I am new to all this PC stuff and I have a few questions about it.

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Ok, are there any specific uses you want the machine for? Gaming, video production, streaming, photo editing, data handling?
You would spec parts differently depending on use.

Tell us as much as you can about what you want.
 
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Stretching the budget to £1300 gets you a substantial upgrade in GPU

Case
CORSAIR 175R RGB MID TOWER 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 NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (1900 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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
Google Chrome™
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: £1,313.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/fmxPMP3R9D/
 
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sibun1 said:
Ok, are there any specific uses you want the machine for? Gaming, video production, streaming, photo editing, data handling?
You would spec parts differently depending on use.

Tell us as much as you can about what you want.
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I want the PC to be suited for Gaming, Streaming and Editing on demanding softwares like davinci resolves and premiere. I also ned it for school work but mostly Gaming (Fortnite, PubG, Warzone, Rocket League etc) and streaming. I will be rendering a lot of viddeos.
 
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JUNI0R said:
Another 'stretch of the budget' build that'll get you long a long way with a GPU upgrade down the road

Case
PCS SPECTRUM RGB MID TOWER 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
4GB AMD RADEON™ RX 5500 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
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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
Google Chrome™
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: £1,156.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/J6MgGcpvQA/
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Reading through the thread i don't reckon you'd far wrong with this build
 
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sibun1 said:
Ok, are there any specific uses you want the machine for? Gaming, video production, streaming, photo editing, data handling?
You would spec parts differently depending on use.

Tell us as much as you can about what you want.
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Sibun1 what do you think?
 
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Steve has given you a pretty solid build.
Only thing I would question would be the size of the M.2...you'll get an operating system on there and a couple of games, but will run out of space quick. So it kinda depends on how many titles you would want to be actively playing and also how recent/big the files are.

I would of pushed for a 500Gb off that alone, but you have budget restrictions. The spec given will allow you to upgrade easily in the future, and should give you a solid machine for now. If you have a SSD you can add to it for games from a previous machine, it would be useful, or even a copy of Win 10 you can transfer over rather than buying a new one (to free up £100 that you could put into upgrading the storage).

For budget, and your uses, its a good build. Any cash you can squeeze extra should go into increasing M.2 size first, and then maybe a better case to improve overall conditions/machine lifespan.
 
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sibun1 said:
Steve has given you a pretty solid build.
Only thing I would question would be the size of the M.2...you'll get an operating system on there and a couple of games, but will run out of space quick. So it kinda depends on how many titles you would want to be actively playing and also how recent/big the files are.

I would of pushed for a 500Gb off that alone, but you have budget restrictions. The spec given will allow you to upgrade easily in the future, and should give you a solid machine for now. If you have a SSD you can add to it for games from a previous machine, it would be useful, or even a copy of Win 10 you can transfer over rather than buying a new one (to free up £100 that you could put into upgrading the storage).

For budget, and your uses, its a good build. Any cash you can squeeze extra should go into increasing M.2 size first, and then maybe a better case to improve overall conditions/machine lifespan.
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Thank you So much for your help. I have one last question. I have pretty bad Wi-Fi and everything is just slow because I have so many deviices and a big family. Is there a way to get high internet speed for a price of under £100 wether its just for my PC or for the whole house i do not mind.
 
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Without upgrading your existing WiFi service or getting a second line in... a hardwire connection (LAN) could help.
Would help to know your current WiFi connection speed and details about the router.
Also be aware of how many other WiFi networks might be on the same broadcast channel.
 
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sibun1 said:
Without upgrading your existing WiFi service or getting a second line in... a hardwire connection (LAN) could help.
Would help to know your current WiFi connection speed and details about the router.
Also be aware of how many other WiFi networks might be on the same broadcast channel.
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My speed now is 23 ping and 6.23 mbps. I have Virgin Media Hub 3.0 but everyone in my street has this exact samee wifi router.
 
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Well the ping is good, its a nice connection, speed isnt great though...whats your contract for?
Have virgin myself but older hub (im not a fan of theirs but choice is limited where I am)

You can get apps to see how many other WiFi signals are where you are, and what channel they are on. Some hubs automatically assign to a less-used channel, others dont. But chaning to a channel with less on it means less interference, it might help.
 
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The M.2. - OS should always go on fastest drive available, depending on the exact setup, you would generally want programs/games/OS on a M.2 or SSD, then use any HDD as bulk storage for video, music, documents etc.
 
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PJ.vsthewrld said:
I am not set on overclocking I just want the best performance possible with my budget. I am willing to get any chipp just want to maximise everything. By resolution do you mean wether its HD or not because it says FULL HD
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Full HD is 1080p (it's a term that came along when 720p and 1080p came out at the same time, 720p used to be called HD Ready)
 
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Here are the specs;
Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 570X RGB 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)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP (Pre-Order Only)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
Wireless Router/HomePlugs
2 x HomePlug 500Mbps Starter Kit (2 transmitters, 2 receivers)
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
Google Chrome™
Surge Protection
6 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

If you would make any adjustments please could you help. The PC will be used for editing, gaming and content creation. It will also be used for school.
 
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Whats the budget, what monitor are you using? I would assume 1080p.
It mostly makes sense, storage arrangement could do with some adjusting (you arent making use of the M.2 sockets which is a shame)

Some more info and there maybe something more suitable.
 
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Looks about bang on to me (depending on the monitor). A few adjustments we could make. What’s the budget and what monitor are you using? (Make and Model or resolution and refresh rate pls) also if you’re able to include the link at the bottom of the “post spec to forum” page that’d be great. Makes it a lot simpler for us!
 
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JUNI0R said:
Looks about bang on to me (depending on the monitor). A few adjustments we could make. What’s the budget and what monitor are you using? (Make and Model or resolution and refresh rate pls) also if you’re able to include the link at the bottom of the “post spec to forum” page that’d be great. Makes it a lot simpler for us!
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The budget is around 2.5k or 3k pounds.
I have dual monitor two 144hz 1ms aoc c24g1 something like that. I will be upgrading 1 monitor eventually
 
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