Question Gaming PC Build under £700

[mcdxrmx1d]

Just also wondering are these builds good? (one ATX and one mATX)
ATX - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/yrQhCb
MATX - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/xzLfq4
Mainly would be playing games on such as; Dead By Daylight, The Sims 4, Overwatch, etc...

Or if someone could work up something even better that’s under £700 that’d be great!

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

For me, the ATX build is better. But I would change a couple of things.

Firstly you don't need a cooler. Ryzen 2600 comes with a decent one that will even allow a moderate OC.
Secondly, get 2 x 4 ram kit. With only 1 stick of ram, you are in single channel mode. On Ryzen fast ram counts. But particularly so, so does dual channel (2 x DIMMS). It will give you an extra 10-15% boost in performance and that is specially true for gaming on Ryzen. I'd strongly suggest getting 2 x 8gbs, as 16gb total is the sweetspot. In some games, BF 1/V COD WWII, and most new AAA games they already go over 8gbs system ram usage. Having 16gbs now will prevent some headaches (FPS drops and stuttering) that can occur with only 8gbs.

 

[mcdxrmx1d]

For me, the ATX build is better. But I would change a couple of things.

Firstly you don't need a cooler. Ryzen 2600 comes with a decent one that will even allow a moderate OC.
Secondly, get 2 x 4 ram kit. With only 1 stick of ram, you are in single channel mode. On Ryzen fast ram counts. But particularly so, so does dual channel (2 x DIMMS). It will give you an extra 10-15% boost in performance and that is specially true for gaming on Ryzen. I'd strongly suggest getting 2 x 8gbs, as 16gb total is the sweetspot. In some games, BF 1/V COD WWII, and most new AAA games they already go over 8gbs system ram usage. Having 16gbs now will prevent some headaches (FPS drops and stuttering) that can occur with only 8gbs.

Thanks just changed it up, so would you think that this is a lot better? https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/QwLfq4
Would use the smaller SSD for windows and the larger one for games, I won’t need a very large one as I only play a few games. Also do you think it’s worth upgrading the MOBO to the ASUS Rog Strix B450-F or keep the MSI one?

 

[King Dranzer]

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£121.98 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£61.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£35.58 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£55.99 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB XC BLACK GAMING Video Card (£299.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£51.06 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £684.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-04 18:14 BST+0100

If you can spend bit extra this R5 2600 and RTX2060Ti will outperform R5 2600 and RX590 combo by around 40% performance difference on avg. Having 500GB SSD is good and you can add HDD in future if required. All are high quality components.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Thanks just changed it up, so would you think that this is a lot better? https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/QwLfq4
Would use the smaller SSD for windows and the larger one for games, I won’t need a very large one as I only play a few games. Also do you think it’s worth upgrading the MOBO to the ASUS Rog Strix B450-F or keep the MSI one?

It's a good compromise, but I would suggest sticking with a min of a 250GB SSD for your boot drive. Windows takes up about 90gbs, and the remaining will be used up quickly. An SSD fully loaded can slow down substantially when it's full.

King Dranzers build is actually quite strong from a gaming point of view. The only downside (but he has mentioned it) is the 500gb SSD will not allow many games/videos etc installed. Having a HDD for games is a good idea. I would add, the PSU is a little on the low side for me. The Seasonic S12II is decent but I'd rather something a bit more powerful, fully moduler, and that will allow you to OC/add more power hungry hardware should you need to.

Something like this:

PCPartPicker Part List

Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£95.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £95.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-04 18:42 BST+0100

Often, with budgeted builds there have to be compromises here and there. You have chosen well. What res are you playing at? If it's at 1080p/60hz then the RX590 will stomp all over most games. The RTX2060 may not be needed. It's much better suited to 1440p. Or at least 1080p high hertz.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£121.98 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£61.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£35.58 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£55.99 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB XC BLACK GAMING Video Card (£299.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£51.06 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £684.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-04 18:14 BST+0100

If you can spend bit extra this R5 2600 and RTX2060Ti will outperform R5 2600 and RX590 combo by around 40% performance difference on avg. Having 500GB SSD is good and you can add HDD in future if required. All are high quality components.

1 x 8 stick is not a great option here. Dual channel give a lot of extra performance for free! Even 2 x 4gbs is a better option. Just sayin...

 

[King Dranzer]

1 x 8 stick is not a great option here. Dual channel give a lot of extra performance for free! Even 2 x 4gbs is a better option. Just sayin...

Forgot to mention that above. I expect OP to add second stick in near future. If OP has no plans on upgrading it soon then yes 2x4GB will be better. It will be even better if OP is able to increase his budget a bit to fit in 2x8GB kit as if he manages to get 16GB kit then no upgrade is required.

 

[mcdxrmx1d]

Thanks very much for the help guys, I’ll only be doing 1080p 60Hz Gaming, don’t think I’ll be planning to upgrade my monitor anytime soon. So I was thinking this for the final one
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/k89F7W
And if I decide to at the time I’ll go with the 2060 instead

 

[King Dranzer]

Thanks very much for the help guys, I’ll only be doing 1080p 60Hz Gaming, don’t think I’ll be planning to upgrade my monitor anytime soon. So I was thinking this for the final one
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/k89F7W
And if I decide to at the time I’ll go with the 2060 instead

RTX2060 is a decent leap in performance. If you can afford it will give you best result. If you don't plan on upgrading the build for over long period of time I recommend spending bit extra to get that huge performance gain as it will be more effective over period of time.

 

[King Dranzer]

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£121.98 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£61.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£69.97 @ Laptops Direct)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£55.99 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.96 @ PC World Business)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB XC BLACK GAMING Video Card (£299.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£37.97 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 (EU) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £752.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-04 20:21 BST+0100

Little above the listed budget but is completely worth it.
550W PSU is enough for this build. 650W is not needed.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Thanks very much for the help guys, I’ll only be doing 1080p 60Hz Gaming, don’t think I’ll be planning to upgrade my monitor anytime soon. So I was thinking this for the final one
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/k89F7W
And if I decide to at the time I’ll go with the 2060 instead

Solid Build!