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ColossalPheonix

£230 (300$) budget gaming PC with upgrade potential.

Hi,

I have previously got advise about a pc I wanted to build for my son, I have made some modifications and would greatly appreciate your opinion in the below components as I don’t want to miss any incompatibilities or oversights.

CPU: Ryzen 3 2200g - £83.99 (109.59$) after discount.
Need quad core for certain games, decent intergrated graphics while saving for 970 or 1050 Ti.

Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH - £62.99 (82.19$)
Would like a cheaper motherboard but know some 320/350 boards have issues with ryzen (bios upgrade bedded with non ryzen processor first) and would like HDMI out and 4 ram slots for later upgrades so this may be the cheapest.

RAM: 2 x 4GB DDR4 3000mhz - £9 (11.74$) after my gift voucher in my local shop.
Getting dual channel 3000mhz as I have heard it helps dramatically with integrated GPU.

SSD: Kingston 120 GB £17.99 (23.47$)
Fast boot up and load times, only playing small games and will add 1TB HDD soon after.

PSU: BE QUIET 400 W - £41.42 (54.05$)
Would like to save on this but it’s the cheapest 80+ bronze 400+ watt PSU I can find. Need 400+ for possible upgrades in the future.

Case: Micro-ATX tower Case - £26.99 (35.22$)
He likes green, simple!

This totals to £242.38 (316.27$).

I could possible stretch to this but would prefer to stay under budget if possible.

Any advice, recommendations or cheaper alternatives will be greatly appreciated.

I was going to go with the 200ge but from what I’ve seen the 2200g has about double the performance at stock and using only interstates graphics.

Posted Feb 20, 2019, 11:30 PM UTC

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LocoMojo77•

You may be able to find an RX 570 for about the same price as the 1050 ti. Much better performance.

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ColossalPheonixOP•

Thanks for the tip, I’ll bear this in mind when upgrading! :)

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ColossalPheonixOP•

Just wanted to say I have done a bit of research and the prices are identical in my area and the jump in performance is huge!

I have only ever had nvidia cards but will if prices stay the same I’ll definitely go for the RX 570 for the upgrade!

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persondude27•

That looks like a great build. Throwing in a 970 or 1050 ti would be a great entry-level gamer.

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Akeila_91•

looks good, stick to a b450 mobo [a320 cant oc and b350 might need a bios update[having the ability to lightly overclock at a later date is a valid upgrade path in my view]] and the 200ge is no match for the 2200g, if you are looking to put a GPU in later get a +500w PSU [550W [get bronze or better] is good and will take a 1060 6bm with ease], ram is looking good just make sure its got half decent CL and speed for that iGPU.

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my pc is https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/zXbLTB plz note the 750ti has no price as I had it already. that build plays dota 2, war thunder and the like on high[one or 2 mid] settings at 720p

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also check out https://www.scan.co.uk/info/scanprotect there scan protect is a handy safety net if your building it yourself [pls read conditions first].

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ColossalPheonixOP•

Brilliant, thank you. I have swapped out the PSU for a 550w 80+ bronze.

The ram is 3000mhz CL 16.

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Akeila_91•

Should be good then, it might be something like 16-20-20-38 or 16-18-18-36 ether will be good with the 18's being that tiny bit better. Just remember to set the xmp/docp in the bios once you have the system setup as the ram will default to a lower speed [its literally 3-4 clicks with the mouse].

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Don't cheap out on the PSU, just because its bronze doesn't mean its good it just means it passes the bronze energy rating.

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ColossalPheonixOP•

Didn’t know that about the ram, thanks!

Also, here is the link to the PSU i was thinking of getting - Cooler Master MasterWatt 550 Semi Modular PSU.

Seems pretty highly rated and I suppose semi modular is a plus for this price, might help tidy up the case a bit.

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Akeila_91•

I have no clue about cooler master sorry, I know the name but that's about it. Take a look and see how long the warranty is on it [I know it wont tell you if its good but it will tell you if they have faith in there own product[36 months or more is ok in my view]

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