New PC (help please!)

[Watts]

Hi all,

I recently posted in here for my own new build and received some great help (my order is in and I'm waiting patiently!)

Anyway, I have a mate who is looking for a new PC - His budget is £1k (including monitor ideally) and he needs something for gaming (Hearts of Iron, Football Manager) and for his kids homework etc. He said he feels he should go down the all in one route but I said I'd ask in here as I'm not sure that's his best option!

Any help greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

 

[Scott]

£50 over budget but really worthwhile IMO. Also doesn't include a keyboard and mouse but does include the monitor as requested.

Has Wifi (unsure if required) and a Windows License (Guessing this is required).

An AIO would be a terrible choice. There's absolutely no wiggle room with them at all and when they start to get hot (usually happens fast) they tend to get loud and the TIM ends up deteriorating quickly (leads to more unwieldy temps). Effectively zero upgrade path etc too. Below system would offer more performance and future upgrade potential.

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Six Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1650 SUPER - HDMI
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
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 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 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 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 (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor
IIYAMA G2530HSU-B1 24.5" Gaming Monitor
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 16 to 18 working days
Price: £1,050.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/S!mY3CPQTt/

 

[SkrimBox]

Hey,
if your looking for a 1k budget pc, i would personally go for a 1650, Ryzen 5 3600, 16GB, 3200 Mhz RAM, and some on par PSU to go with it, if you need any more help just ask