The Big Switch to PC from a whole life of Mac

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Sepnowr

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Hey guys! Just took the plunge and bought my first ever PC after being a Mac Fanboy for my whole life.
I’ve purchased mainly for gaming and on a strict budget. I didn’t want to spend more than around £1K.
Does anyone know if they have any stock issues with my CPU and GPU and when I would expect it to arrive? At the moment it says 14-16working days. Do you think this is doable?
I’m looking at adding an extra 2TB M.2 SSD when it arrives. Any feedback is much appreciated.

SPEC:

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® PRIME B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB 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 M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CORSAIR MP400 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 3480 MB/R, 1880 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-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
LED Lighting
50cm RGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
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 (Windows 10 Only)
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 16 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
 
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Pretty stellar build, the only things I’d suggest changing would be the WiFi card to the ax200 which is much newer and supports modern standards, the one you currently have is about 12 years old now and also has driver issues out of the box. I’d also suggest silver warranty for £5er which increases return to base shipping costs to a year.

The only components there may be issues with is the motherboard, some mobo stocks have run low. But it should have flagged when you proceeded on the build if there were any issues with that particular board.

The cpu and GPU are quite readily available, shouldn’t have any issues there I don’t think.

To temper expectations, set the time frame in your mind to 30 working days. I have every expectation it would be a lot quicker than that, but that way you won’t be disappointed.
 
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It looks like a fair setup, I would change the WiFi for the AX200, its a newer/better card and also gives you bluetooth and you may consider taking the 850w RMx PSU just for fully modular/ease to work with and lifespan, plus a tiny bit more headroom for future GPU upgrades
 
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Im guessing you are using a 1080p monitor with it? What was your budget, and can you include the link at the bottom on the page you copied the specs from?
 
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TonyCarter

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I'm also a Mac user (have been since 1988) and have just bought a couple of M1 MacMinis for family, but gaming on the Mac has never been up there with the Windows side - even when running my 12-core MacPros under BootCamp (drivers were never optimised enough and the GPU offerings were poor).

However, I wanted to get better performance than the Xbox One Series X I'd pre-ordered (and cancelled), but had to spend over £2k to do so.

What resolution are you planning on paying at, and what screen are you going to pair this PC with?
 
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Sepnowr

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Hi everyone thank you for your replies!

to be perfectly honest the pc is going to be hardwired Ethernet and I didn’t have an option of removing the Wi-fi card.
Monitor is a

Optix G27CQ4 27 Inch, Quad HD, 1ms, 165Hz, AMD Freesync​

 
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Sepnowr

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Sorry if it looks like I'm spamming this thread! Does anyone know what sort of FPS I'm able to get on Warzone with this spec?

Also - do you think I will need any extra case fans? Apologies if that's a stupid question - I'm a complete noob.
 
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Steveyg

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Sepnowr said:
Hi everyone thank you for your replies!

to be perfectly honest the pc is going to be hardwired Ethernet and I didn’t have an option of removing the Wi-fi card.
Monitor is a

Optix G27CQ4 27 Inch, Quad HD, 1ms, 165Hz, AMD Freesync​

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This is a 1440p monitor, to get the most of the monitor you really need a 3060Ti, 3070 or a 6700XT

The 1660 Super is a 1080p card and will not cut it at the level this monitor offers
 
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Sepnowr

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Steveyg said:
This is a 1440p monitor, to get the most of the monitor you really need a 3060Ti, 3070 or a 6700XT

The 1660 Super is a 1080p card and will not cut it at the level this monitor offers
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I know, but at the moment my budget only allows for this card. Maybe in a year or so I will upgrade. Hopefully
 
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