Gaming PC Spec

scargill

Hi All,
I last built a gaming PC about 12 years ago - so have rough idea of what is involved - but completely out of the loop on current hardware.
Young lad is interested in building a PC and will be a nice project to keep him busy.
I know the budget might be tight as I require all peripherals and OS.
Many thanks.

1. What is your budget? [€1200ish]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Gaming. Steam Platform. FPS type games. Need for Speed maybe. Minecraft.

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? Yes, 24" I think?

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? Yes - Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? Yes

8. When are you purchasing? This month

barryribs

scargill wrote: »

Hi All,
I last built a gaming PC about 12 years ago - so have rough idea of what is involved - but completely out of the loop on current hardware.
Young lad is interested in building a PC and will be a nice project to keep him busy.
I know the budget might be tight as I require all peripherals and OS.
Many thanks.

1. What is your budget? [€1200ish]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Gaming. Steam Platform. FPS type games. Need for Speed maybe. Minecraft.

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? Yes, 24" I think?

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? Yes - Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? Yes

8. When are you purchasing? This month

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/zKyKTC
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£157.06 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard (£122.40 @ Alza)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£69.12 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston KC600 256 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£41.92 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£52.51 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card (£159.72 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case (£34.71 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£64.98 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: AOC E2470SWH 23.6" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor (£92.71 @ More Computers)
Keyboard: Logitech G213 PRODIGY Wired Gaming Keyboard (£110.19 @ Amazon UK)
Mouse: Logitech G403 HERO 16K Wired Optical Mouse (£82.13 @ Newegg UK)
Total: £1012.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-10 15:08 BST+0100

I've probably over spent on the keyboard and mouse but if he's using it for gaming its probably worth it. Outside of that, it's a very solid build. Works out around 1136 EUR. The monitor is reviewed well and I've an AOC myself, but I think where possible it's better to see these first hand

K.O.Kiki

No offense but that's a bad spec for €1200.
Will come back to this thread after work.

barryribs

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

No offense but that's a bad spec for €1200.
Will come back to this thread after work.

The peripherals destroy the budget, looking forward to what you come up with

Homelander

Yeah that's a really unbalanced build. A €40/€50 keyboard and mouse is more than enough. Even putting aside €200 for the monitor + keyboard/mouse, 1K for an RX580 build is definitely not right.

This for example has a RTX2060 graphics card and a 144hz monitor for €1,200. Windows can either be installed free or get a key for €5 off Ebay.

Obviously this is just an example - not saying to get these exact parts but it's an example of better balance.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£157.06 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock A320M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£45.46 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£69.12 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£129.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£299.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£48.96 @ Laptops Direct)
Power Supply: EVGA 600 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: BenQ ZOWIE XL2411P 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor (£188.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Redragon K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard (£47.99 @ Amazon UK)
Mouse: Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse (£32.98 @ Currys PC World Business)
Total: £1070.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-10 15:57 BST+0100

K.O.Kiki

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£157.05 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£73.79 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£69.12 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£114.43 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB GAMING OC Video Card (£274.56 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Antec NX310 ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.42 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Gigabyte P-B 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£55.72 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: BenQ ZOWIE XL2411P 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor (£188.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Zalman ZM-K500 Wired Mini Keyboard (£44.10 @ Amazon UK)
Mouse: SteelSeries Rival 3 Wired Optical Mouse (£32.73 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £1058.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-10 17:21 BST+0100

Windows 10: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
Create installation media on an 8Gb+ flash drive, install & click "Activate later". Get a cheap key down the road.

scargill

Thanks very much for all of the suggestions above - it has started me on the right track - I hadn't a clue where to start.
I know I've made the budget tight with having to add in peripherals too.

Supposing I was to add another €150-200 to the budget - where would you spend it? Would there be a particular component or two that would be worth throwing a few more quid at?

K.O.Kiki

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/JPrqf9

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£157.05 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B450M MORTAR MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£95.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£69.12 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£114.43 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 5700 8 GB GAMING X Video Card (£362.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: GameMax Kamikaze PRO MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£54.98 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Core GC 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£79.99 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: AOC 24G2U/BK 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor (£199.97 @ CCL Computers)
Keyboard: Zalman ZM-K500 Wired Mini Keyboard (£44.10 @ Amazon UK)
Mouse: SteelSeries Rival 3 Wired Optical Mouse (£32.73 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £1211.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-11 18:25 BST+0100

A couple more into motherboard, GPU, PSU.
Get a FreeSync monitor.
Maybe change case (not necessary).

scargill

Better late than never....I meant to thank barryribs, K.O.Kiki and Homelander for their suggestions.

This is the PC I eventually built in July:

CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor
Motherboard MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX AMD Socket AM4
GPU Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 6GB
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x 8GB) 3200MHz DDR4
HardDisk Adata XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB
PSU EVGA White 600W 80+
Case CoolerMaster MasterBox Q300L Windowed micro-ATX/ITX PC Gaming Case
Monitor AOC 24G2U/BK 23.8"
Keyboard TECKNET Mechanical Keyboard 88 Keys
Mouse SteelSeries Rival 3 - Gaming Mouse

All in - it cost just under €1,200

It runs like a dream and can handle anything I've thrown at it so far (Battlefield V, Battlefront II,etc)