[SOLVED] How is this?

[VisorVulpine]

So, I've been having a tiresome few weeks.
I have been trying to sort out this PC, finding a good balance between aesthetic and power.

With this in mind. I've made this build. The idea behind it is to simulate a sort of Portal 2/Aperture Science theme (Which will be improved by a few decals I've found)

I think this PC should work, according to MY understanding of PC building. But, I still want to see what people think of it.
If there any improvements made, please keep it under £1000, or better below £950. I've already pushed the budget up enough as it is.

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

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

It's a pretty decent build . Very solid, and well balanced. I'd go for a bit more oopmh with the GPU and suggest a GTX1660ti for better performance by about 15-25% game dependent. One could argue the performance boost isn't worth the 35% approx increase in cost, but it stays under budget at £1000 and it's a much better GPU.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660-ti-turing,6002-2.html for reference! And that's comparing the GTX to a RX590, not the 580.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard (£124.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£99.99 @ Box Limited)
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£92.99 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB DUAL OC Video Card (£265.98 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 400C ATX Mid Tower Case (£84.95 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 700 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£79.99 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050016-BLED 52.19 CFM 120 mm Fans (£19.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: LG 24MK400H 23.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor (£89.95 @ Amazon UK)
Speakers: Creative Labs Pebble 2.0 4.4 W 2.0 Channel Speakers (£18.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £996.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-08 18:43 BST+0100

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Alternatively, you don't need a 700w PSU, so you could go a little cheaper, with this:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard (£124.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£99.99 @ Box Limited)
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£92.99 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB DUAL OC Video Card (£265.98 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 400C ATX Mid Tower Case (£84.95 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£72.77 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050016-BLED 52.19 CFM 120 mm Fans (£19.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: LG 24MK400H 23.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor (£89.95 @ Amazon UK)
Speakers: Creative Labs Pebble 2.0 4.4 W 2.0 Channel Speakers (£18.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £989.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-08 18:45 BST+0100

The Seasonic is an awesome PSU, and i'd put it ahead of the BeQuiet from a quality viewpoint. 550w would be fine, as long as you're not gonna OC your system like crazy.

 

[VisorVulpine]

It's a pretty decent build . Very solid, and well balanced. I'd go for a bit more oopmh with the GPU and suggest a GTX1660ti for better performance by about 15-25% game dependent. One could argue the performance boost isn't worth the 35% approx increase in cost, but it stays under budget at £1000 and it's a much better GPU.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660-ti-turing,6002-2.html for reference! And that's comparing the GTX to a RX590, not the 580.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard (£124.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£99.99 @ Box Limited)
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£92.99 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB DUAL OC Video Card (£265.98 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 400C ATX Mid Tower Case (£84.95 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 700 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£79.99 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050016-BLED 52.19 CFM 120 mm Fans (£19.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: LG 24MK400H 23.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor (£89.95 @ Amazon UK)
Speakers: Creative Labs Pebble 2.0 4.4 W 2.0 Channel Speakers (£18.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £996.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-08 18:43 BST+0100

I'll keep that in mind. If its good as it is, that's good enough for me. I intend to mostly play games like Garry's mod, Portal 2, Sims 4 and Minecraft (Heavily modded). A long with some more professional uses, such as animation and digital art.

I'll upgrade to 1660 another time. I'll put some research into it too, I was put off by the 1650 and 1660 cards as I heard they were over priced for a slight power increase. If its wrong, It'll definitely be a future upgrade.

 

[VisorVulpine]

Alternatively, you don't need a 700w PSU, so you could go a little cheaper, with this:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard (£124.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£99.99 @ Box Limited)
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£92.99 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB DUAL OC Video Card (£265.98 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 400C ATX Mid Tower Case (£84.95 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£72.77 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050016-BLED 52.19 CFM 120 mm Fans (£19.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: LG 24MK400H 23.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor (£89.95 @ Amazon UK)
Speakers: Creative Labs Pebble 2.0 4.4 W 2.0 Channel Speakers (£18.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £989.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-08 18:45 BST+0100

The Seasonic is an awesome PSU, and i'd put it ahead of the BeQuiet from a quality viewpoint. 550w would be fine, as long as you're not gonna OC your system like crazy.

I gave myself a few watts for future upgrades. But perhaps 700W may be a bit too cautious.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

I'll keep that in mind. If its good as it is, that's good enough for me. I intend to mostly play games like Garry's mod, Portal 2, Sims 4 and Minecraft (Heavily modded). A long with some more professional uses, such as animation and digital art.

I'll upgrade to 1660 another time. I'll put some research into it too, I was put off by the 1650 and 1660 cards as I heard they were over priced for a slight power increase. If its wrong, It'll definitely be a future upgrade.

For those games you play, that system will rock them at any setting you care for up to about 1440p with the 580 (maybe some games on medium setting).

Like I said, it's a pretty balanced build. Will serve you well.

700w is defo overkill for that system. A good 550w-650w would be plenty. 650w if you want to get a RTX2070/2080 or something. Otherwise, with no OC'ing components, 550w is the choice as long as it's a quality EVGA G2/G3 - Seasonic Focus Plus, Corsair RMX/TXM Gold unit. They will last you well.