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I'm looking at building a gaming pc what would you recommend Amd or Intel.
Looking to spend around £900
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What will you use the PC for?
Do you need a monitor? If not, what monitor(s) will you be using?
Do you need a keyboard, mouse, or other peripherals?
Do you need an operating system?
Will you overclock?
Anything else we should know?
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If you can get your hands on one, the Ryzen 5 5600x, it on par with the i9 9900k. If not, I'd definitely go with Intel over Ryzen 3000 series. Not that 3000 series is bad, I use one myself but for gaming Intels offering are superior. 5000 series is a whole new ballpark though, AMD is no longer the "cheaper alternative".
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What will you use the PC for?
Do you need a monitor? If not, what monitor(s) will you be using?
Do you need a keyboard, mouse, or other peripherals?
Do you need an operating system?
Will you overclock?
Anything else we should know?


What is your budget and currency?
£700-£900 Pound Sterling.

What will you use the PC for?
Mainly gaming, watching videos, streaming and work.

Do you need a monitor? If not, what monitor(s) will you be using?
2x BenQ GL2480E 24" Full HD Monitor

Do you need a keyboard, mouse, or other peripherals?
keyboard and mouse.

Do you need an operating system?
yes

Will you overclock?
no

Anything else we should know?
mainly play call of duty
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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£200.00 @ Currys PC World)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard (£89.95 @ AWD-IT)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£107.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£79.99 @ Box Limited)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO ULTRA GAMING Video Card (£300.18 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.99 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£54.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £902.56

If you can't get an RTX 2060 for £300, then an RX 5600XT is a perfectly good AMD alternative. One of these 2 will do the job if you go for a 5600XT;
uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/n4ZzK...296-01-20g
uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/CF3mP...-56xt6tf48

Or, you could just save some money and get a GTX 1660 Super. It's a little slower than an RTX 2060/RX 5600XT, but the 1660 Super is still perfectly adequate for 1080p75Hz. Should be between £220-240 for a 1660 Super, I definitely wouldn't pay more than 240 quid for one.
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21 wrote PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£200.00 @ Currys PC World)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard (£89.95 @ AWD-IT)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£107.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£79.99 @ Box Limited)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO ULTRA GAMING Video Card (£300.18 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.99 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£54.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £902.56

If you can't get an RTX 2060 for £300, then an RX 5600XT is a perfectly good AMD alternative. One of these 2 will do the job if you go for a 5600XT;
uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/n4ZzK...296-01-20g
uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/CF3mP...-56xt6tf48

Or, you could just save some money and get a GTX 1660 Super. It's a little slower than an RTX 2060/RX 5600XT, but the 1660 Super is still perfectly adequate for 1080p75Hz. Should be between £220-240 for a 1660 Super, I definitely wouldn't pay more than 240 quid for one.



does it need a cpu cooler?
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For cost efficiency I would suggest AMD, you can get Ryzen sets with sufficient cores and threads that can run any modern game, for cheaper than the Intel counterpart.
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TClarn wrote does it need a cpu cooler?

The R5 3600 has an included cooler that will do the job. It's probably worth upgrading to a decent aftermarket CPU cooler at some point, but it's not necessary.

If you want an aftermarket cooler, then these are two of the cheaper options I'd be looking at;
uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/W3n8T...cmg-5100bk
uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/FRYLr...oler-bk021
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TClarn wrote does it need a cpu cooler?

The R5 3600 has an included cooler that will do the job. It's probably worth upgrading to a decent aftermarket CPU cooler at some point, but it's not necessary.

If you want an aftermarket cooler, then these are two of the cheaper options I'd be looking at;
uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/W3n8T...cmg-5100bk
uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/FRYLr...oler-bk021


also what wireless adapter would you recommend?.
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id go amd ryzen if i where you amd is much better choice over intel atm
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