Long Pre Production Amendment Blues ;)

[fullofpenguions]

Morning all,

The lengthy pre-production on my build has got me researching and the temptation to tweak is becoming irresistable I've had fantastic advice from the folks here and I'm really grateful for it.

With that in mind, I saw this morning that the AMD 3300X is now back in stock. So I could switch to that CPU from the 3600X and use the money saved to go from a 1660 Super up to a 2060.

Is that worth doing? It seems that low end 1440p would be in reach then, but bearing in mind that the monitor I'm getting is 1080p 144hz and I'm not going to be playing Fortnite or any other games that need sky high fps am I wasting my money there? Also, if I went to 3300X/2060 would I need to look at extra cooling?

I do want the computer to be a reasonable light workhorse (microsoft office, very light video editing/basic photoshop) as well as a budget end gaming system. It feels like the 3600X/1660 Super combo fits the bill for that.

What do the experts think? I don't really want to be adding much more to my budget at the mo.

Here's my spec

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Six Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
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 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
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
Firefox™
Monitor
MSI 23.6" Optix MAG241CPUK - 1920 x 1080, 1MS, 144Hz
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 16 to 18 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/r9YgkYjqnf/

 

[SpyderTracks]

The RTX2060 is no particular improvement over the 1660 Super, you’d need to step up to a 2060 Super, and then a monitor to pair with it which would be £270 for a very budget one. Each step up in performance results in more expensive screens.

 

[fullofpenguions]

Thanks Spyder, I'm hoping to have this machine for the next 5 years at least, so I want to get it right.

(maybe a cheeky GPU/monitor upgrade in a few years if I fancy going up to 1440p - but I suspect that I probably won't need that)

 

[fullofpenguions]

Cheers!