My Beast Gaming Rig???

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Luffy

Bronze Level Poster
Ordered this PC and wanted to know if it is good or not. I am an avid gamer but not a streamer
The specs are:
Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 680X RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 Ten-Core Processor i9-10850K (3.6GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC (LGA1200, USB 3.2, CrossFireX, Wi-Fi) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W CV SERIES™ CV-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting
50cm ARGB LED Strip
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 [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
Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 15 working days
Promotional Item
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Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
 
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Grumpywurzel

Bright Spark
Need to know the basics-

Budget, what monitor it's this being hooked up to, type of games you want to play.... yada yada

Wasting your money on the Intel, unless you want to go flight simming then you probably wont need 32gb of ram, 450W PSU is not giving you any capacity to upgrade further, get rid of Bullguard.

Case is not my territory, sorry.

Upgrade to Silver warranty for a fiver.
 
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Luffy

Bronze Level Poster
The Budget is 2000 quid and that the games I play are Valorant, Rainbow Six, Rocket League, Minecraft and Call of Duty. The Monitor has a 165hz refresh rate and 1ms response rate. I do flight sim occasionally and use Sony Vegas Pro to make edits.
 
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Notapcspecialist

Active member
for £2000 you have the perfect budget for a 1440p machine & monitor. Are you set on 1080p? There’s no reason why you should be unless you play competitively.

if I were you I’d keep the 1080p Monitor for browsing etc and purchase a new 1440p one for gaming.

the biggest recommendation I can give you is to cancel your purchase and re-configure an AMD machine using the 5600x and 570 (non-strix) motherboard as its core. AMD are far superior in every way for current performance and future potential.

if you spec up a new AMD system we can help you tweak to ensure you’re getting the most for your money.

I know it seems a pain to cancel but it’s honestly so worth it - your current intel build won’t stay relavent for 2 years, a 5600x AMD system will give you 10 years with GPU upgrades as required
 
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Luffy

Bronze Level Poster
Notapcspecialist said:
for £2000 you have the perfect budget for a 1440p machine & monitor. Are you set on 1080p? There’s no reason why you should be unless you play competitively.

if I were you I’d keep the 1080p Monitor for browsing etc and purchase a new 1440p one for gaming.

the biggest recommendation I can give you is to cancel your purchase and re-configure an AMD machine using the 5600x and 570 (non-strix) motherboard as its core. AMD are far superior in every way for current performance and future potential.

if you spec up a new AMD system we can help you tweak to ensure you’re getting the most for your money.

I know it seems a pain to cancel but it’s honestly so worth it - your current intel build won’t stay relavent for 2 years, a 5600x AMD system will give you 10 years with GPU upgrades as required
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I do play competitive but I have ordered a second 1440p monitor. It just hasnt come yet. I personally like Intel so choosing an Intel processor was just a obsession of mine. I also have a corsair obsession hence the iCUE setup
 
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Notapcspecialist

Active member
what is it about intel you like? If you like the performance they used to have then I absolutely agree with you, however that performance now just doesn’t exist and AMD blow them out of the water in every department. When you’re PC has a cooler on top of it and you’re in the midst of a 5 hour gaming session would you know whether you have intel or AMD processor?

I can see why you’d have an allegiance to intel - it’s just incredibly outdated these days & you are throwing away money.

The only time you’ll recognise you’ve bought an intel machine is when you come back to this website in 2 years time to buy another machine because yours can’t keep up with current gaming requirements. Either that or it’s blown up.

just to note - I’ve always had intel machines and found switching to AMD tough. But it’s the best decision I’ve ever made
 
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Luffy

Bronze Level Poster
Can't you upgrade an existing PC though? I will save up some money and upgrade later. It's such a hassle cancelling and I took advantage of the Black Friday sale. Also, doesn't Intel have faster processors than AMD. I am probably wrong but you cannot tear me away from my love of Intel.

Note: I'm probably being really dumb and probably should make the right choice but I am not going to.

Also, I am still valuing your opinion. If I didn't I would not have posted this spec to Forums
 
AgentCooper

AgentCooper

At Least I Have Chicken
Moderator
Luffy said:
Can't you upgrade an existing PC though? I will save up some money and upgrade later. It's such a hassle cancelling and I took advantage of the Black Friday sale. Also, doesn't Intel have faster processors than AMD. I am probably wrong but you cannot tear me away from my love of Intel.

Note: I'm probably being really dumb and probably should make the right choice but I am not going to.

Also, I am still valuing your opinion. If I didn't I would not have posted this spec to Forums
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AMD Vs Intel

So some of you aren't aware of the reasons why so many people are heading away from Intel to AMD, so thought it would be important to lay that out for people to refer back to. A lot of you will go to cpubenchmark or userbenchmark to find performance metrics for CPU's. These sites are complete...
www.pcspecialist.co.uk www.pcspecialist.co.uk

It’s your money, but if you read this you’ll understand why we don’t recommend Intel.
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
You can't put an AMD CPU into an Intel motherboard, they're entirely different platforms. Intel are a huge mistake these days, they're the budget option that should be avoided.
 
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Gavras

Master Poster
Luffy said:
Can't you upgrade an existing PC though? I will save up some money and upgrade later. It's such a hassle cancelling and I took advantage of the Black Friday sale. Also, doesn't Intel have faster processors than AMD. I am probably wrong but you cannot tear me away from my love of Intel.

Note: I'm probably being really dumb and probably should make the right choice but I am not going to.

Also, I am still valuing your opinion. If I didn't I would not have posted this spec to Forums
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Not really, Intel are releasing Rocket lake early next year as a stop gap model and then try and sort their architecture out.

www.pcgamer.com

Intel's manufacturing is broken and new Rocket Lake CPUs prove it

The next six months are make or break as Intel hurtles towards existential crisis.
www.pcgamer.com www.pcgamer.com

the other bit, it’s potentially pointless Intel owners buying high speed M.2 drives as they probably won’t get PCIe 4.0

Having had 20 years of Intel, it’s not that I am pro AMD, however there is no chance I would be using Intel now.
 
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Luffy

Bronze Level Poster
Hey guys! Changed my order and here are the specs
Case
CORSAIR iCUE 220T RGB AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
6GB AMD RADEON™ RX 5600 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
1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CV SERIES™ CV-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100x Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
2x 50cm RGB LED Strip
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
ASUS PCE-AX58BT Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2400Mbps/5GHz, 600Mbps/2.4GHz
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
Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 15 working days
Price: £1,812.00 including VAT and Delivery
 
AgentCooper

AgentCooper

At Least I Have Chicken
Moderator
Oh dear. I wish you'd come to us for advice prior to making that order. There are issues...
 
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