£1000 budget, need a new PC recommendation

[NokkonWud]

Hi all,

What is the ideal machine for around a £1000 budget. It doesn't need Mouse and Keyboard, but would like 1440p if possible. Already have a 1080p screen if it's a big impact on quality, so maybe an alternate selection, one for 1440p and one for 1080p please?

Any help would be appreciated, it's been a long time since I've looked at PC parts!

 

[LiE]

1k includes the monitor?

 

[NokkonWud]

1k includes the monitor?

For 1440p, yes. For 1080p, no.

Thank you.

 

[LiE]

For 1440p, yes. For 1080p, no.

Thank you.

For 1440p you're going to struggle to get everything for 1k. I'd say 1k would get you just the PC of pushing 1440p comfortably.

Maybe buy the PC and start saving for the monitor?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Powercolor Radeon RX 5700 XT Red Devil 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £399.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £199.99
• 1 x Patriot Viper Steel 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C17 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS416G360C7K)= £98.99
• 1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £103.99
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P300 Air Midi Tower Case - Black Window= £49.99
• 1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0B)= £66.95
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 11 500W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £74.99
• 1 x Two Fan Bundle - Phanteks PH-F120MP PWM 120mm Fan - Radiator Performance= £14.99

Total: £1,022.44 (includes shipping: £12.60)​

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[NokkonWud]

For 1440p you're going to struggle to get everything for 1k. I'd say 1k would get you just the PC of pushing 1440p comfortably.

Unfortunately that's what I was thinking. Thank you for your recommendation, I appreciate it.

 

[Gray2233]

Best I can do:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £199.99
• 1 x Powercolor Radeon RX 5700 XT Dual Fan 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £349.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £68.99
• 1 x Zalman T7 Mid-Tower ATX Case - Black Window= £29.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £66.95
• 1 x Gigabyte 480GB SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive= £59.99
• 1 x MSI OPTIX MAG272QR 27" 2560x1440 VA FreeSync 165Hz 1ms Widescreen LED Backlit Gaming Monitor= £278.99
• 1 x MSI B450-A PRO MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £82.99

Total: £1,137.88 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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If you shop around for the CPU you should be able to get it cheaper elsewhere, you could also consider dropping down to an AMD 2600 which can be had for around £90-100, bringing your total to roughly £1037.

If you go for the 2600 you could shave another £10 off by getting an Asrock B450 Pro 4.

If you're happy to go second hand you could get the CPU for less, probably get some better RAM for around £50.

You'll need to shop elsewhere for the monitor anyway.