New PC Time

[Jamoe]

Looking to build an "entry level" PC for my eldest. He plays stuff like Rocket League, Warzone 2, Ark, F1 2021 etc

I've already got the SSD (and a second 2.5" SSD for more games). I've also got 16G of 2666 ram after updating my own rig so those will be ok initially.

CPU and GPU are up for debate and I'm watching prices like a hawk at the moment.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£162.99 @ Technextday)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L V2 RGB 62 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£66.99 @ AWD-IT)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 GAMING X V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£130.47 @ Senetic)
Memory: Kingston FURY Renegade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  (£104.38 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 980 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£85.99 @ Technextday)
Video Card: *Asus DUAL Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  (£371.99 @ Newegg UK)
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (£109.95 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£109.99 @ AWD-IT)
Total: £1142.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-12-04 12:24 GMT+0000

[Chaosphere]

I'm not up to speed on current CPUs, so I can't add much to that bit... but it you can I'd wait until the new AMD GPUs release on the 13th before buying a graphics card. It's very possible prices will come down in the new year as a result.

[Jamoe]

That's worth knowing, cheers Chaos. I've got a 970 sat round and if that's too big, a GTX 770. So we could delay the GPU purchase until the new year. :thumbsup:

[Chaosphere]

I'm fairly sure my wife has a 970 sat in the mATX version of that case, so I don't think that'll be an issue.

[Jamoe]

It's the GIGABYTE GTX 970 WindForce which is 12.3" (I think it's the longest 970 out there). Still it will either fit or it won't

[Chaosphere]

Chunky monkey!

[Evilntwisted]

I am still running a 970. Does feel like it needs upgrading though.