Gaming PC £700-800

Rowan88 · 12 Dec 2019 at 20:21

Was looking at building a decent gaming PC for 1080p gaming. Mainly fortnite, csgo, rust, rainbow six seige.. but I dont want to be limited to only eSport games.

Is this the best I can get for the money or should I go for a 1660?

Any changes welcome..

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £175.00
1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £89.99
1 x Patriot Viper Steel 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C17 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS416G360C7K)= £68.99
1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 590 Red Dragon 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card *BLACK FRIDAY DEAL*= £149.99
1 x be quiet! Pure Power 11 600W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £74.99
1 x TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £41.99
1 x Seagate 1TB BarraCuda 7200rpm 64MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (ST1000DM010)= £34.99
1 x MSI MAG Vampric 010 Midi Tower ARGB Gaming Case - Black Tempered Glass= £49.99

Total: £699.13 (includes shipping: £13.20)

Minibiker · 12 Dec 2019 at 21:08

Tbh the 590 will smash through 1080p so no need to spend more on a 1660, unless you plan on upping your resolution anytime soon... Why not scrap the 1TB HDD and just get one bigger SSD if your only using the PC for Gaming

Rowan88 · 12 Dec 2019 at 21:56

Sounds like a plan..

So the RX590 will be able to play Cyberpunk and other newer AAA titles comfortably?

If thats the case then it seems the remaining budget can be used for SSD or case etc.

Is there any difference in the SSD or M.2 drive?

Minibiker · 12 Dec 2019 at 22:07

Rowan88 said:
Sounds like a plan..

So the RX590 will be able to play Cyberpunk and other newer AAA titles comfortably?

If thats the case then it seems the remaining budget can be used for SSD or case etc.

Is there any difference in the SSD or M.2 drive?

The RX590 will handle the newer titles well at 1080p, plenty of YouTube videos to show the results aswell

With SSD and M.2 there is minimal difference especially as you'll be gaming you won't see the difference it's that small... However Im pretty sure when you use an M.2 it disables SATA ports 5 & 6 so any extra storage you add you won't be able to use those ports..

The good thing about M.2: no cables needed

Rowan88 · 13 Dec 2019 at 09:42

Cheers.. if he was go from RX590 to 5700XT/2060.. what would he gain from the extra £150-200.. is it worth or should he just be using the RX590 and upgrading a few years down the line?

Minibiker · 13 Dec 2019 at 10:38

Rowan88 said:
Cheers.. if he was go from RX590 to 5700XT/2060.. what would he gain from the extra £150-200.. is it worth or should he just be using the RX590 and upgrading a few years down the line?

5700XT will run smooth a 1440p whereas the 590 may need a bit of settings tweaking in game as its not as powerful... If sticking at 1080p then get the RX590 that will be perfect, then spend anything extra elsewhere if needed

Rowan88 · 13 Dec 2019 at 11:08

Cheers,

Since I have a rough idea of the parts based on price also, would the RX590 or 1660 SUPER be better to get? Noticed in some benchmarks the 1660 has higher frames and only seems around £50-70 more.

joelk2 · 13 Dec 2019 at 12:00

1660 super would get my vote just for the future proofing. if you have the budget always buy the best you can afford as it will last longer.

Minibiker · 13 Dec 2019 at 12:19

Rowan88 said:
Cheers,

Since I have a rough idea of the parts based on price also, would the RX590 or 1660 SUPER be better to get? Noticed in some benchmarks the 1660 has higher frames and only seems around £50-70 more.

It's hit and miss in some titles at 1080p... The division 2, Rage 2 and a few other titles the RX590 seems to come out on top or very close to the 1660S... Its upto you if you feel its worth the extra £50-£70

Journey · 13 Dec 2019 at 12:29

Rowan88 said:
Is this the best I can get for the money or should I go for a 1660?

Any changes welcome..

100% dump the SSD + HDD combo, and put in a £95 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD. It's a much better plan even if it does cost an extra £15-20, you can always throw in another SSD down the line, and NAND prices are continuing to fall.

I'd be tempted to just go with the RX 590, and sell the game code for £20 if you don't want it. That would make the GTX 1660 Super at least £70 more for the cheapest version you could get, or £90 for a better version. You won't be getting anywhere near 50% increased performance for the 50% extra cost.

Rowan88 · 13 Dec 2019 at 12:54

Yeah large ssd seems to be best decison will choose that.

I think the RX590 is the best option for him. I noticed the 5500XT are around the same price and similar performance but not releases yet.

Is it worth waiting for these or just get 590. Also when are the 5500XT released?

Journey · 13 Dec 2019 at 13:06

Rowan88 said:
Is it worth waiting for these or just get 590. Also when are the 5500XT released?

They are out, but very few in stock. The price isn't as good either, and you'll only get a few % gain at best.

Rowan88 · 13 Dec 2019 at 13:18

Cool.. so..

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Patriot Viper Steel 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS416G320C6K)= £58.99
1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £89.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £175.00
1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 590 Red Dragon 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card *BLACK FRIDAY DEAL*= £149.99
1 x Gigabyte 1TB M.2 PCIe x4 NVMe SSD/Solid State Drive= £99.95
1 x Seasonic Core Gold GM-650 650W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply= £74.99
2 x MSI MAG Vampric 010 Midi Tower ARGB Gaming Case - Black Tempered Glass= £49.99

Total: £768.51 (includes shipping: £19.62)

Only thing not 100% on is the case... so he can choose whatever he prefers but I said £50-70 is a good point.

So being £50 under budget is there anything that should get added to this build?

Journey · 13 Dec 2019 at 13:26

Go faster stripes?

Save the money for games?

Rowan88 · 13 Dec 2019 at 13:32

Lol..

Well incase he needs more space ill prob either add in the 480gb ssd or 1tb hdd for £35-45.

Also he was looking at a 144hz montor.. any recommendation on here for 1080p 144hz freesync??

Or should he just stick with 75hz?

joelk2 · 13 Dec 2019 at 14:37

windows is missing but this can be picked up really cheap.also keyboard, mouse, headset or speakers.

Danny75 · 13 Dec 2019 at 16:00

AOC 24G2U 1080p 144Hz IPS Freesync. Currently have one that's part of a build I'm doing. Great screen for the money. Nice colours out of the box. HDMI and DP cables included. Solid stand, lot of height adjustment, tilt, pivot, rotate. They're going to sell loads of these.

Rowan88 · 13 Dec 2019 at 16:08

Cheers just finalising the build now.

What is better:

Gigabyte M.2 NVME 1TB £99.95
or
Kingston 960GB SSD £79.99

Is it worth saving £20?

Im going to also add either a 1TB HDD or 480GB SSD.

Rowan88 · 13 Dec 2019 at 18:45

Right... after speaking with them they said they might jump up from the RX590 to the 5700/2060 (preferably the 5700 for freesync). Mainly cause the prebuilt system they seen before for £950 had a 2060, but the other parts were no were near what I have here.

So I put this together for £900... is this worth the money? 1080p gaming, high FPS, future proof for a good while.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £175.00
1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £89.99
1 x Patriot Viper Steel 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS416G320C6K)= £58.99
1 x Seasonic Core Gold GM-650 650W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply= £74.99
1 x MSI MAG Vampric 010 Midi Tower ARGB Gaming Case - Black Tempered Glass= £49.99
1 x Cryorig H7 Single Tower Heatsink with 120mm Fan= £34.99
1 x Kingston A400 960GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Solid State Hard Drive - (SA400S37/960G)= £79.99
1 x Asus Radeon RX 5700 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card *ASUS £65 CASHBACK*= £314.99
1 x Phanteks Extension Cable Combo Kit - Black/Grey= £22.99

Total: £915.12 (includes shipping: £13.20)

Journey · 13 Dec 2019 at 19:29

The Gigabyte RX 5700 is on offer at only £299, I go for that it is a great card. Cashback is never guaranteed btw.

That M.2 drives is SATA not NVMe, it doesn't make much difference in real terms but for the extra you'd be better off with Gigabyte drive.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-1bk-gi.html