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SillyPotato

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Hello,

I have a friend which wants a gaming pc. He said he has a max budget of £2500.

Which pc would you recommend? I think a build that will last him will be awesome! Btw, he plays FPS games like warzone so audio will be key i guess.

Thanks
 
Aza

Aza

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If you dont need a monitor, whats the monitor you are going to use?
Makes a big difference to spec requirements.
 
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SillyPotato

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Aza said:
If you dont need a monitor, whats the monitor you are going to use?
Makes a big difference to spec requirement
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He has a Dell monitor which isnt all that. Not sure of spec or anything. If possible could you recommend a good monitor. His budget changed to 2k now
 
Aza

Aza

Rising Star
So 2K including a monitor? Or monitor on top?
Do you know the resolution and refresh of the dell monitor?
 
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Aza

Aza

Rising Star
Id get your friend to have a sit down, and go through a proper plan.
If using the current monitor, what resolution and refresh rate is it.
If buying a monitor, what are they aiming for, 1440p would tend to be the standard for new builds, 1080p is kinda irrelevant these days unless professional competitive gaming, there is also the idea to consider that the dell monitor might be a useful side monitor if streaming (if its 1080p would actually be a good use for it).

Complete list of items needed, mouse, mousemat, keyboard, speakers, surge protector, headset.... and an exact budget.
Theres a MASSIVE difference in spec between a £2.5K and £2K machine, even more so if a monitor needs to come out of that and buying decent peripherals would also take a big chunk out of the budget too.

As an example, my mouse, keyboard and headset were about £450 in total... you can do it on a budget and buy cheap ones but i'd suggest buying those separately it can be a very personal thing.

Once they know what resolution/refresh they are wanting to use, and exactly how much can go into the machine itself, then people can have a go at specing a system.
 
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Walees

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Hi, I’m the friend that is trying to get the PC.
My budget is 2k and I want to include the monitor with my budget since I need to get a new monitor for my new gaming pc
 
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SillyPotato

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Pc for gaming,Streaming and recording

Hello, I have a friend which wants a gaming pc. He said he has a max budget of £2500. Which pc would you recommend? I think a build that will last him will be awesome! Btw, he plays FPS games like warzone so audio will be key i guess. Thanks
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SpyderTracks said:
You really need your friend to create a thread please as we need specific details from him.

These go betweens never work.
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This is my mate. Can you see his message?
 
Aza

Aza

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Walees said:
Hi, I’m the friend that is trying to get the PC.
My budget is 2k and I want to include the monitor with my budget since I need to get a new monitor for my new gaming pc
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Have you sorted a complete list of items needed, mouse, mousemat, keyboard, speakers, surge protector, headset, monitor etc.... and an exact budget. What resolution you are looking at as well.

Would strongly advise getting most of your peripherals separately. you'll get a much wider range elsewhere so you need to figure out how much of your budget you can actually spend on the system, how much is for the monitor, and how much you want to spend on the accessories. If you are going to go for cheap and cheerful accessories to get you started they'll probably still cost £150 to £200, youll need to have a dig around and see what sort of stuff you want.

If you are getting it all in one go (buying on finance for example) so it has to come from here, then let us know, otherwise chop your budget into sections and give yourself rough spends, Ie £1500 for system, £200 for monitor, £200 for mouse/keyboard/headset and £100 reserve/flex room
 
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Walees

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A 1440p monitor without mouse and keyboard, mousemat and headset and the budget to be exactly 2k is what i need, I will be getting rest separately but I’ll most likely think about getting the pc and monitor together
 
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Aza

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Walees said:
A 1440p monitor without mouse and keyboard, mousemat and headset and the budget to be exactly 2k is what i need
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So 2K is just the computer and monitor, you'll sort accessories yourself/seperate budget...ok

These specs could very benefit from some tuning by the proper regulars/mods, but this might be a rough starting point.
I think there are better monitor options, so would be worth looking elsewhere its kinda limited for choice. But depends on how you're funding it you might not have that option.

So this might be a rough starting point going AMD
Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Monitor
MSI 27" Optix G27CQ4 - 2560 x 1440, 1MS, 165Hz
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 4 to 7 working days
Price: £1,949.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/YpTkCJMrzz/

And intel
Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 10-Core Processor i5-12600KF (3.7GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H100i RGB PRO XT Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Monitor
IIYAMA G-MASTER GB2760QSU-B1 27"
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 4 to 7 working days
Price: £1,988.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/65JjUJBt7N/

From what has been said recently, AMD may be the better choice for build quality/budget given a monitor and everything needs to come out of it. I think the MSI is the far better shout as a monitor too... but i'm not massively taken with either if im honest.
Do think youd do better buying seperately.
 
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SillyPotato

Active member
Aza said:
So 2K is just the computer and monitor, you'll sort accessories yourself/seperate budget...ok

These specs could very benefit from some tuning by the proper regulars/mods, but this might be a rough starting point.
I think there are better monitor options, so would be worth looking elsewhere its kinda limited for choice. But depends on how you're funding it you might not have that option.

So this might be a rough starting point going AMD
Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Monitor
MSI 27" Optix G27CQ4 - 2560 x 1440, 1MS, 165Hz
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 4 to 7 working days
Price: £1,949.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/YpTkCJMrzz/

And intel
Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 10-Core Processor i5-12600KF (3.7GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H100i RGB PRO XT Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Monitor
IIYAMA G-MASTER GB2760QSU-B1 27"
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 4 to 7 working days
Price: £1,988.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/65JjUJBt7N/

From what has been said recently, AMD may be the better choice for build quality/budget given a monitor and everything needs to come out of it. I think the MSI is the far better shout as a monitor too... but i'm not massively taken with either if im honest.
Do think youd do better buying seperately.
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Awesome! AMD will be good
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
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Out of the 2 above the Intel is definitely the better option. I wouldn't put streaming & recording onto the 5600X, the 5800X would be more suitable....... which would require additional cooling etc.

I would probably opt for the TUF monitor from Amazon right now.


Worthwhile getting the H115 for the minor price difference too:

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 10-Core Processor i5-12600KF (3.7GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H115i RGB PRO XT Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
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 4 to 7 working days
Price: £1,755.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/2KpF9XJVAJ/
 
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Steveyg

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Walees said:
I wanted to buy by personal finance but without paying interest, is there any way I could do that?
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Yeah if you buy with finance and pay the entire sum within the first 12 months then you wont be charged interest. At least that was the terms when I was buying my machine they may have changed
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
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You have the option to pay off within 12 months for 0% interest. There is only a £29 fee for this option.
 
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