New Gaming PC

Hi, I basically have no real idea about what PC parts are good but would still like to buy a decent PC.

I would like to use the PC mainly for gaming purposes, my current laptop is just not really powerful enough to play triple-a titles.

My max budget would be £1500 but need a little of that for a keyboard and monitor.

Thank you for the help.

Maybe something like:

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.25GHz/19MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
Gigabyte X470 AORUS Ultra Gaming: ATX, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2933MHz ~ (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 580 - HDMI, 3 x DP - DX® 12
--Up to 2 Games FREE w/ select RADEON RX GPUs!
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1[SUP]st[/SUP] M.2 SSD Drive
500GB WD Black™ M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3400MB/s R | 2500MB/s W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212X (120mm) Fan 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/Thunderbolt 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 [KK3-00002]
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
AOC G2590PX 24.5" 144Hz Gaming Monitor
Keyboard & Mouse
CoolerMaster Devastator III Combo Keyboard and Mouse
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,398.00 including VAT and Delivery

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RX 580 to go with a Freesync high refresh monitor, and the system should support a range of future upgrades.

Yes, thank you Oussebon. Even if I don't fully understand all this I am sure it will be great. So thank you again

No worries

Freesync is AMD's Variable Refresh Rate technology. A regular monitor (e.g. the old AOC i2352Vh I game on) has a 60hz refresh rate so displays 60 images per second. This is why you hear of "60 fps" being so highly regarded by gamers. If you don't run a game at 60fps, e.g. the game is very demanding and the framerate produced by your graphics card drops to say 50, you get a much less smooth gaming experience. Since the monitor has to show 60 images per second, you either end up with images being shown twice (which makes for stutter) or the monitor trying to show multiple frames at once (known as tearing) which looks like this:


Variable Refresh Rate (Freesync for AMD GPUs, Gsync for Nvidia ones) matches the monitor's refresh rate to the graphics card's framerate, to get rid of stutter and tearing.

So if you get a new AAA title and crank the settings up so that you're not hitting a consistent 60fps, it doesn't matter.

The monitor is also a high refresh rate monitor meaning it can display upto 144 images per second instead of just 60. Many people find this gives a much 'smoother' sense of motion. Not all games will run at very high fps, but some will, and freesync will help avoid tearing and stuttering with the rest.

The other bits in the system are fairly standard for the price range; mid/high end gaming CPU, high end motherboard with a solid feature set, 16gb RAM which should be all you need for the lifetime of the PC, and a decent quantity of storage including a fast SSD to get Windows and games you install on it loading as fast as possible. The RX 580 will play most modern games on high-ultra, depending on the title. It comes with 2 free AAA games. And the system (case, mobo, CPU, PSU) should support a range of future graphics cards upgrades when you feel it's time to upgrade your RX 580.

If that helps explain a little more what you'd be spending a grand and a half or so on(!).

That actually explains it all a lot better, thank you for all your help in this matter.