Help with a new desktop please.

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large7500

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Hi all, I am finally in a position to order a new PC, I've been watching YT for inspiration but I'm just overwhelmed and don't want to make a mistake when there are so many people on here with superior knowledge :)

I am looking to upgrade my old desktop with something that can run games like Apex, PubG etc without a problem.

I don't need flashy lights or pretty cases

I'm happy with my current monitor, mouse and keyboard

My budget is £1500 though there is some room for movement if you think it would help ;)

If you can offer any suggestion I'd be really grateful

Thanks (y)

Here is my current spec, don't laugh - it's old, like me 👴

Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 4430 @ 3.00GHz 34 °C
Haswell 22nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 932MHz (10-11-10-30)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Z87-C (SOCKET 1150) 15 °C
Graphics
BenQ GL2450H (1920x1080@60Hz)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (NVIDIA) 22 °C
Storage
111GB Samsung SSD 840 Series (SATA (SSD)) 20 °C
465GB Seagate ST500DM002-1BD142 (SATA ) 18 °C
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM006-2DM164 (SATA ) 18 °C
3726GB Seagate One Touch HDD SCSI Disk Device (USB (SATA) ) 21 °C
 
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Steveyg

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We simply can't recommend that monitor mate, trying to game on 60Hz on PC just isn't a good experience you'll also be hamstringing any GPU we would recommend. Essentially your monitor will be the big bottleneck in your system because it wont be able to display the frames that the PC is generating. Let me see what I can put together and I'll leave room to order a new monitor as well, ideally you'd want a 1440p 144hz to be up to date but I'll aim for 1080p 144hz for now, give me a few minutes
 
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Steveyg

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I'd be aiming here mate, that leaves you with almost £200 to get a proper monitor to suit the build as well

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core CPU (4.0GHz-5.2GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (DDR5, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6650 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR, 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
DeepCool AG620 ARGB High-Performance Dual Tower CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 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
Microsoft® Edge
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
Price: £1,315.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/R7hhEdbtNu/
 
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large7500

Member
Steveyg said:
I'd be aiming here mate, that leaves you with almost £200 to get a proper monitor to suit the build as well

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core CPU (4.0GHz-5.2GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (DDR5, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6650 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR, 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
DeepCool AG620 ARGB High-Performance Dual Tower CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 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
Microsoft® Edge
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
Price: £1,315.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/R7hhEdbtNu/
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Thanks Steve, I really appreciate your help mate (y)
 
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large7500

Member
Steveyg said:
We simply can't recommend that monitor mate, trying to game on 60Hz on PC just isn't a good experience you'll also be hamstringing any GPU we would recommend. Essentially your monitor will be the big bottleneck in your system because it wont be able to display the frames that the PC is generating. Let me see what I can put together and I'll leave room to order a new monitor as well, ideally you'd want a 1440p 144hz to be up to date but I'll aim for 1080p 144hz for now, give me a few minutes
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Can I be cheeky and ask you to recommend a monitor for me to go with this?
 
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Steveyg

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Yeah sure mate, what you want is a 1080p 144hz IPS panel from a repuatable brand. It really helps to shop around with monitors as there are always different deals going from different sites. I'd be aiming at the below but then I'd have a look to see if any site has any of the below brands on special offer that still have the requirements I need (1080p 144hz IPS) sizewise 24" is the sweet spot for pixel saturation on a 1080p panel but I'm personally fine with a 27". Some people don't like it and think it stretches the pixels too much on a larger panel but I generally think it's fine


Brands it's hard to go wrong with Samsung, ASUS, Gigabyte, AOC, BenQ, Dell, ACER, Iiyama and MSI are personal recommendations. I'm sure there are more but this is a good bunch
 
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large7500

Member
Awesome, my eyesight is gradually getting worse sadly, so I will go for the 27" (I wonder if 3" can make all the difference) version on the link you sent, thanks again for your help
 
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