PC build advice

[w4lkman1]

Hi everyone,

I hope everyone is doing well!

I am here in search for advice on a PC build for my sister. Budget is around £800, but I can push it to £1,000 if it will give the computer a noticeable increase in performance.

I was looking at a pre-build system on big A which had the following specs: Intel Core i5-10400F, Nvidia GTX 1650 4GB, 16GB RAM, 240GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 450W 80+ PSU, Wi-Fi, Windows 11, 220T RGB and is around £751, however, I am pretty sure at that budget I would be better off going for an AMD build but I am completely clueless in this area!

She would mostly be using it for homework and playing Fortnite so nothing too demanding.

Any advice is highly appreciated.

Many thanks,
Mantas

 

[Martinr36]

What's it going to be used for, what monitor does she have (resolution & refresh rate, or make and model), and to be honest with only £1k budget (£800 isn't really feasible), you aren't going to get much

 

[SpyderTracks]

We could do an integrated graphics system with an AMD CPU, but you'd need to understand that any games would need to be run on low settings.

The idea of this would be you could add a GPU in the future when you have funds available.

 

[ThoRob]

This was £800 and should serve your purposes.

Case	FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)	Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-10400F (2.9GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard	ASUS® PRIME B560-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 - HDMI
1st Storage Drive	NOT REQUIRED
1st M.2 SSD Drive	1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW) Partitions: 80GB, 920GB
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	NOT REQUIRED
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	PCS FrostFlow 120 Series RGB High Performance Liquid Cooler Change to: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
Thermal Paste	STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card	ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card	10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card	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	NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language	United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media	NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software	FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus	NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser	Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 9 to 12 working days
Welcome Book	PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland

Pricing Information
Price (Ex VAT)	£668.33
Price	£802.00
Order Quantity	1
Bulk Discount	£0.00
Total Order Price (Ex VAT)	£668.33
Total Order Price	£802.00
P/O
Courier Instructions
Maximum Required Power	207W

Production Dates
Processed Date	22-12-2021

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[ThoRob]

I should say that I went with a suggestion from someone with a lot more knowledge than me on this forum. It wasn't my original build. (I originally wanted to spend 600-700)