Can anyone help me with a gaming pc build of around £500 - £600

I need help with building my first pc, im new to this kind of thing.
I have a budget of around £500 to £600 for a gaming pc. Im asking this because I don't know what goes into a computer.
it would be amazing if people could help me

Thanks

Jcosi10 said:

I need help with building my first pc, im new to this kind of thing.
I have a budget of around £500 to £600 for a gaming pc. Im asking this because I don't know what goes into a computer.
it would be amazing if people could help me

Thanks

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We can advise on a PCS build where you select the components and PCS build it and deliver it to you, if you post your usage we can help advise?

You're going to be at the very lower end given your price range, £600 is not a lot for a gaming computer. What specific games do you want to be able to play?

hi,
I only really play gmod and cs go but I want to try and play battlefield or even Squad if that's possible?

Thanks for the reply!

This is tricky. As the others have said, this isn't much cash for a gaming system.

You'd have a couple of options. One to go for a system based around an AMD Raven Ridge APU like the R5 2400G. It's a decent budget CPU with relatively powerful onboard graphics. It should let you play modern AAA titles at a greatly reduced resolution e.g BF1. The other would be to go for a system with an Intel Pentium and a GTX 1050 ti.

In straight gaming performance, the Pentium + GTX 1050 ti is miles better. It's not even a contest. However, the Pentium is a weaker CPU, comes with a more limited motherboard, and will almost certainly have fewer upgrade options down the line. When you come to upgrade your graphics card in the future, the Pentium will be much more of a bottleneck, to the point that you will almost certainly want to replace it. The R5 2400G will be able to support beefier future GPUs, and it is expected that future generations of Ryzen CPU to around 2020 will be compatible with the A320 motherboards. Whereas future gens of Intel CPUs almost certainly will need new motherboards.

However, the Pentium + GTX 1050 ti would let you play something like BF1 at 1080p on medium-high settings, while the R5 2400G on its own will be 720p medium...

BF1 on an R5 2400G:

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-5-2400g-zen-vega-cpu-gpu,5467-6.html


Gaming on discrete GPUs:
https://www.techspot.com/review/1619-pentium-gold-g5400-vs-ryzen-2200g/page3.html (Pentium v R3 2200. The R3 2200G is significantly weaker than an R5 2400G but still trounces the Pentium in gaming with a GTX 1070)
Same kind of story: https://uk.hardware.info/reviews/81...ing-benchmarks-gtx-1080-ti-battlefield-1-dx12

However, in straight gaming performance, R5 2400G vs a GTX 1050 ti:

https://www.pcgamer.com/amd-ryzen-5-2400g-review/

So the Intel system will give overwhelmingly better performance now, but would probably cost you more down the line. The R5 2400G system will give entry level performance now, and support a lot more upgrade options in the future. However you'd probably get a couple of years' use of the Intel system as-is.

It's your choice, and both are valid options

AMD Raven Ridge APU

Case
GAME MAX FALCON BLACK GAMING CASE (RGB LED)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G Quad Core CPU with Vega Graphics (3.6GHz-3.9GHz/6MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME A320M-K: Micro-ATX, AM4, USB 3.0, 6GB/s
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price £558.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-pc/z7Yss0fsd!/

NB, the RAM above (2x4gb 3000MHz) is expensive versus 1x8gb 2133MHz. However, you wouldn't want to buy an APU with slow, single channel RAM.

Intel Pentium + GTX 1050 ti


Case
GAME MAX FALCON BLACK GAMING CASE (RGB LED)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Pentium® Dual Core G5400 (3.70GHz) 4MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H310M-A: Micro-ATX, DDR4, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2133MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1050 Ti - DVI, HDMI, DP
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price £606.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-home-office-pc-ii/8gygzhHyZk/

hi,
Thanks for the help, Im new to all this and you helped me a lot.
I would probably be going for the intel build and save money to upgrade it in the future.

Thanks

Just be sure that you didn't understand - the Intel will cost more to upgrade. You will likely need a new motherboard and cpu at least. The AMD will have more upgrade flexibility and thus easier to save cost. Basically you are weighing up Performance now vs more expensive upgrade down the line.