Is this good value for what i'm after?

[jack_crofts]

Hello,

Looking for a new pc that can play games on high settings. I don't stream or record videos it would be solely for playing games and doing Uni work.

I am on a budget of about £700.

I found this pc on overlockers and edited it a bit and came up with this:
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When I find an almost exact build, buying the parts separately it's similar in price and that's without windows plus you get the 1 year anti virus.

Am I missing something or is this good value for money?

Thanks.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

I don't know about the psu, 120gb cheap ssd. Mediocre case.

This would be much better :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (£185.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£81.72 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£79.96 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£59.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.95 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card (£141.60 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master - CM 690 III ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.94 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£58.98 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£79.99 @ AWD-IT)
Total: £783.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-18 06:03 BST+0100

 

[jack_crofts]

I don't know about the psu, 120gb cheap ssd. Mediocre case.

This would be much better :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (£185.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£81.72 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£79.96 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£59.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.95 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card (£141.60 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master - CM 690 III ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.94 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£58.98 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£79.99 @ AWD-IT)
Total: £783.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-18 06:03 BST+0100

I presume I would still need to buy a cpu cooler and pci e for wifi? Also how does the Ryzen 5 2600X compare to the i5 8400 which is slightly cheaper? What makes the case 'mediocre' are they not just bought for appearance mainly?

 

[The Paladin]

I would buy and make yourself... and use a 1060 3Gb instead of 1050ti for same price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - B360M PRO-VH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£67.84 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£99.40 @ SmartTeck.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£69.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.95 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Dual Video Card (£209.99 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£39.97 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.21 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £740.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-18 11:41 BST+0100

 

[jack_crofts]

I would buy and make yourself... and use a 1060 3Gb instead of 1050ti for same price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - B360M PRO-VH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£67.84 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£99.40 @ SmartTeck.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£69.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.95 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Dual Video Card (£209.99 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£39.97 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.21 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £740.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-18 11:41 BST+0100

Is it not better to buy 2x4gb as oppose to 1x8gb? for the same if not a lower price.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

U would need a wifi card. The 2600X comes with a stock cooler which is pretty good.

Case airflow depends on a lot of parameters. That case model is not a well known or reviewed model.

 

[The Paladin]

Is it not better to buy 2x4gb as oppose to 1x8gb? for the same if not a lower price.

Not a big difference, aside that in my case you can just get another 1x8GB later and upgrade to 16GB easily instead of having to get 2x8GB in the Ryzen suggest model

 

[Lucky_SLS]

^ no, the mobo is a 4 slotted mobo. Just have to buy the same ram kit of 2x4 gb for the upgrade.

 

[madmatt30]

Decent for the money.
Swap the case for the Focus g mini
Make the primary drive the wd blue 250gb ssd.
Make the second drive a 1tb seagate barracuda.

That brings you in at £702.

The only worry then is The slightly crappy kolink psu they use in these cheaper systems.

Replace it soon as the warranty period is nearing its end.

 

[jack_crofts]

I don't know about the psu, 120gb cheap ssd. Mediocre case.

This would be much better :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card (£141.60 @ Amazon UK)

This card has gone back up in price, is there any you would recommend as a second choice?
http:// Asus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 PH-GTX1050TI-4G 4 GB GDDR (149.99 Amazon)
Maybe this one? would it not be better to fit a card with 2 fans in also?

 

[sizzling]

Please note that buying RAM today with the intention of adding more later carries a risk of issues. While usually ok mixing RAM not bought as a kit can have issues even if the same make and model.

 

[The Paladin]

^ no, the mobo is a 4 slotted mobo. Just have to buy the same ram kit of 2x4 gb for the upgrade.

Lucky from your own picks man.. 2 slots of ram on that board hate to argue with you but...
your own link https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/JkgzK8/msi-b360m-pro-vh-micro-atx-lga1151-motherboard-b360m-pro-vh

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Yes, even that Asus 1050ti would do. The 1050ti is not a hot running card. In a case with good airflow, u won't face any issues.

@the paladin, I am not understanding what you are saying. U said "instead of having to get 2x8GB in the Ryzen suggest model" that's y I replied so above.

 

[jack_crofts]

I would buy and make yourself... and use a 1060 3Gb instead of 1050ti for same price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - B360M PRO-VH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£67.84 @ CCL Computers)


Would a CPU cooler and wifi be required?

 

[jack_crofts]

[PCPartPicker part list](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/jM4cbX) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/jM4cbX/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/LHYWGX/intel-core-i5-8400-28ghz-6-core-processor-bx80684i58400) | £143.99 @ Aria PC
**Motherboard** | [MSI - B360M PRO-VH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/JkgzK8/msi-b360m-pro-vh-micro-atx-lga1151-motherboard-b360m-pro-vh) | £67.84 @ Amazon UK
**Memory** | [Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/4CyxFT/crucial-memory-bls8g4d240fsb) | £80.90 @ Amazon UK
**Storage** | [Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/G9rmP6/samsung-860-evo-250gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-mz-n6e250bw) | £69.59 @ Aria PC
**Storage** | [Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/CbL7YJ/seagate-barracuda-2tb-35-7200rpm-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm006) | £46.95 @ Aria PC
**Video Card** | [EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/Cm38TW/evga-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-4gb-sc-gaming-acx-20-video-card-04g-p4-6253-kr) | £169.97 @ Amazon UK
**Case** | [Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/rnGxFT/cooler-master-masterbox-q300l-microatx-mini-tower-case-mcb-q300l-kann-s00) | £39.97 @ AWD-IT
**Power Supply** | [Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/dDH48d/corsair-txm-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020133-na) | £63.21 @ CCL Computers
**Operating System** | [Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/96RFf7/microsoft-os-kw900139) | £79.99 @ AWD-IT
**Wireless Network Adapter** | [Asus - PCE-AC56 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/bQ8Zxr/asus-wireless-network-card-pceac56) | £34.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **£797.40**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2018-05-18 14:33 BST+0100 |

Put this together from both suggestions, how does it look?

 

[madmatt30]

Seeing as youre up close to £800 now.

This gets you 16gb ram in.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£64.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£134.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£61.18 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.95 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB OC Edition Video Card (£154.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£39.97 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£47.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£79.99 @ AWD-IT)
Total: £775.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-18 14:46 BST+0100


Wireless adapter ?

I bought one of these be sure my laptop wireless died.This pulls 155mb from a virgin superhub on a different floor .

Wechip Wifi Dongle, AC600 802.11ac Dual Band 5GHz Mini Wireless Network USB Wifi Adapter for PC Desktop Laptop Tablet, Support Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP/2000, Mac Os X 10.4-10.12 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B077HV82GH/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_zNT.AbA206TMW

Absolutely sterling for under a tenner, youll see my review with a screengrab if you look.

Q300l - lovely little case , needs an intake fan adding (or 2 if you like , pro 4 has plenty of fan headers)

Can't go wrong with the f12 pwm for a fiver each.

ARCTIC F12 PWM - 120 mm PWM Case Fan | Silent Cooler with Standard Case | PWM-Signal regulates Fan Speed | Push- or Pull Configuration possible https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00H3T1KBE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_CST.Ab9K5ZETB