I am after a bit of help, I have around £1000 to spend on a PC, Any recommendations on builds would be great, I will be playing FM, DayZ, Possibly some COD,
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I will be mainly using the pc for Gaming, Football Manager, DayZ, Hogwarts Legacy and maybe some Warzone when it releases. I have a 4k 60hz monitor already but will probably upgrade at some point.
My Max budget would be around £1300, I would want something that would run some titles for a fair few years. Many thanks
Case
PCS PRISM TG BLACK ARGB MID TOWER CASE Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-12400 (Up to 4.4GHz) 18MB Cache Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI D4 (LGA1700, DDR4, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E) Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB) Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP, LHR 1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW) 1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CV SERIES™ CV-550 POWER SUPPLY Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead) Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 150 Series High Performance 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 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
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License Browser
Microsoft® Edge 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 4 to 6 working days
Price: £1,263.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/!9!NunBGnq/
To ensure it doesn't become a 'throw-away' PC, I'd recommend going for a current gen AMD build, because:
is more efficient
is more performant
has platform support to 2025 (i.e. 1 or 2 future CPU upgrades)
Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE - much better quality case, no fancy ARGB fans though (£40 more if that's what you want) Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core CPU (4.0GHz-5.2GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5) - much faster/cooler/efficient CPU, and 2 generations newer Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B650-PLUS (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0) - basic board, but enough for this level of CPU Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB) - AMD sweetspot is 6000MHz, and dual-channel (2-sticks) runs faster than 1 stick. Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP, LHR - not a 4k GPU (it's for 1080p), but a true 4k GPU will be £800+ on it's own...and probably require a beefier PSU 1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW) - fast SSD for Windows/apps/game launchers only 1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW) - larger SSD for game installs Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMe SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET - would like a more powerful PSU for future GPU requirements, but budget is tight Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead) Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 150 Series High Performance CPU Cooler - plenty for this level of CPU 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
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED 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 5 to 7 working days Price: £1,284.00 including VAT and Delivery Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/QTCXM2KvZm/