Hello everyone!
I am in the final phases of getting myself a high performance gaming PC. I recently finished my studies and got a full-time job, and my first paycheck(s) are going towards this thing. Finally I'll be making one of my dreams true!
I want to put a disclaimer that I don't necessarily know a lot about the intimate technical details of PC hardware in general, as I've been occupied with other things. However, I tend to pick things up quickly, so if you need me to understand something, just point me in the right direction and I'll get busy. If you make a suggestion, I would request that you state your reasoning for your alteration as it allows me to think with you.
Now, to the real purpose of this post. The use-case is relatively straightforward: I want something that can manage high performance gaming on my 4k high resolution TV screen, with 2 other, somewhat smaller, screens to the sides. So that means 1 HDMI for the TV, and 2 display ports for the monitors. (I won't be gaming on 3 screens at once obviously, but I thought I'd mention it)
When I talk about high performance gaming, I don't necessarily mean just the staple AAA games used for benchmarking, but I also mean stuff like hyper-modded Skyrim (hyper-modded games in general), ultra-megabases in Factorio without (much) UPS loss, and generally I don't really want to have to worry about specs when trying out any new game. (By which I mean, a smooth playable FPS, I don't care for getting 300+ FPS but I won't complain when it happens.)
Further, my intent is that this thing will last me a long, long time. I do not intend to do any upgrades to it in any foreseeable future, BUT I do want to have room for upgrades if I decide to go for it in the relatively far future. (I intend to maybe replace stock fans with higher quality ones, or maybe having some more storage if it turns out I really need it, but that's about it).
Then there is the matter of aesthetics. As I'll be using this PC for a long time, I want it to be beautiful and cool. For that purpose I do not mind paying a hefty price for things like better cable management, RGB effects, or an overkill PC-case. Saving money (as long as it is within the relatively generous budget as stated in the title) is not really a priority here.
Lastly, I'm not sure whether I am comfortable placing tubes with liquid in my computer. I understand that they should be safe, but I don't want to do it if I can reasonably get away with it. The configurator of the PCS site doesn't let me select larger air coolers, though, as it seems to be incompatible with RGB Ram.
I am on the fence about this point. I can of course always replace the air cooler with a higher quality one myself, as PCS doesn't really offer them (at least not on my side), but I would prefer not to.
And on the side of liquid coolers, I read you have to replace them every few years anyway, which is also something I don't really want to do. (I would probably let someone else do it for me. People who say "but it's so easy lmao", don't care, I know that I will not mess with something that I do not understand.)
And by the way, I want AMD components. Just my own preference, sorry!
Below is the configuration after spending some time thinking about what I want. If you have thoughts about anything you can think of, please do not hesitate to let me know!
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/RShcDXgR7J/
I am in the final phases of getting myself a high performance gaming PC. I recently finished my studies and got a full-time job, and my first paycheck(s) are going towards this thing. Finally I'll be making one of my dreams true!
I want to put a disclaimer that I don't necessarily know a lot about the intimate technical details of PC hardware in general, as I've been occupied with other things. However, I tend to pick things up quickly, so if you need me to understand something, just point me in the right direction and I'll get busy. If you make a suggestion, I would request that you state your reasoning for your alteration as it allows me to think with you.
Now, to the real purpose of this post. The use-case is relatively straightforward: I want something that can manage high performance gaming on my 4k high resolution TV screen, with 2 other, somewhat smaller, screens to the sides. So that means 1 HDMI for the TV, and 2 display ports for the monitors. (I won't be gaming on 3 screens at once obviously, but I thought I'd mention it)
When I talk about high performance gaming, I don't necessarily mean just the staple AAA games used for benchmarking, but I also mean stuff like hyper-modded Skyrim (hyper-modded games in general), ultra-megabases in Factorio without (much) UPS loss, and generally I don't really want to have to worry about specs when trying out any new game. (By which I mean, a smooth playable FPS, I don't care for getting 300+ FPS but I won't complain when it happens.)
Further, my intent is that this thing will last me a long, long time. I do not intend to do any upgrades to it in any foreseeable future, BUT I do want to have room for upgrades if I decide to go for it in the relatively far future. (I intend to maybe replace stock fans with higher quality ones, or maybe having some more storage if it turns out I really need it, but that's about it).
Then there is the matter of aesthetics. As I'll be using this PC for a long time, I want it to be beautiful and cool. For that purpose I do not mind paying a hefty price for things like better cable management, RGB effects, or an overkill PC-case. Saving money (as long as it is within the relatively generous budget as stated in the title) is not really a priority here.
Lastly, I'm not sure whether I am comfortable placing tubes with liquid in my computer. I understand that they should be safe, but I don't want to do it if I can reasonably get away with it. The configurator of the PCS site doesn't let me select larger air coolers, though, as it seems to be incompatible with RGB Ram.
I am on the fence about this point. I can of course always replace the air cooler with a higher quality one myself, as PCS doesn't really offer them (at least not on my side), but I would prefer not to.
And on the side of liquid coolers, I read you have to replace them every few years anyway, which is also something I don't really want to do. (I would probably let someone else do it for me. People who say "but it's so easy lmao", don't care, I know that I will not mess with something that I do not understand.)
And by the way, I want AMD components. Just my own preference, sorry!
Below is the configuration after spending some time thinking about what I want. If you have thoughts about anything you can think of, please do not hesitate to let me know!
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/RShcDXgR7J/
