Question Need help which to choose

[Gary941]

I've found two PCs first one is https://www.awd-it.co.uk/awd-strong...piry=1563906268&source=webgains&siteid=116019

Was going to upgrade motherboard to the b450m and the ram to 2x4 3000mhz and add a 1tb Seagate drive, comes to £632, but wonder if this other one is better or not?
https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/aw...ee-games-59999-63958-with-1tb-hdd-awd-3201923 hope someone can help thanks

 

[WildCard999]

The second, more expensive one is better due to the unlocked motherboard and faster memory as it makes a big difference in performance.

Although depending on budget I'd just build it as even if it isn't much cheaper you'll get better quality parts.

This would be a excellent 1080P or 1080P UW build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£137.98 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B450M-A Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£73.92 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£79.20 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB GAMING Video Card (£205.45 @ Aria PC)
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P350X (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£58.65 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - G 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.82 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £682.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-24 19:50 BST+0100

 

[Gary941]

The second, more expensive one is better due to the unlocked motherboard and faster memory as it makes a big difference in performance.

Although depending on budget I'd just build it as even if it isn't much cheaper you'll get better quality parts.

This would be a excellent 1080P or 1080P UW build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£137.98 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B450M-A Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£73.92 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£79.20 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB GAMING Video Card (£205.45 @ Aria PC)
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P350X (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£58.65 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - G 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.82 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £682.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-24 19:50 BST+0100

https://www.awd-it.co.uk/awd-460x-r...piry=1563908631&source=webgains&siteid=116019 or is this a bit better, not sure whether rx 580 or a gtx card would be better and also not really wanting to build, mainly for playing a few games like cod and world of warcraft. Thanks again

 

[WildCard999]

https://www.awd-it.co.uk/awd-460x-r...piry=1563908631&source=webgains&siteid=116019 or is this a bit better, not sure whether rx 580 or a gtx card would be better and also not really wanting to build, mainly for playing a few games like cod and world of warcraft. Thanks again

Ok, so the A320 is ok if you prefer not to overclock but I'd swap the memory to the 3000mhz version as the difference between 2400 & 3000 can be like a 15 FPS difference. I think WoW does a bit better with Nvidia so the 1070 would be the better card, in general it's much better as well.

If you don't care to overclock I'd also look at the i5-9400F.
https://www.awd-it.co.uk/awd-z1-intel-i5-9400f-4.1ghz-gtx-1060-6gb-ddr5-vr-gaming-pc.html

 

[Gary941]

Ok, so the A320 is ok if you prefer not to overclock but I'd swap the memory to the 3000mhz version as the difference between 2400 & 3000 can be like a 15 FPS difference. I think WoW does a bit better with Nvidia so the 1070 would be the better card, in general it's much better as well.

If you don't care to overclock I'd also look at the i5-9400F.
https://www.awd-it.co.uk/awd-z1-intel-i5-9400f-4.1ghz-gtx-1060-6gb-ddr5-vr-gaming-pc.html

Thanks for the help would the ones I posted play wow at a decent fps, just looking to play it smoothly on decent settings and is it possible to upgrade the 2nd ryzen one I posted in the future if needed ?

 

[WildCard999]

Thanks for the help would the ones I posted play wow at a decent fps, just looking to play it smoothly on decent settings and is it possible to upgrade the 2nd ryzen one I posted in the future if needed ?

As long as motherboard manufacturer's put out BIOS updates to support them the motherboard should support the 3rd gen (2019) & 4th gen (2020) Ryzen CPU's.