New PC for Streaming/Games/Work

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CeeJay123

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Hi everyone,

I'd really appreciate some feedback on this one. I'm going to be playing games and streaming them for the first time, but I will use the same PC for work where I use a lot of data (hence high storage). I've followed most of the basic advice on the forum surrounding use of AMD etc. but unsure if this all fits together.

I already have one monitor, keyboard mouse etc. so that's not a problem.

My existing monitor (which will be my second monitor) is a Dell SE2216H wiuth 1920x1080 res and a 59.940HZ refresh rate.

Software: I'll mostly be using Stata and Latex, for work. I'll be using Steam games, World of Warcraft, and streaming on Twitch.

Budget (including absolutely everything): up to £3,000

Thanks again for your help!

Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 200R COMPACT GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Six Core CPU with Radeon™ Graphics (3.9GHz-4.4GHz/19MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING WIFI (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
8TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 200 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Thermaltake TOUGHFAN 12 Case Fans
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Capture/Streaming Cards
Elgato Game Capture 4K60 PRO MK.2 - PCIe Card
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 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)
Monitor
MSI 31.5" Optix G32CQ4 - 2560 x 1440, 1MS, 165Hz
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 14 to 17 working days
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Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/9P2MgXhQQx/
 
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Bigfoot

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What software will you use?what monitor do you have - make and model or resolution and refresh rate? What is your budget?

This needs some work, so please provide the unique configuration link.
 
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CeeJay123

Member
Bigfoot said:
What software will you use?what monitor do you have - make and model or resolution and refresh rate? What is your budget?

This needs some work, so please provide the unique configuration link.
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Thank you for your feedback, I have updated the OP with the following info:

My existing monitor (which will be my second monitor) is a Dell SE2216H wiuth 1920x1080 res and a 59.940HZ refresh rate.

Software: I'll mostly be using Stata and Latex, for work. I'll be using Steam games, World of Warcraft, and streaming on Twitch.

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/9P2MgXhQQx/
 
Martinr36

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Steveyg

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With that kind of budget mate we can do magic, I'd go for this and leaves you with £500 to get a monitor to suit

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING WIFI (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
3TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PRO XT 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
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Capture/Streaming Cards
Elgato Game Capture 4K60 PRO MK.2 - PCIe Card
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 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 14 to 17 working days
Price: £2,518.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/brgwQznk4Q/
 
C

CeeJay123

Member
Thanks very much, that's so helpful. I've added a montior and upped the storage (I need as much as possible really, always run out if I compromise on it):

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING WIFI (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
8TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PRO XT 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
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Capture/Streaming Cards
Elgato Game Capture 4K60 PRO MK.2 - PCIe Card
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 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)
Monitor
MSI 31.5" Optix G32CQ4 - 2560 x 1440, 1MS, 165Hz
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 14 to 17 working days
Price: £2,929.00 including VAT and Delivery

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

There was a warning about the power supply but I'm guessing that based on your expertise we should aim higher than required for that?
 
Martinr36

Martinr36

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Steveyg said:
With that kind of budget mate we can do magic, I'd go for this and leaves you with £500 to get a monitor to suit

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING WIFI (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
3TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PRO XT 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
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Capture/Streaming Cards
Elgato Game Capture 4K60 PRO MK.2 - PCIe Card
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 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 14 to 17 working days
Price: £2,518.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/brgwQznk4Q/
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That's a really nice build, something like this would go with it nicely

 
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Steveyg

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The 8TB HDD's are terrible mate if you look at their speeds they are only 5400RPM which is deathly slow in this day and age.

The largest HDD I'd recommend is the 3TB one as it's still 7200RPM. The only other ones that fit this size are the Iron Wolfs which are server rack drives and very loud

Also there are better monitors out there you can buy instead of that one mate
 
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CeeJay123

Member
Steveyg said:
The 8TB HDD's are terrible mate if you look at their speeds they are only 5400RPM which is deathly slow in this day and age.

The largest HDD I'd recommend is the 3TB one as it's still 7200RPM. The only other ones that fit this size are the Iron Wolfs which are server rack drives and very loud

Also there are better monitors out there you can buy instead of that one mate
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Thanks for the advice! I'll stick with your original recs and the externally bought monitor.
 
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Steveyg

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Overclocking a CPU will void your warranty I believe. (EDIT Ignore my nonsense) It will also lessen performance on Ryzen CPU's, they can only be overclocked to their slowest core when other cores may be able to boost higher

Ryzen also boost themselves automatically essentially an automatic overclock so there's no need

You shouldn't have issues with temps in the recommended builds

Now overclocking a GPU is a different matter but you shouldn't have to do it
 
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Steveyg said:
Overclocking a CPU will void your warranty I believe. It will also lessen performance on Ryzen CPU's, they can only be overclocked to their slowest core when other cores may be able to boost higher

Ryzen also boost themselves automatically essentially an automatic overclock so there's no need

You shouldn't have issues with temps in the recommended builds

Now overclocking a GPU is a different matter but you shouldn't have to do it
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Overclocking cpu is allowed but as @Steveyg says it will actually reduce performance for most things because of the way ryzen cores work.

Overclocking gpu will void your warranty.
 
MrWilson

MrWilson

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Steveyg said:
With that kind of budget mate we can do magic, I'd go for this and leaves you with £500 to get a monitor to suit

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING WIFI (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
3TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PRO XT 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
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Capture/Streaming Cards
Elgato Game Capture 4K60 PRO MK.2 - PCIe Card
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 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 14 to 17 working days
Price: £2,518.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/brgwQznk4Q/
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This will do you very nicely. Would recommend upping the motherboard to the x570 Strix as it pairs very nicely with the VRMs.
You can also drop the capture card. You'll be using either Streamlabs or OBS to encode your gameplay for Twitch, a capture card is only neccessary if you're using a second PC to encode, or you're streaming from another source such as a console. Twitch also caps out at 1080p so a 4k capture card is not neccessary.
So my recommendation from this is up the motherboard, ditch the capture card, and then enjoy your product when it arrives and send us lots of photos!
 
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CeeJay123

Member
Hi again everyone!

The new PC has arrived and is looking great, but I've realised I forgot to add/specify it needed a wireless card. I'm upstairs so no ethernet connection, which is a bit of a pain as I was looking forward to using it, though it's not exactly urgent as I have my laptop.

Was just wondering what you guys think is the best option for me. Should I order and install a wireless card myself, or is something external just as good?

Thanks again!
 
JUNI0R

JUNI0R

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
CeeJay123 said:
Hi again everyone!

The new PC has arrived and is looking great, but I've realised I forgot to add/specify it needed a wireless card. I'm upstairs so no ethernet connection, which is a bit of a pain as I was looking forward to using it, though it's not exactly urgent as I have my laptop.

Was just wondering what you guys think is the best option for me. Should I order and install a wireless card myself, or is something external just as good?

Thanks again!
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Which motherboard did you end up with? There might be WiFi onboard

If not, you could order the AX200 from PC Specialists upgrade system then install yourself? That'd probably be the most cost effective route. The other option is something like powerlines- I've had good experiences with them but I know there are other people that haven't
 
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CeeJay123

Member
Thanks for the advice.

The motherboard is the 'ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!' - but if it has wifi, it hasn't turned on automatically.
 
JUNI0R

JUNI0R

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CeeJay123 said:
Thanks for the advice.

The motherboard is the 'ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!' - but if it has wifi, it hasn't turned on automatically.
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Ahhh okay, hat motherboard doesn't have WiFi. Just saw a spec above with the TUF X570 WiFi which obviously does have WiFi so was wondering if you had made the change or not

AX200 or powerlines would be your best options I reckon
 
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