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dasbrey

Member
Hi.
Standard post about PC specs and whether this selection will be compatible, appropriate and all generally work together in this format!

The usage will be for working on (a bit of software development, VM use) and some gaming.
My current monitors are Iiyama G2530HSU0-B1, 24.5", 1920z1080 @ 7sHz refresh rate.
My budget is between £1500 and £2000 for this, it's either this build or a laptop, I'm looking to see what will get be greatest bang for my buck.

Proposed build is as below:

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 220T RGB AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100x Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
2 PORT (2 x TYPE A) USB 3.0 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
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 15 to 18 working days

Any advise or thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for taking the time to read this!
 
Stephen M

Stephen M

Author Level
You will always get better bang for buck with a desktop, more room to work and upgrade options. Would add Silver Warranty, only a fiver.
 
sck451

sck451

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
100% you will get better bang for your buck with a desktop, as well as getting greater longevity and upgradability. (The only problem is that, if you're like me, you end up needing a laptop as well!).

I'd suggest you can rebalance this to get a much better build. I'd suggest getting a better monitor as well: you can certainly do so within your budget. You could get a 1440p 144Hz+ monitor (e.g. the Samsung G5) and this build for a total of under £2200.

This includes storage that is both cheaper and faster (3TB of SSD is expensive and a couple of M.2s + a hard drive is a much faster approach), downgrading the cooler (the standard AMD one is fine), losing the USB card (you have, like 12 USB ports already) and upgrading graphics card, power supply and warranty. I've also removed the useless Bulldog antivirus as the Windows one is fine.

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 220T RGB AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB 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 PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
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
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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
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 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 15 to 18 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/kjtQhPp9mv/
 
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dasbrey

Member
sck451 said:
100% you will get better bang for your buck with a desktop, as well as getting greater longevity and upgradability. (The only problem is that, if you're like me, you end up needing a laptop as well!).

I'd suggest you can rebalance this to get a much better build. I'd suggest getting a better monitor as well: you can certainly do so within your budget. You could get a 1440p 144Hz+ monitor (e.g. the Samsung G5) and this build for a total of under £2200.

This includes storage that is both cheaper and faster (3TB of SSD is expensive and a couple of M.2s + a hard drive is a much faster approach), downgrading the cooler (the standard AMD one is fine), losing the USB card (you have, like 12 USB ports already) and upgrading graphics card, power supply and warranty. I've also removed the useless Bulldog antivirus as the Windows one is fine.

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 220T RGB AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB 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 PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
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
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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
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 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 15 to 18 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/kjtQhPp9mv/
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Thank you very much for taking a look and the comments. I've removed the parts you suggest.

On the graphics card front, I had looked at the new 3000 series, however I went with the 2060 based on availability. The 3060 suggests pre- order only so I'm not sure how long the wait would be for that to come in?
 
sck451

sck451

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
That's very much an unknown, though the 3060Ti stock problems haven't been nearly as bad as the 3080s.

Do note that they aren't really equivalents. The 2060 is really a card aimed at 1080p gaming, whereas the 3060Ti is aimed at 1440p. With your budget you can really be thinking about the latter. Moreover, for games with ray tracing especially (and those that support DLSS) it will be a big upgrade.
 
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dasbrey

Member
sck451 said:
That's very much an unknown, though the 3060Ti stock problems haven't been nearly as bad as the 3080s.

Do note that they aren't really equivalents. The 2060 is really a card aimed at 1080p gaming, whereas the 3060Ti is aimed at 1440p. With your budget you can really be thinking about the latter. Moreover, for games with ray tracing especially (and those that support DLSS) it will be a big upgrade.
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OK, thank you. I appreciate there will be a performance different but I see what you're saying, and I guess from a futureproofing POV that's probably the better option given the ability to scale my current set up

Thank you very much for the information and guidance, it's been really useful and is appreciated
 
i_Ary

i_Ary

Gold Level Poster
dasbrey said:
Thank you very much for taking a look and the comments. I've removed the parts you suggest.

On the graphics card front, I had looked at the new 3000 series, however I went with the 2060 based on availability. The 3060 suggests pre- order only so I'm not sure how long the wait would be for that to come in?
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I’ve seen people who ordered the 3060 Ti have their PC build take around 20-30 days due to the pre-order. I just ordered a PC including the 3060 Ti 2 days ago, and thats how long I’m expecting it to take till I can receive the PC.
 
i_Ary

i_Ary

Gold Level Poster
Moral of that is if you can wait an extra week or 2 for the 3000 series card then you can go for the 3060 Ti. In my opinion, I think its well worth the little extra wait.
 
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dasbrey

Member
i_Ary said:
Moral of that is if you can wait an extra week or 2 for the 3000 series card then you can go for the 3060 Ti. In my opinion, I think its well worth the little extra wait.
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Yeah, completely agree. Waiting that time for a build is fine, I wasn't sure if the lead time was more in the bracket of not knowing when. Thanks for the information, appreciated
 
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