Advice for CPU heavy Gaming PC €2,500

Cianog

New member
Hi there I am a big fan of paradox games like ck3, stellaris etc. I play lots of CPU intensive games so would need to aim high for good speeds. I also play games like Mount and blade bannerlord and x4 foundations which would require a level of graphics. I'm pretty new to building pcs and am having a hard time deciding which prebuilt would suit and if I should maybe get the more expensive cpu, graphics card, cooling or ram etc when I see one and what knock on effects it would have. Any advice would be appreciated for a hopefully long lasting CPU intensive pc with peripherals as I'm sure most of us don't drop this kinda cash every day ha. Thanks for reading
 

MrWilson

Godlike
Hi there,

A couple of questions to help us steer you in the right direction, and get the best build for your budget.

Noticed your budget is in euros, what country are you ordering to? Delivery costs vary slightly from country to country.

Any uses besides gaming? e.g Streaming, Editing etc

What is included in peripherals? e.g Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard
 

Cianog

New member
Ah no real other use bar gaming. As for peripherals I'd be considering that after the desktop itself really as they can be of lower quality and upgraded over time without shifting the whole desktop. I'm in Ireland and assuming since pcspecialists have a .ie domain name they must also be here? Not sure if I'd be hit by the brexit customs stuff tbh
 

MrWilson

Godlike
Ok, do you have a monitor already? Make and model or resolution and refresh rate is handy to know. This is so we can pair an appropriate GPU alongside it.
 

Cianog

New member
Ah no monitor yet planning on upgrading it slowly, can get a chappy one handy enough at first, would plan on having a gpu that could have the likes of bannerlord and x4 foundations on max with some to spare to future proof it a bit though
 

MrWilson

Godlike
This will do as a good base, there are a couple of areas that you can adjust a bit on personal preference.

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 10-Core Processor i5-12600K (3.7GHz) 20MB Cache The go-to Gaming CPU at the moment
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready Slightly overspecced but the Tuf B660 is OOS and only saves 20 euros
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB) 16GB of fast RAM, great price to performance and can always add 2 more sticks later (although very few games need more than 16GB of RAM)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR Offers great 1440p performance. With this budget 1440p would be where I would be looking.
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W) Speedy primary drive for OS and programs
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW) Second m.2 drive for games
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE General storage like photos and music
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Specced with a GPU upgrade down the line in mind. The next gen GPUs are looking to be massively power hungry.
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler Powerful cooler to look after the 12600k
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
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 10/11 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)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Price: €2,424.00 including VAT and Delivery

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