UK cheap-but-not-crap build

AnotherReader · Jan 20, 2023

Why_Me said:
It's the same in the US atm.

It's the same in The Great White North.

dgianstefani · Jan 20, 2023

Chrispy_ said:
If your budget is tight, ditch the CPU cooler for now, use the boxed cooler until you have more cash, and buy one of the many decent Corsair, Seasonic, BeQuiet, EVGA options at £90. Replacing the free included cooler later is trivial and you're not really wasting anything. Upgrading a PSU later is a lot more work and you're wasting the original PSU.

Agreed I skimmed the thread earlier and was going to comment this when I had time.

I would also suggest getting the normal 12400 non F, integrated graphics are underrated if your six year old GPU fails for example.

Additionally, do not buy a 1080p monitor in 2023. You'll regret it.

What people are saying about not buying a SATA SSD is also true. NVMe standard isn't just speed, it's also latency. Also makes for a cleaner system and easier to build not having to have connections for power and data to 2.5" drives.

P4-630 · Jan 20, 2023

kurosagi01 said:
If you can fork out a bit more money, this is what I would do for £1k, if you're after DLSS feature then you can swap the 6700XT for 3060ti. If you prefer intel then you should be able to fit the same CPU + motherboard.
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I wouldn't trade a i5 Alder Lake CPU with a Ryzen 5 5600....

Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X
Motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming X570-PRO (WiFi 6)
Cooling	Noctua NH-C14S (two fans)
Memory	2x16GB DDR4 3200
Video Card(s)	Reference Vega 64
Storage	Intel 665p 1TB, WD Black SN850X 2TB, Crucial MX300 1TB SATA, Samsung 830 256 GB SATA
Display(s)	Nixeus NX-EDG27, and Samsung S23A700
Case	Fractal Design R5
Power Supply	Seasonic PRIME TITANIUM 850W
Mouse	Logitech
VR HMD	Oculus Rift
Software	Windows 11 Pro, and Ubuntu 20.04

System Name	Silent
Processor	Ryzen 5800X3D @ 4.55ghz
Motherboard	Asus Strix X570I
Cooling	Optimus AMD Raw Copper/Plexi, EK Copper 240/40mm, Utilitube D5, 4x NF-A12x25, Mayhems XTR Nano White
Memory	32 GB Dominator Platinum RGB 3933mhz 14-16-16-30 w/2x NF-A4x10 fan
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 Ti Founders (Kryonaut Extreme, 15W/mK pads, Corsair XG7 Waterblock)
Storage	Optane DC P1600X 118 GB, Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB
Display(s)	32" 240 Hz 1440p Samsung G7 , 32" 1440p 60 Hz
Case	Sliger SM570 Custom 13-Litre
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Hel, Vmoda Crossfade M100 Master, Razer Nommo Pro
Power Supply	Corsair SF750 Platinum
Mouse	Razer Viper Pro V2 Mercury White
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Elite w/Mercury PBT keycaps

System Name	AlderLake / Laptop
Processor	Intel i7 12700K / Intel i3 7100U
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master / HP 83A3 (U3E1)
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans / Fan
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MHz CL36 / 8GB DDR4 HyperX CL13
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio / Intel HD620
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2 / Samsung 256GB M.2 SSD
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p / 14" 1080p IPS Glossy
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window / HP Pavilion
Audio Device(s)	Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W / Powerbrick
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless / Logitech M330 wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless / HP backlit
Software	Windows 11 / Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock

UK cheap-but-not-crap build

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