Recent content by Altech

Hi, I wonder if one of you clever bods out there might be able to advise me? I have a recently new PC build from PcSpecialist which is enclosed in the case mentioned in my subject. Main specification is: Ryzen 5 5600G, Asus Tuf Gaming B550-Plus (WiFi) motherboard, 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro...

Thank you. I did wonder about the USB port situation as the case itself actually has 1 x Type A (3.0) and a Type C on the top-front as well. I should have three Type C ports altogether as there is also one on the motherboard which is fine as there will be more use for them going forward.

PS I didn’t in the end go for the special thermal paste as I saw that this was pre-applied to the processor.

Hi DarTon, I do appreciate your feedback, thank you. I’ve gone for: Corsair 4000D Airflow Case Ryzen 5 5600G ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus (WiFi) 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz No graphics card 2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD 1TB Samsung 970 EVO PLUS M.2 USB 3.0 External Card Reader Corsair...

Hi, thank you for your comments. I feel confident now that the 5600G is the right decision. When you check the specifications, it does say system memory up to 3200MHz which is what I have ordered. I can’t see me making too many demands on that aspect anyway, so should be fine.

Thank you Tony. That sounds like a plan. I’m sure the 5600G will be absolutely fine for my requirements.

I can’t believe I am asking this, as I have already actioned as stated above, but in your opinion, for me, is there any justification in now paying £180 more, thus reducing my saving to £145, for the privilege of reinstating the 5600X along with a Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, just in case I down...

I’ll go all out and treat myself to some Arctic MX-4 Extreme thermal paste while I’m about it, so that results in a £325 reduction overall. I just hope I don’t get any further enforced changes!

On that basis, if I go for the 5600G, then I guess the fact that it is PCIe Gen3 based as opposed to the PCIe Gen4 of the 5600X is pretty irrelevant if all I want to do is watch up to 4K video playback from the likes of Amazon Prime, Netflix or YouTube etc. Sounds like a no-brainer as I could...

No, no gaming or other heavy-duty use but I am deliberately (to a point) trying to over-specify (still within a limited budget) to give me some headroom for the future. I have sent a polite message about not being happy about the way I found out about being forced to spend more on the video...

I do appreciate your feedback. After much consideration, I have amended my order to the Corsair 4000D Airflow case, the Corsair 550W TXm Series PSU and this combination would only have cost an extra £25 extra as I have now ditched the ASUS Xonar SE card, but unfortunately that brought up a...

I have to say that I am baffled when you say you would need at least a 650W PSU as when I select a 550W TXm Series, I get a message informing me that “based on our calculations you actually only need a 450W power supply. We have calculated your specification to require around 289W of power...

H, just a quick reply as I am signing off now. When I select "Post spec to forum", it simply displays the original specification ordered which has had several changes since, so does not represent where I am now. Please refer to this screenshot, which I know is not ideal but it is accurate. I...

PS I do realise that the Asus Xonar sound card is not absolutely necessary, but having been used to and appreciated their software and improved signal-to-noise on my current PC, for use with my 5.1 THX sound system, I prefer to stick with it.

PS I do realise that the Asus Xonar sound card is not absolutely necessary but having been used to and appreciated their software and improved signal-to-noise on previous models, for use with my 5.1 THX sound system, I prefer to stick with it.