New Gaming PC Build

beanruz

Active member
Hi All,

wondering if you could advise on my below specification. I have a budget of around £700 for the rig,
  • i haven't put a larger hardrive in as i have a 2TB one to attach myself already.
  • in terms of screens ill be using a Acer ED273A 27" Full HD Curved 1800R 144Hz Monitor using Display port.
  • In terms of games i want to be playing, Mainly Overwatch, Apex Legends, Star craft 2 etc. nothing - even get 3 games with this Rig, so probably playing them too.
  • i already have a copy of windows 10 64bit, therefore dont need to pay for that again.
  • I also have 3x 120mm LED blue fans to put into this rig too. - 3pin and 4 pin molex, im assuming they will be compatible.

I guess the key questions are more around the:
Motherboard: is the B450 worth the extra cash over the a320m-k,
is higher speed Ram worth it - read the Ryzen 5 processes benefit from it.
What would you change?

Case PCS CYCLONE GAMING CASE (Blue LED Fans)
Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.25GHz/19MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard Gigabyte B450 AORUS ELITE: DDR4, USB 3.1 - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2933MHz ~ (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 580 - HDMI, 3 x DP - DX® 12
1st Storage Drive 240GB ADATA SU650 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 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 NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser Google Chrome™
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 5 to 7 working days

appreciate any feedback
 

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
Motherboard: is the B450 worth the extra cash over the a320m-k,
Given the additional features and upgrade options I'd say yes.

is higher speed Ram worth it - read the Ryzen 5 processes benefit from it.
Absolutely. Don't buy anything slower than the 2933MHz RAM for these uses and budget.

I'd have probably gone for a bit higher end case, maybe Fractal Focus G.

If you've no interest in the extra games, the GTX 1660 is quite a bit more powerful for not much more cash.
 
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