Question Is this a good PC for £540?

Jun 9, 2019
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I am doing my first PC build for around £540. Is this a good list? I am using it for mostly gaming but some schoolwork.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/YpXgkd
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£118.38 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£68.90 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£63.95 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Crucial - BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£47.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 570 4 GB ARMOR OC Video Card (£119.98 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£45.62 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA - 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£53.94 @ CCL Computers)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WN881ND PCIe x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter (£11.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: ARCTIC - F12 PWM 53 CFM 120 mm Fan (£5.48 @ AWD-IT)
Total: £535.24
Thank you!!
 
Yes it is good I'd say. I would maybe only change PSU for a better quality 500-550W one.
Would this be better?
PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/7Y8kFt

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£118.38 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£69.91 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£63.95 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Crucial - BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£47.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 570 4 GB ARMOR OC Video Card (£119.98 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£45.62 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£63.83 @ CCL Computers)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WN881ND PCIe x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter (£11.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: ARCTIC - F12 PWM 53 CFM 120 mm Fan (£5.48 @ AWD-IT)
Total: £546.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-04 18:22 BST+0100
 
Would this be better?
PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/7Y8kFt

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£118.38 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£69.91 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£63.95 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Crucial - BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£47.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 570 4 GB ARMOR OC Video Card (£119.98 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£45.62 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£63.83 @ CCL Computers)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WN881ND PCIe x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter (£11.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: ARCTIC - F12 PWM 53 CFM 120 mm Fan (£5.48 @ AWD-IT)
Total: £546.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-04 18:22 BST+0100


Yes that is a decent PSU. Not the best but it's good quality.

If you can this would be even a better choice, it's a bit more expensive but it's good:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020177-na

Or this one with a bit of overhead for possible graphics card upgrade later on:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/Rp8H99/corsair-power-supply-cp9020091na
 

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