Ryzen gaming pc

sck451

sck451

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It looks really good, but honestly I'd make a few tweaks. First off, I wouldn't add any extra fans. If it turns out to need extra fans, they're easy to add, but I really doubt you will with those components. Neither 5600X nor 3060 Ti are super-hot. Then I'd change the motherboard to a B550 one (in some ways it's better than the Tuf X570 despite theoretically being a lower tier), put the PSU down to 850W (the 1000W is no longer such a good deal for some reason), and splurge a bit more on a better SSD configuration. Overall these changes end up saving you £30.

Finally, I wouldn't worry about rear ventilation: it'll be just fine. Partly because the heat won't be that significant, and partly because air can always escape through the top of the case as well.

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB 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 INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
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
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
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 (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: £1,645.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/UXnGQNhKBr/
 
JUNI0R

JUNI0R

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Alltruism said:
Thanks, I've swapped to the Cooler Master 212.

I've amended the order several times but current spec is this:

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING WIFI (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
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 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
3x CoolerMaster SickleFlow 120 ARGB + Controller Kit
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 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: £1,675.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/4W4GE37q3m/

Budget is ~£1600 - £1700.

For the case, I need one that's not too deep - the 466mm is probably already pushing it space wise (allowing for ventilation space behind it). Don't mind not having RGB - would dropping from the 3 Sickle Flow fans to just 1 or 2 of the Thermaltake TOUGHFANs (or no extra case fans at all) be a good move?

Main use will be casual gaming (currently only 1080p 75hz monitor but will be changing to 1440p 120+hz soon, probably IPS - not too fussed about extreme high FPS gaming. May occasionally use it with a 4k TV. Will also be used for remote working (Teams, MS Office etc), and occasional light video editing / Photoshop.
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You're pretty close with this! As I've said the 4000D with no other fans will do perfectly fine for thermal performance for this build, so you don't need to add any. If you wanted to add any fans for your own reassurance, I'd personally just swap to the Cooler Master TD500, it's £9 more and comes with 3 RGB fans instead of 2 black fans. But it does also add a couple mm to the length which is something worth noting.

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready! The X570 is overspecced for the 5600X, The B550 will do you just fine
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W) Smaller, faster boot drive for Windows and applications
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW) dedicated games drive for speedy loading
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
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
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 (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: £1,652.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/5U78sRmybB/
 
JUNI0R

JUNI0R

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
sck451 said:
It looks really good, but honestly I'd make a few tweaks. First off, I wouldn't add any extra fans. If it turns out to need extra fans, they're easy to add, but I really doubt you will with those components. Neither 5600X nor 3060 Ti are super-hot. Then I'd change the motherboard to a B550 one (in some ways it's better than the Tuf X570 despite theoretically being a lower tier), put the PSU down to 850W (the 1000W is no longer such a good deal for some reason), and splurge a bit more on a better SSD configuration. Overall these changes end up saving you £30.

Finally, I wouldn't worry about rear ventilation: it'll be just fine. Partly because the heat won't be that significant, and partly because air can always escape through the top of the case as well.

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB 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 INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
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
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
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 (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: £1,645.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/UXnGQNhKBr/
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Snap :ROFLMAO:
 
Alltruism

Alltruism

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Thanks :)

I've taken off the extra fans and changed the SSD setup as suggested (980 Pro 500GB and Intel 670 1TB). I think I got the 1000 watt PSU at a bargain price as it would cost a few quid extra to downgrade it back to 850w so I'll leave it.

I've left the mobo as the X570 for now, but curious about how the B550 is better in some ways?
 
AgentCooper

AgentCooper

At Least I Have Chicken
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Alltruism said:
I've left the mobo as the X570 for now, but curious about how the B550 is better in some ways?
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It’s not a massive issue with what you’re going for. The B550 is actually a newer socket type than the X570 but they’re both likely to be supported for roughly the same amount of time. Most, but not all (I’m looking at you, Gigabyte) X570 boards tend to have slightly better voltage regulation when it comes to coping with higher core count CPUs.

If you were heading down the 12 core route, dabbling in overclocking and really hammering the cores we’d probably be having a good old conflab over the best board for your uses, but as it stands you’re pretty safe 👍
 
sck451

sck451

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Alltruism said:
Thanks :)

I've taken off the extra fans and changed the SSD setup as suggested (980 Pro 500GB and Intel 670 1TB). I think I got the 1000 watt PSU at a bargain price as it would cost a few quid extra to downgrade it back to 850w so I'll leave it.

I've left the mobo as the X570 for now, but curious about how the B550 is better in some ways?
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Connectivity. The Tuf B550 has 2.5Gbps ethernet and a Thunderbolt header, whereas the X570 has neither. Neither probably matters to you, but the X570's advantages (slightly better power delivery, more PCIe gen 4 lanes) probably don't matter either. In terms of performance, you will probably not see any difference at all between the Tuf X570 and the Tuf B550 for your computer.

(You will see from my signature that I have the 5600X+X570 combination, by the way!)
 
Alltruism

Alltruism

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The TUF Gaming B550-plus WiFi is listed as 1Gbbs ethernet on the configurator (and WiFi type not specified), but on the ASUS site it's listed as 2.5 Gbps and WiFi 6. Neither makes any mention of bluetooth though - hopefully it's got it as have a few bluetooth peripherals I'll need to connect. WiFi 6 would be a bonus over the WiFi 5 on the X570.

The Corsair 4000D case has a front USB C 3.1 port - would the X570 and B550-plus TUF boards support that?
 
JUNI0R

JUNI0R

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Alltruism said:
The TUF Gaming B550-plus WiFi is listed as 1Gbbs ethernet on the configurator (and WiFi type not specified), but on the ASUS site it's listed as 2.5 Gbps and WiFi 6. Neither makes any mention of bluetooth though - hopefully it's got it as have a few bluetooth peripherals I'll need to connect. WiFi 6 would be a bonus over the WiFi 5 on the X570.

The Corsair 4000D case has a front USB C 3.1 port - would the X570 and B550-plus TUF boards support that?
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They make it weirdly hard to find The black image below shows the TUF B550 Wifi incliding an Intel AX200 WiFi card and the white image shows the spec of that AX200 card on the Intel site (the bottom two lines shows it has bluetooth)

With the 4000D USB C port, I don't believe either board will support it. From looking at images I don't see the connector used for USB C on either board sadly

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sck451

sck451

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JUNI0R said:
They make it weirdly hard to find The black image below shows the TUF B550 Wifi incliding an Intel AX200 WiFi card and the white image shows the spec of that AX200 card on the Intel site (the bottom two lines shows it has bluetooth)

With the 4000D USB C port, I don't believe either board will support it. From looking at images I don't see the connector used for USB C on either board sadly

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You don't need the special connector for USB 3.2 Gen 1 (often known as USB 3.1) Type C: the normal connector is fine and I believe there is no problem with the 4000D's front ports and those motherboards.
 
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