[SOLVED] Is this a good PC for the price?

[michaelstephen1992]

Hi.

Is there anything better pc than this for the price, I cant afford anything more than this.

Advice/suggestions/builds would be extremely appreciated.

https://youtu.be/QcWPnx2FQck

 

[michaelstephen1992]

Appreciate the help, would you say I should get the build you posted and will it run games like total warhammer maybe even 2, magic the gathering Europa universalis 4, dota 2 and games like that, im not all the big into fps shooters on PC more strategy games.

 

[michaelstephen1992]

I get all you've said apart from the part with the ram but I could find on YouTube right or maybe the manual with have it?

 

[LordVile]

Appreciate the help, would you say I should get the build you posted and will it run games like total warhammer maybe even 2, magic the gathering Europa universalis 4, dota 2 and games like that, im all the big into fps shooters on PC more strategy games.

I ran the 2400g as a test for a few months and could get decent performance on FPS. Overwatch 1080p low was around 70FPS, rocket league 1080p low was over 60. Posting a review on the 2200g vs 2400g that's worth a read. There's not much difference between 3000 and 3200mhz RAM btw. Although you might suffer slight knocks for only having 8GB.

https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3261-r3-2200g-r5-2400g-review-gaming-benchmarks-vs-gt-1030

And there's videos and articles on XMP explaining it. Just read the board manual on which slots to use for RAM. There's an A and B pair and it does tell you where to put them (generally it's marked with colours so put them both in the grey slots or both in the black slots for example)

Also in the build I posted be careful of storage you'll only have 180GB after the OS so a 1TB HDD add on later for more games is advised.

 

[michaelstephen1992]

Yeah, I noticed the sdd size, I have a 1tb external I could possibly use in the mean time. I've seen something before about putting the ram into a certain slot but I cant remember what it was,it was a while back my I first started trying to get together a build on here but I ran into money issues so I'm back but using youtube and people here have helped me alot. I feel like I learn something new everytime.

 

[LordVile]

Yeah, I noticed the sdd size, I have a 1tb external I could possibly use in the mean time. I've seen something before about putting the ram into a certain slot but I cant remember what it was,it was a while back my I first started trying to get together a build on here but I ran into money issues so I'm back but using youtube and people here have helped me alot.

On the board In the build I believe they're marked by colour.


An external HDD will be slow as hell but a decent workaround until you can get a proper SATA one or SSD

 

[michaelstephen1992]

I just ordered it all, I'm worried but excited at the same time. lol

 

[michaelstephen1992]

Do you think I should wait until cyber monday?

 

[jaslion]

Are you talking about overclocking the ram or are you just meaning 4gb in each slot will reach the requirement?

I dont have a 4k televison so graphics isn't necessarily an issue. I was just saying the youtuber tested it playing most aaa games and I'm just looking for something to start on.

Well the Xbone X has a setting for better 1080p (be it 60FPS+ or higher settings)

To get started this would be the barest of budget builds. RAM, Board and case you can get cheaper but I'm not sure how well Ryzen will take to super cheap RAM and you really should have 16GB but you have 4 slots so you can always upgrade later. The board is important for upgrade path etc and the case is important for ease of build. (Sharp, cheap case = cuts)


https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/3g4rnH

Don't get that case. It has no ventilation apart from a very small cutout on the bottom of the frontpanel and causes majore cooling issues. That psu is also quite poor and better can be had.

Keeping in the price. PSU will do fine and no cases that ost less than £80 have good ventilation. Plus it's an APU they don't get hot.

Whilst true. That case is extra terrible in terms of ventilation.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/G3fp99/bitfenix-case-bfcneo100kkxskrp
Something like this would be much better.

Not heard good things about their build quality though

It's a generic aluminum box with holes in it. So a bit sturdier than the mostly plastic masterbox lite. This case is often recommended to those on a budget due to the space it has inside and the good airflow that can be had with just a single fan in the back.

 

[jaslion]

I just ordered it all, I'm worried but excited at the same time. lol

I do hope you switched cases to something not as terrible as the masterbox lite.

 

[michaelstephen1992]

Please dont tag everyones replies. Thanks for the reply,I'll change it.

 

[michaelstephen1992]

Do you think I should cancel the orders and wait until cyber Monday?

 

[LordVile]

On phone so can’t @ you now but generally I find American sales in the UK to be a waste of time. Generally items are increased in price and then put on sale for around the same as they were to start with. For example last year I was looking at motherboards and one was around £100 down from like £140. Looked on BF-CM sales and it was around the same price but down from 180.

@jason

Stop attaching the master box! Personally not a case I’d buy myself but it’s fairly decent, won’t cut your hands to shreds and has enough room to manage cables. Saying that nkt a fan of the windowed side panel without a PSU shroud/basement.

 

[michaelstephen1992]

Ok thanks

 

[michaelstephen1992]

I only cancelled the order of the motherboard and case but the case you sent me is out of stock.

 

[jaslion]

I only cancelled the order of the motherboard and case but the case you sent me is out of stock.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/Pm4gXL/thermaltake-case-ca1b300m1nn00

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/36jJ7P/cooler-master-masterbox-e500l-atx-mid-tower-case-mcb-e500l-kn5n-s00

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/mJ6BD3/cooler-master-case-nse300kkn1

3 cases that are fine to use.

I'm not attacking the masterbox lite. I am just stating a designflaw which was later corrected in a version of the case that is identical except it has a mech front panel instead of the plastic.

It has been stated by many reviewers that box the masterbox lite 5.1 and masterbox lite 3.1 have terrible airflow and create hotboxes. This is why I want to prevent micheal from buying this case as whilst it will be ok with the config he has now if he adds in a gpu later it's going to become a serious issue. causing him to either contact cm for a mesh frontpanel which costs about 25 pounds including shipping, mod the frontpanel or get a new case.

 

[LordVile]

Fair enough but the MAJORITY of cases now create hotboxes because they have a flat panel with no air intake. Honestly really like my case ATM for airflow (thermaltake Core V21) 200mm fan at the front which is quiet and mesh on the front and 2 sides.