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I went for AMD Ryzen5 3600 and bought a budget GPU ( NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 1030) as I am not a games player. Very happy with it. Adobe PE works really well for most capabilities. Fixing shaky video is a bit slow but this is pretty intensive processing.

What's the latest best practise when configuring a single drive system. I have a 1TB NVME SSD. Clearly I need a primary Partition for windows. I have a bunch of media and other files that I will keep on a separate partition. I was toying with having three partitions in total Primary Windows...

I contacted PCS and they are able to provide the Sx8200 pro. Just needed an exchange of messages using the account send message feature. Then they created a sub order to the order. The cost was about £2 more than the drive costs on Amazon, but without the hassle of fitting post delivery.

Thanks I like the look of the sx8200 pro. Pity pcs don't offer it

Fair point :) was just intrigued by the no price difference point made by The_Scotster

I am interested in your comment about price. on PCS NvMe drives still cost twice as much as Sata SSDs if a not a little more 1TB Samsung 860 QVO SATA SSD adds £108 to my build (inc VAT) so that's £0.108 £/GB where as 1TB Samsung 970 EVO M.2 adds £226 to my build (inc VAT) so that £0.226 £/GB...

Hi, I am interested on views about the real world performance of NVMe drives. The headline speeds are blistering but I have seen some reports that in real world use the improvement that you will see as a user is negligible. Has anyone replaced a SATA ssd with an NVMe drive in the same machine...

Thanks for the advice. I don't need wireless the desktop is in the same room as the router so i use ethernet. M2 drives are new to me i will research them thanks

I have posted the full spec above

Full Spec below. When I refer to the AMD Radeon RX 550 above I mena the 4GB variant Case CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 275Q QUIET CASE Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4) Get 3 Months of XBOX Game Pass for PC w/ select AMD Ryzen CPUs Motherboard ASUS® PRIME...

Hi I am going to buy a desktop utilizing an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with 16 GB RAM. I don't play games but do occasional photo and video editing using Adobe Premier Elements. I am unsure as to what if any Graphics card to buy. Although Adobe PE doesn't mandate a video card I can't help but think it...

Thanks all for your help, much appreciated

I am looking for a new desktop. It will mainly be used for browsing and simple document creation. Occasionally It will be used for video and photo editing using Adobe Premier elements. It don't play games. I like to have a quiet computer so some of the components have been chosen with this in...

I have always had Intel based computers. I am hearing lot about AMD recently. I am not a gamer but do a little video and photo editing using Adobe Premier elements. I wondered if anyone had views on the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i5-9600K. Are there any hidden compatibility or other gotchas...

I have realised that when I first posted this I had accidentally selected two graphics cards. I have corrected this now. Particularly interested in if there is any advantage of the TUF Z390-PLUS motherboard over the prime Z390? Also I have gone for a 550w power supply for two reasons, I want a...

Hi I want a desktop that will mainly be used for browsing (multiple tabs open), Word and Excell and occasional video and photo editing using Adobe Premier elements. Would love some feedback on the following spec. Anyone think its over the top or do I need to increase anything? I don't like my...

I am buying a new laptop for my son. He has been suffering with a HP pavilion for two years and it is criminally slow. I have promised him a big improvement. He will mainly use it for Browsing, Office applications, streaming music and videos. He does not play 3D games. If anyone can have a...