LeeRits1985
Member
Hi everyone,
My current PC is on its last legs so I’m looking at getting a new one. Price range approx £1500, dont mind going slightly over but would prefer to stay around that price or lower. I’ve always been Intel/Nvidia but given the lack of 3070 cards and no sign of them popping up anytime soon, I think it’s time to make the change to AMD as they seem to be cheaper and more readily available. I’ll be doing pretty much the same as I do on my current build (with a few minor additions) which is 10 years old so can’t imagine there will be any issues. Just looking for a bit of feedback regarding optimisation and maybe swapping a few components to more efficient/compatible ones
Will be looking to game at 1080p, maaaybe 1440p if I upgrade the monitor in the future but that wouldn’t be for a while so happy to just stick at 1080p for now. Max settings on games, don’t need extreme fps. Won’t be live streaming, possibly recording a few clips here and there. Amateur photo editing with photoshop. Stealing the oculus from the missus and playing a few VR games. Nothing too extreme.. I’m just flying blind with AMD so not sure if I’ve picked good stuff. I took a prebuilt option and made a few adjustments to improve it. 512GB m2 will be the OS drive. Forgot to change it but will also be adding the silver warranty. Any feedback is appreciated.
Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 200R COMPACT GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
12GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6700 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 INTEL® 660p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 1500MB/sR | 1000MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CV SERIES™ CV-650 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
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
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
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
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Promotional Item
Get DIRT 5 with select AMD Ryzen CPUs with AMD Radeon GPUs
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Price: £1,535 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/tUnKM3bmed/
My current PC is on its last legs so I’m looking at getting a new one. Price range approx £1500, dont mind going slightly over but would prefer to stay around that price or lower. I’ve always been Intel/Nvidia but given the lack of 3070 cards and no sign of them popping up anytime soon, I think it’s time to make the change to AMD as they seem to be cheaper and more readily available. I’ll be doing pretty much the same as I do on my current build (with a few minor additions) which is 10 years old so can’t imagine there will be any issues. Just looking for a bit of feedback regarding optimisation and maybe swapping a few components to more efficient/compatible ones
Will be looking to game at 1080p, maaaybe 1440p if I upgrade the monitor in the future but that wouldn’t be for a while so happy to just stick at 1080p for now. Max settings on games, don’t need extreme fps. Won’t be live streaming, possibly recording a few clips here and there. Amateur photo editing with photoshop. Stealing the oculus from the missus and playing a few VR games. Nothing too extreme.. I’m just flying blind with AMD so not sure if I’ve picked good stuff. I took a prebuilt option and made a few adjustments to improve it. 512GB m2 will be the OS drive. Forgot to change it but will also be adding the silver warranty. Any feedback is appreciated.
Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 200R COMPACT GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
12GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6700 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 INTEL® 660p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 1500MB/sR | 1000MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CV SERIES™ CV-650 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
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
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
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
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Promotional Item
Get DIRT 5 with select AMD Ryzen CPUs with AMD Radeon GPUs
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Price: £1,535 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/tUnKM3bmed/
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