New gaming PC

[bighop]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZMk6ZR

Future proofs a little with a new gen GPU. Mouse/Keyboard can be easily swapped for something you prefer. If you need Windows grab it off Kinguin and pay the extra for a protected purchase.

[will-w]

Long shot but don’t suppose you’ve considered a gaming laptop?
I’m just about to put my Alienware 13 R3 up for sale..
13.3” QHD OLED screen (2560x1440 touch screen)
i7-7700HQ quad core
32GB ram
1TB PCIe SSD
GTX 1060 (6GB GDDR5)
Win 10 Pro

I was looking to put it on eBay for £1000, but happy to discuss if it means I can avoid the hassle of eBay!

[kowalski655]

She is looking at a desktop,and already bought the monitor,so wouldn't want to waste that outlay. But that's a damn nice machine
I don't think I want to try a self build,not least as if it went wrong then it's ME that gets the st not the manufacturer
Found a Decent looking one on ebuyer earlier, lost the sodding link now
ETA found it
https://www.ebuyer.com/862945-punch-technology-i5-...

Edited by kowalski655 on Friday 18th January 00:30

[FourWheelDrift]

If you go to the Punch Technology website that PC can be configured without that hideous case and the internal specs are different to Ebuyers, it has a i5-9600K not the i5-8400k Ebuyer has, faster RAM, oddly the 3gb not 6gb 1060 GPU etc

https://www.punchtechnology.co.uk/product/high-per...

See if you can get what you want cheaper. Or just change the case, either way you can play around with things, like changing the case. Did I mention the case.

[FourWheelDrift]

Here you go - https://www.punchtechnology.co.uk/customise-produc... swap out the i3 for the i5-8400 and it's £810.76 with room to upgrade graphics card or RAM speed or something else.

[kowalski655]

Got a slightly cheaper but better spec machine from Ebuyer in the end without the disco ball case.
Good news it comes tomorrow
Bad news it's coming via Yodel

[jonjac]

mikef said:

Disagree. OP, spec up a custom build at somewhere like PCSpecialist and I’ll bet it’s less than 50 quid more than building yourself with the same parts - they are bulk-buying components at a discount. For that it will be a very tidy build internally, fully tested, come with a warranty and be guaranteed to perform out of the box. And you’ll only have to wait in for one delivery.

I build my own gaming machines because I can, but I would never claim to end up with a much better machine for a given spend

Interesting! I didn't know that.

[Sebo]

Sorry to highjack an old thread but I thought I'd get some better responses. I have my eye on this: https://www.ebuyer.com/1128521-alphasync-ryzen-7-1...

in a black friday deal. To a layman, I can't see that I can build something similar spec for less cash. The power supply seems decent enough and the rest seems to be fairly consistent - games will be CS, Doom Eternal and Cyberpunk. It won't be a 4k monster but 1080p should run smoothly on those on this.

Any feedback on if there's better out there at this price point (or if this has an achilies heel i am not seeing) or buying components in Black Friday sales would be cheaper?


Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Memory: 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200MHz (1x16GB)
Hard Drive: Corsair Force MP510 240GB M.2 NVMe & Seagate 1TB BarraCuda
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB
Power Supply: Corsair 650W CV650
Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B450M-A
Cooling: AMD Wraith Prism
WiFi: None
Operating System: Windows 10 Home x64
Case: EG Diamond

Thanks

[xeny]

That's a 2 generation old 8 CPU, and a previous generation CPU for £1000

Games want single threaded performance, which with Ryzen does at least increase generation over generation. I'd tend to look for a cheaper offer on say a 3600 (so next gen, fewer cores but better single threaded performance) or 3300 (ditto) and a 1660 or similar GPU with a view to upgrading the GPU and possibly the CPU when the current gen supply situation improves.

[RedWhiteMonkey]

Sebo said:

Sorry to highjack an old thread but I thought I'd get some better responses. I have my eye on this: https://www.ebuyer.com/1128521-alphasync-ryzen-7-1...

in a black friday deal. To a layman, I can't see that I can build something similar spec for less cash. The power supply seems decent enough and the rest seems to be fairly consistent - games will be CS, Doom Eternal and Cyberpunk. It won't be a 4k monster but 1080p should run smoothly on those on this.

Any feedback on if there's better out there at this price point (or if this has an achilies heel i am not seeing) or buying components in Black Friday sales would be cheaper?


Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Memory: 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200MHz (1x16GB)
Hard Drive: Corsair Force MP510 240GB M.2 NVMe & Seagate 1TB BarraCuda
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB
Power Supply: Corsair 650W CV650
Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B450M-A
Cooling: AMD Wraith Prism
WiFi: None
Operating System: Windows 10 Home x64
Case: EG Diamond

Thanks

The price is better of 950 pounds is quite a bit better than buying them individually, which works out to 1224 pounds :

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/QkwJwz)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----

• CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/bddxFT/amd-ryzen-7-2700x-37ghz-8-core-processor-yd270xbgafbox) | £170.00 @ Currys PC World
• Motherboard** | [Asus PRIME B450M-A Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/mJGxFT/asus-prime-b450m-a-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-prime-b450m-a) | £66.98 @ Aria PC
• Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/PDmFf7/corsair-vengeance-lpx-16-gb-1-x-16-gb-ddr4-3200-memory-cmk16gx4m1e3200c16) | £64.99 @ Corsair UK
• Storage** | [Corsair MP510 240 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/fmhKHx/corsair-mp510-240gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-cssd-f240gbmp510) | £44.00 @ Amazon UK
• Storage** | [Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/44Gj4D/seagate-barracuda-1tb-35-7200rpm-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm010) | £36.16 @ Currys PC World Business
• Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC 3X Video Card](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/TkfFf7/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-2070-super-8-gb-gaming-oc-3x-video-card-gv-n207sgamingoc-white-8gd) | £591.72 @ More Computers
• Case** | [GameMax Black Diamond ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/rN4BD3/gamemax-black-diamond-argb-atx-mid-tower-case-gmxcsdiamondblk) | £55.37 @ Aria PC
• Power Supply** | [Corsair CV 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/cY2bt6/corsair-cv-650-w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-cp-9020211-na) | £104.67 @ Newegg UK
• Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/96RFf7/microsoft-os-kw900139) | £89.95 @ AWD-IT

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **£1223.84**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2020-11-25 10:01 GMT+0000 |

However, whilst I am sure it will play games fine it does use a number of previous and older generations parts. Would you be willing to build your own and what is your budget?

[Jinx]

Sebo said:

Sorry to highjack an old thread but I thought I'd get some better responses. I have my eye on this: https://www.ebuyer.com/1128521-alphasync-ryzen-7-1...

in a black friday deal. To a layman, I can't see that I can build something similar spec for less cash. The power supply seems decent enough and the rest seems to be fairly consistent - games will be CS, Doom Eternal and Cyberpunk. It won't be a 4k monster but 1080p should run smoothly on those on this.

Any feedback on if there's better out there at this price point (or if this has an achilies heel i am not seeing) or buying components in Black Friday sales would be cheaper?


Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Memory: 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200MHz (1x16GB)
Hard Drive: Corsair Force MP510 240GB M.2 NVMe & Seagate 1TB BarraCuda
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB
Power Supply: Corsair 650W CV650
Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B450M-A
Cooling: AMD Wraith Prism
WiFi: None
Operating System: Windows 10 Home x64
Case: EG Diamond

Thanks

CPU is 2 generations old for Ryzen (so good but equivalent 5000 series chip will give you up to a 50% boost - if you can find one). Obviously 2070 super is last gen but RTX 3000 series are like rocking horse poop.
For £1,000 I'd be wanting a Ryzen 3600 (better gaming chip than the 2700 even with 2 fewer cores) but if you do any work on the machine (or streaming etc.) the 2700X is not a bad chip.
Oh that spec will do 1440p happily so is a little wasted at 1080p unless you play competitively (everything on low - no post processing etc).

[Sebo]

RedWhiteMonkey said:

However, whilst I am sure it will play games fine it does use a number of previous and older generations parts. Would you be willing to build your own and what is your budget?

Thanks for taking the time to find the parts / build cost. You came to the same conclusion as me (though TBH i struggled to find all the parts as easily as you!).

Yes more than happy to build my own, I haven't done a self-build for 15 years but I'm reasonably competent.

I think £1k feels about my limit at the moment, don't mind needing to upgrade the GPU in 12 months time (so happy enough to spend on other components and have the GPU as the weak spot, as long as I can play the latest stuff in 1080p with half-decent frame rate / settings for now).

p.s. not bothered about RGB etc

Cheers RWM

[Sebo]

xeny said:

That's a 2 generation old 8 CPU, and a previous generation CPU for £1000

Games want single threaded performance, which with Ryzen does at least increase generation over generation. I'd tend to look for a cheaper offer on say a 3600 (so next gen, fewer cores but better single threaded performance) or 3300 (ditto) and a 1660 or similar GPU with a view to upgrading the GPU and possibly the CPU when the current gen supply situation improves.

Cheers for that

[RedWhiteMonkey]

Sebo said:

Thanks for taking the time to find the parts / build cost. You came to the same conclusion as me (though TBH i struggled to find all the parts as easily as you!).

Yes more than happy to build my own, I haven't done a self-build for 15 years but I'm reasonably competent.

I think £1k feels about my limit at the moment, don't mind needing to upgrade the GPU in 12 months time (so happy enough to spend on other components and have the GPU as the weak spot, as long as I can play the latest stuff in 1080p with half-decent frame rate / settings for now).

p.s. not bothered about RGB etc

Cheers RWM

I am a bit out of practice at speccing machines but here is something for your budget that I think is pretty good value.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£190.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard:Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£87.66 @ AWD-IT)
Memory:Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory (£51.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage:Western Digital WD Blue 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£149.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card:MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card (£374.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case:Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply:SeaSonic CORE GM 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£75.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1000.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-25 12:16 GMT+0000

[b14]

You'd be a bit mad to be paying full price on a 2070 Super at the moment. Spec something much cheaper that will be a stop-gap and then upgrade to a 3000 series, or alternatively buy with no graphics card and then get the 2070 Super from eBay second hand for around £300.

[Sebo]

Thanks folks, food for thought. Seemingly getting any graphics cards at the moment is a bit of a mess !

[b14]

Sebo said:

Thanks folks, food for thought. Seemingly getting any graphics cards at the moment is a bit of a mess !

Yep, sadly. I built my PC recently and went for a 2070 Super off eBay - £340. It's been great so far, runs most new things on 1440p in Ultra, apart from Flight Sim 2020 where it needs a bit of toning down. I really can't see the need to upgrade right now for £500+, unless you've got a 4k monitor.

[fourstardan]

Im desperate to try flight sim and constantly looking at what I get for my money with gaming PC's and really always put off by the price of Graphics cards that will be out of date in 18 months.

[CustardOnChips]

Sorry to hijack the thread but I'm in a similar situation.

The boy has just announced he'd like a gaming pc for Christmas. Which is fantastic news after securing a PS5 for him as it will now be my Christmas present to myself .

It will be used mainly for playing Minecraft and Fortnite, but he's shown an interest in digital art and making videos. In reality that means he'll dick around with photoshop a bit and make some terrible videos for youtube.

I'm ideally looking to spend no more then £700 at this stage as I'm not convinced he'll need anything too special. I already have an old Workstation that will easily do what he needs but wifey suggests that giving him a 5 year old PC for Christmas is a bit cheapskate.

I'm happy to attempt to build it, and would probably get him to help me. But I've no idea about how to even begin to decide what is needed. I'd also not want to be left missing some important cable or connector meaning he couldn't use it on Christmas day. I do rather like the idea of him unwrapping random pc components to see how confused he gets.

So any suggestions are welcome. Thanks

[CustardOnChips]

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/gaming/pc-gaming/gam...

Is this any good? Cheers