Check my Spec! for a Trading/office PC setup

[PeteMilligan]

Hi all.

Im looking to build a PC to do the following as fast and efficiently as possible.

To run a Brokerage/trading platform with multiple (probably 4 windows) open alongside multiple Excel (or office) documents, multiple web pages, Discord, and email, perhaps with youtube or music playing in the background.

I'm going for a 4 monitor setup with one devoted to Excel (office), one devoted to explorer/email/Discord and the remaining 2 handling the 4 windows open from the trading platform. I'm not interested in gaming, streaming, video/image editing, just need a fast "Office" PC.

Your thoughts and questions on the below would be welcome.

Cheers Pete.

Case
PCS PULSE MID TOWER CASE (PWM)
Promotional Item
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Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B550-PLUS (AM4, DDR4, PCIe 4.0)
Memory (RAM)
64GB PCS PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
2GB ASUS GEFORCE GT 730 - 4 DISPLAY - 4 x HDMI
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3300 MB/R, 2200 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CX SERIES™ CX-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
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS AC600 USB ADAPTER (433Mbps/5GHz, 150Mbps/2.4GHz) + BT 4.2
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
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
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-home-office/fph2ZbtBHG/

 

[steaky360]

What's your budget for the system and what was the price of the above (shows as £0.00 in that list)?

You likely won't need Norton so I'd suggest removing that as a starter for 10.

 

[Paul1964]

The link quotes £670. You'd probably want to spend it bit more.

And as Steaky says, avoid Norton. These days it's little better than malware and Windows Defender will give you the protection you need.

For future upgradeability you need to be using an AM5 system as the AM4 platform is now dead and has no future upgrade options.

Let us know your budget and the help guys on here will make some good suggestions for you.

 

[PeteMilligan]

Great thanks for the reply Steaky360 and Paul1964. My Budget is £1000 tops any suggestions to my specs with that budget would be great. Cheers again.

 

[Paul1964]

This one comes in on budget and importantly gives you upgradability going forward. I've opted for branded components for the RAM and SSD where PCS has own brand as an option. The GPU that I selected will handle your video and image editing way better than the more than a decade old option you had selected.

Others on the forum might make improvements.

Case
PCS PRISM II ARGB MID TOWER CASE (PWM)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core CPU (4.0GHz-5.2GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME A620M-K (mATX, AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5200MHz CL40 (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
6GB ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 3050 SOLO - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CRUCIAL T500 GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7300MB/sR, 6800MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CX SERIES™ CX-650 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 V3 Series 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
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 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 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
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 Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Price: £997.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/UyM7KtBAXq/

 

[PeteMilligan]

"The GPU that I selected will handle your video and image editing way better than the more than a decade old option you had selected."
Thanks Paul. This is exactly the reason I posted, to get up-to-date info on a component that might have otherwise tripped me up. Cheers again.

 

[BlessedSquirrel]

The GPU that I selected will handle your video and image editing way better than the more than a decade old option you had selected.

The OP stated they aren't doing any video editing or photo editing, or anything graphics intensive.

 

[Paul1964]

The OP stated they aren't doing any video editing or photo editing, or anything graphics intensive.

Yep - I mis-read it. Still a better system though. Feel free to make some improvements.

 

[BlessedSquirrel]

Slight rebalance, changed the GPU to Intel as just for display output, so only requires the 4 ports. Totally agree both the GT1030 and GT730 are a waste of cash even for basic display as they're quite limited max resolution (4k max for the GT1030 which would do 4 x 1080p screens but doesn't allow for any potential resolution increase. The Intel card has double the max resolution at 8k

Increased RAM to 2 dimms at 6000MHz for better performance and stability (dual channel works best in single pairs)

I would suggest adding a second SSD when you're able to (takes you over budget in this config) to offload any data from the OS as best practice

Case
PCS PRISM II ARGB MID TOWER CASE (PWM)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core CPU (4.0GHz-5.2GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME A620M-K (mATX, AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz CL30 (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
6GB SPARKLE INTEL ARC A380 ELF - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CORSAIR ELITE MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 7000 MB/R, 6200 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CX SERIES™ CX-650 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 V3 Series 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
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 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 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
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 5 to 7 working days
Price: £1,005.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/4SSUWTa4aA/

 

[PeteMilligan]

Thanks lads, seems your both pretty much on the same page with this now which is very reassuring.
"to offload any data from the OS as best practice" what do you mean by this Squirrel? is this a form of backing up the OS onto a separate drive for recovery purposes?
Cheers again lads I'll be buying within the week, just need to double check a few bits and pieces, appreciate your time. Cheers Pete

 

[BlessedSquirrel]

Thanks lads, seems your both pretty much on the same page with this now which is very reassuring.
"to offload any data from the OS as best practice" what do you mean by this Squirrel? is this a form of backing up the OS onto a separate drive for recovery purposes?
Cheers again lads I'll be buying within the week, just need to double check a few bits and pieces, appreciate your time. Cheers Pete

OS and any Data should always be on separate drives, so when you have to reinstall windows or if it becomes corrupt (you‘ll need to clean install at least annually) you don’t have to worry about your data