Looking for a friend, thoughts on this?

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baazz

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Hi there,

My friend is not a big pc guy and wants something he can buy and use for the relatively foreseeable future without any particular upgrades and whatnot. He's mostly interested in League, WoW, and other lower intensity games. I've suggested this, and apologise if I've made any glaring errors as it's been a few years since I last built anything. I'd like some feedback if possible on this as I don't want to get it wrong!

Case
PCS 3601 CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-9600K (3.7 GHz) 9 MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF Z390-PLUS GAMING WI-FI: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (1 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1050 Ti - DVI, HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 660p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 1500MB/sR | 1000MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W CV SERIES™ CV-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
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
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
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 22 to 24 working days
Price: £831.00 including VAT and Delivery
 
Resistance100

Resistance100

Expert
Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1050 Ti - DVI, HDMI, DP
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 850W RM SERIES™ 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
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
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
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 22 to 24 working days
Price: £903.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/48!t6Vt4Kc/

I've just done a quick build guessing its 1080p given the pricing on your build and what type of games they are after.

If there's more in the budget we can make a better machine but if its for a 1440p monitor they will realistically have to look at a bigger budget than this

That will provide enough for WOW and LOL but also the foundation is there incase they want to upgrade the GPU at some point to give an extra boost to the visuals. It's always better to have that option in mind rather than having to forkout for a whole new PC down the line. (even if they're not interested now).
 
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baazz

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@Resistance100 Thanks for getting back to me so fast, the price is probably around £900 max, so that would be workable what you've provided. I didn't include a HDD as I thought that the SSD would probably suffice for the amount he uses it for (rarely more than perhaps 5-6 games on it at any one time) - do you think that it is possible to drop it? He has a separate laptop he uses for work that would be used to store files and work software so that wouldn't clog up that area.

I noticed you've gone 2x 8 on the RAM, what is the difference between 1x16 and 2x8? Sorry if this is a dumb question!

Again, thanks for your input.
 
Resistance100

Resistance100

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baazz said:
@Resistance100 Thanks for getting back to me so fast, the price is probably around £900 max, so that would be workable what you've provided. I didn't include a HDD as I thought that the SSD would probably suffice for the amount he uses it for (rarely more than perhaps 5-6 games on it at any one time) - do you think that it is possible to drop it? He has a separate laptop he uses for work that would be used to store files and work software so that wouldn't clog up that area.

I noticed you've gone 2x 8 on the RAM, what is the difference between 1x16 and 2x8? Sorry if this is a dumb question!

Again, thanks for your input.
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It's better to have a seperate drive for your games and files. with the smaller faster M.2 saved for the OS. This has the benefit of if you have to reinstall windows for any reason you won't lose any of your date on the second drive. Changing it for 1tb would save some money or changing that one to an SDD for faster speeds is an option.

I make a couple of edits and post :)

With the ram it works best in channels. Most motherboards are dual channel so by having two sticks you increase the bandwidth and thus performance of the ram.
 
Resistance100

Resistance100

Expert
Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1050 Ti - DVI, HDMI, DP
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 850W RM SERIES™ 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
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
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
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 22 to 24 working days
Price: £901.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/PxGdmdtV2w/

Just amended it for a smaller HDD but with the money saved i've managed to get wi-fi in the build for the budget :)
 
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baazz

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@Resistance100 that second build looks very good actually. He isn't always able to have a wired connection so that would help tremendously I imagine and saves buying something to sort out that issue down the line. He doesn't care for beauty - if I wanted to cut down the case to a budget (£23) one it seems there would be no issues with this. Also power supply is bringing up a warning that it is more than necessary - is it worth bringing this down as it is likely a precaution for future upgrades?
 
Resistance100

Resistance100

Expert
baazz said:
@Resistance100 that second build looks very good actually. He isn't always able to have a wired connection so that would help tremendously I imagine and saves buying something to sort out that issue down the line. He doesn't care for beauty - if I wanted to cut down the case to a budget (£23) one it seems there would be no issues with this. Also power supply is bringing up a warning that it is more than necessary - is it worth bringing this down as it is likely a precaution for future upgrades?
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The risk with the cheaper case would be cooling. Potentially causing issues down the line so i wouldn't recommend it personally.

The PSU was for future upgrading so feel free to downsize if not needed. However i would stick to a Corsair one as they're reliable and the last thing you want is to risk damaging your components. 650w will still allow an upgrade in the future for 1080p.
 
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baazz

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@Resistance100 thanks again, I'll consider the case piece. Sorry, I don't think I answered your initial question on the monitor, I believe he intends on using a 1080p monitor, would this be adequate?
 
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baazz

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@Resistance100 okay great, thanks so much for your input, and I'll put it forward to him. I'll probably bring down the 650w and consider a case with better ventilation. Thanks again
 
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