Question PC BUILD - £1500

[connor.j2000]

Hi all.

Looking to build a PC for gaming with a £1500 budget for a tower, keyboard and mouse.

Part lists please?

Thanks!

 

[WildCard999]

Your welcome.

 

[logainofhades]

Thanks, appreciate this. What would your thoughts be on an Intel alternative?

My thoughts would be don't. 10th gen is on it's way, so new boards, and chipsets will be coming with it. Intel is a dead end platform, right now. Also, AMD will allow you to get a faster graphics card, for the same cost.


PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor (£269.97 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65 CFM CPU Cooler (£44.99 @ Currys PC World)
Motherboard: ASRock X570 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£157.94 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£77.94 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£101.48 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card (£729.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox TD500 Mesh White w/ Controller ATX Mid Tower Case (£117.40 @ Alza)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx White 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£115.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1614.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-25 14:42 GMT+0000

 

[Impala640]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor (£269.97 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard (£215.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£89.98 @ Box Limited)
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£101.48 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card (£673.98 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case (£75.99 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£127.83 @ Novatech)
Total: £1554.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-25 14:59 GMT+0000
This is a really good deal for a PC. I had to sacrifice some frills for the 2080 Super but if you wanted the frills you would have to get a 2080 super

 

[connor.j2000]

Hi,

Building a Gaming PC with a £1550 budget, tower only. Currently have a 1920x1080 60Hz monitor but will upgrade to 1440p at some point.

Looking for the best gaming performance, whilst also sticking to a black/LED theme.

Part lists please?

Thanks!

 

[connor.j2000]

Hi,

Building a new gaming PC. PC Part Picker is saying the components require 419W of power. As a general guide, how much headroom should I give, with a view to future upgrading also?

Thanks.

 

[4745454b]

There are several different thoughts on this. Some people feel they need to load a PSU to a max of 50% of it's rated output. A load of 419W means you need an 850W PSU. That seems REALLY excessive to me. I'm willing to load a QUALITY PSU to about 80% of it's output. Using this method you need a 550W PSU. Considering sites tend to build a buffer into their power numbers and most single GPU systems are fine with a 450-550W PSU I'd go with that number. Just make sure it's a quality PSU and not some $20 750W unit you get off ebay.

 

[connor.j2000]

There are several different thoughts on this. Some people feel they need to load a PSU to a max of 50% of it's rated output. A load of 419W means you need an 850W PSU. That seems REALLY excessive to me. I'm willing to load a QUALITY PSU to about 80% of it's output. Using this method you need a 550W PSU. Considering sites tend to build a buffer into their power numbers and most single GPU systems are fine with a 450-550W PSU I'd go with that number. Just make sure it's a quality PSU and not some $20 750W unit you get off ebay.

Appreciate that. Thank you. Supernova G3 and Corsair RM/TXM safe bets do you think?

 

[4745454b]

Yes. Any 550W unit from those should work. I'd take a Corsair over that G3. But the cheapest of those should work.

 

[Bob Bobson]

All looks good to me.
Only minor things. Fx I would go for this card instead of windforce, only 30 bucks more, but it has bigger heatsink and boosts higher.
Also 850W PS might be an overkill, i think 750W is plenty for your setup. That is if you can find cheaper than the one you already have.
Last thing, do you have a cooler you want to use? Your list does not include any.

 

[tennis2]

OP has a Corsair H100i AIO in the list.

 

[Bob Bobson]

OP has a Corsair H100i AIO in the list.

Oh, of course it does... It was just a test.. 😬