Can someone please check this spec over?

[steve coombs701]

Hi there, I just need someone to check over this PC spec i have done and see if its alright. Mainly gonna be used for gaming such as, World of warcraft, Starcraft 2 etc...Blizzard games mainly. Hoping to play these game on high settings without any trouble. If someone could give me any advice on what to change etc would be very grateful! Thank you.

Here is the spec:

Case
PCS P209 RGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i3 Quad Core Processor i3-8350K (4.00GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (4 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!

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1st Storage Drive
960GB ADATA SU650 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H55 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine 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® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
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 6 to 8 working days
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[SpyderTracks]

It’s not well balanced.

It would be worth waiting til 7/7 as AMD are releasing new processors on a new platform.

Intel CPUs aren’t worth it anymore, they’re expensive vs AMD and generally weaker.

 

[steve coombs701]

Okay thank you. What else would you change? Apart from the CPU.

 

[Oussebon]

That depends on the new kit and tbh as tempting as it is to plan a spec in advance, there's no point doing that.

AMD CPUs take different motherboards. And new ones are coming with the CPUs.

There are new SSDs coming out too.

Reviews of the CPUs haven't been published yet, so we can't speculate as to CPU coolers.

We're not sure what RAM PCS will offer with the new systems.

And in any event, PCS refresh their stock (especially cases) quite often. So we could spend ages splitting hairs over this case or that only to find there's a better option in a week anyway. Or that the new CPUs are great but need top tier cooling, and so a particular kind of case is most recommended.

But if you were buying today and the new CPUs weren't about to come out I'd have probably changed everything but the PSU Higher end case, more budget-appropriate mobo, faster RAM (especially for WoW), different storage, better and/or better value CPU cooler. The H55 doesn't have a huge amount to recommend it in general as it's loud, not the most effective, and not cheap enough to win out in value vs something like the H100x or the Noctua.

 

[steve coombs701]

Hmm okay, thank you for you advice and help! I don't want to sound like pain or anything but would you be able to do a spec for me? On my budget of £1,500? Just so I can see where I'm going wrong etc. I'm new to this PC building stuff, as you can probably tell lol. I just want to be able to play my games at a good decent setting, good FPS etc. Thank you.

 

[Oussebon]

What I'm saying is that there's no point doing a spec today because things will be different in 1 week

It's definitely worth waiting for the new CPUs, especially for relatively CPU-dependent games like WoW.

Could I suggest that in 1 week (7th July) you post up again with your budget, and with what monitor are you using for gaming, and then people can recommend a full spec to fit your needs and budget?

 

[steve coombs701]

Alright, yeah that's fine! Thank you very much for your help !