Can someone help me sanity check my gaming PC spec please?

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YasAns

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I've spent some time and come up with this spec for my first gaming PC. I'm usual a PS4 player but I want to do more PC gaming, I'll probably play overwatch, fortnite and other games like vertex. Can someone please help me decide if this is a good configuration? My budget is about 1500 which this comes a tiny bit above.

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® STRIX B550-F GAMING (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st M.2 SSD Drive
250GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6400MB/R, 2700MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
50cm RGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
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
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 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
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 23 to 25 working days
Price: £1,579.00 including VAT and Delivery

One concern may be that the CPU is pre-order only. I'm not sure how long that would be...
 
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MrWilson

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This is a pretty solid build, good job!
Assuming based on the GPU that you’re pairing this with a 1080p 144hz monitor?
Storage I would adjust to have a 2TB HDD for general storage, 500gb 980 pro for your OS and programs, and a 1TB PCS m.2 SSD for your games library.
Upgrading PSU to 850W gives you room to upgrade to 1440p and beyond later down the line.
Whack on silver warranty for a fiver and you’re pretty much set! 🙂
 
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YasAns said:
Thanks for your suggestions @MrWilson

I think I need a new monitor as mine only has 75hz refresh rate. I have this https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07YN79RJG/ref=pe_3187911_189395841_TE_dp_1.

I was wary of a HDD, isn't it better to have SSDs and M.2 SSDs being even better? I was a bit confused about storage to be honest.
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This is that monitor’s big brother, it will handle your needs nicely.
www.overclockers.co.uk

AOC Gaming 24G2U 24" 1920x1080 IPS 144Hz 1ms FreeSync Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor

Display Resolution 1920x1080, Display Size 24", Refresh Rate 144Hz, FreeSync, 1ms Response Time, Contrast Ratio 80M:1, Panel Type IPS, 3-side frameless
www.overclockers.co.uk www.overclockers.co.uk

So storage is more important for certain programs compared to others. You’re correct in saying m.2 SSDs are the fastest drives but it’s not essential to have everything at the highest speed. You always want your OS (Windows) on the fastest drive possible as the OS runs everything else, so we have the 980 pro for that job. We have a slower, but still fast m.2 SSD for your games library. The main gain you’ll see with games on the m.2 is faster loading times, especially in large open world games such as RDR2 or Witcher 3.
General files like music, photos, word docs etc have no benefit from being on an SSD, so a basic Hard Drive will look after that just fine.
 
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Ah ok, is 500GB enough for the OS? Would it be better to get a faster 2nd M.2 SSD, or would the games library loading times only benefit really from the 1TB PCS m.2 SSD?
 
MrWilson

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YasAns said:
Ah ok, is 500GB enough for the OS? Would it be better to get a faster 2nd M.2 SSD, or would the games library loading times only benefit really from the 1TB PCS m.2 SSD?
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500gb will be absolutely fine for the OS.
You could go for a faster m.2 for games but that’s a big chunk of your budget that you’re committing to storage that could be better spent on other components. The PCS m.2 is a happy medium that will give a big boost to load times without breaking the bank.
 
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Hi, I've updated my specs now:

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® STRIX B550-F GAMING (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
50cm RGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
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 [KK3-00002]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 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
Google Chrome™
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 21 to 23 working days
 
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This has upped the price to 1600 but it's probably worth the changes?

One question, I wasn't sure what the best option would be for USB/Thunderbolt options, streaming cards or firewire... What's your opinion on that? @MrWilson
 
MrWilson

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YasAns said:
This has upped the price to 1600 but it's probably worth the changes?

One question, I wasn't sure what the best option would be for USB/Thunderbolt options, streaming cards or firewire... What's your opinion on that? @MrWilson
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Default USB configuration is fine for most customers, I wouldn't see a reason for you to go for a separate configuration.
Again, streaming card is only really essential when streaming. If you wanted to stream your PS4 gameplay on twitch you would need the capture card to transfer the game footage to the PC and upload. If you wanted to stream PC gameplay the GPU would do the work for you so a capture card wouldn't be neccessary.
Firewire is only needed if you have a firewire device, it's very niche. If you're not sure then you probably don't need it.
 
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MrWilson said:
Default USB configuration is fine for most customers, I wouldn't see a reason for you to go for a separate configuration.
Again, streaming card is only really essential when streaming. If you wanted to stream your PS4 gameplay on twitch you would need the capture card to transfer the game footage to the PC and upload. If you wanted to stream PC gameplay the GPU would do the work for you so a capture card wouldn't be neccessary.
Firewire is only needed if you have a firewire device, it's very niche. If you're not sure then you probably don't need it.
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thanks :)
 
Scott

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I would have a look at the B550 Wifi motherboard. If you selected that you could remove the add-on card. It's £19. Not sure what your build comes to as you haven't provided the link etc.
 
Scott

Scott

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

Interesting, I think it'd make it 27 quid cheaper that way. Is it the TUF gaming B550 with wifi motherboard?
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Yes, that's the one. You won't have any benefit with the STRIX anyway.

You can make any changes you wish right up until the system is in building. You won't lose your place in the queue or anything. If you go into your orders page and then select Amend Order, you should be able to swap things around.
 
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Scott said:
Yes, that's the one. You won't have any benefit with the STRIX anyway.

You can make any changes you wish right up until the system is in building. You won't lose your place in the queue or anything. If you go into your orders page and then select Amend Order, you should be able to swap things around.
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thanks, I did that
 
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YasAns

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Hi,

With this spec, would I need to plug in the wifi antenna which came with the PC?

Should it work without it due to the B550 motherboard with wifi?

I wasn't getting any wifi when I started it up...

Thanks,
 
Resistance100

Resistance100

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YasAns said:
Hi,

With this spec, would I need to plug in the wifi antenna which came with the PC?

Should it work without it due to the B550 motherboard with wifi?

I wasn't getting any wifi when I started it up...

Thanks,
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Yep, you won't get much wifi signal without them :).
 
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also the fans at the front, how do I get them to light up?

They started lit up with RGB lights I think but they're not now.

The cooling is lit though!
 
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