Asked to build a budget gaming PC. Need a quick spec check

[EddScott]

I've been asked to build a gaming PC on a budget for my cousin. He has the case, cooler, SSD&HDD and Bluray drive, sound card.

I tend to go for Intel only because I tried AMD and bought cheap Mobos with them and they were the bane of my life. However, happy to try again of Ryzen would be better for a budget build.

Budget of around £800 or less (I know I've gone over )

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-10400F 2.90GHz (Comet Lake) Socket LGA1200 Processor - Retail= £139.99
• 1 x Asus Prime B460-Plus (Socket LGA 1200) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £109.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £56.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Gaming Pro OC 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £229.99
• 1 x Kolink Enclave 600W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £64.99
• 1 x Gigabyte 27" G27F-EK 1920x1080 IPS 144Hz 1ms FreeSync/G-Sync Compatible Widescreen LED Backlit Gamin= £239.99

Total: £855.14 (includes shipping: £13.20)
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[mickyflinn]

Not going to get into the amd v intel thing if your happy.

£10 cheaper gpu and 3 year warranty.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-35v-ms.html

Motherboard you could get some cashback if you Msi motherboard and cpu but you have to buy them in one transaction from participating retailers.

https://uk.msi.com/Promotion/back-to-school-2020#Intel-Motherboard

Psu is awful spend a bit more for a quality unit.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-q...plus-gold-modular-power-supply-ca-132-bq.html

 

[foster grant]

+ for the change of PSU

 

[EddScott]

Thanks guys. My previous with the Ryzen wasn't really down to the chips. Just horrible boards.

Will swap out the PSU.

 

[Joxeon]

Thanks guys. My previous with the Ryzen wasn't really down to the chips. Just horrible boards.

Will swap out the PSU.

Intel currently offers better low end pricing than ryzen so I would definetly go with Intel for the amount of budget you have to work with.

 

[mickyflinn]

Thanks guys. My previous with the Ryzen wasn't really down to the chips. Just horrible boards.

Will swap out the PSU.

What about the gpu ?
The extra years warranty and £10 cheaper

 

[dfour]

Just because.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte 27" G27F-EK 1920x1080 IPS 144Hz 1ms FreeSync/G-Sync Compatible Widescreen LED Backlit Gamin= £239.99
• 1 x MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £218.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 3 3100 Quad Core 3.9GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £99.95
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan TUF Gaming Alliance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Blac= £59.99
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 11 600W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £79.99
• 1 x MSI MAG B550M Bazooka (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £119.99

Total: £832.10 (includes shipping: £13.20)​

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The MSI offer as posted by Mickyfinn you would get £27 back on this build.

Personally I wouldnt get a 27" 1080p I would get a 24" 1080p. Thats regarded as the sweetspot for 1080p. That could get you a better monitor for maybe less money.

 

[Chaos666]

1080 @27" in my opinion looks terrible.. i seen a couple of monitors like that and I just could not stand them..
I agree that 24" is the biggest size I would go with full HD.