Need recommendation guys on my first Gaming PC

[Absolute XXIV]

Hey everyone in PC Specialist land, i'm new to this whole thing, so for the longest of time i have been wanting to get a gaming PC and now i'm at the point where i think i am ready.

I have been a console gamer through and through but there are certain games on PC that i want to experience for the first time that are just impossible to do on console

Now i primarily want this PC for gaming but i will likely use it as my main PC going forward, i want one where i can comfortably play smoothly on most games whilst not pushing the system too hard, i mainly plan on playing Strategy/simulation games for example Mount & Blade 2, Total war series, mabye GTA 5 and etc...basically a PC that can play most games smoothly on high settings if needed without any issues..

I have come up with this spec here and i'd like to know what you guys think of it?


Case
AVP MAMBA BLACK CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.25GHz/19MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (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
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 80 Series High Performance CPU Cooler (AMD)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
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
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® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Google Chrome™
Monitor
Samsung LC24F390FHUXEN Curved 24"
Cable Management
PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
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: £1,042.00 including VAT and Delivery

I plan on paying through finance option and instead of putting just the 10% option i might put up £400 so i can have more leverage in paying it off within the 12 months.

What do you guys think? what would change about this?

 

[SpyderTracks]

What’s your max budget including screen? Not per month but overall?

 

[Absolute XXIV]

I was thinking 24 inch screen, not sure on the brand but around that size..

Overall budget....£1100 if although below that would be convenient..

 

[Absolute XXIV]

What’s your max budget including screen? Not per month but overall?

Any recommendations?

Also on the monitor to pair it with

 

[Absolute XXIV]

I want this primary for gaming but obviously for every day use like a regular PC, My budget is just over 1000 could go under it's sacrificing things that i can't downgrade, i want to know i can play most if not all game smoothly on high settings if i choose, don't plan on going in hardcore online gaming so the refresh rate won't be much of an issue but i also did choose a monitor that has 1ms , so i should be fine.

I mainly plan to play strategic based games and simulation titles like Mount & blade or mabye GTA 5 for mods etc...i also want this to last me a good 5 or more years before i think of upgrading so what do you guys think?

Basically i want quality gaming on high setting but not go overboard with power, any things i should change

Case
PCS SR-628B RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B450-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
256GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (500MB/R, 400MB/W)
2nd Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
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
Extra Case Fans
1x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
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 [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® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Monitor
ASUS VP228HE 21.5" GAMING MONITOR
Cable Management
3 x PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
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 13 to 15 working days

 

[Absolute XXIV]

Anyone got any suggestions?

 

[Galgrom]

I ordered something pretty similar. I am definitely not an expert, but I would upgrade the RAM to 3200hz
Also, your network card doesn't seem to support 5ghz?

The specs seem to be a bit of an overkill for 21.5" monitor as well.

Here's my build and feedback on it if you are interested:

First time building a PC

Hello, I've ordered the following PC, but since it's still in pre-production, I decided to post it here just in case I need to change anything. I will be using the PC for work and I have a 1440p 27" 144hz monitor. I plan to play games on 1080p if it's a shooter anyway, but I need the large...

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[Absolute XXIV]

I ended up tweaking it a bit, in terms of the Monitor, i just want smooth 1080p gaming with a good Ms count so which monitor i chose wasn't really concerned
Case
PCS SR-628B RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Six Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B450-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) - RGB 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
240GB ADATA SU630 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
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® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Monitor
ASUS VP228HE 21.5" GAMING MONITOR
Cable Management
3 x PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

 

[Galgrom]

That's almost identical build to mine (should arrive tomorrow!). However, from what I've read so far, the Ryzen 5 3600X is not worth it compared to Ryzen 5 3600. The budget could go to a larger monitor instead.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Monitor is paramount to gaming and needs to match the gpu you’re pairing it with.

the one you’ve selected is 1080p 60hz but you have it paired with a 1080p 144hz GPU.

So the GPU will never run at full power because the monitor can’t display any more than 60fps.

You need a much better monitor.

And yes, there’s no benefit to the 3600x over the 3600, same CPU

 

[Absolute XXIV]

I'm just gonna use it on my 32 inch tv for the meantime and then i'll pick up a monitor right for it.

 

[Absolute XXIV]

Tell me how it goes man, just ordered it today so likely gonna be waiting another 2 weeks or so, in the meantime, i'll do some Monitor browsing, any recommendations?

I'm looking for something under £150

 

[SpyderTracks]

Tell me how it goes man, just ordered it today so likely gonna be waiting another 2 weeks or so, in the meantime, i'll do some Monitor browsing, any recommendations?

I'm looking for something under £150

You won’t get anything under £150, monitors are fast running out of stocks and prices have soared.

Cheapest I can find is here, t t here will go very quickly so buy fast:

Acer KG241P 24" 1920x1080 TN 144Hz FreeSync 1ms Gaming Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor

Acer KG241Pbmidpx, Display Resolution 1920x1080, 144Hz Refresh Rate, Contrast 100M:1, 1ms response time, FreeSync, Panel Type TN

www.overclockers.co.uk

 

[Galgrom]

I'll update you if I don't forget because of excitement

I bought a 1440p 27" 144hz monitor, but I needed a large screen for work and prefer 1440p, even if I won't be able to play some games at max on 1440p, I could always play in windowed. Have a look at what

The reason why I went with such monitor, apart from the productivity increase (27") is because I believe the monitor will last me a while (even after I replace the GPU in ~3-4y and won't be outdated by then.

 

[SpyderTracks]

I'll update you if I don't forget because of excitement

I bought a 1440p 27" 144hz monitor, but I needed a large screen for work and prefer 1440p, even if I won't be able to play some games at max on 1440p, I could always play in windowed. Have a look at what

The reason why I went with such monitor, apart from the productivity increase (27") is because I believe the monitor will last me a while (even after I replace the GPU in ~3-4y and won't be outdated by then.

If you decide to get 1440p, it needs to be 144Hz, there's zero point to 1440p 60Hz for gaming, it's awful. Plus next gen GPU's will be overpowered anyway for 1440p 60Hz, so you'd have to upgrade it as soon as you update the GPU.

 

[Absolute XXIV]

I personally plan on just sticking to 1080p for now, that's not to say if i find a 1440p one that has 144Hz for a decent price that i won't snag it but for now...as long as it has 1ms and on 1080p, that's all i need, what specific 1080p monitors would you recommend for my build.

 

[SpyderTracks]

I personally plan on just sticking to 1080p for now, that's not to say if i find a 1440p one that has 144Hz for a decent price that i won't snag it but for now...as long as it has 1ms and on 1080p, i'm fine.

the response time (ms) has absolutely no bearing on how good it is, they will state any number they wish, doesn't have any relevance. The important thing is resolution, refresh rate, panel type and that it has adaptive sync (freesync or gsync)

 

[ubuysa]

the response time (ms) has absolutely no bearing on how good it is, they will state any number they wish, doesn't have any relevance. The important thing is resolution, refresh rate, panel type and that it has adaptive sync (freesync or gsync)

Is that really true? AFAIK the response time of a monitor is how long it takes for a pixel to change colour, so low response times mean a sharper image when displaying a changing scene. It would thus seem to me that a low monitor response time (such as the 1ms specified by the OP) is important when gaming? Or am I misunderstanding...?

 

[Absolute XXIV]

I always assumed the lower Ms the better response you'll have, all i'm looking for is a monitor that has barely any input delay that can affect performance of the gameplay, i don't plan on going deep into online shooters, mostly Single player stuff, as long i can play smoothly on max settings if i ever wanted to do that

 

[SpyderTracks]

Is that really true? AFAIK the response time of a monitor is how long it takes for a pixel to change colour, so low response times mean a sharper image when displaying a changing scene. It would thus seem to me that a low monitor response time (such as the 1ms specified by the OP) is important when gaming? Or am I misunderstanding...?

In reality, the rate that manufacturers put on panels has no relevance to real world tests, they all chose which colour to which colour, there's no standardisation and it's literally just stated to achieve the wow factor from customers. The more accurate companies are people like Dell (who are ususally around th 5ms range) and Microsoft, Samsung are one of the worst (you'll find almost all Samsungs are stated as 1ms) along with Asus and Acer. This is one of those numbers that you can only get from third party testers. It's exactly the same as the numbers given for battery life or something like that, has no relevance to real world tests.

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