2 months with my new PC

[tombub]

Hi all, first time posting!

I thought id show off my build after 2 months of ownership, now that i have officially finished customising it. Fitted 5 Corsair sp120pros to the case and some LED lighting.
I love it, gaming is flawless, the temperatures are reasonable, not helped much with it sat under my desk, but i don't have room on the desk yet. Very happy with it. far, far better than my previous potato pc! Few things i wish i did better, Higher wattage PSU for starters, but i was naive when i bought it and didn't really know much about PSUs. I also wish i had a better case. the case itself is fine, however i wish i had a better front panel for air flow, can these be changed?
probably upgrade the GPU in time, and probably the PSU but im happy so far!
Overall i'm happy for the price i paid at the time, and will probably use them again in the future. i've recommended PCS to family.

Specs:

Case	PCS P209 RGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard	ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)	32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card	6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive	2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive	512GB INTEL® 660p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 1500MB/sR | 1000MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply	CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable	1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling	PCS FrostFlow 80 Series High Performance CPU Cooler (AMD)
Thermal Paste	STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card	ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking	WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options	MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System	NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language	United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media	NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software	FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus	NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser	Firefox™
Cable Management	PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
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 13 to 15 working days
Welcome Book	PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland

 

[tombub]

Thank you for posting a review and your thoughts. Glad to hear you are, mostly, happy with it

The case isn't the first time someone has mentioned the lack of airflow on that case...not really much can be done unfortunately due to the inherent design of it. This is an issue with a lot of very budget cases...it's why we always recommend the Focus G if a budget case is needed as it has amazing airflow.

At the time i bought my PC, i didn't really do a lot of research or was massively interested in other people builds or RGB for that matter. So the case wasn't much of a concern, but you always learn from your mistakes! i should have shelled out more for a better case, but ah well, i can always change it in time.

 

[Scott]

It'll serve you fine, you can see it's limitations, but you can also learn from them. Nice move with the motherboard though, it's easy to save there but you've gone with a board that allows good future upgrade-ability.

Only thing I would say is, next time post up for some advice before hitting the button. There are a few areas that aren't optimal that we would have suggested a different route. Overall it's fine though and looks stunning

 

[tombub]

It'll serve you fine, you can see it's limitations, but you can also learn from them. Nice move with the motherboard though, it's easy to save there but you've gone with a board that allows good future upgrade-ability.

Only thing I would say is, next time post up for some advice before hitting the button. There are a few areas that aren't optimal that we would have suggested a different route. Overall it's fine though and looks stunning

Hindsight is a wonderful thing and i wish i had posted at the time. I think I was just excited to get a decent pc at the time and forgot to check the forums.
Anyway Im very happy with the way it looks and performs.