Question Assistance with building a PC

[Madmustard]

Hi All,

I hope you are well.

I'm looking at getting back into PC gaming, and as such, will need to build a new PC.

I'm not too concerned about pushing ultra FPS/overclocking, just looking for something to play modern titles with longevity.

I currently have two monitors and a 500gb SSD, I have an approximate budget of between £800-£1000.

Any help or guidance will be greatly appreciated!

 

[USAFRet]

Start here:

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[Why_Me]

Optional gpu.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#c=571

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor (£123.99 @ AWD-IT)
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AG400 75.89 CFM CPU Cooler (£22.99 @ AWD-IT)
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B760-P DDR4 II ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£119.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£63.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: *ADATA Legend 800 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£59.99 @ AWD-IT)
Video Card: *Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7600 8 GB Video Card (£252.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: *Deepcool CC560 V2 ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£96.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £789.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-26 23:26 GMT+0000

 

[Lucky_SLS]

If you want to spend £1000 with DDR5 and upgradable platform:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor (£187.99 @ AWD-IT)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit EVO 69 CFM CPU Cooler (£41.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard (£154.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: ADATA XPG Lancer Blade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£109.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Storage: Silicon Power XS70 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£116.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Core Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB Video Card (£239.53 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Case (£50.99 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS GX-750 ATX 3.0 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Thermalright TL-C12C-S X3 66.17 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack (£15.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Total: £1016.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-27 15:05 GMT+0000

 

[logainofhades]

Intel solution, limited upgrade path.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor (£189.58 @ NeoComputers)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£35.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: ASRock Z690 Extreme ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£155.23 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£63.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£107.99 @ AWD-IT)
Video Card: XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card (£299.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Deepcool CC560 V2 ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Antec NeoECO Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£71.65 @ NeoComputers)
Total: £973.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-27 17:09 GMT+0000


A little over 1k, but better upgrade path, at the cost of lesser GPU performance.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor (£270.07 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£35.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard (£154.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£117.21 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£67.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: PowerColor Fighter Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB Video Card (£238.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Case: Deepcool CC560 V2 ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Antec NeoECO Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£71.65 @ NeoComputers)
Total: £1004.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-27 17:12 GMT+0000

 

[King Dranzer]

Here is the Intel list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor (£154.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler (£30.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£96.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL22 Memory (£61.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Zotac GAMING Twin Edge OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card (£551.99 @ AWD-IT)
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£101.73 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1056.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-27 19:23 GMT+0000

Here is the AMD list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 3 GHz 8-Core Processor (£229.99 @ AWD-IT)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler (£30.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: Asus Prime B450M-A II Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£68.48 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL22 Memory (£61.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Zotac GAMING Twin Edge OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card (£551.99 @ AWD-IT)
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£101.73 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1103.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-27 19:45 GMT+0000

As you already have 500GB SSD you can use it for now. It be fine. Yes limited on number of games you can fit on it at a time. But I don't expect you to play lot many AAA titles at a time. 500GB is enough to fit in 2-3 AAA titles and still be left with space for all other regular programs and Windows.

AMD build will get you greater FPS at 1080p and great setup for 1080p gaming. Intel one will work at 1080p but comparatively will have a bit less performance in Gaming. If you can stretch budget a bit. I recommend getting the AMD build. If not even Intel one will serve you good for over a long period of time.

Get that GPU registered on their website and that will get it covered for 5Yrs Warranty.

 

[logainofhades]

500gb is not enough with some games exceeding 200gb these days.

 

[King Dranzer]

500gb is not enough with some games exceeding 200gb these days.

Barely 1 or two titles man. Not all games gonna be that big. Most around 100-150GB at MAX. Nothing more.

 

[USAFRet]

Barely 1 or two titles man. Not all games gonna be that big. Most around 100-150GB at MAX. Nothing more.

And 2 games at 100GB is half of the usable space of a 500GB drive.

A single 500GB drive is too small for a game system.

 

[King Dranzer]

And 2 games at 100GB is half of the usable space of a 500GB drive.

A single 500GB drive is too small for a game system.

He could have 3 games and still have enough space for other basic stuff. So yeah enough for now. In a long run he can upgrade it. He absolutely is fine for now. One cannot upgrade GPU or CPU the same way one can Storage. Not cost effective.

After a year he can easily throw in 100GBP and can add a 2TB drive. He cannot do the same for CPU or GPU right.

And getting back to point. 500GB is absolutely fine. Got enough space for good 2-3games and other basic apps.

 

[USAFRet]

Yes, upgrading the storage is vastly easier than all the other stuff.

500GB being TooSmall is just my opinion.
Works for some people, would not work for me. (and I'm not a big gamer)

 

[King Dranzer]

Yes, upgrading the storage is vastly easier than all the other stuff.

500GB being TooSmall is just my opinion.
Works for some people, would not work for me. (and I'm not a big gamer)

And for me storage not an issue but memory is. LOL. Even 64GB is not enough.

 

[logainofhades]

If the OP is fine with the storage limitations, then this would be just slightly out of budget, but faster, GPU side.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor (£189.58 @ NeoComputers)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£35.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: MSI PRO B760-P DDR4 II ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£119.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£63.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 319 Black Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card (£479.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Deepcool CC560 V2 ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Antec NeoECO Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£71.65 @ NeoComputers)
Total: £1010.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-29 17:13 GMT+0000


AM4 build that would work, also with limited upgrade path, but even faster GPU.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor (£159.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£35.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX ATX AM4 Motherboard (£109.99 @ Currys PC World)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£63.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB Video Card (£513.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Deepcool CC560 V2 ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Antec NeoECO Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£71.65 @ NeoComputers)
Total: £1004.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-29 17:19 GMT+0000



AM5 build up, lose out on GPU performance now, but get CPU upgrade path.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor (£270.07 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£35.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard (£154.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£117.21 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card (£299.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Deepcool CC560 V2 ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Antec NeoECO Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£71.65 @ NeoComputers)
Total: £998.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-29 17:15 GMT+0000