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rdmaloney

New member
Hi there,

I'm looking to get some advice on my build. I have minimal experience with PC's beyond just a general understanding and am unsure if this build is too little or too much, or if there's a better alternative and could really use the advise if possible please? I was originally looking to go around £1500 but can go to £1800 if needed which is what this build is quoted at. Id be using it for work and gaming. Id very much like it to be able to handle any game at good graphics and be definitely VR ready. I play a whole range of games so would like it to be a jack of all trades. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

My build is as follows:

PCSPECIALIST - Configure the AMD Am4 Overclocked to your ideal requirements.

PCSpecialist is an award-winning manufacturer of high quality custom PCs & Laptops. Configure the AMD Am4 Overclocked to your ideal requirements.
www.pcspecialist.co.uk www.pcspecialist.co.uk

Case PCS PRISM-X ARGB MID TOWER CASE
Overclocked CPU Overclocked AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8 Core (3.8 GHz @ up to 4.8 GHz)
Motherboard GIGABYTE B550 GAMING X V2 : DDR4, USB 3.2 - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM) 32GB PCS PRO DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card 16GB AMD RADEONTM RX 6800 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st M.2 SSD Drive 1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3300 MB/R, 2900 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIESTM MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable 1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling PCS FrostFlow 150 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans 2x 120mm Black Case Fan
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 FirefoxTM
Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year
Labour)
 
MrWilson

MrWilson

Godlike
Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core CPU (3.5GHz-4.4GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4) Ample for gaming, and going with those over other options means we can cut back on cooling a little.
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING WIFI (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready! Solid motherboard to allow dual gen 4 m.2 drives.
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB) 16GB is ample for the vast majority of games, if you start playing heavily modded sims or flight sims it's a very easy upgrade to add in later.
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP, LHR Great 1440p capable GPU, will do well with VR too.
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 SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW) Games Drive
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE General storage for things like photos, music, word docs etc
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ - MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Beefy power supply to handle transient spikes and also give room for upgrades
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition Solid air cooler for the 5600.
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 Can drop this if you'll be using ethernet, but it's good redundancy for only £19.
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
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) Always recommend silver warranty for a fiver.
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Price: £1,738.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/YaJ8zSpT5A/
 
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rdmaloney

New member
MrWilson said:
Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core CPU (3.5GHz-4.4GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4) Ample for gaming, and going with those over other options means we can cut back on cooling a little.
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING WIFI (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready! Solid motherboard to allow dual gen 4 m.2 drives.
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB) 16GB is ample for the vast majority of games, if you start playing heavily modded sims or flight sims it's a very easy upgrade to add in later.
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP, LHR Great 1440p capable GPU, will do well with VR too.
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 SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW) Games Drive
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE General storage for things like photos, music, word docs etc
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ - MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Beefy power supply to handle transient spikes and also give room for upgrades
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition Solid air cooler for the 5600.
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 Can drop this if you'll be using ethernet, but it's good redundancy for only £19.
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
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) Always recommend silver warranty for a fiver.
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Price: £1,738.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/YaJ8zSpT5A/
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Hi there,

@MrWilson Thank you so much for the detailed feedback and advice I very much appreciate it, if you don't mind me asking, your specification vs the ones on offer for the black Friday deal seem somewhat similar, are they reasonable for their price points or am I better going for your recommendations?

For referance:

PCSPECIALIST - Configure the Vortex BF to your ideal requirements.

PCSpecialist is an award-winning manufacturer of high quality custom PCs & Laptops. Configure the Vortex BF to your ideal requirements.
www.pcspecialist.co.uk www.pcspecialist.co.uk

PCSPECIALIST - Configure the Fusion BF to your ideal requirements.

PCSpecialist is an award-winning manufacturer of high quality custom PCs & Laptops. Configure the Fusion BF to your ideal requirements.
www.pcspecialist.co.uk www.pcspecialist.co.uk

Thanks again
 
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TonyCarter

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
rdmaloney said:
Thank you so much for the detailed feedback and advice I very much appreciate it, if you don't mind me asking, your specification vs the ones on offer for the black Friday deal seem somewhat similar, are they reasonable for their price points or am I better going for your recommendations?
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The pre-built configs usually contain the entry-level components required to meet a build price...rather than matched to the specific needs of the user.

For example, in both of those Black Friday deals:
  • They've got a single, slow(er) SSD for your OS and games...we would never recommend that as it's best practice to keep the OS drive and installed games on separate drives to avoid the need to re-download everything every time you have to rebuild your Windows install (whether that's just for general annual maintenance, or if it becomes corrupted).
  • They've both got a basic CV-class PSU (i.e. office-spec) rather than an upgradable TX/RX enthusiast-spec PSU (quieter, more efficient, modular cabling).
  • They've both got basic PCS AIO coolers, despite both configs having quite hot processors
  • They've both got terrible wi-fi cards (decade old card, with dodgy W11 drivers)
 
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MicKor

Bronze Level Poster
TonyCarter said:
The pre-built configs usually contain the entry-level components required to meet a build price...rather than matched to the specific needs of the user.

For example, in both of those Black Friday deals:
  • They've got a single, slow(er) SSD for your OS and games...we would never recommend that as it's best practice to keep the OS drive and installed games on separate drives to avoid the need to re-download everything every time you have to rebuild your Windows install (whether that's just for general annual maintenance, or if it becomes corrupted).
  • They've both got a basic CV-class PSU (i.e. office-spec) rather than an upgradable TX/RX enthusiast-spec PSU (quieter, more efficient, modular cabling).
  • They've both got basic PCS AIO coolers, despite both configs having quite hot processors
  • They've both got terrible wi-fi cards (decade old card, with dodgy W11 drivers)
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I'm now convinced thise dude doesn't work for pcs 😂
 
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rdmaloney

New member
TonyCarter said:
The pre-built configs usually contain the entry-level components required to meet a build price...rather than matched to the specific needs of the user.

For example, in both of those Black Friday deals:
  • They've got a single, slow(er) SSD for your OS and games...we would never recommend that as it's best practice to keep the OS drive and installed games on separate drives to avoid the need to re-download everything every time you have to rebuild your Windows install (whether that's just for general annual maintenance, or if it becomes corrupted).
  • They've both got a basic CV-class PSU (i.e. office-spec) rather than an upgradable TX/RX enthusiast-spec PSU (quieter, more efficient, modular cabling).
  • They've both got basic PCS AIO coolers, despite both configs having quite hot processors
  • They've both got terrible wi-fi cards (decade old card, with dodgy W11 drivers)
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I appreciate you sir
 
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