New build advice on spec (1st self build)

Cmcd95 · 11 Nov 2019 at 23:38

Hi there,

I’m hoping for some advice and to be pointed in the right direction of getting myself a new pc.
This will be my first self-build.

My budget is around £800 / £1000.

I’m only looking for a tower build, I have a kB/mouse. (Will get a new monitor at some point in the future)
If any monitor recommendations which are a great deal I can extend my budget to include the price on top of the tower budget.

I will be using the Pc for gaming mainly and some web browsing.

I’m hoping for a machine which can play recent games and will hopefully be able to continue playing new titles as time goes on.

some examples of games I will be playing are: WoW, CoD, Fortnite

thanks in advance

Quartz · 12 Nov 2019 at 00:33

What is your current monitor? What is going to be the budget for your next monitor and when are you going to be getting it?

Cmcd95 · 12 Nov 2019 at 06:07

Quartz said:
What is your current monitor? What is going to be the budget for your next monitor and when are you going to be getting it?

My current monitor is an older one, so when I think about it I would ideally look to get a monitor at same time as tower.

I’m looking to spend around 2/300 Mark for a monitor but again maybe willing to push it for the right one. Thanks

Josh.B · 12 Nov 2019 at 09:30

Hey Cmcd95,

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £185.99
1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 16GB (2*8GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Kit= £79.99
1 x CoolerMaster MasterWatt 650 - 650W 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular Power Supply= £64.99
1 x MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT MECH OC 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £368.99
1 x TeamGroup 240GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £29.99

Total: £841.00 (includes shipping: £11.10)

This might be a good start for you, you still need a case and possibly some secondary storage and a different cooler if you are not happy with the stock one.

If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.

Cmcd95 · 12 Nov 2019 at 10:51

Thanks for the reply, Adding on to your build suggestion I was thinking this? I will need to get a case also will it need to be a full tower I presume ?

AOC GAMING 24G2U 24" 1920X1080 IPS 144HZ 1MS FREESYNC WIDESCREEN LED GAMING MONITOR £179.99

MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £99.95

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor £185.99

Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 16GB (2*8GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 memory kit £79.99

MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT MECH OC 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express graphics card £368.99

WD 1TB BLUE 7200RPM 64MB CACHE INTERNAL HARD DRIVE
£38.99

Sabrent Rocket 1TB NvME SSD £109.99

CORSAIR RM SERIES RM650 650W '80 PLUS GOLD' MODULAR POWER SUPPLY £89.99

Shipping £12.30
Above comes to £1166.18 (inc SSD from external site)

Josh.B · 12 Nov 2019 at 11:08

Hey Cmcd,

It doesn't need to be a full tower, just look for a case that fits an ATX motherboard and has sufficient space for the graphics card dimensions, dimensions for the MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT MECH OC 8GB are 232 x 126 x 46 mm, it should say in the case descriptions something like "Supports graphics cards up to 35 cm long".

Cmcd95 · 12 Nov 2019 at 11:12

Cheers, I’ll have a look and see what I find

Josh.B · 12 Nov 2019 at 11:14

Also sorry i forgot to mention, your suggestions seem fine. Good luck with the case hunt!

Quartz · 12 Nov 2019 at 11:44

Cmcd95 said:
I’m looking to spend around 2/300 Mark for a monitor but again maybe willing to push it for the right one. Thanks

Two for your consideration:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AOC Gaming 24G2U 24" 1920x1080 IPS 144Hz 1ms FreeSync Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor= £179.99
1 x Acer Nitro VG271UP 27" 2560x1440 WQHD 144Hz 1ms FreeSync HDR400 Widescreen Gaming Monitor= £359.99

Total: £552.28 (includes shipping: £12.30)

Cmcd95 · 12 Nov 2019 at 18:46

Thanks for the suggestions think I’ll be going with the above set up unless anyone else has some input

Cmcd95 · 12 Nov 2019 at 21:19

Also forgot about WiFi and will I need a CPU cooler? :confused:

Josh.B · 13 Nov 2019 at 08:59

Hey Cmcd95,

The CPU does come with a Wraith Stealth cooler, an aftermarket one would be better though.

You will need a wireless adapter if you want WIFI.