[SOLVED] Help me build a desktop!

[mrsmithjr]

Hello, I need help building a desktop please. The budget is £600. A monitor will also be needed. Uses will be web browsing and office programs, I don't need a graphics card for gaming. I just want the best possible performance for this price, thanks...

 

[velocityg4]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor (£137.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B450M MORTAR MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£95.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£68.02 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial P2 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£49.86 @ BT Shop)
Case: Silverstone PS15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£50.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 450 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£65.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Monitor: BenQ GW2480 23.8" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor (£117.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £585.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-29 15:26 BST+0100

 

[bignastyid]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor (£75.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-M2 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£73.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Team T-Force Dark 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£49.68 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Crucial MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£61.49 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Antec VSK 3000 Elite MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£38.96 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 400 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£56.99 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£99.97 @ Laptops Direct)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-S12B redux-1200 PWM 59.1 CFM 120 mm Fan (£12.45 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-S12B redux-1200 PWM 59.1 CFM 120 mm Fan (£12.45 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VZ249HE 23.8" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor (£109.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £590.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-29 15:26 BST+0100

 

[Koekieezz]

here some best performance for £600:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
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CPU | AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 3.8 GHz Quad-Core Processor | £119.99 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler | Deepcool GAMMAXX 200T 54.25 CFM CPU Cooler | £18.46 @ Scan.co.uk
Thermal Compound | ARCTIC MX-4 2019 Edition 4 g Thermal Paste | £4.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard | MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | £61.95 @ Ebuyer
Memory | Patriot Viper Steel 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory | £51.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage | ADATA XPG GAMMIX S5 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | £63.86 @ Amazon UK
Storage | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | £37.98 @ Aria PC
Video Card | Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2 GB Video Card | £75.97 @ CCL Computers
Case | Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case | £34.71 @ Ebuyer
Power Supply | Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | £54.98 @ Amazon UK
Monitor | AOC E2270SWHN 21.5" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor | £73.98 @ Amazon UK
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | £598.86
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-29 15:33 BST+0100 |

 

[mrsmithjr]

Thanks for the replies, i see you have all chosen different ryzen cpu's, which one is the best? Also you have all chosen a micro atx motherboard, is there a reason for choosing this over a regular sized board?

 

[helper800]

This one has the most processing power 6 cores 12 threads, 16gb of RAM, 1tb SSD, all at the budget.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£163.98 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£61.95 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£68.02 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£103.52 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GT 710 1 GB Video Card (£34.98 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case (£34.71 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£54.98 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: AOC E2270SWHN 21.5" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor (£73.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £596.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-31 00:56 BST+0100

 

[helper800]

Thanks for the replies, i see you have all chosen different ryzen cpu's, which one is the best? Also you have all chosen a micro atx motherboard, is there a reason for choosing this over a regular sized board?

From fastest to slowest CPUs posted in builds so far: 3600, 3300x, 3400g, 3200g. The reason we choose this smaller motherboard is that it is cheap and comes with the updated BIOS required for the 3000 series AMD CPU's.

 

[mrsmithjr]

From fastest to slowest CPUs posted in builds so far: 3600, 3300x, 3400g, 3200g. The reason we choose this smaller motherboard is that it is cheap and comes with the updated BIOS required for the 3000 series AMD CPU's.

Thanks for the help. Can i just ask you, how does this system compare with the ones above: https://www.aldi.co.uk/medion-desktop-pc-i5-16gb-1tb/p/704340379954100

 

[helper800]

Thanks for the help. Can i just ask you, how does this system compare with the ones above: https://www.aldi.co.uk/medion-desktop-pc-i5-16gb-1tb/p/704340379954100

It comes with an i5 9400 processor which to my knowledge is a little less powerful than the 3300x processor. At the same time we do no know what comes with it like the PSU, motherboard, RAM, and so on.