Good spec or not...

[r4knt]

Case	CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 570X RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Six Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard	ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)	16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card	8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 SUPER - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive	NOT REQUIRED
1st M.2 SSD Drive	1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	NOT REQUIRED
External DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	8x Slim USB 2.0 External DVD-RW
Memory Card Reader	USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power Supply	CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable	1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling	Corsair H100x Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste	STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans	1x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
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 - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software	FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus	NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser	Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Surge Protection	NONE Change to: 6 Socket 2m Surge Protector
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 7 to 10 working days
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[r4knt]

Just like peoples ideas if this a good spec or not, do gaming and web browsing , play music etc. Is the Motherboard over kill?

 

[Oussebon]

You can shave a lot of £ off that build without really losing anything.

What's the budget, what does the PC cost, and what monitor do you game on? What resolution + refresh rate?

 

[r4knt]

price is £1678 which is a little over my budget of £1600 yet to get monitor but looking at 27" with 144hz refresh rate.

 

[SpyderTracks]

price is £1678 which is a little over my budget of £1600 yet to get monitor but looking at 27" with 144hz refresh rate.

What resolution? 1440p? If 1080p, you can reduce the build by quite a margin.

 

[r4knt]

looking at either resolution really, as yet undecided to be honest

 

[SpyderTracks]

looking at either resolution really, as yet undecided to be honest

It's kinda pointless building something unless you know what monitor you're pairing it with it as it will dictate the components you need in the build.

ie, if you're going for 1080p, then there's no need for anything over a GTX1660 ti etc etc.

 

[Oussebon]

If it's ~£1600 for the PC, what's the budget available for the monitor? i.e. what's the total budget for the whole lot.

Will help with recommendations for a balanced setup

 

[r4knt]

total including monitor £2000 max! thanks for the help guys, thought this would be easy to sort! decided 1440p resolution for monitor.

 

[SpyderTracks]

total including monitor £2000 max! thanks for the help guys, thought this would be easy to sort! decided 1440p resolution for monitor.

In that case it's pretty well suited.

I'd suggest dropping the CPU cooler down to the supplied one, it's perfectly good on that chip.

Do you need the 1TB NVME SSD? It may be more cost effective (without affecting performance particularly) to get a 500Gb SSD and say 2Tb 7200rpm HDD.

No need for the extra case fan, the case has ample fans.

In case you didn't realise, you've got no wifi on the build, may need to add an AC card, the 3rd in the list is pretty capable for £29 or so I think.

For a case I'd recommend
Dell S2719DGF
@£350 ish which you could run in GSync compatible mode:

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[Oussebon]

So, tweaking your build to improve the bang for buck a bit and save cash towards a decent monitor, something like:

Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 570X RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)

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Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 SUPER - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!

Get Control & Wolfenstein: Young Blood w/ select GeForce RTX GPUs!
1st Storage Drive
NOT REQUIRED
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB ADATA SX6000 Pro PCIe M.2 2280 (2100 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
External DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x Slim USB 2.0 External DVD-RW
Memory Card Reader
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W 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
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Surge Protection
6 Socket 2m Surge Protector
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 7 to 9 working days
Price: £1,411.00 including VAT and Delivery

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[Oussebon]

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Though PC of the Month seems like the better deal with its nicer case and slightly better GPU

 

[Scott]

Could save a few more quid by dropping to the 470X, if the 570X is a requirement then I would probably go with the Gigabyte.

 

[Oussebon]

Why? It lacks USB 3.2 Gen 2 despite what PCS list it as.

 

[Scott]

Why? It lacks USB 3.2 Gen 2 despite what PCS list it as.

To save over £50. I doubt many would hinge a system on USB 3.2.

 

[r4knt]

Loads of ideas here guys , thanks.
Still trying to convince myself that standard standard stock cooler is up to the job.

 

[Scott]

It's fine. If you want to spend some money on the cooler and it isn't going to hamper the monitor spend then by all means go for the H100X. It's a really good cooler and should last many, many years.

Don't buy the cooler at the cost of something else though.

 

[r4knt]

well the money I save on the cooler could go towards the monitor

 

[r4knt]

Another question, is it worth getting the 3600x over the 3600, will it make much difference?

 

[SpyderTracks]

Another question, is it worth getting the 3600x over the 3600, will it make much difference?

No, defnitely not, the 3600x has literally zero performance benefit over the 3600