SDMDAM Publish time 27-11-2019 05:06:41

New small form gaming pc

Hello All,

I am looking to change my spare room around and I am thinking of building, or buying, a small gaming pc. I built the one I had about 7 ish years ago and it is an i5 2500k which now has a 1070 in it. Would happily look at and but if I could keep some components it would keep cost down; e.g., the 1070. I have 2 x SSL’s and a 1TB hdd.

All suggestions welcome.

I game at 1080p and unlikely to move up to 4K.

Budget less than 1k.

Delvey Publish time 27-11-2019 05:06:43

I would keep the 1070
Look at Ryzen. I would go for 3600, 16GB RAM. It will be a significant upgrade to your i5.
As for cases, i have a corsair carbide air 240. Not the smallest but I find it excellent.

SDMDAM Publish time 27-11-2019 05:06:44

Thanks for the reply. I am definitely looking for a smaller case. Like this one

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Shift Mini-ITX Tempered Glass Case - Gunmetal Grey: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories                                                                                                        Buy                                                                                                                                                                                                        www.amazon.co.uk                                                                               
also, do you mean the Ryzen 5 3600? Would that work with this motherboard?

                                                                                                                                                                                                        MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC Motherboard mini-ITX, AM4, DDR4, LAN, USB 3.1 Gen1, M.2, HDMI, DVI-D, AMD RYZEN 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories                                                                                                        Buy                                                                                                                                                                                                        www.amazon.co.uk                                                                               
what memory would you recommend?

SDMDAM Publish time 27-11-2019 05:06:44

At the moment I am thinking about the following. Would this be okay?

sykotik Publish time 27-11-2019 05:06:44

Looks good , but try and get a little bit faster ram , 3200 or above , ryzen loves fast ram ,
and for sake of a few extra quid the 3200 will be better ...


Edit , just noticed the PSU is a too weak , look for a good rated 650w or higher too ,
450w won't be enough to run the 3600 and gtx 1070   ...

Br0ken Publish time 27-11-2019 05:06:44

I'm also considering the Phanteks Evolv Shift case for my build, you might be interested in the Shift Air case - that's the one I'm considering it.

BontaKun3000 Publish time 27-11-2019 05:06:44

Heres a pretty interesting vid on the shift case

SDMDAM Publish time 27-11-2019 05:06:45

Thanks for the replies, much appreciate.

I assume those cases do not come with fans? Any recommendations?

That Shift case is actually bigger than I thought. Need to measure as I do want to go as small as I can and maybe have something which can sit flat (horizontal).

SDMDAM Publish time 27-11-2019 05:06:45

It seems like I can’t get an AM4 m/b which is ready to run Ryzen 3rg gen without a bios update and you need a previous gen cpu to do so. Is there a good intel alternative?

sykotik Publish time 27-11-2019 05:06:45

look for a b450 "MAX" , these have the bios update ready to go out of the box .
not much to chose from ,
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Search results for 'b450 max' | SCAN UK                                                                                                        There are 50 results your query 'b450 max', the first result is product 'MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX, AMD B450, S AM4, DDR4, SATA3, M.2, 2-Way CrossFire, Realtek GbE, USB 3.2 Gen2 A C, ATX'                                                                                                                                                                                /proxy.php?image=https://www.scan.co.uk/content/icons/favicon.ico&hash=4bccee3849b401eb854a6052bbdc2398&return_error=1                                                                                                                                www.scan.co.uk                                                                               
but if you don't know any one with a 2000 series CPU,
or you can't get a shop to do the updated then these are your best option .
Pages: [1] 2 3
View full version: New small form gaming pc