New PC build

DaveNoCheese

Hi Folks, this is my first time building a PC. It'll be for a mix of gaming and media entertainment (Plex & other movies/tv shows).


1. What is your budget? [Under €800 if possible]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [It'll be an even balance of gaming and media entertainment. Games will likely be FPS & RTS games which shouldn't be too intensive.]

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [Yes]

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? [No]

5. Do you need a monitor? [No]

5a. If yes, what size do you need. [N/A]

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? [It will be connected to my 49' 4K LG TV]

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [No.]

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [Not sure]

8. How can you pay? [Debit Card / PayPal]

9. When are you purchasing? [Anytime leading up to Christmas and possibly beyond, I'm not in a major rush.]

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? [N/A - I have a friend lined up to help me build it.]


I've already purchased a CPU (AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor) and I'm currently eyeing up a GPU (Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ Specail Edition 8192MB GDDR5 for £259 / €292).

The PC doesn't need to be a beast but I do want it to last for a number of year. Any help or input is appreciated.

Thanks,
Dave

K.O.Kiki

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor (Purchased For £0.00)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 GAMING-ITX/AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard (£103.19 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£121.19 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: ADATA - ULTIMATE SU650 960 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£116.67 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake - Core V1 Mini ITX Desktop Case (£42.46 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - G 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.67 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 8GD5 Special Edition (£259.00)
Total: £706.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-15 16:28 GMT+0000

Small enough to fit in the living room.
Feel free to change drives to a smaller SSD (e.g. 480Gb) + secondary HDD for media storage.

DaveNoCheese

Thanks K.O.Kiki, I've made a few purchases today based off recommendations from friends and this is currently what I'm left with - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/NdFJP3

A bit over budget already but it should hold me over for at least five years.

I also have a 4TB external HDD that I'm gonna strip and throw into the PC.

K.O.Kiki

Can you still cancel the GPU?

There's a Vega 56 available for £299 today that's much better long-term value.