Question Thoughts on Bulldozer build for Overwatch 2 and college work?

[grebgonebad]

Hey everyone, I've been approached by a work colleague about building a PC for their daughter. They mainly play Overwatch 2 so that's the target. As budget is an issue I've said that I may be able to throw something together from some old hardware that I've got lying around, with the caveat that it is admittedly dated and likely wouldn't be able to handle newer triple A's. They're fine with this, but before we go ahead and make a deal on this I'd like to turn to the good folk here and gauge what the general consensus is. So here goes:

CPU - AMD FX 8350
CPU Cooler - Zalman CNPS9900
Mobo - Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
RAM - 16gb (2x8gb) Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz
GPU - Asus Strix GTX 1060 6gb
SSD - 250gb Intel 520
HDD - 1tb Seagate SSHD
PSU - (Not yet sourced)
Case - (Not yet sourced)

For clarity, the above system is more or less what I was using personally up until a couple years ago and I was still gaming comfortably at 1080p at an average of 60fps with most games on medium settings. Again, I have stressed to my colleague that this will not handle newer titles well, if at all, and due to everything being so old there are no warranties. However I have offered my personal assistance if/when things go wrong at no extra charge. I do this stuff as a hobby anyway.

I'm going to ask for somewhere in the region of £300-£400 (price slightly inflated to account for high PSU costs here right now), and this includes a BenQ gaming monitor (1080p @120hz), Logitech G213 keyboard and Logitech G502 Hero mouse.

So there you have it. Cards on the table, I know this is by far and away not a brilliant system. However budget wise it fits in with what my colleague has available and is cheaper than the cheapest pre built that I've managed to find that's capable of playing Overwatch 2.

Any advice/criticisms are highly appreciated and will be taken seriously. Thanks for your time.

 

[grebgonebad]

Right, bit of a silly question, how do I mark this as solved? I've read the tutorial given in USAFRet's signature, but I see no tick mark?

 

[USAFRet]

Right, bit of a silly question, how do I mark this as solved? I've read the tutorial given in USAFRet's signature, but I see no tick mark?

Try it now...

 

[grebgonebad]

Try it now...

Brill! Cheers mate! And thanks again for your help!

 

[kerberos_20]

Good point. Not much more actually

It would look a little like this (IMO).

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£84.89 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B550 GAMING GEN3 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£84.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial CT2K8G4DFRA32A 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL22 Memory (£28.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£37.44 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: ASRock Intel Arc A380 Challenger ITX Arc A380 6 GB Video Card (£139.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Power Supply: be quiet! System Power 10 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£56.91 @ NeoComputers)
Total: £432.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-08-20 18:07 BST+0100

Although the Arc 380 is Intel's entry level, it's a good entry level GPU. It also has 6gb of vram.

tbh RX 580 is better performance/value against intel a380 at this price point
Video Card: XFX GTR XXX Radeon RX 580 8 GB Video Card (£133.13 @ Amazon UK)

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Marking this as best answer as I've deliberated over the available options and while this may be a tougher sell due to the higher overall cost (including peripherals and monitor) it is undoubtedly the best solution moving forward. Future upgradeability isn't a huge issue for my colleague, however this will undoubtedly save them money in the long run. I've yet to discuss this option with them but I'm sure I can sway them to a slightly inflated budget given that this will be future proofed.

Thanks again to everyone who responded! Your help and advice was definitely appreciated and taken on board! Have a great week everyone!

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