New build

[Daniel0108]

I'm looking at buying a new gaming pc. Budget around £700 with a monitor if possible but it's not a necessity.
Will be looking at playing games like wow, Cs go mainly.
Not sure on which gfx and whether or not to go Intel or amd so if people could give me some advise on some builds that'll be greatly appreciated

 

[Daniel0108]

Anyone?

 

[Scott]

With a monitor inside £700 is a no go for me as I wouldn't recommend anything that I thought wasn't up to scratch.

The following is what I would recommend for the base system. It's a little over budget but you could pull it down by opting for 1x8GB of RAM instead of 2. That's up to yourself though.

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 B450-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB AMD RADEON™ RX 570 - HDMI, DP - DX® 12

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1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
256GB ADATA SX6000 Pro PCIe M.2 2280 (2100 MB/R, 1200 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 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
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
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 Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 15 working days
Price: £718.00 including VAT and Delivery

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[polycrac]

£700 for a custom built computer with monitor is a very tough ask, but instead of the build above by The_Scotster, I'd recommend you look at the build on this thread: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/build-me-a-pc-please.66462/#post-458425

Which was built by, um, ah, The_Scotster! Very, very similar but makes a few more economies and comes in at £670

 

[Scott]

Pretty much the same build, only real difference is 8GB RAM over 16GB

I would stick with the 16 where possible, 8 really is the bare bones now.

 

[Stephen M]

Agree with Scotster about RAM, 16 GB is ideal but it is worth bearing in mind that PCS allow us to work on our machines without voiding the warranty. So you could go with 8GB now and add more when your budget allows.

 

[VenatoS]

Agree with Scotster about RAM, 16 GB is ideal but it is worth bearing in mind that PCS allow us to work on our machines without voiding the warranty. So you could go with 8GB now and add more when your budget allows.

Best to pair RAM straight from factory thou.

 

[Daniel0108]

Thanks guys, can I ask why you choose amd over Intel?

 

[ubuysa]

Thanks guys, can I ask why you choose amd over Intel?

I'll get the popcorn.... [emoji1787]

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[SpyderTracks]

Thanks guys, can I ask why you choose amd over Intel?

Far superior processors in almost all areas plus cheaper.

 

[Scott]

Value for the performance. You won't see a 6 core 4.25Ghz processor from Intel for anywhere near that kind of money.

 

[Daniel0108]

Thanks for the advice 😊