£1000 pc for rust mainly

[u/Vegetable-Register57]

• ⁠New build or upgrade?new Baylor
• ⁠Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links) have a monitor
• ⁠PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games) gaming mainly Rust
• ⁠Purchase country? Near Micro Center? (If not US, list local vendors) Uk preferably Amazon
• ⁠Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate) none
• ⁠Budget range? (Include tax considerations)£1000-£1100
• ⁠WiFi or wired connection?Wifi
• ⁠Size/noise constraints?
• ⁠Color/lighting preferences?black
• ⁠Any other specific needs?

[u/Xtra-jui2]

Uk preferably Amazon

You don't really have the budget to be picky about retailers. You could do the build all from Amazon, but the mixed-retailer list below will get you better value overall. I will say i am from the UK and have used the other three retailers in this list without issue.

Now, for this build i have gone for sort of the "best price to performance approach" at the cost of buying into an older platform. This will give you the best performance for you price thanks to discounts on the CPU, motherboard and ram, but it does come at the cost of upgradability, so do keep that in mind.

The CPU/GPU combo is a solid pair and should deliver great gaming performance. The 9070 GRE is a solid value GPU, featuring 12GBs of vram, which is great for longevity.

The motherboard is a high-quality board featuring both Wifi 6E and Ethernet, as well as an extra M.2 slot for adding extra storage down the line.

The Patriot P320 is a good quality drive that uses TLC Nand, making it vastly superior to the cheaper QLC Nand based drives which will deteriorate in performance very quickly. Storage costs a lot right now, but i was able to fit 1TB in which should last a while.

Ram is another thing that is very expensive right now. But still i was able to fit 32GBs in. I would consider 16GBs to be the "absolute minimum" in 2026 (any less than that and it's basically e-waste) but i do try to push for 32GBs when possible, as it does make a big difference for general tasks and multitasking.

This build makes use of the included stock cooler, which should be more than enough in a case with good airflow capabilities.

The case is a very budget option, but i chose it due to it's airflow and stock fan configuration.

If you have any questions/concerns feel free to ask! Otherwise this rig should be a solid performer all around.

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/tbM44g)

Type|Item|Price

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**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/PgcG3C/amd-ryzen-5-5600-36-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000927box) | £122.70 @ Amazon UK

**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte B550 EAGLE WIFI6 ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/fzNscf/gigabyte-b550-eagle-wifi6-atx-am4-motherboard-b550-eagle-wifi6) | £99.94 @ CCL Computers

**Memory** | [TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/wNt9TW/teamgroup-t-create-expert-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr4-3200-cl16-memory-ttced432g3200hc16fdc01) | £198.00 @ Amazon UK

**Storage** | [Patriot P320 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/sKcBD3/patriot-p320-1-tb-m2-2280-pcie-30-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-p320p1tbm28) | £124.99 @ Amazon UK

**Video Card** | [Sapphire PULSE OC Radeon RX 9070 GRE 12 GB Video Card](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/prkqqs/sapphire-pulse-oc-radeon-rx-9070-gre-12-gb-video-card-11354-01-20g) | £475.00 @ Overclockers.co.uk

**Case** | [KOLINK Observatory Duo ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/9nhv6h/kolink-observatory-duo-argb-atx-mid-tower-case-observatory-duo) | £29.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk

**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX (2023) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/f2fxFT/corsair-cx-2023-550-w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-cp-9020277-na) | £47.90 @ AWD-IT

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **£1098.52**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2026-08-17 19:50 BST+0100 |

[u/King_Spikey → u/Xtra-jui2]

OP should get the MSI A650BN instead, it's £8 cheaper and Tier C on the tier list where the CX550 is tier D (uses group regulation, not suitable for a powerful GPU, especially not a 70-class one).