Ready Made PC For 3D Game Dev?

[Retrotech]

I have a dying computer that needs replacing as soon as possible (otherwise I'd have a go at building one myself). I need some advice on a decent pc for 3D game development (UE), modelling and VR gaming. It doesn't have to be top tier or look pretty, just do the work. What can I get between £1k-£2k that will tick those boxes?

The pc it's replacing is a Lenovo IdeaCentre 720, AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Quad-Core Processor, 3.20 GHz, 8GB RAM. It just about handled the above (struggles with VR now), but I'd rather get something a *bit* more efficient.

Any suggestions?

Edit: The best one I've found so far is: Legion Tower 5 Gen 8 AMD

 

[COLGeek]

The system is okay. It would be better with 32GB (2x16) of memory, and at least 1TB of storage.

 

[Alm]

You could get something like this:

https://www.hp.com/gb-en/shop/produ...B4S8JmM80-T5QTBS1JBoCy2IQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

HP is a brand I've found reliable, you could use a custom building company but I don't know if you want to stick to a big brand.

 

[Retrotech]

Yeah, I noticed that one too. Haven't had any experience with HP, but looks like it fits the bill. Cheers both!

 

[Why_Me]

I have a dying computer that needs replacing as soon as possible (otherwise I'd have a go at building one myself). I need some advice on a decent pc for 3D game development (UE), modelling and VR gaming. It doesn't have to be top tier or look pretty, just do the work. What can I get between £1k-£2k that will tick those boxes?

The pc it's replacing is a Lenovo IdeaCentre 720, AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Quad-Core Processor, 3.20 GHz, 8GB RAM. It just about handled the above (struggles with VR now), but I'd rather get something a *bit* more efficient.

Any suggestions?

Edit: The best one I've found so far is: Legion Tower 5 Gen 8 AMD

That's a horrible deal tbh. 16GB of DDR5-5600 (no mention of latency), 512GB storage, no name 500W psu, RTX 4070 non Super, etc ...

Try this:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor (£270.60 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£40.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B650-S WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard (£129.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£99.54 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: *Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: *Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card (£562.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Case: *Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.98 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 11 Pro OEM - DVD 64-bit (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1402.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-08-22 02:07 BST+0100

 

[PatrickLong]

Thank you so much for your help.

 

[JarlBSoD]

As someone who works with HP, Dell and Lenovo on a daily basis, based of about 5000k+ users. HP and Dell have serious issues with their components, now i don't know about desktops but they sure as hell have skimped on the qallity in their laptops, the ammount on RMA we have to do, especially on Zbooks are insane. (One major problem is that their USBC ports wear out making the device eventually unable to take a charge even if they can connect them to a docking station etc). Lenovo on the other hand dosn't seem to breake down that much but they have allot of weird instabillity issues instead. Yes i realy do despice the 3 big brands

 

[PatrickLong]

As someone who works with HP, Dell and Lenovo on a daily basis, based of about 5000k+ users. HP and Dell have serious issues with their components, now i don't know about desktops but they sure as hell have skimped on the qallity in their laptops, the ammount on RMA we have to do, especially on Zbooks are insane. (One major problem is that their USBC ports wear out making the device eventually unable to take a charge even if they can connect them to a docking station etc). Lenovo on the other hand dosn't seem to breake down that much but they have allot of weird instabillity issues instead. Yes i realy do despice the 3 big brands

I agree with you.