Budget gaming desktop

[jassco]

Hi all,

Long time since I've been in the market for custom PCs. I'm looking to get my son a budget gaming PC mainly for Fortnite and Overwatch, around £600-£650. Are there a y glaring issues with this spec? I'd consider adding more memory in the future if needed.


Edit:

I read back through some of the other posts and this advice looks good for me: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/what-can-be-achieved-with-£650-a-spec-to-check.66228/.


Case
PCS 6003B BLACK CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B450-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1650 - HDMI
1st Storage Drive
480GB ADATA SU630 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
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 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
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® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
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 6 to 8 working days
Price: £648.00 including VAT and Delivery

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[Oussebon]

The case would limit future GPU upgrades. If you're likely to stick to lower end and usually lower power / more efficient GPUs, that might not be an issue.

the 1x8gb slow RAM is not ideal at all but at least that is something you can upgrade down the line and is cheap for now do not too inefficient cost-wise.

Do you need wifi? If not, drop the card. If you do, consider the AX200 card for another tenner as it has a lot more features

 

[jassco]

The case would limit future GPU upgrades. If you're likely to stick to lower end and usually lower power / more efficient GPUs, that might not be an issue.

the 1x8gb slow RAM is not ideal at all but at least that is something you can upgrade down the line and is cheap for now do not too inefficient cost-wise.

Do you need wifi? If not, drop the card. If you do, consider the AX200 card for another tenner as it has a lot more features

Thanks. In one of your other posts you mention the 2600x CPU. Is that a better fit with a GTX 1650? From brief research people seem to suggest the 3600 would be somewhat wasted paired with that graphics card.

Gaming will mainly be 1080p and could extend in future to 1440p.

 

[Oussebon]

This takes you over budget but if you will be looking potentially at more demanding gaming, a better case like the Fractal Focus G would be my strong recommendation. Even if it means delaying the purchase a little.

The R5 3600 is sensible as you will be keeping the CPU for a while, and it will help with future GPU upgrades, without being an excessive spend.