TOTAL
£1,631
MID-RANGE
BUILD
Ourrecommended build for playing
the latest games
VengeanceLPX16GB
(2x8GB) @2666
Corsair £67
16GB is the minimum amount of RAM we’d
recommendfora systemofthiscalibre.HydroSeriesH55QuietEdition
Corsair £55
Tidy and quiet, the H55 will unlock our CPU’s
overclocking potential and look good
through your case window while it does so.X470 PRIME X470-PRO
Asus £132
Tasteful RGB (if that’s your thing) and
substantial heatsinks make this a fine base
foranyAMDbuild.GeForceRTX 2060 TwinFan
Zotac £320
Serious power from the ‘just about
affordable’ end of Nvidia’s new GPU fleet,
and it’s ray tracing-ready too.Evo 860 250GB
Samsung £50
Samsung’s Evo series has long been a
stalwart of nippy r/w speeds and reliability,
andthis250GBdriveisveryaffordable.CX 650W
Corsair £62
It may not feature fancy modular design, but
Corsair’s reliable CX 650 is cheap enough to
accommodate for our other part picks.EclipseP400STG
Phanteks £73
The clean lines, intuitive build features and
fantastic price cements the Eclipse as our
mid-rangecaseofchoice.WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM
Western Digital £34
SSDs are great, but they’re still far from
cheap. This 1TB HDD will hold as many
games as you will need.Predator XB271H
Acer £330
G-Sync and up to 180Hz of overclocked
refresh rate – Acer’s 27-inch Predator is
quickerthana S1mpleAWPpeek.HyperXCloud
Kingston £74
Despite the budget price, we recommend
this headset. There’s simply nothing better
for the money.Ryzen 7 3800X
AMD £289
Once our top-end pick, AMD’s Ryzen 7 is still
as formidable but now realistic for mid-range
builds, too. What a time to be alive.One
Ducky £100
A lesser known keyboard brand with a great
rep among mechanical switch nerds. Ducky
deliversthegoodswiththeOne.Model O Minus
Glorious £45
The lightest gaming mouse in production
and one of the most responsive and
comfortable out there. Look at those holes!MOTHERBOARDPROCESSORGRAPHICS CARDCOOLERMEMORYPOWER SUPPLYSSDHDDCASEDISPLAYKEYBOARDMOUSEHEADSETHARDWARE
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