Need help on purchasing a PC

[Zoebtw]

So I want to get a PC but I honestly don’t know what I need or what would be good. My budget isn’t the highest it’s roughly between £1000-2000. I mainly want it for gaming, which would include some big games like gta 5, Skyrim ect I’ll also want to include a lot of mods with those too.

I would very much like one with a nvidia geforce capture card because I’m very interested in gaming photography too! So if anyone could help me out with a build or something I would highly appreciate it! Thanks

 

[Stephen M]

How quickly do you want a machine. Prices are sky high because of world situation and will hopefully start dropping in a couple of months.

PCS are showed under with orders so there is a long wait anyway - they cannot work full out because of Covid-19 measures.

 

[Zoebtw]

Regarding the gaming photography, if you have an NVIDIA GPU, then you can use something like the GeForce Experience Recording app to capture gameplay photos etc. This gives an overview of it to see if that's what you mean:

How to Record Gameplay and Screen Video with GeForce Experience

How to use the default GeForce Experience recording feature of an NVIDIA graphic card? Why does it not work and how to fix that? Solutions are here.

www.anymp4.com

As to the system, do you already have a monitor? If so, what make and model is it? I fnot, then will it need to be included in the budget or is the budget for the tower alone?

Do you have size restrictions for either monitor tower or both? We can come up with a good 1440p system with your budget

Thank you! I don’t have a monitor and that isn’t included in the budget I’m buying that separately but if you have any advice for one that would be great. Hmm no I don’t have any size restrictions, doesn’t have to be perfect but one that would be good enough, I mean I’m currently on a laptop that isn’t that great so

 

[Zoebtw]

How quickly do you want a machine. Prices are sky high because of world situation and will hopefully start dropping in a couple of months.

PCS are showed under with orders so there is a long wait anyway - they cannot work full out because of Covid-19 measures.

Well I don’t mind waiting, I’ve been trying to get a PS5 with no luck since they’ve been released lol.

 

[Zoebtw]

So, I have gone a bit over budget here...however, if the laptop is being retired, then you could transfer the Win 10 licence, install Windows yourself and save around £100 which would bring it under budget.

Normally a gaming system would be the 5600x CPU and 16GB RAM...however, I am mindful of your heavy modding needs and so have specced up accordingly. This paired with something like the Samsung Odyssey G5 monitor (around £300) would give you an excellent 1440p experience:

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 465X RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU 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
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 12 to 15 working days
Price: £2,082.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/yfzAQXVnW9/

Sweet!! Thank you very much looks like an awesome PC and don’t mind if it’s a little over as long as it would be good enough for what I want

 

[JUNI0R]

Sweet!! Thank you very much looks like an awesome PC and don’t mind if it’s a little over as long as it would be good enough for what I want

I'm aware you're already over slightly but just thought I'd note that the 1TB Hard drive can be changed to 2TB for only £11 which could save you from needing to upgrade in the future. This also comes with a way larger cache (which deals with tiny processes in the background). Otherwise that's the only change I'd suggest from @Nursemorph 's great build