Building a PC

[cja711]

Hi all,

I am looking to build my own PC which I will use mainly for gaming, however I don't really know what route to choose... Whether I go AMD or Intel and also whether Id be better off going for new components or looking round on the used market.

I have a budget of around £500, and I already have the case, power supply (Corsair VS650) and a 500gb hard drive.

If anyone could advise me on what to look for or even part out a build for me that would be much appreciated!

Thanks all,
cja711

 

[Geekwad]

If going new, I would look at something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£54.51 @ Eclipse Computers)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£59.49 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£92.88 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: ADATA - Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£49.37 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 8GB Gaming 8G Video Card (£234.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £491.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

If used, it would be nice to find a local seller where you can test the equipment or see it in action before you buy.

 

[maxalge]

Hi all,

I am looking to build my own PC which I will use mainly for gaming, however I don't really know what route to choose... Whether I go AMD or Intel and also whether Id be better off going for new components or looking round on the used market.

I have a budget of around £500, and I already have the case, power supply (Corsair VS650) and a 500gb hard drive.

If anyone could advise me on what to look for or even part out a build for me that would be much appreciated!

Thanks all,
cja711

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£146.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard (£75.77 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£67.79 @ Eclipse Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 4GB Gaming 4G Video Card (£205.17 @ BT Shop)
Total: £495.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-18 22:24 BST+0100

 

[Chugalug_]

Skip the SSD altogether in this price range.
The RX 580 is sold out nearly everywhere btw.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£193.05 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350M-A Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£71.74 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: ADATA - XPG Z1 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory (£50.63 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB SC GAMING Video Card (£176.97 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £492.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-19 01:04 BST+0100