First serious desktop, help?

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TheGaelicBrit

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Martinr36 said:
You're welcome, always happy to explain choices
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Hey Martin, I only really noticed this after reviewing the spec list again, and saw the change from the Ryzen 7 5800X, to the 5 5600X.


Was the CPU I picked out too overkill for the build, or was that just for budgetary constraints?
 
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TheGaelicBrit said:
Hey Martin, I only really noticed this after reviewing the spec list again, and saw the change from the Ryzen 7 5800X, to the 5 5600X.


Was the CPU I picked out too overkill for the build, or was that just for budgetary constraints?
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Hi, at the time i hadn't noticed the streaming side of things in your first post so thought it was over the top a little and to help budget so went for the 5600 which is a sweet spot for purely gaming, however if you've got the budget then yes go 5800
 
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Martinr36 said:
Hi, at the time i hadn't noticed the streaming side of things in your first post so thought it was over the top a little and to help budget so went for the 5600 which is a sweet spot for purely gaming, however if you've got the budget then yes go 5800
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Hrmm.. It'll be tight, and use up the leftover budget for the monitor, I can; but I can survive on a cheap monitor for a couple months and just get a better one down the line. Should I stick the the Asus TUF motherboard?
 
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I know this is real late, but is the case I picked a decent choice? I kinda went for it for the two 200mm fans on the front but I really don't know much about cases.
 
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The H500 Mastercase is a very good case with great airflow.

I generally recommend the Corsair 5000D in that price range but that's simply because I like the aesthetics and it's also a very effective case for airflow.

You won't go wrong with your choice, it would have been pointed out if we thought it couldn't handle it
 
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Steveyg said:
The H500 Mastercase is a very good case with great airflow.

I generally recommend the Corsair 5000D in that price range but that's simply because I like the aesthetics and it's also a very effective case for airflow.

You won't go wrong with your choice, it would have been pointed out if we thought it couldn't handle it
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Yeah, I figured, just thought to double-check cause tomorrow I get the last of the money set aside and drop the order. So I wanted to make sure I'd crossed my t's and dotted my i's

I had seen that case, the black one with the big vented front, right? I almost did but I wasn't sure if I'd need more fans then the two it comes with, for that one.
 
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TheGaelicBrit said:
Yeah, I figured, just thought to double-check cause tomorrow I get the last of the money set aside and drop the order. So I wanted to make sure I'd crossed my t's and dotted my i's

I had seen that case, the black one with the big vented front, right? I almost did but I wasn't sure if I'd need more fans then the two it comes with, for that one.
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With the build Martin suggested the CPU cooler will come with a radiator and fans as well. The 5000D should have that mounted on the roof and the fans can be set to exhaust. So the two fans at the front are intake and the CPU cooler + radiator can act like an exhaust. Temps should and airflow should be fine
 
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Oh and lastly, the 1TB Corsair MP400 is now greyed out; guessing they're out of stock at the moment?

Now I did get a bit of funding help from friends, so I could swap for either the 970 Evo or the Seagate FireCuda, instead?
 
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Here to make it easy I've adapted Martins build. The most significant change I made was the go from 3600Mhz RAM to 3200Mhz, there is no difference in these when it comes to gaming. The only real benefit from the fast RAM comes with production based builds

Case
CORSAIR 5000D 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 (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
12GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6700 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
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 RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 High Performance Liquid Cooler
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
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 [KUK-00001]
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
Firefox™
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 10 to 12 working days
Price: £1,787.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/xpyd9ZK4gq/
 
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