Buying First PC

[maverick_f15]

Hi all,

I have never owned a gaming PC and having just bought the xbox series X and kind of wishing i had opted for the PC option instead as many of my friends game on PC.

so here i am looking for some advice,

At the moment i do not have much time to do a custom buid however i would like to upgrade the system as i go so i thought if i purchase a entry-midrange system i can overhaul it a bit at a time, but it needs to be something that will get me up and running straight away.

The PC will be used for Uni work and playing Warzone (this takes up too much time already to play another game)


I was looking to spend around £700-£900 at the moment, i Have the PC specialist Tornado A5X in mind. Would this be suitable?

From the buying guide in the Stickies it recomended the AMD B550 Motherboard which i know this doesn't have so would look to swap this out soon.

Processor	- AMD Ryzen 5 3600 X Unlocked Processor - Hexa-core - 3.8 GHz / 4.4 GHz - 36 MB cache

RAM	- 16 GB DDR4 (2400 MHz) - 32 GB maximum installable RAM

Graphics card	- AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT - 6 GB
Storage	- 2 TB HDD (7200 rpm) - 512 GB SSD

My gaming monitor i have just bought so that my xbox would run 120fps is LG Ultragear 27GL650F (144hz, 5ms, 1ms response motion blur) - Buy LG Ultragear 27GL650F 27” Full HD IPS LCD Gaming Monitor - Black | Free Delivery | Currys

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Regards

Mav

 

[Martinr36]

From the buying guide in the Stickies it recomended the AMD B550 Motherboard which i know this doesn't have so would look to swap this out soon.

As soon as you change the motherboard you invalidate the warranty

 

[maverick_f15]

From the buying guide in the Stickies it recomended the AMD B550 Motherboard which i know this doesn't have so would look to swap this out soon.

As soon as you change the motherboard you invalidate the warranty

I am aware of this, my point is more aiming towards the current spec of the computer and not about warranty issues.

 

[Martinr36]

why not just spec a pc on the main site, post it up and get advise

 

[TonyCarter]

For a similar config looking at about £150 more (if you take the CPU saving into account) for a PCS custom build...but that includes the better motherboard and faster RAM.

I can't get it identical as I can't plug in the cheaper 3600 (-£50)/3600X(-£43) GPU as it's pre-order.

I'd also spec a modular PSU if future upgrades are in your plans, but again I can't as it's pre-order on the configurator.

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 220T RGB AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT Six Core CPU (4.5GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)

Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!

Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)

Graphics Card
6GB AMD RADEON™ RX 5600 XT - HDMI, DP, DX® 12

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 (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)

Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET

Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD

Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)

Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

Price:
£1,118.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure:
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/bYTU4HrsF0/