Decent Gaming pc with £600 budget recommendations

danhead27 · Mar 24, 2018

Hi,
My friend is looking to build a good gaming pc for around £600 that will play games like Pubg and battlefield on High settings or above at 1080p and 60fps, I have already built a few on part picker for him, but would like a second opinion to get the best for his money.
any help would be great!
thanks.

ritvarsdavis · Mar 24, 2018

Chose the Intel route with a Z370 chipset mobo. Can easily upgrade the processor to an i5 8600K or i7 8700K in the future. Didn't include an aftermarket cooler tho as the 8100 isn't overclocable + it comes with a stock cooler in the box. Also chose only 1 RAM module so you can easily upgrade to 16GB by getting the same 8GB module. Downside to that would be operating in Single Channel mode until you upgrade. This build should easily provide 60fps at 1080p in any game.

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Dgmd6s
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Dgmd6s/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor (£91.14 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£86.83 @ Box Limited)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£96.16 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£39.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Phoenix Video Card (£154.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.90 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£48.86 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £592.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-24 22:59 GMT+0000

Vic 40 · Mar 25, 2018

If willng to do without the ssd could he get an i5 in,did include an hybrid drive,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£86.83 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£74.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate - FireCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£57.49 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card (£149.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.23 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: BitFenix - Formula Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £616.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-25 11:13 BST+0100

With the i3 could he get an gtx 1060 in.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor (£91.14 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£86.83 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£74.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate - FireCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£57.49 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB AMP! Edition Video Card (£218.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.23 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: BitFenix - Formula Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £632.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-25 11:21 BST+0100

You said "around £600,-".

A hdd+ssd doesn't cost alot more,
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/44Gj4D/seagate-barracuda-1tb-35-7200rpm-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm010
+
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/44Gj4D/seagate-barracuda-1tb-35-7200rpm-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm010
total would be £649.11,but might get out of reach with his budget.(goes for all three systems)

And a Ryzen system,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£119.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£70.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£85.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate - FireCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£57.49 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB CERBERUS Video Card (£169.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.23 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: BitFenix - Formula Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £607.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-25 11:15 BST+0100

Chose abit faster ram here and a mostly better looking (with that window) and and probably better cooling gpu here.Could use that cheaper gtx 1050 ti to get under the £600,-.

Think btw that the Bitfenix psu is the better one and worth the extra money.He can always start with a regular hdd of course.Think the i5 is better "future proof".

madmatt30 · Mar 25, 2018

Under budget with a ryzen 1600

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£151.12 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£85.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB CERBERUS Video Card (£169.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Other: CiT Prism Gaming Case with 2 RGB Front Fans, Side Window and Remote Control - Black (£31.79 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Corsair CP-9020120-UK CX Series 450 W CX450 ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supply Unit - Black (£38.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £583.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-25 13:00 BST+0100

Or a 1500x & 1060 3gb

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£119.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£85.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card (£199.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Other: CiT Prism Gaming Case with 2 RGB Front Fans, Side Window and Remote Control - Black (£31.79 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Corsair CP-9020120-UK CX Series 450 W CX450 ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supply Unit - Black (£38.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £582.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-25 13:07 BST+0100

tamage · Apr 12, 2018

I would say to stretch the budget slightly in order to get parts that will last long.

e.g: getting a trash case for now and upgrading within a year is not as good as buying a good case that you will use many years down the line.

same goes with a gpu, I would seriously consider getting a 1060 instead of a 1050ti since it will last longer.

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