Gaming pc for a 1000£

Johnathan89 · 21 Jul 2019 at 17:36

Can anyone reccomdnd a decent setup ,preferably prebuilt.that will be upgradable if needed. Ive been looking a a hp omen..are they a good starting point

robfosters · 21 Jul 2019 at 17:42

Do you need monitor, peripherals and OS?

Johnathan89 · 21 Jul 2019 at 18:31

Yes but the budget is just for the tower

Quartz · 21 Jul 2019 at 18:49

Which monitor do you intend getting? Or will you be playing on a TV?

tamzzy · 21 Jul 2019 at 18:50

Johnathan89 said:
preferably prebuilt

preferably = ???

can you DIY or do you want a prebuilt?
one is obviously better value than the other.

Johnathan89 · 21 Jul 2019 at 19:09

tamzzy said:
preferably = ???

can you DIY or do you want a prebuilt?
one is obviously better value than the other.

Im sure i could but i dont know what components are compatible, so i was hoping theres a machine already on the market thats decent enough and wouldent cost a lot more and can be upgraded in the future ? Or am i dreaming and a self built machine is the way to go

Johnathan89 · 21 Jul 2019 at 19:11

I havent decided on a monitor i would like to play back 4k go pro footage and decent gaming graphics

tamzzy · 21 Jul 2019 at 19:13

well, if you go with an OEM machine (ie like dell/hp/alienware etc) - these are normally locked down and aren't as overclockable/upgradeable like one from a custom reseller like ocuk etc.
but if you get a prebuilt from ocuk (or other etailers) then the build cost is normally in the region of £40-100 on top of component costs. but the good thing is that the warranty is for the whole build, so if the computer goes wrong - just send it back to them to troubleshoot and fix.
if you can DIY build, this is usually the best value...but that being said - there is a small chance that things can go wrong (eg bios, components DOA) that you'll need to troubleshoot if you DIY. and if something goes wrong, it'll be up to you to troubleshoot...though warranty in general wouldn't be much of an issue as each component will carry along with it, a warranty. it's the troubleshooting that some people don't want to deal with...and as such will pay the extra premium for a prebuilt.

Johnathan89 · 21 Jul 2019 at 19:18

tamzzy said:
well, if you go with an OEM machine (ie like dell/hp/alienware etc) - these are normally locked down and aren't as overclockable/upgradeable like one from a custom reseller like ocuk etc.
but if you get a prebuilt from ocuk (or other etailers) then the build cost is normally in the region of £40-100 on top of component costs. but the good thing is that the warranty is for the whole build, so if the computer goes wrong - just send it back to them to troubleshoot and fix.
if you can DIY build, this is usually the best value...but that being said - there is a small chance that things can go wrong (eg bios, components DOA) that you'll need to troubleshoot if you DIY. and if something goes wrong, it'll be up to you to troubleshoot...though warranty in general wouldn't be much of an issue as each component will carry along with it, a warranty. it's the troubleshooting that some people don't want to deal with...and as such will pay the extra premium for a prebuilt.

Thats the headache im trying to avoid lol ..,i want something i can use straight out the box but i can upgrade in the future..im just unddcided on a brand/model

tamzzy · 21 Jul 2019 at 19:20

here's one i specced earlier:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £188.99
1 x MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £124.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TLGD= £82.99
1 x CoolerMaster MasterWatt 650 - 650W 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular Power Supply= £64.99
1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £379.99
1 x Gigabyte UD Pro 512GB SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Toshiba 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £55.99
1 x Phanteks Eclipse P350X Glass Digital RGB Midi Tower Case - Black/White= £52.99
1 x Arctic Cooling P14 Black Fan - 140mm= £5.95

Total: £970.08 (includes shipping: £13.20)

can ask in the pre-sales section of the forum how much it'll cost for ocuk to build and warranty it for you.
shouldn't be too far north of a grand.

Quartz · 21 Jul 2019 at 19:21

Ah, you mentioned the dreaded 4k. You are going to have a lot of people who should know better tell you that it's not achievable on your budget, but a £1000 system will play games at 4k just fine as long as you are willing to turn down the settings a notch or two (no AA, no Hairworks, High graphics rather than Ultra etc), and will happily play older games at 4k on max settings.

Johnathan89 · 21 Jul 2019 at 21:12

Cheers, nice one im looking into that setup now

orbitalwalsh · 22 Jul 2019 at 10:11

should be £1k - £50 build minus OS installed .

navi card will sell well once after market/AIB cards come in . blower versions are a bit shocking - under water and extra power shows that the 5700XT Listed above can beat £120 more rtx 2070 super !

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte UD Pro 512GB SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Toshiba 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £55.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £188.99
1 x Gigabyte X570 GAMING X (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard= £182.99
1 x Zalman i3 Midi-Tower Case - Black Window= £42.95
1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDGED4= £79.99
1 x ZOTAC GeForce RTX 2060 AMP 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £329.99
1 x CoolerMaster MasterWatt 550 - 550W 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular Power Supply= £54.95

Total: £948.15 (includes shipping: £12.30)

Johnathan89 · 22 Jul 2019 at 20:08

So the geforce rtx 2060 would be a better card ?

Stephanie Peterson · 22 Jul 2019 at 20:11

orbitalwalsh · 22 Jul 2019 at 20:19

Johnathan89 said:
So the geforce rtx 2060 would be a better card ?

Navi in words of AIB them selves ... A bit of a let down .
Good performance yet for 7nm it runs hotter then it should and higher price tag - due to needless PCIe 4.0 interface . £50 cheaper and boom good card, specially if they would have used a better cooling solution.

Now underwater and tweaking. It's a different animal , so wait for AIB cards if your going Navi /RX 5700 .

Also, referred blower card is 40dB + loud !

Johnathan89 · 22 Jul 2019 at 20:28

Soert but im completley out of touch... are navi and rx5700 the same thing ?and is ther only one manufacture/model of the rx5700 Card ?

tamzzy · 22 Jul 2019 at 20:35

Johnathan89 said:
are navi and rx5700 the same thing ?and is ther only one manufacture/model of the rx5700 Card ?

navi is the architecture codename. the rx5700/5700xt are cards that are based on navi

orbitalwalsh · 22 Jul 2019 at 20:42

^^^^ my bad

tamzzy · 22 Jul 2019 at 20:44

orbitalwalsh said:
^^^^ my bad

what've you done now?

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