Advice Needed Please

SpyderTracks

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Are these much better and worth it in your opinion?



I’m thinking I could stretch my budget to these if their worth the extra ££
They're significantly higher budgets, I would build something custom at that point, you'll get far more value.
 

BradG

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Ah I see

That’ll put me back to square 1 trying to figure out what goes together!

Would you have any suggestions?

Thanks
 

BradG

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Yes it was sorry £1400 would be max

Anything under would be amazing

Sorry if that’s difficult to work with!
 

SpyderTracks

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Yes it was sorry £1400 would be max

Anything under would be amazing

Sorry if that’s difficult to work with!
This would be good for 1440p gaming around 90FPS average I'd say, you'd max the monitor on older titles like the Dooms etc.

But I'd still suggest holding off just for another month. You'll get huge amounts more performance across the board for the same budget.

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core CPU (3.5GHz-4.4GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi II (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3300 MB/R, 2200 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
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 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)
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Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
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Microsoft® Edge
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 5 to 7 working days
Price: £1,387.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/Wywvudna8u/
 

BradG

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Appreciate it

It sounds like I’d be stupid to buy right now! I think I’m a bit impulsive

Think il hold off then and check back here in a month

Thanks for all the advice
 

SpyderTracks

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Appreciate it

It sounds like I’d be stupid to buy right now! I think I’m a bit impulsive

Think il hold off then and check back here in a month

Thanks for all the advice
The AMD Ryzen 7000 announcement is the 29th August, so it's only a couple of weeks away.
 

sck451

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This would be good for 1440p gaming around 90FPS average I'd say, you'd max the monitor on older titles like the Dooms etc.

But I'd still suggest holding off just for another month. You'll get huge amounts more performance across the board for the same budget.

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core CPU (3.5GHz-4.4GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi II (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3300 MB/R, 2200 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
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 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
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
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 5 to 7 working days
Price: £1,387.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/Wywvudna8u/
This absolutely, but I'd definitely spend the extra £5 to get the 4000D Airflow instead of the Focus G.
 

SpyderTracks

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So when the Ryzen 7000 arrives do the previous units typically drop in price?
Yes, but not to the point they're worth it over the new gen.

New gen will give you far more performance per £

So for instance the 5600x which was equivalent to the 3600x ouperformed the 3800x which was 2 tiers above it. The 5600x gen sold for around £280, the 3800x sold for £380.

So you'll save money and get more performance with new generation. This generation is more like 2 generations worth of improved performance than we're used to by all reports.
 
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SpyderTracks

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I see, that makes sense, well kind of as I would have expected it to cost a lot more
Common misconception.

In anything though, new generation usually only increase in price with inflation, rarely because of performance increase. That's just how tech is, it gets better an more powerful each release while costing around the same or even less. It's only cost more the last couple of years because or shortages and high demand but that's not typical and entirely related to the pandemic.
 

BradG

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Hi @SpyderTracks thinking ahead about monitors now - I rushed in and bought the Q27G2U and have realized that was stupid so I’m sending them back

I’m going to have a dual monitor setup and originally wanted 2 the same for aesthetics but thought I should go for a better monitor for gaming and a cheaper one as the second

My total budget now will be £2100 including 2 monitors, I know it’s hard right now to say how much the pc build will be and what’s left for monitors but thought I’d get an idea ahead of time
 

sck451

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Hi @SpyderTracks thinking ahead about monitors now - I rushed in and bought the Q27G2U and have realized that was stupid so I’m sending them back

I’m going to have a dual monitor setup and originally wanted 2 the same for aesthetics but thought I should go for a better monitor for gaming and a cheaper one as the second

My total budget now will be £2100 including 2 monitors, I know it’s hard right now to say how much the pc build will be and what’s left for monitors but thought I’d get an idea ahead of time
Good call to send it back. I have the G27G2U and like it, but there are undoubtedly better displays you can buy for that kind of budget today. The important consideration with displays is what you'll do with them. There's no real point in buying two gaming displays, as you would almost always game on one display only. So it's really a question of what you want the two displays to do.

One option that would split the difference would be to get an ultrawide display like the Gigabyte M34WQ: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-Ultrawide-FreeSync-Premium-Monitor/dp/B09K42MQQ9
 

BradG

Member
Hi @sck451 thanks for the response

I’m pretty set on having a dual monitor setup as il be working at the pc as well as gaming

I’m quite set on having 2 27” monitors

Il be getting the pc build after the amd launch so hoping to be able to get one suitable to play warzone at 1440p and fps above 120 (the more the better)

I was wondering if the Q27G2S is a good option? Then I could get the G27G2U as the second

Or the ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ possibly?
 
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