Hi All
Appreciate this comes up a fair bit but been spending sometime looking at custom-builds and even the Black Friday one's, deduced that because I cannot make amendments to the Black Friday deals I will not be going with those.
I need a desktop that is somewhat future-proof for the next few years. I don't have a monitor yet, I will get a monitor to fall in line with the card purchased as I recognise it's only as good as the monitor it is plugged into.
Would like to get beyond 1080p if possible but not wanting to spend a fortune, between £1500 - £2000. Planned to go down the AMD, route and I have read a number of the posts on here, especially the one's regarding Intel VS AMD, storage and so on.
Just looking for some recommendations from people that have experienced different desktops, I have been on a gaming laptop for the last few years. It's things like choosing between DDR4 or DDR5 capable motherboards is where I get stuck, is 16 cores really necessary etc, realistically is that going to be needed for a casual gamer such as myself.
No video processing or streaming, purely for casual gaming, on some AAA titles as well as Fortnite, FM24, GTA and so on. Could someone with far more knowledge and experience than I perhaps spec up a PC based on a casual gamer, with a budget of the above, to give me a rough idea of what is reasonable for the money?
Would the below be a good start?
Looking for 1440p if I can get it, to start moving away from 1080 not a dealbreaker but would be nice, as I said above, monitor will be purchased to fall in line with graphics card.
Case
FRACTAL FOCUS 2 ARGB GAMING CASE (BLACK)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7600 - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (to allow for upgrade in the future, prob overkill for now)
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR H100x RGB ELITE 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Any help appreciated, thanks guys
Appreciate this comes up a fair bit but been spending sometime looking at custom-builds and even the Black Friday one's, deduced that because I cannot make amendments to the Black Friday deals I will not be going with those.
I need a desktop that is somewhat future-proof for the next few years. I don't have a monitor yet, I will get a monitor to fall in line with the card purchased as I recognise it's only as good as the monitor it is plugged into.
Would like to get beyond 1080p if possible but not wanting to spend a fortune, between £1500 - £2000. Planned to go down the AMD, route and I have read a number of the posts on here, especially the one's regarding Intel VS AMD, storage and so on.
Just looking for some recommendations from people that have experienced different desktops, I have been on a gaming laptop for the last few years. It's things like choosing between DDR4 or DDR5 capable motherboards is where I get stuck, is 16 cores really necessary etc, realistically is that going to be needed for a casual gamer such as myself.
No video processing or streaming, purely for casual gaming, on some AAA titles as well as Fortnite, FM24, GTA and so on. Could someone with far more knowledge and experience than I perhaps spec up a PC based on a casual gamer, with a budget of the above, to give me a rough idea of what is reasonable for the money?
Would the below be a good start?
PCSPECIALIST - Configure the AMD Am5 PC to your ideal requirements.
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Looking for 1440p if I can get it, to start moving away from 1080 not a dealbreaker but would be nice, as I said above, monitor will be purchased to fall in line with graphics card.
Case
FRACTAL FOCUS 2 ARGB GAMING CASE (BLACK)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7600 - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (to allow for upgrade in the future, prob overkill for now)
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR H100x RGB ELITE 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Any help appreciated, thanks guys