Need advice on first PC build.

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kokoykno

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I'm really interested in getting my first PC. I want to be able to play loads of games and stream but the games require quite a powerful PC so please help. Ideally I want to be able to have the capacity to run games like Gray Zone Warfare etc at a great quality, but also be able to play COD and FIFA NBA2K etc and stream comfortably. i'll post the build i've started with, but i've literally no idea what's good and what isn't. Any help and suggestions is greatly appreciated. My budget is 2.5k hard cap, but preferably nearer to 1-1.5k.

Case
PCS PRISM TG WHITE ARGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-5.0GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE B650M DS3H (mATX, AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0)
Memory (RAM)
64GB PCS PRO DDR5 4800MHz (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
20GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7900 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3200 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 200 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Monitor
AOC 27" 27B2AM - 1920 x 1080,4MS, HDMI
Keyboard & Mouse
Tecware Phantom RGB 105-Key Backlit Mechanical Keyboard (Brown Switch)
Keyboard & Mouse
ASUS TUF Gaming M4 Air
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 5 working days
Price: £1,981.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/84ae!!FuAm/
 
sck451

sck451

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
I'd look at a 1440p IPS gaming monitor. The outstanding value option is the AOC Q27G4X, which is £220. It would then match a build like this, which would bring the overall cost to precisely £2k, very close to your build above.

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS 2 ARGB GAMING CASE (BLACK) Much better case
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-5.3GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5) Much better CPU
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6) Much better motherboard
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB) Much better RAM
Graphics Card
16GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7800 XT GAMING - HDMI, DP - DX® 12 Slight downgrade on the graphics card, but a much better match for the monitor
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW) Boot drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW) Games drive (2TB would be ideal)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
DeepCool AK620 ZERO DARK High-Performance Dual Tower CPU Cooler A really good cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Keyboard & Mouse
Tecware Phantom RGB 105-Key Backlit Mechanical Keyboard (Brown Switch)
Keyboard & Mouse
ASUS TUF Gaming M4 Air
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 5 working days
Price: £1,780.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/Y2PyK6xMe8/
 
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kokoykno

New member
sck451 said:
I'd look at a 1440p IPS gaming monitor. The outstanding value option is the AOC Q27G4X, which is £220. It would then match a build like this, which would bring the overall cost to precisely £2k, very close to your build above.

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS 2 ARGB GAMING CASE (BLACK) Much better case
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-5.3GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5) Much better CPU
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6) Much better motherboard
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB) Much better RAM
Graphics Card
16GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7800 XT GAMING - HDMI, DP - DX® 12 Slight downgrade on the graphics card, but a much better match for the monitor
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW) Boot drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW) Games drive (2TB would be ideal)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
DeepCool AK620 ZERO DARK High-Performance Dual Tower CPU Cooler A really good cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Keyboard & Mouse
Tecware Phantom RGB 105-Key Backlit Mechanical Keyboard (Brown Switch)
Keyboard & Mouse
ASUS TUF Gaming M4 Air
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 5 working days
Price: £1,780.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/Y2PyK6xMe8/
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Thank you so much. In your opinion, do you think what i've built here will do well to run a game with such heavy requirements as Gray Zone Warfare?
 
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TonyCarter

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Well, the the build exceeds what is required for the official 'recommended' specs:

RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:​


  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows® 10 64 Bit (latest update) / Windows® 11 64 Bit (latest update)
  • Storage: SSD with 40 GB available space
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-9700K / AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X Memory: 32 GB RAM
  • RAM: 32 GB
  • GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3070 Ti / AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 DirectX: Version 12
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But, as with most system requirements, they don't specify what resolution/quality these are for. So we don't know if 'recommended' is intended for 60FPS @ 1080p or 144FPS at 4k.

However, from the reviews I've seen, it's another case of a really un-optimised game being released in early-access with hopes that they'll optimise it as & when they get more cash from punters buying it.

Keeping the 'early-access' status in mind, this YouTuber, playing at 1440p with an 7800XT using Epic settings, they're seeing 60+FPS (and peaks of over 80fps).

Whether it's wise to play a fast-paced MMORPG at Epic settings is debatable though, so if you play at the more normal High settings with FSR or FG on, then you're going to see higher FPS than that.
 
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kokoykno

New member
TonyCarter said:
Well, the the build exceeds what is required for the official 'recommended' specs:


But, as with most system requirements, they don't specify what resolution/quality these are for. So we don't know if 'recommended' is intended for 60FPS @ 1080p or 144FPS at 4k.

However, from the reviews I've seen, it's another case of a really un-optimised game being released in early-access with hopes that they'll optimise it as & when they get more cash from punters buying it.

Keeping the 'early-access' status in mind, this YouTuber, playing at 1440p with an 7800XT using Epic settings, they're seeing 60+FPS (and peaks of over 80fps).

Whether it's wise to play a fast-paced MMORPG at Epic settings is debatable though, so if you play at the more normal High settings with FSR or FG on, then you're going to see higher FPS than that.
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Thank you, this has been really helpful!
 
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