2200G.

[tarfeef101]

18 hours ago, Alex Colson said:

@tarfeef101 i understand where you getting at and that GPU's dont store data. I have looked about but need to get round to setting up a paypal or credit card for that gurantee that i dont get fuked over in purchases on ebay or other places. Lost out on a little cash when i bought 2 used montiors (never arrived) got a partial refund but had to pay for shipping back... tbh i assume it was a neighbor not wanting to admit they got them. As i went house go house asking about them no had them yet when it cam to returning them to he buy i see the van pull up to a house pick up 2 packages then leave. So somebody was bullshitting me....

Yeah, i never authorize shippers to leave stuff with neighbours. I don't trust that. Yeah, you should set paypal up. Just generally helpful, and especially if you use ebay.

[Xander Cousins]

Sooo Pcpartpicker is odd at times when it comes to finding the best prices but I have this here:

 

Amazon Basket of All parts except the 2TB HDD

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Overall comes just under £300 if I wanted to get it all from Amazon apart from the 2TB HDD which I could purchase at a later date as the SSD would be sufficient enough for the OS and Programs as this was designed for Gaming. I Could bring the cost slightly over £300 if I bought the 2x4GB Kingston Ram which was £74 roughly. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

43 minutes ago, Alex Colson said:

I Could bring the cost slightly over £300 if I bought the 2x4GB Kingston Ram which was £74 roughly. 

get a dual channel 2800-3000mhz kit, the iGPU will perform much better with it. get a better PSU, the VS is low quality.

[Xander Cousins]

@herman mcpootis alright swapping out the Ram for dual channel and adding back the be quit! Psu brings it to around £350 roughly which aint bad if yeah as me.