Help needed for build

[Ben001]

Hello, 

I looking to build my son a gaming pc he plays fortnite and some other games and also makes videos on youtube and streams a lot looking for help with the build as i know abit about it but would love your help if you have the time 

 

I am looking to spend £700-£800

Live in the UK

2 screens (already have)

 

Please let me know if you need more info 

And thanks for your time guys 

[Acid Panda]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/b/KK29TW an example build. not mine

 

build list. you can alter and reduce if budget is problem you might wanna change a 1060 for a 1070. or maybe go a level up or so in ryzen eco system

[Origami Cactus]

I compiled something like this, not the best value, but should be decent:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/PJyxV6

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little advice to prevent games addiction, dont get a great graphics card, GTX1050ti would be fine

[BigDamn]

8 minutes ago, Acid Panda said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/b/KK29TW

 

build list. you can alter and reduce if budget is problem you might wanna change a 1060 for a 1070. or maybe go a level up or so in ryzen eco system

Good looking build. Only changes would be a Ryzen 2600 over the 1600 and a Samsung SSD over the Crucial. Crucial isn't bad, but Samsung's reliability is unmatched.

[voiha]

As you didn't provided any place from where I can look prices, and I assume you're from UK I'll just type you a decent rig for the money that will be enough for him.

 

Before anything, I haven't spend more than 5 min searching so take everything I say with grain of salt. If you are really passionate in making your son a gaming PC, further give information of what you have and need so I can help you out in details. Cheers!

 

Short Answer:
CPU: i5-8600K
CPU cooler:Gammaxx 400
GPU: GTX 1060 6GB
RAM: 8/16GB DDR4 2400/2666 Mhz
SSD: Samsung Evo 860/Adata SU800
HDD: 1TB/2TB HDD Toshiba P300 or blue
PSU:Seasonic Focus Plus gold 650W
Motherboard: Gigabyte z370 HD3
Case: Mid tower by your taste

Estimated price 990$ which is 750£

 

 

Long answer:

i5-8600K or you can look at prices for i7-8700 (He may don't need to OC and you will save a buck, and i7 is much better than i5 for streaming)

If you buy the non K version it will come with stock cooler which will be sufficient enough for gaming but at extensive period of time it may come hot so I advise you take custom CPU cooler for example  Cryorig h7 or Gammaxx 400 (it's old but does the job and is not pricey at all).

For GPU I assume he plays on 1080p screen (you haven't provided that information nither) a gtx 1060 will be enough for this type of games, if you want him to have something more powerful you can look at GTX 1070 pricing. A EVGA GTX 1060 6GB or G1 Gaming Gigabyte GTX 1060 will be good picks.

For RAM as you are on a budget just go with 2400MHz DDR4 RAM. For good gaming/streaming experience 16GB of ram is a must, but if you find yourself short on money 8GB is good enough. Look at RAM like Ballistix Elite they are cheap (not ideally tho).

For SSD as it will boost the whole experience and productivity take Samsung EVO 860 EVO 250GB and install Windows and most important games to him, everything else put on 1 or 2 TB HDD 7200RPM, prefferably Toshiba.

For PSU You can look at Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 650W which is more than he will need. A Corsair TXM 550W 80+ Gold would be enough too.

 

Now the tricky part if you get him overclocable CPU you will need to buy overclockable motherboard you may look at boards like Gigabyte z370 HD3 if you take the non K CPU just take any motherboard that supports the CPU and has the things you need (USB's M.2 support for future ugprate etc etc).

For case, it's more like personal taste just look at what some and choose. Take mid-tower if you need help with choosing a decent case with good airflow reply to the comment.


 

[seon123]

To reduce the price, use the stock cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  (£142.48 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£29.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI - B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£85.97 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£136.79 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Crucial - BX500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£38.39 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£29.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card  (£249.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£43.79 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: be quiet! - Pure Power 10 400W 80+ Silver Certified ATX Power Supply  (£42.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £799.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-19 10:00 BST+0100

[seon123]

1 minute ago, voiha said:

Estimated price 990$ which is 750£

The pricing and availability varies by country. That rig would cost significantly more in the UK.

[voiha]

Just now, seon123 said:

The pricing and availability varies by country. That rig would cost significantly more in the UK.

I know it will, that's why I stated he needs to further specify for example a store so I can check prices.

[seon123]

Just now, voiha said:

I know it will, that's why I stated he needs to further specify for example a store so I can check prices.

Or you could use PCPP UK?

[Ordinarily_Greater]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  (£142.48 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£86.62 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£126.84 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£86.97 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: XFX - Radeon RX 580 8GB GTS XXX ED Video Card  (£249.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£47.75 @ More Computers) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £819.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-19 22:46 BST+0100

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  (£149.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING - Auraflow 240 RGB 74.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£39.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£85.97 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£136.79 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£52.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£29.39 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8GB Video Card  (£225.65 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Aerocool - Aero-300 Black FAW ATX Mid Tower Case  (£38.10 @ Kustom PCs) 
Power Supply: be quiet! - Pure Power 10 400W 80+ Silver Certified ATX Power Supply  (£42.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £801.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-20 03:30 BST+0100