Advice appreciated

Doc7

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I would be grateful if someone with more knowledge than me could cast an eye over this spec as I want to order ASAP (that's all of you!)

Use will be general, business , MS Office, watching videos and light gaming. Also want a degree of future proofing as my last PC has run for 11 years without a single fault.

Many thanks
David

Case
PCS 6003B BLACK CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)

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Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B450-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB AMD RADEON™ RX 570 - HDMI, DP - DX® 12

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1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB ADATA SX6000 Pro PCIe M.2 2280 (2100 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
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
PCS FrostFlow 100 V2 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
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
Microsoft® Office 365 Home Premium (12 Month Subscription - Digital Key)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - 3 User, 1 Year
Browser
Google Chrome™
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 15 working days
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SpyderTracks

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What's your max budget?

Is there any gaming? Any reason you chose such a high end graphics card?

We can definitely do better for the money.
 

Doc7

New member
Many thanks

Don't really want to go much more expensive than this build......£1050 all in.

The graphics card was a suggested spec....don't think I changed it. What would you recommend?

Cheers
David
 

SpyderTracks

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Many thanks

Don't really want to go much more expensive than this build......£1050 all in.

The graphics card was a suggested spec....don't think I changed it. What would you recommend?

Cheers
David
As an example with notes by amendments:

Case
CORSAIR 275R AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE Case is really important in the build, worth having a good one to improve airflow and future upgradeablility
Processor (CPU)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4) Still a monster CPU for your uses, 6 core 12 thread, will be ample

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Motherboard
Gigabyte B450 AORUS ELITE: DDR4, USB 3.1 - RGB Ready Just as good as the Asus but a little cheaper because of branding
Memory (RAM)

16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB) Much faster RAM which will help with general performance
Graphics Card

4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1650 SUPER - HDMI
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB ADATA SX6000 Pro PCIe M.2 2280 (2100 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Better quality PSU and semi modular, will help with noise and thermal performance in the case
Power Cable

1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler Overpowered for your uses but benefits by being very quiet
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 Basic card as options are limited due to stocks.
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 [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
Microsoft® Office 365 Home Premium (12 Month Subscription - Digital Key) Have left this in, but would personally suggest checking if it has the required packages
Anti-Virus

NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE Really don't need any, the built in Windows Defender is superb
Browser

Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 15 working days
Price: £1,046.00 including VAT and Delivery
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Doc7

New member
That's great and all sound sensible. Only concern is the case as I really want a DVD drive,
I will ring the company this afternoon, go through and finalise the spec, and place an order.
Thanks again
 

Oussebon

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That's great and all sound sensible. Only concern is the case as I really want a DVD drive,
I will ring the company this afternoon, go through and finalise the spec, and place an order.
Thanks again
Just wondering what you ended up with? :)
 

Doc7

New member
I went for almost exactly the spec you suggested. Just kept the original soundcard.
Many thanks for you help
David
 
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