Question NEW PC!!

[M3rcury115]

hey all!
looking to get a new pc!
have about £1200 to spend!
i am a serious gamer and streamer so would need a system that wouldnt have a problem playing and streaming games at the same time!!!
still dont know loads about pc's! so what would you guys suggest parts wise! should i save more!!!

Thanks!

 

[WildCard999]

This system would easily handle gaming & streaming. I would mount the AIO on top as exhaust and try to get a 3.8+ghz OC on the CPU. The Vega 56 handles games at 1080P and 75hz should be easily achievable but the monitor is also Freesync so if there's some dips it will keep the game play smooth. Also included the Win10 license as your viewers won't want to see the Activate Windows watermark on the bottom right of your screen.

 

[M3rcury115]

ok! im suprised with the ryzen! thought intel was better tbh XD
and i forgot to say! i am not in need of any accessories! i already have! keyboard,mouse,monitors ect..
just need the tower itself!!

thanks XD
my apologies

 

[WildCard999]

ok! im suprised with the ryzen! thought intel was better tbh XD
and i forgot to say! i am not in need of any accessories! i already have! keyboard,mouse,monitors ect..
just need the tower itself!!

thanks XD
my apologies

No worries. Intel has better gaming performance but you want the extra threads on Ryzen and to be honest, there no slouch gaming.

What resolution & refresh rate is your monitor? This may affect part choices.

 

[M3rcury115]

ok! i dont know the monitor exactly! i have 2 samsung monitors! not built for gaming! i would say 1920 x 1080 with a 4ms response time!
im guessing you would recommend a better monitor!!!

 

[WildCard999]

ok! i dont know the monitor exactly! i have 2 samsung monitors! not built for gaming! i would say 1920 x 1080 with a 4ms response time!
im guessing you would recommend a better monitor!!!

What types of games?

For FPS or fast paced racing games I'd go 1080P/144hz/TN or VA. For less competitive titles I'd go 1440P/60-75hz/IPS or VA.

 

[M3rcury115]

fast paced definately! play alot of siege!
defo 1080/144hz sorta thing i would assume!!!!

 

[WildCard999]

fast paced definately! play alot of siege!
defo 1080/144hz sorta thing i would assume!!!!

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

The monitor is 144hz but is VA which will give you much better colors over TN.

 

[WildCard999]

There's another option for 1080P/144hz/VA if you prefer not to overclock. Either build would suit your needs well but the AMD Ryzen has a better upgrade path and saves you some money.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/267rNQ

 

[M3rcury115]

ok cool! thanks for your help!
one last question!!!
i am not wanting to upgrade for a while!!! i have a pc! just not a crazy good one!!!
should i save and get a beast or would it be better to get one like this! and slowly upgrade it blah blah XD
thanks

 

[WildCard999]

ok cool! thanks for your help!
one last question!!!
i am not wanting to upgrade for a while!!! i have a pc! just not a crazy good one!!!
should i save and get a beast or would it be better to get one like this! and slowly upgrade it blah blah XD
thanks

What parts do you have? If there's parts you can reuse such as the case, storage, etc then you can spend more on the CPU or GPU.

As-is though the Ryzen 1700 or i7-8700 are excellent CPU's and should last at least a few more years. The most upgraded part will be your GPU as you typically want to upgrade every 2-3 years on that. Having had both high end systems (around $2,000) and mid range systems (around $1000) I'd say I actually prefer the mid range systems that play at a decent resolution on high settings then doing upgrades every so often (year or so) then trying to make a high end build with the expectations that it's going to last for more then 5 years without upgrades. Usually its 5 years on the CPU, 2 years on the GPU and if you go with a new monitor it's like 7 years.

 

[M3rcury115]

ok cool! thanks for the advice!!
and my specs are:
CPU: AMD FX-8370
GPU: Radeon RX 580
Ram: Kingston 24 Gb
Motherborad: Gigabyte GA-990X
and i have 5tb of storage! not sure which kind tho!
the pc was pre built when i recieved it!

 

[WildCard999]

ok cool! thanks for the advice!!
and my specs are:
CPU: AMD FX-8370
GPU: Radeon RX 580
Ram: Kingston 24 Gb
Motherborad: Gigabyte GA-990X
and i have 5tb of storage! not sure which kind tho!
the pc was pre built when i recieved it!

I would reuse the 5TB if you store a lot of games/files. The RX 580 is a decent 1080P GPU so realistically you could reuse it.

If you went with a smaller SSD, reused your 5TB HDD & RX 580 you could get the i9-9900K....which is pretty much the best gaming CPU out there and would fit into the budget but it's still quite expensive.

I think you should get either the Ryzen 1700 build or 8700 build without the RTX 2060. Reuse your RX 580 and see how performance is. If your still not getting the desired FPS while gaming then upgrade the GPU to the 2060 or 2070. Since you have a 5TB HDD then a 500gb SSD would be plenty for the OS and a few games with really long loading screens.

No Overclock build/Intel.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor (£265.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler (£28.19 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock - B365M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£72.79 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£72.78 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£44.56 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£85.47 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£85.00 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: AOC - C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor (£176.02 @ Box Limited)
Total: £889.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-16 16:52 BST+0100


AMD Ryzen Overclock Build.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor (£130.00 @ AWD-IT)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid 240 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£67.23 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£82.37 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£80.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£44.56 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£85.47 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£85.00 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: AOC - C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor (£176.02 @ Box Limited)
Total: £810.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-16 16:54 BST+0100

Also reusing those parts could allow you to get 32gb (2x16gb) instead of 16gb which may help a little bit in your streaming/multitasking and if you edit your videos.

 

[M3rcury115]

Ok so you would suggest the Ryzen build!
I think I might do it lol! Not built a pc before but Ill look at tutorials and stuffs 😂
Thanks for you help! Am I good to message you if I need you?
Again thanks

 

[WildCard999]

Ok so you would suggest the Ryzen build!
I think I might do it lol! Not built a pc before but Ill look at tutorials and stuffs 😂
Thanks for you help! Am I good to message you if I need you?
Again thanks

The Ryzen is a good choice, especially that AMD is using the AM4 socket until 2020 so there should be a fourth gen that will be compatible with that motherboard. There's a ton of tutorials out there but yes that would be fine if you want to message me on here or Discord although I haven't been on Discord lately.