Have been suggested these 5 PCs, which is better value for money?

edlanger100 · Dec 29, 2017

I have been continuously been on this forum, looking for the best gaming PC for £400-£600, some guys recommended these 5 PCs, I need to know A) If they are good B) Which one will run higher end games on & C) Which one is better value for money.

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£59.98 @ PC World Business)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£57.59 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£67.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.79 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Windforce OC Video Card (£152.50 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Gray) ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.98 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£47.97 @ Box Limited)
Total: £471.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£88.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£77.72 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory (£73.39 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£71.72 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.79 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Windforce OC Video Card (£152.50 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Gray) ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.98 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£47.97 @ Box Limited)
Total: £598.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Or this for a bit more gaming performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£88.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£77.72 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory (£73.39 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.79 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PNY - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB XLR8 Gaming OC Video Card (£228.49 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Gray) ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.98 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£47.97 @ Box Limited)
Total: £602.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor (£98.34 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£92.93 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£84.62 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.79 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB SC GAMING Video Card (£103.14 @ Aria PC)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case (£24.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£47.97 @ Box Limited)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£86.82 @ Aria PC)
Total: £576.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£59.98 @ PC World Business)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£68.24 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£84.62 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.79 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB SC GAMING Video Card (£103.14 @ Aria PC)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case (£24.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£47.97 @ Box Limited)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£86.82 @ Aria PC)
Total: £513.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-28 22:22 GMT+0000

Thanks in advance

mazboy · Dec 29, 2017

The Pentium will not game well. Ignore it. If you're going with Ryzen, try to stretch to a Ryzen 5 (you'll end up upgrading to it anyway...). 8GB RAM is the perfect starting point. Go with the B350 motherboard. Any GPU with 4GB RAM is fine: I like the GeForce GTX 1050Ti and use the money you save from the 1060 to upgrade from an HDD to an SSD. You will sacrifice size for speed, a worth while trade-off. Get a 256GB if you can afford it, a 128GB otherwise. You can always add a bigger SSD later. If you want to stay with the spinny HDD for now, any WD or Seagate 1TB will work fine (make sure it's a 7200rpm 64gb cache version). Buy the cheapest case you can find: it's a great way to save money on a build. Also shop the sales: use https://slickdeals.net/deals/computer-parts/ or the UK version of same to spot the deals.

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