Custom PC – October 2019

Quad-coreCPU,1080pgaming

Needs a micro-ATX case. We recommend a

450W 80 Plus power supply. See Issue 191,

p78,foranexamplebuildguide.

Quad-coreCPU,basicgaming

Needs a micro-ATX or ATX case.

Werecommenda 350W 80 Pluspowersupply.

Elite Our choice of the best hardware available

The fundamental specifications we recommend for various types of PC. Just add your preferred case and power supply, and double-check there’s
room in your case for your chosen components, especially the GPU cooler and graphics card. We’ve largely stopped reviewing power supplies, as
the 80 Plus certification scheme has now effectively eliminated unstable PSUs. Instead, we’ve recommended the wattage and minimum 80 Plus
certification you should consider for each component bundle. You can then choose whether you want a PSU with modular or captive cables.

Core component bundles

Budget system with Budget gaming system

integrated graphics

COMPONENT NAME SUPPLIER ISSUE iPRICEncVAT

CPU AMD Ryzen 3 2200G scan.co.uk #176p22 £80

CPU COOLER

AMD Wraith air

cooler included

with CPU

N/A #176p80^ £0

GRAPHICS CARD

AMD Radeon RX

Vega 8 integrated

into CPU

N/A #176p22^ £0

MEMORY

8GB (2 x 4GB)

Corsair

Vengeance LPX

3000MHz

(CMK8GX4M2A

3000C16)

scan.co.uk #176 p80 £50

MOTHERBOARD

MSI B450M

Mortar

(micro-ATX)

scan.co.uk #182 p50 £93

STORAGE

500GB WD

Blue SN500

(M.2 NVMe)

ebuyer.com #191p78^ £70

Total £293

UPGRADES

SWAP CPU

AMD Ryzen 5

2400G

(slightly faster

CPU and GPU

performance)

ebuyer.com #189 p45 £120

COMPONENT NAME SUPPLIER ISSUE iPRICE nc VAT

CPU Intel Core i3-8100 overclockers.co.uk #191 p78^ £125

CPU COOLER Raijintek Juno Pro RBW overclockers.co.uk #191 p78^ £ 12

GRAPHICS CARD

Palit GeForce

GTX 1660

StormX 6GB

cclonline.com #191 p78^ £198

MEMORY

16GB 2 x8

GB) Corsair

Vengeance

LPX 3000MHz

(CMK16GX4

M2A2666C16)

scan.co.uk #191 p78^ £76

MOTHERBOARD

Gigabyte B360M

DS3H

(micro-ATX)

cclonline.com #191 p78 £ 73

STORAGE

500GB WD Blue

SN500

(M.2 NVMe)

ebuyer.com #191 p78^ £70

Total £554

UPGRADES

SWAP

GRAPHICS CARD

AMD Radeon RX

Ve g a 5 6 ebuyer.com

#190

p47 £236