Gaming PC

[Bobit987]

I'm looking at purchasing my first gaming PC for games like Cities: Skyline. Any advice on the below system? Should I be looking at Intel or will Ryzen by sufficient? Many thanks to any advice received.

Case
THERMALTAKE V200 TEMPERED GLASS RGB EDITION GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.25GHz/19MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
Gigabyte X470 AORUS Ultra Gaming: ATX, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2933MHz ~ (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB WD Black™ SN750 M.2 NVMe SSD (up to 3470MB/s R | 2600MB/s W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
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
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1200 867Mbps/5GHz, 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
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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
Quantity
1

Price £1,181.00 including VAT and Delivery

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[Oussebon]

Should I be looking at Intel or will Ryzen by sufficient?

More than sufficient.

It's hard to find (decent) benchmarks of Cities Skylines, but PCgameshardware.de kindly obliges:
http://www.pcgameshardware.de/Ryzen...2600X-Review-Benchmark-Release-Preis-1254720/

As you can see, the best Intel CPUs outperform the best AMD Ryzen CPUs a bit. But an R5 2600x is only 2-3fps behind an i5 8600k, while a similar system based around an 8600k is ~£100 more: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z370-pc/KDjYfC0dvx/
And in either case, performance is more than adequate.

So I think you're more than fine with that build.

I would probably suggest a bit better case. The V200 doesn't seem to have the best airflow; the Corsair 460X is a similar sort of case, but a bit better quality and with better airflow, from what I can tell anyway,

If you are gaming at 1080p, especially, you may prefer to drop to the 1660 ti. It still offers very solid performance, but saves you ~£60.

Edit:

Looking back to this thread: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/pc-for-simulation-gaming.60304/
You said around ~£200 for a monitor. For this money, and especially for a strategy game like this, I'd suggest you consider a 1440p 60/75hz monitor, ideally with Freesync.
From PCS's selection, consider the AOC Q3279VWFD8 which is a very solid spec for the price. If that's a bit expensive, consider other 1440p options from other websites with freesync.