TOTAL
£1,035
Corei3-8100
Intel £114
A great processor for out-of-the-box gaming
performance. Opt for the AMD Ryzen 1300X
if you’dliketooverclock.B360M-DS3H
Gigabyte £65
It lacks overclocking options, but the new
B360 chipset is far cheaper than the Z370
and is perfect for this budget build.CX-MSeriesCX550M
Corsair £56
A UK price spike in our previous EVGA
500W pick opens the door for this quiet
Corsairoption.GeForce RTX 2060 Twin Fan
Zotac £329
The 2060 is marginally pricier but noticeably
better than our old 1060, making it the go-to
budgetGPUofthemoment.Rival 110
SteelSeries £25
A great sensor, simple design and
impressively low price make this a great
entry-levelgamingmouse.Neos
Bitfenix £34
The Neos provides decent airflow, good
support for 3.5-inch hard drives, and a fairly
painlessbuildexperience.WDBlue1TB7200RPM
Western Digital £38
One terabyte of old-fashioned hard storage
is the perfect home for all of your media,
backups and storage-hungry games.G2460PF
AOC £200
This is the cheapest 144Hz gaming monitor
you can buy, yet it still offers decent image
quality,greatperformanceandFreesync.K55
Corsair £37
This keyboard may lack mechanical
keyswitches but it offers decent typing, plus
it hasRGB and extra gaming keys.Cloud Stinger
HyperX £27
We love the HyperX Cloud, but at £70 it’s too
much for an entry-level system. The Cloud
Stinger is the next best thing.VengeanceLPX8GB
(2x4GB) @2400MHz
Corsair £42
DDR4 prices are still high, however this
Corsair pair is a good value option.MX500 250GB
Crucial £40
Crucial’s SSD range is fantastic value and
offers good performance, too. A 250GB drive
can hold your OS and essential programs.Hyper 212 Evo
CoolerMaster £28
Even a budget build can benefit from a good
CPU cooler, letting you enjoy a quieter,
cooler system.RBUDGET
BUILD
Enjoy1080pgamingwithout
breakingbreakingthethebankbank
HARDWARE
Buyer’s Guide
MOTHERBOARDPROCESSORGRAPHICS CARDCOOLERMEMORYPOWER SUPPLYSSDHDDCASEDISPLAYKEYBOARDMOUSEHEADSET