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The time has come to choose the successor to the gaming slab that is my PC monolith - the Medion Erazer.

I have been looking at custom builds by companies like PC Specialist and Fierce.  There is one under £600 I like by Fierce but, if I spent £300 more I could get a superior machine from the other seller with 16GB RAM.  What are your thoughts on Ryzen processors, Radeon RX 570 GPUs and PSU wattage (I have been alarmed to find many around 450w when I have fitted a new 600w to my ten year-old PC)?  What are these custom drives?  SSHDs?

 

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solid state hd hybrid it combine both new and old hd ssd for speed and old hd for space. 

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Can you build a system by yourself ?

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if you can self build! save a lot get a lot ..

"£90 1tb m2 ssd...https://www.cclonline.com/product/269937/SSDPEKNW010T8X1/Solid-State-Drives-SSDs-/Intel-SSD-6-Series-660p-1TB-Solid-State-Drive-PCI-Express-3-0-x4-M-2-80mm-3D2-QLC-Internal-/SSD0910/

£124  Ryzen 5 2600x...https://www.cclonline.com/product/250247/YD260XBCAFBOX/CPU-Processors/AMD-2nd-Gen-Ryzen-5-2600X-3-6GHz-Processor-16MB-L3-Cache-with-Wraith-Spire-Boxed-/CPU0538/

£225. Sapphire RX580 nitro oc 8gb .https://www.cclonline.com/product/232088/11265-01-20G/Graphics-Cards/Sapphire-NITRO-Radeon-RX-580-8GB-Graphics-Card-PCI-E-DVI-D-HDMI-DisplayPort-/VGA3830/

£60 16gb Corsair LPX 3000 mhz ddr4  https://www.cclonline.com/product/187617/CMK16GX4M2B3000C15/Desktop-Memory/Corsair-Vengeance-LPX-16GB-2-x-8GB-Memory-Kit-PC4-22400-3000MHz-DDR4-DIMM-C15/RAM3008/

£136  motherboard ..Gigabyte [supports m2[at top ssd]  https://www.cclonline.com/product/288357/X570-GAMING-X/Motherboards/Gigabyte-X570-GAMING-X-AMD-Socket-AM4-X570-Chipset-ATX-Motherboard/MBD2657/

£80 Gamemmax fulltower...https://www.cclonline.com/product/273087/PREDATOR/Cases/GameMax-Predator-RGB-Full-Tempered-Glass-Gaming-Case/CAS3603/

£52 Gamemax modular psu  80+Gold....https://www.cclonline.com/product/240984/RGB-550/Power-Supplies/GameMax-RGB-550W-80-Plus-Gold-Certified-Modular-ATX-Power-Supply/PSU1495/

Total £767

you can play around upper or lower end of the scale yup prefer amd....its worth searching on graphic  cards as you can find them cheaper i paid 180 for that sapphire 4 months ago

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Too many prebuilt systems come with power supplies that are either right on the edge or do not meet the minimum power requirements for the system. They are usually ok until the system is under stress and then starts the blue screens, rebooting and shut downs. Don't skimp on power, get more than you need- as power supplies age their rating decreases.

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that so true about psu also if u upgrade later add more ram better video card that all could use more power if u system already boarder line.

 

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@DEEJAYKEG have a look at Cyberpower  https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/

I have bought 2 computers from them in the last year on behalf of my sons. The build quality is great delivered on time and after support was brilliant after my youngest son broke his (he is Autistic) I explained to them the problem and 3 days later one of there techs came out and replaced the part. I was told there would be a charge of £65 because it was his fault (brute force and temper tantrum swift kick broken power switch) not only did they replace the front panel when i called to make the payment they said no charge on this occasion.

now that's good customer service.

The reason i used them in the first place is you pick a system and then you can customize every single part upgrade whats important and downgrade whats not. 

I hope you find whatever you are looking for there is a lot to choose from?

Edit... What i would do is pick a system around £500 then customize it one piece at a time up to your budget you might just be surprised at how much you can get for your money 

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11 hours ago, baldie said:

@DEEJAYKEG have a look at Cyberpower  https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/

I hope you find whatever you are looking for there is a lot to choose from?

Edit... What i would do is pick a system around £500 then customize it one piece at a time up to your budget you might just be surprised at how much you can get for your money 

That was easy!  Think I have found it already!  Thanks Baldie!

Just have to add an external optical drive and we're in business, I think...

 

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On 1/4/2020 at 3:35 PM, Billymilano said:

Can you build a system by yourself ?

Can/have/don't want to this time.

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4 hours ago, DEEJAYKEG said:

That was easy!  Think I have found it already!  Thanks Baldie!

Just have to add an external optical drive and we're in business, I think...

 

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Thats Brilliant did you double check the power supply I upgraded my sons from 500w to 700w I think it only cost an extra £10 but worth it long term. it tells you at the bottom of the page how much your system needs then just pick one slightly higher ?

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Watch the video and keep in mind that the frontpanel have some problems with the airflow .

 

 

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2 hours ago, baldie said:

Thats Brilliant did you double check the power supply I upgraded my sons from 500w to 700w I think it only cost an extra £10 but worth it long term. it tells you at the bottom of the page how much your system needs then just pick one slightly higher ?

same system self build bear in mind. there going to use budget end, compared most parts ,amd graphics can mean anything   used one low end  but overclocked from factory..... £837.59 saving  £157.41 now thats a lot of money in saving

cpu. £197..https://www.cclonline.com/product/287402/100-100000022BOX/CPU-Processors/AMD-Ryzen-5-3600X-3-8GHz-Hexa-Core-Processor-with-6-Cores-12-Threads-95W-TDP-36MB-Cache-4-4GHz-Turbo-Wraith-Spire-Cooler/CPU0602/

mb...£66 https://www.cclonline.com/product/294956/B450M-PRO-VDH-MAX/Motherboards/MSI-B450M-PRO-VDH-MAX-AMD-Socket-AM4-B450-Chipset-MicroATX-Motherboard/MBD2687/

memory.£60..[ this prob  better than they will use]..https://www.cclonline.com/product/187617/CMK16GX4M2B3000C15/Desktop-Memory/Corsair-Vengeance-LPX-16GB-2-x-8GB-Memory-Kit-PC4-22400-3000MHz-DDR4-DIMM-C15/RAM3008/

graphic..https://www.cclonline.com/product/294603/GV-R57XTGAMING-OC-8GD/Graphics-Cards/Gigabyte-Radeon-RX-5700-XT-GAMING-OC-8GB-Overclocked-Graphics-Card/VGA5662/

there HD £32!! ..https://www.cclonline.com/product/216096/ST1000DM010/Hard-Drives/Seagate-BarraCuda-1TB-3-5-Inch-SATA-Hard-Disk-Drive-Internal-/HDD2782/

there ssd  £24!...https://www.cclonline.com/product/295393/ASU630SS-240GQ-R/Solid-State-Drives-SSDs-/ADATA-Ultimate-SU630-2-5-240GB-SSD-SATA-QLC-3D-NAND/SSD1063/

nearest to there case i could find £59..https://www.cclonline.com/product/272818/CRUSADERMIRAGE/Cases/GameMax-Crusader-Rainbow-RGB-Case-3-pin-Hub-with-4-x-Mirage-Fans-TG-Front-and-Side/CAS3601/

PSU i can guarantee wont be pretty ribbon modular one in that pic..  so used base 500watt £29.99

https://www.cclonline.com/product/279409/FD-PSU-ES1B-SI9-500W/Power-Supplies/Fractal-Design-Essence-500W-80-PLUS-ATX-Power-Supply-Unit-OEM-/PSU1680/

 

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have a play with these also they offer 3yr warranty

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-systems/configurator/gaming-pc   

 

 

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I'm sorry to say, @baldie , that the company has let me down badly.  It promised to save my config and price for seven days but, when I returned to it five days later, I found both had been dumped.  I have let Alan, the manager, know that I shall not be doing business with them after all and have now found an alternative similar system for £500 less!

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XqZM3t    812 Pound Sterling.  

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 Just got this new monitor yesterday . love it so far 

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9 hours ago, DEEJAYKEG said:

I'm sorry to say, @baldie , that the company has let me down badly.  It promised to save my config and price for seven days but, when I returned to it five days later, I found both had been dumped.  I have let Alan, the manager, know that I shall not be doing business with them after all and have now found an alternative similar system for £500 less!

I am really sorry to hear that DJ.

But you have to do whats right for you so I am really glad you managed to get what you wanted and cheaper. My Daughter is looking for a PC so if its not too much bother where did you get yours from ?

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Just FYI NZXT is doing builds now as well . I just put a decent system for my Son. its now up to him to order and purchase but I have nothing but good things about them . and I love there cases

 

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I bought a Fierce Crusader PC with a  Ryzen 3 4Ghz, RX 580 8GB GPU, and 16GB RAM with 1TB hard drive. I did have to cut corners to keep the price down but it is a solid base to build from and, hopefully, get me back fully into the games. I’m copying a load of configs etc onto a removable hd I have in the old tower and I’ll then put that in an enclosure so the new machine can access them. See you in game soon!

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On 1/11/2020 at 11:50 PM, baldie said:

I am really sorry to hear that DJ.

But you have to do whats right for you so I am really glad you managed to get what you wanted and cheaper. My Daughter is looking for a PC so if its not too much bother where did you get yours from ?

Fierce via Amazon. They delivered it on Thursday and have now cut the price by £28! Such great timing!

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