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Canis Lupus

Member
Hi everyone here is the PC im thinking of buying. My budget is £1300 maximum.
Let me know what you think :)


Case
PCS SPECTRUM RGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6600 - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CV SERIES™ CV-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 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)
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
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00027]
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 - 3 User, 1 Year
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
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 9 to 12 working days
Price: £1,282.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/qtAgAFkMmb/
 
B4zookaw

B4zookaw

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Can you share details on what games you hope to play on this system, and what monitor you'll be using, as these are important factors in determing if the system is fit for purpose. But for a start, remove Bullguard from your config, no need for it and Windows Defender that comes with Windows is a better alternative.
 
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Canis Lupus

Member
Windows defender just as good as bullguard?
The monitor I have is HP v22e Full HD Monitor, just 60hz refresh rate nothing fancy. Im hoping to be able to play Total War: Warhammer 3 smoothly (and some older games fron a few years back), dont mind having to reduce graphics settings if necessary. Would be nice to have the option to play recent games in general.
 
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Canis Lupus

Member
Glad i posted! Will be removing bullguard lol.
Im hoping the ssd will give me fast loadong screen times, as total war games tend to take a while to load.
 
B4zookaw

B4zookaw

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Canis Lupus said:
Windows defender just as good as bullguard?
The monitor I have is HP v22e Full HD Monitor, just 60hz refresh rate nothing fancy. Im hoping to be able to play Total War: Warhammer 3 smoothly (and some older games fron a few years back), dont mind having to reduce graphics settings if necessary. Would be nice to have the option to play recent games in general.
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That's more of an office monitor than a gaming one, and will be a bottleneck in your system if you can't upgrade. If you don't plan on upgrading monitor, you could probably switch to a 5600G with integrated graphics and remove the dedicated GPU. About £400 cheaper for no performance loss.
 
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Canis Lupus

Member
Interesting... would that still be good enough to play warhammer 3? I could upgrade the monitor on down the line, after i save up a bit.
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
If you're going to upgrade the monitor fairly soon I would recommend the below. You want 1080p & 144hz minimum to make use of this.

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-12400F (2.5GHz) 18MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B660-PLUS WIFI D4: ATX, LGA1700, USB 3.2, SATA 6GBs - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR | 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 240 Series RGB High Performance Liquid 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
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
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 9 to 12 working days
Price: £1,345.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/PK3egCFuB9/
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
If you wanted to push the boat out, the below would get you a high end 1440p gaming rig. Notice that the only difference here is the GPU. You can upgrade this pretty much at any time you wish to take advantage of 1440p gaming. It's just a good idea to do it right once, rather than aiming to change things too soon. A monitor for a rig such as this would cost you around £300 (1440p 144hz)

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-12400F (2.5GHz) 18MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B660-PLUS WIFI D4: ATX, LGA1700, USB 3.2, SATA 6GBs - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB ASUS DUAL GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR | 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 240 Series RGB High Performance Liquid 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
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
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 9 to 12 working days
Price: £1,583.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/bR2UgsVk8n/
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
Sticking with your current monitor I totally agree that the 5600G would more than likely have you covered for your modest uses.

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Six Core CPU with Radeon™ Graphics (3.9GHz-4.4GHz/19MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi II (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR (GPU)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR | 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 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)
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
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
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 9 to 12 working days
Price: £907.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/eSQuRQ3WE0/
 
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DarTon

Well-known member
If you mean Total War: Warhammer III, then a 5600G system is a non-starter. A 1660 Super is really as low as you can go, netting an average of 40fps at 1080p High settings. The minimum card to give you 60fps average is a 3050. Something like a 2060 will get you to 70 fps with 1% lows in the 45 territory.
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
With the settings down a bit it will play on the 5600G. It wouldn't be the best experience but given the card choices at the moment, and the crazy pricing, I don't really see the point in aiming at a solid 60fps 1080p gaming solution.

I would either be looking to aim for 144hz 1080p or 1440p (my preference would always be 1440p).

The pricing for 1080p just now is eye watering.
 
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DarTon

Well-known member
I doubt a 5600G is going to run TW: WH3 acceptably. The iGPU is more comparable to a 1030 in terms of performance. Even on TW: Troy (based on TW: ToB so a 2017 game design), a 5600G can only give you 30-40 fps at Medium in small skirmishes. In a large multi-stack battle that will collapse. Troy is light compared to TW: WH3.

CA recommend a minimum of a 900 series with 2GB but most initial feedback on TW forums is implying that a 970 or 980 4GB is needed. Their recommended GPU is a 1660 Ti with 6GB.

If the OP wants to play TW: WH3 my actual recommendation is wait 6 months for CA to sort out the mess they have delivered. Dysfunctional DX12, no FSR or DLSS support and poorly optimized. Business as usual for CA.
 
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Canis Lupus

Member
Scott said:
Sticking with your current monitor I totally agree that the 5600G would more than likely have you covered for your modest uses.

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Six Core CPU with Radeon™ Graphics (3.9GHz-4.4GHz/19MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi II (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR (GPU)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR | 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 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)
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
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
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 9 to 12 working days
Price: £907.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/eSQuRQ3WE0/
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These ideas are interesting. The first two are outside my budget for now. Might use the integrated graphics. Also I forgot to mention I have an m.2 sata ssd (1tb) in my old machine, and im planning to use it as the secondary drive in the new machine.
 
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Canis Lupus

Member
DarTon said:
I doubt a 5600G is going to run TW: WH3 acceptably. The iGPU is more comparable to a 1030 in terms of performance. Even on TW: Troy (based on TW: ToB so a 2017 game design), a 5600G can only give you 30-40 fps at Medium in small skirmishes. In a large multi-stack battle that will collapse. Troy is light compared to TW: WH3.

CA recommend a minimum of a 900 series with 2GB but most initial feedback on TW forums is implying that a 970 or 980 4GB is needed. Their recommended GPU is a 1660 Ti with 6GB.

If the OP wants to play TW: WH3 my actual recommendation is wait 6 months for CA to sort out the mess they have delivered. Dysfunctional DX12, no FSR or DLSS support and poorly optimized. Business as usual for CA.
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1080p the integrated graphics would be playable on low, probably mostly smooth. Not ideal but good enough, and yes optimization is awfull atm and the game was released with too many bugs. Looks like a beta pre-release - I wish they had delayed release to fine tune it first.
 
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