£500 PC Advice

[ILikeAMD]

So I've finally saved up enough money (from a job I got recently) to purchase the gaming PC I've always wanted.

After some extensive research, this is my build:

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/VqjYhq
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/VqjYhq/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£52.34 @ BT Shop)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£62.80 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£64.32 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.85 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB HS Black Edition Video Card (£157.79 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (£64.54 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£58.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £503.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I actually have £550 but I think that it would be more worth it to spend that on some games afterwards. I can't really upgrade anything with an extra £50, I might be able to get an SSD but I'm not sure if it's worth it.

Can somebody perhaps give me advice on whether I should switch anything out or spend the extra £50 on something else.

 

[Jamie_69]

You can get the 480 4g for £7 more from overclockers.co.uk

 

[harrisjb78]

Don't go with a Pentium for a gaming rig. Go with at least an i5 if you can afford it, if not then go with an AMD FX.
i3 is also an option I would take over the Pentium.

SSD is nice for loading times. I have an SSD for boot and all my non-system stuff saved on a HDD and it's fine.

 

[adiec]

Don't go with a Pentium for a gaming rig. Go with at least an i5 if you can afford it, if not then go with an AMD FX.
i3 is also an option I would take over the Pentium.

SSD is nice for loading times. I have an SSD for boot and all my non-system stuff saved on a HDD and it's fine.

why not go with the g4560 ? you do realise that the g4560 is around 2% behind a core i3 ?

 

[harrisjb78]

Actually never mind. I am thinking of something completely different.

 

[ILikeAMD]

You can get the 480 4g for £7 more from overclockers.co.uk

I've seen that, but apparently it is bottlenecked big time by the pentium, so I would have to upgrade the CPU too.

 

[adiec]

You can get the 480 4g for £7 more from overclockers.co.uk

I've seen that, but apparently it is bottlenecked big time by the pentium, so I would have to upgrade the CPU too.

lol it is not bottlenecked.. not at 1080p anyway . i own both the cpu and the gpu .. rx480 8gb though.

 

[ILikeAMD]

You can get the 480 4g for £7 more from overclockers.co.uk

I've seen that, but apparently it is bottlenecked big time by the pentium, so I would have to upgrade the CPU too.

lol it is not bottlenecked.. not at 1080p anyway . i own both the cpu and the gpu .. rx480 8gb though.

Alright, if I get that, would you recommend this cheap one on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01L3H2ZP6/?tag=pcp0f-21

There's one for £155

 

[adiec]

You can get the 480 4g for £7 more from overclockers.co.uk

I've seen that, but apparently it is bottlenecked big time by the pentium, so I would have to upgrade the CPU too.

lol it is not bottlenecked.. not at 1080p anyway . i own both the cpu and the gpu .. rx480 8gb though.

Alright, if I get that, would you recommend this cheap one on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01L3H2ZP6/?tag=pcp0f-21

There's one for £155

if you're ok with the expected delivery time of 2-4 week ? then yeah.

 

[FD2Raptor]

For almost 60 pounds, you could have gotten the Corsair CXM550W which is much better built (and is semi-modular to boot) than the EVGA B1 500W.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01C3FFLZ8/?tag=pcp0f-21

 

[Jamie_69]

If it were me, I'd be waiting for a 4 core ryzen which should come in around £120 and overclockable to i5 levels. There's no guarantee when they'll be out though, could be 3 months, could be 6 - it is amd after all.

If your budget is so tight, I'm sure you could find a cheaper case, or a better deal on a psu
eg https://www.overclockers.co.uk/kolink-luminosity-midi-tower-gaming-case-black-ca-02j-kk.html
and put savings elsewhere