HELP NEEDED - Buying my first gaming PC

[Piloy Boldbayer]

I’ll keep it brief. My current PC is no longer powerful enough for the games I’m trying to run and I need something better but I’m not sure what I would need.
My current budget is £650 - £800. I’d like something that can run Devil may cry 5 and Soul calibur 6 at 60fps on max settings but i’ll settle for low-average as long as its 60 frames

 

[ubuysa]

Will that budget need to include keyboard, mouse and monitor? If not, what monitor will you be using?

 

[Piloy Boldbayer]

I only need the monitor. I can still use my old Keyboard and mouse

 

[Oussebon]

That's a pretty tall order for £800. If those games are available on console tbh you might be better off buying a console.

When you think that, of your budget, £90 goes on a Windows licence, and £130 on a budget-but-not-garbage monitor, and you need a case, PSU, mobo, storage, RAM etc it doesn't leave much for the GPU and CPU which are the core gaming bits of the PC.

You could go with something like:

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.25GHz/19MB CACHE/AM4)

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Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME A320M-K: Micro-ATX, AM4, USB 3.0, 6GB/s
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2933MHz ~ (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB AMD RADEON™ RX 570 - HDMI, DP - DX® 12

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1st Storage Drive
240GB ADATA SU630 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
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/Thunderbolt 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)
Monitor
AOC G2460VQ6 24" LED Gaming Monitor
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 10 to 14 working days
Price: £813.00 including VAT and Delivery

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The GPU should probably manage high or better, and will handle even the most demanding AAA titles somewhere around medium-high.
The monitor has Freesync with a wide range, which means it will help smooth out gameplay (no tearing, less stutter).
Case, CPU, RAM, and PSU are all decent enough and should support a GPU upgrade or two.
The motherboard is budget, but shouldn't get in the way of a future GPU upgrade... and at this price level you have to compromise somewhere...

 

[Piloy Boldbayer]

Thank you. I wasn’t sure what i could get with my budget but that seems like it’d be alright until i have enough for something better

 

[Oussebon]

No worries

When you want something better, don't buy a whole new PC. Upgrade the existing one (especially the GPU) as that's much more economical. You should be able to get 1 or 2 GPU upgrades done before the rest of the system starts holding you back.

PCS sell components like GPUs and storage to existing customers, or you can buy your own from anywhere and add it in