Best gaming build for £1000

[Sultan 101]

So I plan to build a gaming PC soon but I would like some help deciding the parts list. I play games like Minecraft CS:GO and LoL but plan to play AAA titles after building my new PC. It will be used mainly for gaming with the very occasional and light bit of photo editing and possibly videos but it will be light and rare. I will play at 1080p but want a build which will last even if I upgrade resolutions. My budget is £1000 but a little over is alright. I probably wont do much overclocking and some room to grow would be good too.

 

[Barty1884]

Sultan, in your prior thread it sounded like you already had an idea in mind? You could start us off with what you were thinking?
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3484496/1070-1080.html

Also, you mention 1,000GBP for the system alone...... what are you budgeting for the monitor? The ASUS one you linked was ~130GBP. It might be better to use your whole budget (ie 1,100-1,300) and include a monitor. There may well be a better balance for the money.

Personally, I'd look to something along these lines:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£186.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard (£76.17 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£119.50 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital - Green 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£75.90 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card (£497.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.49 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.49 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: AOC - G2460PF 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£209.98 @ PC World Business)
Total: £1296.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-01 18:17 BST+0100

 

[Sultan 101]

That's a really thought out build thanks! For reference I will share what I was initially thinking (all prices are from Amazon):

CPU: Intel Core i5 7500 - £169.99
Heatsink: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Air CPU Cooler "RR-212E-16PK-R1, 4 x Heatpipe, 1x 120mm PWM Fan, Intel/AMD" - £28.52
Motherboard: MSI Computer Gaming Intel B150 LGA 1151 DDR4 USB 3.1 Micro ATX Motherboard (B150M MORTAR ARCTIC) - £101.02
Memory: Ballistix Sport LT 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR4 2400 MT/s (PC4-19200) SR x8 DIMM 288-Pin - BLS2C4G4D240FSC (White) - £69.59
Storage: WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - £42.98
GPU: Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 1080 GDDR5 8GB OC WF3 PCI-E - £494.97
Case: NZXT CA-S340W-W2 High Performance Gaming Case with VR Support - White - £88.88
PSU: EVGA Supernova 650 W G1 Gold 80 Plus Modular Power Supply Unit - £77.94
Monitor: ASUS VC239H Monitor, FHD (1920x1080), IPS, Frameless, Flicker Free, Low Light, TUV Certified, 23 inch - Black - £136.24
Total: £1,210.13

Also I was told that when it comes to gaming specifically Intel CPUs will perform better than their Ryzen counterparts so could you just explain your choice for my benefit. Furthermore is it sensible to pay £200 for the monitor you chose when I can buy a 1440p monitor at 60Hz for the same price (Asus VX24AH 24 inch Frameless IPS 5 ms Console Gaming Monitor with Dual HDMI ports, 2560 x 1440, 300 cd/m2)

I am going for a black and white theme by the way

 

[Barty1884]

Absolutely.

Intel will outperform Ryzen by a few FPS due to their higher IPC and clock speed (all else being equal), but from a price standpoint, it's tough to justify an i5 these days. Ryzen5 gives you 6cores/12threads and a respectable base/boost clock. Games are starting to use >4 cores, which (should) see the i5 start to drop off in relevance relatively soon.

In your build, some comments:
1. CPU comments as above.

2. The 212 EVO isn't particularly relevant these days. The Cryorig H7 would be a better option if you *must* go aftermarket, but the stock Intel cooler would also suffice.

3. Some games, especially if you opt for AAA titles are utilizing >8GB of RAM. Not that it's commonplace just yet, but 16GB should be your aim for system memory for gaming - gives you that added buffer for titles that either can exceed 8GB themselves or close too (as system resources will be reserving a small portion of your 8GB, if a title can utilize 7.5GB, you'd be pushing it close).

4. A build in that pricepoint is really crying out for an SSD. The overall responsiveness and boot/save/load times are worth the relatively small investment. Look for a minimum 240GB SSD though, as anything less can fill up fast and require you to spend a decent amount of time managing your space.

5. The G1 PSUs are solid enough, but dated - and in this case, overpriced. For an i5 (or Ryzen5) + 1080 build, a quality 450-550W PSU will serve you just as well.

6. Only a 60Hz monitor - which won't allow you to see the gains from the 1080 on your FPS titles (CS:GO etc).

 

[Sultan 101]

Absolutely.

Intel will outperform Ryzen by a few FPS due to their higher IPC and clock speed (all else being equal), but from a price standpoint, it's tough to justify an i5 these days. Ryzen5 gives you 6cores/12threads and a respectable base/boost clock. Games are starting to use >4 cores, which (should) see the i5 start to drop off in relevance relatively soon.

In your build, some comments:
1. CPU comments as above.

2. The 212 EVO isn't particularly relevant these days. The Cryorig H7 would be a better option if you *must* go aftermarket, but the stock Intel cooler would also suffice.

3. Some games, especially if you opt for AAA titles are utilizing >8GB of RAM. Not that it's commonplace just yet, but 16GB should be your aim for system memory for gaming - gives you that added buffer for titles that either can exceed 8GB themselves or close too (as system resources will be reserving a small portion of your 8GB, if a title can utilize 7.5GB, you'd be pushing it close).

4. A build in that pricepoint is really crying out for an SSD. The overall responsiveness and boot/save/load times are worth the relatively small investment. Look for a minimum 240GB SSD though, as anything less can fill up fast and require you to spend a decent amount of time managing your space.

5. The G1 PSUs are solid enough, but dated - and in this case, overpriced. For an i5 (or Ryzen5) + 1080 build, a quality 450-550W PSU will serve you just as well.

6. Only a 60Hz monitor - which won't allow you to see the gains from the 1080 on your FPS titles (CS:GO etc).

Ok that fixes a lot of things I had no idea about thanks so much!

 

[Sultan 101]

Can you check this build? I have revised my intial one taking your advice into account
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/

 

[Barty1884]

Sure. Where have you posted it?

 

[Sultan 101]

On Pc Part Picker the link is there

 

[Barty1884]

I see you edited the post - guess I was replying at the same time.

Regardless, your link just takes someone to their own PCPP build (or blank build page).

You need to copy the direct link.
Example:

 

[Sultan 101]

Sorry I'm new to this forum stuff but here is the link:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/2vZJ3F

 

[Barty1884]

Solid enough, except for the memory. Ryzen chips benefit from faster RAM speeds, look for something in the 3000MHz+ range. Otherwise, very solid build.

 

[Sultan 101]

OK thanks for the help