Build Advice Help with a new PC build please ?

[Lorathia13]

Hi guys,

I'm looking to get a new pc sometime soon, and I'm looking for one that will be able to run most if not all games without any concerns, and as far as I know a custom built one is the best place to start..

However, I wouldn't even know where to begin when looking at parts, if someone could help me with a build that would be very appreciated!

Also a monitor included in the build would be great, as I think it's best to match the hertz? Or something.. sorry for my lack of knowledge haha

 

[rgd1101]

budget? buying from where?

 

[Eximo]

You have to start with a budget. A system can cost like $700 or $7000 depending on what you want.

"Any game with no concerns", is a moving target. Resolution and settings are important so if you wanted to do 1080p 60hz, then it could easily be sub-$1000. If you want 240hz 1080p then probably closer to $1500. 1440p 144hz, maybe $2500, and we can go up from there

 

[rgd1101]

what is wrong with this one?

Question - Is this a good system /worth the cost ?

Found a prebuilt pc and just want to know if it's a good one ? I don't know that much about hardware so: https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/Ultra-45-VR-Next-Day-PC If someone could let me know like the pros and cons of the build and if it is worth the money, and if it will last a few...

forums.tomshardware.com

 

[Lorathia13]

budget? buying from where?

Budget around 1500£ and buying from England

 

[Lorathia13]

what is wrong with this one?

Question - Is this a good system /worth the cost ?

Found a prebuilt pc and just want to know if it's a good one ? I don't know that much about hardware so: https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/Ultra-45-VR-Next-Day-PC If someone could let me know like the pros and cons of the build and if it is worth the money, and if it will last a few...

forums.tomshardware.com

I increased my budget, and looking for a monitor too

 

[Lorathia13]

You have to start with a budget. A system can cost like $700 or $7000 depending on what you want.

"Any game with no concerns", is a moving target. Resolution and settings are important so if you wanted to do 1080p 60hz, then it could easily be sub-$1000. If you want 240hz 1080p then probably closer to $1500. 1440p 144hz, maybe $2500, and we can go up from there

Oof okay, it's not that simple then huh.. as I mentioned just now budget is £1500

 

[GarrettL]

Have you ever built a pc before?

Do you need a monitor as well with the $1500 budget? If not what model is your current monitor?

 

[Lorathia13]

Have you ever built a pc before?

Do you need a monitor as well with the $1500 budget? If not what model is your current monitor?

i haven't personally but I have a friend that would help build it, and if possible a monitor included in the budget, depending on how much they are

Not 100% sure on its model right now (Not at home) but it is pretty old maybe 7 or 8 years old now

 

[GarrettL]

What games do you want to play on PC? With your budget a PS5/X Box X and a 42" OLED may be a possibility.

 

[Lorathia13]

What games do you want to play on PC? With your budget a PS5/X Box X and a 42" OLED may be a possibility.

Sons of the forest seems pretty cool as I played the first one, but also games with graphics like the newer call of dutys as well (not that I play cod but the graphics are nice)
I would go for a consol but I need a pc as well for work so

 

[Eximo]

Something like this perhaps:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor (£315.88 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z790M-PLUS D4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£176.87 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston FURY Renegade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory (£89.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£86.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 309 Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card (£394.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair TX650M 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fans 5-Pack (£28.13 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus TUF GAMING VG249Q 23.8" 1920 x 1080 144 Hz Monitor (£187.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1484.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-02-27 22:07 GMT+0000

 

[logainofhades]

I would do something like this.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor (£176.97 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin King SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£35.63 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£153.48 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston FURY Renegade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory (£89.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£149.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 6800 16 GB Video Card (£515.99 @ Newegg UK)
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 55 MESH ADD-RGB 4F ATX Mid Tower Case (£70.16 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair TX750M 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: AOC Q27G2U/BK 27.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor (£225.86 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1492.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-02-27 22:19 GMT+0000

 

[helper800]

I would personally do it one of two ways like so:

DDR4 build

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13500 2.5 GHz 14-Core Processor (£248.89 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B760M GAMING X DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£130.78 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston FURY Renegade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory (£89.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 319 CORE Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB Video Card (£572.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case (£75.97 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: Corsair TX750M 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Dell S2522HG 24.5" 1920 x 1080 240 Hz Monitor (£199.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1526.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-02-27 22:44 GMT+0000

DDR5 build:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13500 2.5 GHz 14-Core Processor (£248.89 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B760 GAMING X ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£180.53 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory (£120.71 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus ROG STRIX GAMING OC Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card (£447.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case (£75.97 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: Corsair TX750M 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Dell S2522HG 24.5" 1920 x 1080 240 Hz Monitor (£199.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1483.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-02-27 22:47 GMT+0000

 

[Why_Me]

@Lorathia13 I didn't add a gpu to this build for the simple fact that Nvidia is due to release the RTX 4070 and RTX 4060 this April. Expect the 4060 to retail for around $400 USD.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/KLQcCJ/fractal-design-pop-air-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-c-poa1a-01
Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case £79.98

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...d-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020230-eu
Corsair TX750M 750W 80+ Gold Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply £74.99

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...r4-atx-lga1700-motherboard-b760-gaming-x-ddr4
Gigabyte B760 GAMING X DDR4 £149.91

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...13400f-25-ghz-10-core-processor-bx8071513400f
Intel Core i5-13400F £203.99

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/JN8bt6/deepcool-ak500-6899-cfm-cpu-cooler-r-ak500-bknnmt-g
Deepcool AK500 CPU Cooler £49.99

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...x-16-gb-ddr4-3600-cl16-memory-kf436c16rb1k232
Kingston FURY Renegade DDR4-3600 32GB (2x16GB) CL16 £89.99

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-wds200t3x0e
Western Digital Black SN770 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVME SSD £139.98

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/238...5hz-freesync-premium-11001-300cd-m-hdmi-dp-us
Gigabyte 24" G24F 2 165Hz (180Hz OC) FreeSync Premium/G-Sync Compatible IPS Monitor £159.98

Total: £948.96 inc VAT

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/windows-11-home-edition-64-bit-english-international-usb
Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-bit USB - English £110.48

A better look at those components.

https://www.gigabyte.com/Monitor/G24F-2#kf

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/pop/pop-air/black-solid/

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B760-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-10#kf

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/deepcool-ak500-review

https://www.deepcool.com/products/C...formance-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2022/16040.shtml

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...3400f-processor-20m-cache-up-to-4-60-ghz.html

i5 13400 / 13400F gaming benchmarks.

 

[GarrettL]

I would do something like this.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor (£176.97 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin King SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£35.63 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£153.48 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston FURY Renegade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory (£89.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£149.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 6800 16 GB Video Card (£515.99 @ Newegg UK)
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 55 MESH ADD-RGB 4F ATX Mid Tower Case (£70.16 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair TX750M 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: AOC Q27G2U/BK 27.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor (£225.86 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1492.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-02-27 22:19 GMT+0000

That's killer, right to 1440p and under budget!

 

[AirBobOne]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor (£205.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin King SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£35.63 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£153.48 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston FURY Renegade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory (£89.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£139.98 @ AWD-IT)
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 6800 16 GB Video Card (£515.99 @ Newegg UK)
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 50 ADD-RGB 4F ATX Mid Tower Case (£62.98 @ MoreCoCo)
Power Supply: Corsair TX750M 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: AOC Q27G2U/BK 27.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor (£225.86 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1503.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-02-28 00:38 GMT+0000

Really think it deserved the 5800X, in case your games or work are CPU heavy, however if a 3070 RTX (or above) shows up for a similar price to the 6800, I would go for that

 

[Lorathia13]

Oh wow, I wake up to a bunch of builds!

Okay I'll need some time to look through all of these haha thanks so much everyone

 

[Lorathia13]

From all these builds are there any that would be bottlenecked by a certain piece of hardware?

Or are they pretty much all good to last for a few years?

Also, if someone doesn't mind could someone let me know their preferred one and why?
Sorry for being a complete novice at this..

 

[GarrettL]

From all these builds are there any that would be bottlenecked by a certain piece of hardware?

Or are they pretty much all good to last for a few years?

Also, if someone doesn't mind could someone let me know their preferred one and why?
Sorry for being a complete novice at this..

If you were sitting behind the keyboard you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between many of the builds posted.

They all will perform well for many years before the usual gpu upgrade is needed.

 

[Lorathia13]

If you were sitting behind the keyboard you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between many of the builds posted.

They all will perform well for many years before the usual gpu upgrade is needed.

Yeah alright that makes sense, I'll keep deciding on a build then, but thank you very much for your help!

 

[helper800]

From all these builds are there any that would be bottlenecked by a certain piece of hardware?

Or are they pretty much all good to last for a few years?

Also, if someone doesn't mind could someone let me know their preferred one and why?
Sorry for being a complete novice at this..

If I had to do another build today with a monitor I would do it like this;

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13400F 2.5 GHz 10-Core Processor (£177.60 @ Newegg UK)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B760M GAMING X DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£139.99 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory (£77.66 @ Box Limited)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 319 CORE Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB Video Card (£572.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair TX750M 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: ViewSonic XG2705-2K OMNI 27.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor (£265.96 @ Laptops Direct)
Total: £1514.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-02-28 19:51 GMT+0000

 

[Lorathia13]

If I had to do another build today with a monitor I would do it like this;

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13400F 2.5 GHz 10-Core Processor (£177.60 @ Newegg UK)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B760M GAMING X DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£139.99 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory (£77.66 @ Box Limited)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 319 CORE Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB Video Card (£572.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair TX750M 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: ViewSonic XG2705-2K OMNI 27.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor (£265.96 @ Laptops Direct)
Total: £1514.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-02-28 19:51 GMT+0000

Ah another one! Thank you, when I get the chance I'll take a look at all of these properly 🙂