A Beginner Needs Help

[walkerben281]

Hi I am quite the beginner when it comes to what exactly you need for a good PC. I am wanting a fast quick gaming computer that can run most games without any problems. Please can you have a look at this spec and let me know your thoughts. Thank you!

Case
PCS PRISM-X ARGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING II (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB PCSpecialist PRO DDR4 2666MHz (1 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6750 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CV SERIES™ CV-650 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 120 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid Cooler (AMD)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
50cm RGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
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
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
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 3 to 6 working days

 

[walkerben281]

A few bits of information are needed to offer appropriate advice:

- Maximum absolute Budget: So we know what we have to utilise

- Just for gaming? Or any other uses to bear in mind? Streaming, editing, productivity etc?

- Monitor: This is important for a gaming system as it dictates the graphics card needed...no point overspending if not needed. Make and model or resolution and refresh rate

1. Happy to spend up to and around £1800 ish
2. Mainly for gaming with a bit of standard use (i.e YouTube, Shopping etc)
3. I currently have 2 x ACER KA222Q, but happy to get others if needed

Thank you!

 

[MrWilson]

1. Happy to spend up to and around £1800 ish
2. Mainly for gaming with a bit of standard use (i.e YouTube, Shopping etc)
3. I currently have 2 x ACER KA222Q, but happy to get others if needed

Thank you!

Those monitors are 1080p 75hz, the GPU you’ve selected will handle 1440p 144hz or 1440p Ultrawide.
A décent 1080p display Will set you back around £180, while a decent 1440p display will be ITRO £300. A £1500 1440p gaming PC is doable, but you will need to cut back in certain areas, so if you’re able to stretch the budget a little further that would definitely be the best option.

 

[walkerben281]

Those monitors are 1080p 75hz, the GPU you’ve selected will handle 1440p 144hz or 1440p Ultrawide.
A décent 1080p display Will set you back around £180, while a decent 1440p display will be ITRO £300. A £1500 1440p gaming PC is doable, but you will need to cut back in certain areas, so if you’re able to stretch the budget a little further that would definitely be the best option.

Could that be something that I could purchase a bit down the line? Or would you recommend getting better monitors at the same time? Thanks for your feedback mate

 

[JUNI0R]

Could that be something that I could purchase a bit down the line? Or would you recommend getting better monitors at the same time? Thanks for your feedback mate

If it'll be a few months later then that's perfectly fine, as long as you have an active intention to upgrade, that's the important thing. There wouldn't be any point spending lots on a GPU that could show 200FPS when your monitor can only show 75 of them!

For a sweet AMD 1440p gaming rig, I'd be looking at something like this. The other option is obviously Intel which are rather strong right now. I haven't maxed out your budget, purely because I don't think you need to. You could either put it into your monitor fund, or spend it on small upgrades to the build, let us know if you'd like us to spec that up and we'd be happy to

Any questions, ask away!

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE Higher airflow and quality case
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core CPU (3.5GHz-4.4GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4) Not much difference between the X and non-X, especially at 1440p, might as well save the cash
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready! More modern motherboard with PCIe Gen 4 support which comes in handy for your GPU
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB) Considerably faster RAM- super important for AMD!
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP, LHR The ideal 1440p card
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR, 1600MB/sW) Boot SSD for Windows and applications
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2200 MB/R, 1500 MB/W) Dedicated games drive, if you're going to store a lot of files, you could add the 1TB HDD back in
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Higher quality and higher wattage PSU for better furture upgradability
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition Really not a fan of 120mm AIO's (excuse the pun!) this tower cooler will do just fine, it'll also be quieter and less prone to fail (less moving parts)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0 if you need WiFi then this card is a no brainer, it also adds bluetooth
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001] I'd personally stick to W10 for now
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) Well worth the £5
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 6 working days

Price: £1,590.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/cVrdUKJwma/

 

[walkerben281]

If it'll be a few months later then that's perfectly fine, as long as you have an active intention to upgrade, that's the important thing. There wouldn't be any point spending lots on a GPU that could show 200FPS when your monitor can only show 75 of them!

For a sweet AMD 1440p gaming rig, I'd be looking at something like this. The other option is obviously Intel which are rather strong right now. I haven't maxed out your budget, purely because I don't think you need to. You could either put it into your monitor fund, or spend it on small upgrades to the build, let us know if you'd like us to spec that up and we'd be happy to

Any questions, ask away!

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE Higher airflow and quality case
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core CPU (3.5GHz-4.4GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4) Not much difference between the X and non-X, especially at 1440p, might as well save the cash
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready! More modern motherboard with PCIe Gen 4 support which comes in handy for your GPU
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB) Considerably faster RAM- super important for AMD!
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP, LHR The ideal 1440p card
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR, 1600MB/sW) Boot SSD for Windows and applications
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2200 MB/R, 1500 MB/W) Dedicated games drive, if you're going to store a lot of files, you could add the 1TB HDD back in
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Higher quality and higher wattage PSU for better furture upgradability
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition Really not a fan of 120mm AIO's (excuse the pun!) this tower cooler will do just fine, it'll also be quieter and less prone to fail (less moving parts)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0 if you need WiFi then this card is a no brainer, it also adds bluetooth
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001] I'd personally stick to W10 for now
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) Well worth the £5
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 6 working days

Price: £1,590.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/cVrdUKJwma/

Thanks for all this. It's been a great help. I really like the look of this! I have just been looking at a few monitor options, what would you recommend? I was possibly looking at the 24" MSI Optix G242

 

[MrWilson]

Thanks for all this. It's been a great help. I really like the look of this! I have just been looking at a few monitor options, what would you recommend? I was possibly looking at the 24" MSI Optix G242

The G242 is a good monitor, but it's only 1080p, and with this sort of budget, and the GPU specced above I would definitely recommend opting for 1440p. Good monitor picks around the £300 mark include the Asus VG27AQ and the Dell S2721DGF.