Budget gaming build mainly for CS:GO

phill · 16 Mar 2020 at 12:54

Good day OCUKers,

Been out of the gaming scene for about 15 years

Just started playing CS:GO and need something that can run it well. Might have a dabble on some other games too, Overwatch possibly. Not looking to spend a lot, less than 500 quid would be ideal. Don't need monitor, kb/mouse, or OS.

Thanks in advance...

Kurgen · 16 Mar 2020 at 14:58

some stuff from here, and some you have to shop for elsewhere

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 450W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £59.99
1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0B)= £61.99
1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 590 Gaming Rev2 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £149.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TLGD4= £39.95
1 x Zalman S2 Midi Tower Case - Black Window= £31.99

Total: £356.21 (includes shipping: £12.30)

£58 MSI B450M-A PRO MAX Motherboard mATX, AM4, DDR4, LAN, USB 3.2 Gen1, M.2, DVI-D, HDMI, AMD RYZEN 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen Ready

£108 AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor

upgrade ram to 16gb and should be ok for any game.. anyone thats my 6 pence, others may offer better s CS is low spec, you night be better looking for a GTX 970 second hand or £75

Vidar · 16 Mar 2020 at 15:03

@phill Can you tell us what monitor you have, resolution and refresh rate?

Joxeon · 16 Mar 2020 at 15:15

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Asrock B450M Pro4 (Socket AM4) DDR4 MATX Motherboard= £70.99
1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDGED4= £64.99
1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 450W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £59.99
1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0A)= £61.99
1 x **B Grade** Asrock Radeon RX 580 Gaming Dual 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £98.99
1 x **B Grade** AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600X 4.20GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £98.99
1 x CoolerMaster MasterBox Lite 3.1 Micro-ATX Case - Black Window= £39.95

Total: £508.19 (includes shipping: £12.30)

phill · 16 Mar 2020 at 15:19

Vidar said:
@phill Can you tell us what monitor you have, resolution and refresh rate?

Certainly, it's a Dell P2212H.. desktop res is 2560 x 1440 .. does that help?

Thanks for the suggestions so far!

Vidar · 16 Mar 2020 at 15:44

Okay so here's my attempt, it's way over budget currently but just bare with me and it will hopefully make sense...

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £103.99
1 x **B Grade** AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £149.99
1 x Patriot Viper Steel 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C17 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS416G360C7K)= £79.99
1 x **B Grade** Seasonic Focus PX-850 850W 80+ Platinum Modular Power Supply= £124.99
1 x **B Grade** Samsung 500GB 860 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 64 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-76E50= £59.99
1 x **B Grade** Phanteks Eclipse P400S Glass Midi Tower Case - Noise Dampened Gun Metal= £64.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-1AG-GI)= £109.99

Total: £706.53 (includes shipping: £12.60)

Okay so currently it looks £200 over budget, however most of the components are Bgrade stuff and as it's coming to the end of the financial year they're trying to get rid of this stuff and are open to some serious offers. I myself just got a brand new 480gb SSD for a cheeky offer of £20.

The thread I'm refering to is this one, check it out https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/niks-end-of-year-open-box-b-grade-bonanza.18880243/

If you like the look of what's here, start a thread in the pre sales customer service section of the forums and ask them if they're willing to move on price, found here https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/forums/pre-sales-queries.117/

It's down to whom you speak with obviously and your negotiation skills but I reckon you could possibly get the above for between £550 and £600 and in my opinion is a stonking rig for the money. Yes the PSU is overkill for your needs but will last you a long long time, plus the mobo is solid and gives you upgradability for Ryzen 4000. You can also add a storage drive and upgrade your gpu down the line.

phill · 17 Mar 2020 at 08:42

Thanks @Vidar

Vidar · 17 Mar 2020 at 09:57

No problem mate. If you act now you'll possibly get a stonkingly good deal. Let me know what they say if you decide to go ahead with it.

Also think about doing a build log, we love those around here

phill · 17 Mar 2020 at 10:34

Vidar said:
No problem mate. If you act now you'll possibly get a stonkingly good deal. Let me know what they say if you decide to go ahead with it.

Also think about doing a build log, we love those around here

The B-grade prices are as low as they'll go apparently.

Vidar · 17 Mar 2020 at 12:11

Well I did say it was only possible to be fair, it's still definitely worth the £700 if you can stretch to it though.

Kurgen · 17 Mar 2020 at 13:57

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Phanteks Eclipse P300 Air Midi Tower Case - Black Window= £49.99
1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 450W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £59.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TLGD= £65.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-1AG-GI)= £109.99
1 x Intel 660P 512GB M.2-2280 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe QLC 3D NAND Solid State Drive (SSDPEKNW512G8X1)= £64.99

Total: £362.65 (includes shipping: £11.70)

£58 MSI B450M-A PRO MAX Motherboard mATX, AM4, DDR4, LAN, USB 3.2 Gen1, M.2, DVI-D, HDMI, AMD RYZEN 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen Ready

£108 AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor

Total £528

Terrorfirmer · 19 Mar 2020 at 11:57

I don't think there's any need to go so over budget. CS:GO would run on a paperclip and Overwatch would as well.

Ryzen 2600, 16GB 3200Mhz, B450M, RX590 for £500 will run both at ultra at crazy high framerate.