Is this a good PC build for £1,488?
Posted by ScheduleOk826@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 16 comments
Hi, I’m looking to buy my first PC and this is the maximum I want to spend. I’ve configured it through PCSpecialist. Can anyone tell me if this is good value and if there’s anything I should change?
Specs:
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700
• Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B850-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
• RAM: 16GB DDR5 5600MHz (2x8GB)
• GPU: 16GB ZOTAC RTX 5060 Ti
• SSD: 1TB PCS M.2 PCIe NVMe (3500MB/s Read)
• PSU: Corsair 650W CX
• OS: Windows 11 Home
• Cooling: PCS FrostFlow 100 ARGB
Config link: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/J3NA7spv22/
My main use will be gaming. Any advice welcome, and I will also be looking to upgrade in the future so that’s why I had to compromise on the RAM instead of doing a 32GB.
deazsez@reddit
well if your going for 16GB RAM, then this:
https://www.palicomp.co.uk/amd-orion-ryz9
but just configure the cpu cooler to: thermalright peerless assassin 120 argb
total: £1456
ScheduleOk826@reddit (OP)
Some other redditors helped and heres one that was developed: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/XdJmkD
Bichaelcycle@reddit
WAY better for only 30 pound more
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ScheduleOk826@reddit (OP)
Hey, thanks for this!
I’d just have a few questions: Is there any way you’d be able to make it like a few pounds less, if not that’s fine I can probably deal with saving up for a bit longer. Is the SSD card slower than my original one? If so will that really affect anything?
Bichaelcycle@reddit
15 pound cheaper. Get this instead I made a mistake on the first one I wouldn't have caught it.
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ScheduleOk826@reddit (OP)
Thank you! I’ve just been checking with AI and it says that this storage one is a big step down in quality, is that really a big deal or is it dramaticising? Sorry to be a pain I just don’t wanna get things wrong since it’s my first time having one built
Cer_Visia@reddit
SATA is much worse than NVMe; avoid it if at all possible.
(At the moment, the S880 is cheaper.)
ScheduleOk826@reddit (OP)
What do you recommend? Also, does building this kind of thing myself require a lot of time and also experience?
Cer_Visia@reddit
I recommend any NVMe drive, if you can affort it. In the worst case, get a ½ TB drive and add more storage later.
Building it yourself requires some time, attention to detail, learning from some videos (example), and has the risk of some broken component. Letting somebody else build/test it would cost extra.
ScheduleOk826@reddit (OP)
Do you think it’s worth paying someone to build it? Do you think I should get this one that Reddit has recommended to me or the first one I brought on here. Sorry for all the questions I just don’t wanna get shit wrong 😭
Cer_Visia@reddit
You have to decide yourself how much it would be worth it to you.
PCS does not have a good component selection. Consider this system from CyberPowerPC:
https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/AMD-9000-Series-Ryzen-Custom-PC-Builder/
Or this system, with changes from
https://www.fiercepc.co.uk/amd-ryzen-5-7600-nvidia-rtx-5060-ti-custom-gaming-pc
ScheduleOk826@reddit (OP)
Bless you, sir. I have made my decision and I will go with the one you assisted with the SSD. Thank you for being so much help! Ill probably end up having more questions later as I always tend to.
Thank you so much!
ScheduleOk826@reddit (OP)
Is the FanXiang S880 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive trustable? It only has like 3 reviews. It also goes quite past my budget.
Cer_Visia@reddit
FanXiang is not any worse than Silicon Power.
ScheduleOk826@reddit (OP)
Are there any SSDs that you specifically recommend
Cer_Visia@reddit
Those that I have listed are the cheapest good ones.