PC Gamer - UK (2021-12)

TOTAL

£600

Ryzen5 3400G

AMD£130

CapablebudgetCPUandGPUinonetiny

package,andit alsocomeswithitsvery

ownCPUcooler.

A320M-APro

MSI£42

Everythingyouneedandnothingelse.This

MSImotherboardissimplebutit works.And

that’sallwecanaskforatthisprice.

MWEWhite400W

CoolerMaster£39

Smallbytoday’sstandards,thisPSUfroma

trustymanufactureroffersplentyofjuicefor

thisbuildanda littlemore.

None

Thisbuildistailoredtotoday’sGPU

shortage.Butdon’tfret,oncecardsare

backinstockyoucouldslotoneintothis

PCforanupgrade.

G102

Logitech£35

A classicshapedeliveredina sleekshell,this

mousefitsallhandsizesandgrips.A solid

optionforthemoney.

Neos

BitFenix£36

You’llwanttominimisehowoftenyourebuild

yourPC,somakesuretogiveit a goodhome.

Thiscase’lldonicely.

WD Blue 1TB 7200rpm

Western Digital £37

You don’t necessarily need a HDD in 2020,

but if you’re a virtual hoarder, this’ll give you

loads of useful extra space.

GW2280

BenQ £105

A 1080p60 VA monitor will see you through

in style and, once you upgrade, will make a

superb second monitor.

G213

Logitech £40

It may be a membrane switch board, but it’s

stylish, and well-built. Sometimes that’s

worthmore than cheap clicky switches.

HS35

Corsair £40

This headset delivers in-game with its

punchy drivers and clear microphone –

perfect for video calls and multiplayer alike.

Vegeance LPX 8GB (2x 4GB)

DDR4-3000

Corsair £39

For gaming we only really need 8GB of RAM,

and this stuff is quick to boot.

MX500

500GB

Crucial £57

One of the best value SATA SSDs you can buy

and plenty fast enough for a snappy OS.

Wraith Spire

AMD Free with CPU

The Wraith Spire is a great cooler made even

better by the fact it comes free with our

choice of chip. Budget heaven.

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Buyer’s Guide

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HDD

CASE

DISPLAY

KEYBOARD

MOUSE

HEADSET