TOTAL
£1,046
Corei3-8100
Intel £109
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 UKpricespikeinourpreviousEVGA
500Wpickopensthedoorforthis quiet
Corsairoption.GeForceRTX 2060 TwinFan
Zotac£329
The 2060 ismarginallypricierbut noticeably
betterthanourold1060,making it the go-to
budgetGPUofthemoment.Rival 110
SteelSeries£25
A greatsensor,simpledesignand
impressivelylowpricemakethisa great
entry-levelgamingmouse.Neos
Bitfenix£34
TheNeosprovidesdecentairflow, good
supportfor3.5-inchharddrives,and a fairly
painlessbuildexperience.WDBlue1TB7200RPM
WesternDigital£38
Oneterabyteofold-fashionedhard storage
istheperfecthomeforallofyour media,
backupsandstorage-hungrygames.G2460PF
AOC£190
Thisisthecheapest144Hzgaming monitor
youcanbuy,yetit stilloffersdecent image
quality,greatperformanceandFreesync.K55
Corsair£48
Thiskeyboardmaylackmechanical
keyswitchesbutit offersdecenttyping, plus
it hasRGBandextragamingkeys.CloudStinger
HyperX£35
WelovetheHyperXCloud,butat£70 it’s too
muchforanentry-levelsystem.The Cloud
Stingeristhenextbestthing.VengeanceLPX8GB
(2x4GB)@2400MHz
Corsair£50
DDR4pricesarestillhigh,however this
Corsairpairisa goodvalueoption.MX500250GB
Crucial£37
Crucial’sSSDrangeisfantasticvalue and
offersgoodperformance,too.A 250GB drive
canholdyourOSandessentialprograms.Hyper 212 Evo
CoolerMaster£30
Evena budgetbuildcanbenefitfrom a good
CPUcooler,lettingyouenjoya quieter,
coolersystem.RBUDGET
BUILD
Enjoy1080pgamingwithout
breakingbreakingthethebankbank
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