Any advice/problem with this spec?

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Goldriver83

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Hey everyone,

I want to buy my first gaming PC and would love to have your feedback on the following spec. I already posted on Reddit to get some help to choose the parts, so feel free to let me know what you think!
My budget is around 1500€. The current build I have costs 1660€ so that's the maximum for me.

MONITOR:
ACER, resolution 3840x2160, H/V Frequency H: 68KHz, V: 30Hz


Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)

Motherboard
GIGABYTE B550 GAMING X V2 : DDR4, USB 3.2 - ARGB Ready

Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)

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
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)

Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CV SERIES™ CV-650 POWER SUPPLY

Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre European Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition

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 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 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
2 DAY DELIVERY TO FRANCE

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 14 to 17 working days

Thanks for your help!
 
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Steveyg

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For you budget this is where I would be aiming. I wouldn't go with your monitor though I'd be looking for a 1440p 144Hz to pair with this rather than a 4K 60hz but I guess that depends on what the machine is for?

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi (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 M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR | 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre European Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
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
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 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
2 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 14 to 17 working days
Price: £1,512.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/3xXcbPZyd3/
 
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Goldriver83

Member
Thanks for your suggestion. My budget is around 1500€ not pounds, so that would be 1300£. But I replaced the 32GB ram to 16GB ram to save some money as it seems useless for gaming only (at the moment).

Is the power supply CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET really better than the 650W I currently have? I'm wondering if it's worth the extra money (it's adding around 50£ so that's a lot)

Oh and yeah, the monitor is not good for gaming I suppose, I bought it 2 years ago and I didn't consider gaming at that time. I might switch to a monitor with 144Hz in the future.
 
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Steveyg

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Goldriver83 said:
Thanks for your suggestion. My budget is around 1500€ not pounds, so that would be 1300£. But I replaced the 32GB ram to 16GB ram to save some money as it seems useless for gaming only (at the moment).

Is the power supply CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET really better than the 650W I currently have? I'm wondering if it's worth the extra money (it's adding around 50£ so that's a lot)
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CV model are basically designed for office computers but the Txm models are an ok alternative

I wouldn't go less than 750W though as it would severely limit you on upgrades, especially with the modern GPU's being so power hungry.

If we need to get the budget to £1300 let me have another go here
 
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Steveyg

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This would be a more budget option

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre European Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
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
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 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
2 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 14 to 17 working days
Price: £1,337.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/zptGvHP4h0/
 
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Goldriver83

Member
Thanks for your suggestion, I think I will take the CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET as you mentioned then.

Another question: I see that you suggest the ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!, and I currently have is the GIGABYTE B550 GAMING X V2 : DDR4, USB 3.2 - ARGB Ready, which is around 50€ cheaper.
What are the differences between these 2?
 
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Steveyg

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Goldriver83 said:
Thanks for your suggestion, I think I will take the CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET as you mentioned then.

Another question: I see that you suggest the ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!, and I currently have is the GIGABYTE B550 GAMING X V2 : DDR4, USB 3.2 - ARGB Ready, which is around 50€ cheaper.
What are the differences between these 2?
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I trust AUS build quality over Gigagyte at the minute especially for such a critical component. Also the ASUS TUF B550 I recommended comes equipped with a very good Wifi card and has built in Bluetooth 5.0
 
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Goldriver83

Member
Thanks a lot for your help, I'll take the ASUS one then! Is the Fractal Focus G Black good for airflow compared to the COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE ?
 
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Steveyg

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Goldriver83 said:
Thanks a lot for your help, I'll take the ASUS one then! Is the Fractal Focus G Black good for airflow compared to the COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE ?
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The Focus G is respectable but budget gaming case. It will perform well but the TD500 is a better case, that's up to yourself really
 
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Goldriver83

Member
I don't know a lot about gaming PC. If I take the Focus G case, will I be limited in the future for upgrades, or is there any risk the components will overheat? (compared to the TD500)
 
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Steveyg

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Temperatures shouldn't be an issue with these parts in either case. The Focus G is a fair bit smaller than the TD500 though so that could limit your choices of GPU's in future

I personally recommend the Corsair 4000D, it's fantastic for airflow and big enough to fit almost anything while also being more compact than some of the chunkier cases. I also think it looks great and is priced very competitively
 
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