First pc build need help

New pc build around £1500

Hi im looking to do a custom build from Pc specialist. My budget is around £1500.

I will be using it to stream games on Facebook, eg Fortnite, call of duty black ops 4 when released and single player games. All different types of games really. Will be uploading videos to YouTube as well but not straight away. Also will be streaming from my Xbox or ps4 from it as well not sure if I need anything extra to do that.

What I need help with is that I don't really know much about computers. So i don't know what specs will be best for I want to do. I don't really want to pick the wrong things that I won't even need.

I already have a pc monitor which is BenQ ZOWIE XL2720 27in FHD 1ms Response, 144Hz, ESports Gaming Monitor. Will want a second monitor but that will be just for setting up the stream, no gaming on it.

Will need mouse, keyboard and headset.

Will be on for long periods of time so don't really want it to overheat or anything.

Any help will be much appreciated.

Kind regards

Phil

Good morning! Sounds like some interesting stuff you are getting into. As someone who is as new as you in the pc world, I would suggest going into the pcs configurator and putting together something you think would sound right. google through the names of parts and compare some as you choose. I would then suggest you post it in the the forum here and the guys are pretty helpful at going through things with you. they help with optimizing best performance for your buck. A rough idea of what you want with some specs out of the configurator would be awesome .

This what I came up with.

Case
GAME MAX FALCON BLACK GAMING CASE (RGB LED)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i3 Quad Core Processor i3-8100 (3.60GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF H310M-PLUS GAMING: Micro-ATX, DDR4, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Memory Card Reader
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H55 Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Liquid Series Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor
ASUS VP228HE 21.5" GAMING MONITOR
Keyboard & Mouse
ASUS Cerberus Gaming Bundle - Keyboard, Mouse, Headset & Mouse Mat
Game Streaming
Elgato Game Capture HD60 PRO - PCIe Card
Cable Management
3 x PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 14 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,452.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-home-office-pc-II/znQk3Tk9fH/

The above is interesting

I like the case choice, a budget monitor as the 2nd screen is a good call, and the peripheral bundle set is a good shout.

I would suggest a different spec building on that, however. While an i3 should be fine for handling the Elgato capture card for the console footage, it would be grossly inadequate for streaming games from PC.

Streaming games is asking the PC to encode video while also running a game, either of which can be among the most demanding things on the CPU many consumers might ask their PCs together, let alone both at once. An AMD Ryzen CPU's extra cores and threads make it much better suited to this. An R7 2700 has twice the cores and 4x the threads of the i3.

AMD's stock coolers are actually pretty decent too, certainly versus Intel's coolers...

AMD's B350 motherboards also offer a greater set of features versus Intel's H310s

For this budget range I would not recommend 3 year platinum warranty. The chances you'll get £135's of hardware failures during years 2-3 are pretty slim, and many of the components have their own warranties during this period directly with the manufacturers anyway. £135 is 9% of the budget - with a lot of the rest going on peripherals, the monitor, capture card, etc. Invest that into the hardware instead.


Summary of changes I'd suggest:
- Samsung 24" monitor is £4 more than the Asus and gives 24" screen which is a sweet spot for 1080p for productivity uses.
- AMD Ryzen CPU overwhelmingly better for streaming
- silver warranty only
- added SSD
- Ryzen build with 8-core/16 thread CPU
- faster RAM
- less expensive cooler.
- 550W PSU potentially giving more upgrade headroom

e.g.


Case
GAME MAX FALCON BLACK GAMING CASE (RGB LED)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Eight Core CPU (3.2GHz-4.1GHz/20MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B450M-A (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
1[SUP]st[/SUP] M.2 SSD Drive
256GB ADATA SX6000 PCIe M.2 2280 (1000 MB/R, 800 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor
Samsung LS24D330HSX/EN 24" LED monitor
Keyboard & Mouse
ASUS Cerberus Gaming Bundle - Keyboard, Mouse, Headset & Mouse Mat
Game Streaming
Elgato Game Capture HD60 PRO - PCIe Card
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 12 to 14 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,490.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-pc/RA!gGd3ahp/

Cool thanks for reply.

I think I will go with your suggestions. Sounds a lot more better.

Thanks