[SOLVED] Building a PC

[Reece[]]

Hi, I’m looking at building a PC and would appreciate any feedback on how to improve it whilst not increasing the price too much. The specs are :
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/fQYGTC
Thanks

 

[Dj0gany]

Hi, I’m looking at building a PC and would appreciate any feedback on how to improve it whilst not increasing the price too much. The specs are :
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/fQYGTC
Thanks

The gpu is pretty bad man.
The rest of the build is nice,but i gotta tell ya 2gb of Vram isnt going to hold well in new games.
I suppose you are on a budget,so i recommend getting RX570 or RX 580,both being 8gb versions.
I would put a 240gb ssd in there for windows and maybe some games,trust me you will see a big difference.

 

[Reece[]]

The gpu is pretty bad man.
The rest of the build is nice,but i gotta tell ya 2gb of Vram isnt going to hold well in new games.
I suppose you are on a budget,so i recommend getting RX570 or RX 580,both being 8gb versions.
I would put a 240gb ssd in there for windows and maybe some games,trust me you will see a big difference.

All right, thanks man

 

[punkncat]

I would absolutely budget in even a cheap SSD. Running OS off a HDD is going to cripple perceived performance.
Going single channel on your RAM is going to hurt a lot.

9600K has an iGPU. Without knowing financials, I would nix the current GPU, double the memory, decent M.2, and pick up a better, perhaps used GPU next pay period?

 

[hang-the-9]

Hi, I’m looking at building a PC and would appreciate any feedback on how to improve it whilst not increasing the price too much. The specs are :
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/fQYGTC
Thanks

Is this for games at all? If it is, you are putting money to the wrong thing. Get a Ryzen 5 2600, 50 cheaper than your i5, drop the aftermarket cooler which is another 24, get a simpler motherboard that will save you about 30 more, use the extra money for a 1650 Super or RX 580 video card and 2x8 gb higher speed RAM, maybe get a nicer monitor. Those video cards will be just fine for 1080 gaming at 60-75 hz, or save a bit and get a better video card for another 50 like a 1660 super. The option to just get the i5 and skip the video card and buy it when you can get a nicer one is also valid, a 1030 is really the very cheap gaming PC setup option or something to upgrade a business tower with, and with the CPU you want your system is certainly not going for that low of a price.

 

[Reece[]]

Is this for games at all? If it is, you are putting money to the wrong thing. Get a Ryzen 5 2600, 50 cheaper than your i5, drop the aftermarket cooler which is another 24, get a simpler motherboard that will save you about 30 more, use the extra money for a 1650 Super or RX 580 video card and 2x8 gb higher speed RAM, maybe get a nicer monitor. Those video cards will be just fine for 1080 gaming at 60-75 hz, or save a bit and get a better video card for another 50 like a 1660 super. The option to just get the i5 and skip the video card and buy it when you can get a nicer one is also valid, a 1030 is really the very cheap gaming PC setup option or something to upgrade a business tower with, and with the CPU you want your system is certainly not going for that low of a price.

Thanks for that so is something like this what you were getting at?
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/RQ6Tcq

 

[Dj0gany]

Thanks for that so is something like this what you were getting at?
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/RQ6Tcq

I would just put a SSD in there.
240Gb for widnows atleast,if you dont want to store games on it.

 

[LordVile]

Hi, I’m looking at building a PC and would appreciate any feedback on how to improve it whilst not increasing the price too much. The specs are :
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/fQYGTC
Thanks

Swap to a R5 2600 with a B450 board will save you about £100, don't buy a retail copy of window or norton, that'll save you £100, drop the cooler to save £20, get a RX 570 instead of the 1030.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Bh46tp

 

[hang-the-9]

Thanks for that so is something like this what you were getting at?
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/RQ6Tcq

Yep, but the card you picked seems to have some negative comments about the fans and temps. The case is also a bit iffy, and you picked a pretty nice looking motherboard so you may want to look at something with a window and make it look nice to actually see. https://www.amazon.com/Fractal-Desi...r-Gunmetal/dp/B074PTN1KR?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1

I like Phanteks a lot, last 3 systems I built used their cases https://www.amazon.com/Phanteks-PH-...&keywords=Phanteks&qid=1593495426&sr=8-9&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/Phanteks-PH-EC300PTG_BW-Eclipse-Tempered-Glass/dp/B075DMYVBV/ref=sxin_7_ac_d_rm?ac_md=0-0-cGhhbnRla3M=-ac_d_rm&cv_ct_cx=Phanteks&dchild=1&keywords=Phanteks&pd_rd_i=B079Q8NS8B&pd_rd_r=018e1b6f-62d9-40d2-9720-9a4b9b6dd6f8&pd_rd_w=kN8y6&pd_rd_wg=P5HF9&pf_rd_p=7140382f-2020-43a7-a2a8-20d62e199d2c&pf_rd_r=H799RHJCY6YP7PTPS4MZ&qid=1593495519&sr=1-1-12d4272d-8adb-4121-8624-135149aa9081&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/Phanteks-Mid...ld=1&keywords=Phanteks&qid=1593495555&sr=8-11

 

[Reece[]]

thanks, I do like that last case you linked.