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Advice on build

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  • 27-09-2020 11:21am
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    mhairt
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭


    I am attempting my first build. It is just for casual gaming as I really don't have much time and living room entertainment. Any advice on the parts below. Budget roughly 600. Parts below are from scan so probably can get cheaper if I look around.

    8GB MSI Radeon RX 570 ARMOR OC, 14nm Polaris, 2048 Streams, 1268MHz GPU, GDDR5,
    £139.49

    Thermaltake Versa H18 Black micro-ATX Chassis with Window, MicroATX/Mini-ITX, 120mm Fan, 2x USB 2.0, USB 3.0
    £34.99


    400W be quiet! System Power 9, Full Wired, 80PLUS Bronze, Dual Rail, 32A, 120mm Fan, ATX PSU
    £44.99


    AMD Ryzen™ 5 3400G w/ RADEON™ RX VEGA 11 Graphics, AM4, Zen+, Quad Core, 8 Thread, 3.7GHz, 4.2GHz Turbo, 4MB, 65W, CPU
    FREEArctic MX-4 Enthusiast Thermal Paste worth £4.99 - LN 105362
    £137.99

    MSI B450M-A PRO MAX, AMD B450, S AM4, DDR4, SATA3, M.2, Realtek GbE, USB 3.2 Gen1 A, MicroATX
    £58.99

    500GB Samsung 860 EVO, 2.5” SSD, SATA III 6Gb/s, MJX, MLC 3D V-NAND, 512MB Cache, Read 550MB/s, Write 520MB/s, 98k/90k
    £69.98

    16GB (2x8GB) Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX Black, PC4-25600 (3200), Non-ECC Unbuff, CAS 16, 1.35V, AMD Ryzen Optimised
    £64.78


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    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    You've an APU (Graphics and CPU combined) with a discrete GPU (Graphics Card). Not really worth doing that.

    I would suggest this from AWD-IT. It's better value than one could build at the moment. Don't bother getting Windows 10, you can install it for free.

    Upgrade the SSD and fire in a wifi card.


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    Homelander
    Registered Users Posts: 4,400 ✭✭✭Homelander


    Yeah that AWD one is unbeatable right now, it costs a lot more than that to build it with parts.

    Even though it comes with "No OS" as standard, they still install Windows for you, it just won't have a license/be activated. You can still use it forever like that with no issue.

    Your self build is fine apart from the CPU which is the wrong choice for this build.

    What you want is either the cheaper Ryzen 3100 which is basically the same CPU minus integrated graphics but way cheaper - or the Ryzen 2600 (similar price, six core) or Ryzen 3600 (more expensive, newer six core).


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    mhairt
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭mhairt


    Cheers think I will go for that.


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