New to pc gaming, spec check

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Velocirabstor

Member
Alright guys, I'm currently looking to buying myself a pc for gaming... Always had consoles but really wanting to make the switch over.

I've currently made a spec of what I've been told to go for on the past, with the hopes of high 1080p to entry/middle tier 1440p gaming.

Looking for any advice on what to change and why. If this seems decent it'll be getting ordered ASAP! 😂

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Thanks in advance.
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
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Hi there,

Not sure if that configuration has pulled through correctly as it's showing a very low end system that wouldn't be at all suitable for gaming.

If you could follow this link and feed back with what we need to help you out it would make a massive difference :)

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V

Velocirabstor

Member
Scott said:
Hi there,

Not sure if that configuration has pulled through correctly as it's showing a very low end system that wouldn't be at all suitable for gaming.

If you could follow this link and feed back with what we need to help you out it would make a massive difference :)

Please read before posting:- Collaboration of Helpful Hints

NB: These forums are not an official support channel. None of us work for PCS, we're all either customers or techies who just like to help out where possible. For any official support, you need to contact PCS directly either through your PCS account, or via the contact details on the main...
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If it's not loading properly I will put a slight breakdown here..

Cpu - ryzen 5600x
Gpu - 2060 super
Mother board - Asus rog x570
Ram - 16gb 3600mhz 2x8gb
M.2 - 500gb
2tb Samsung ssd
Power - 650w corsair rm series
Cooler - pcs frostflow AIO
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
Velocirabstor said:
If it's not loading properly I will put a slight breakdown here..

Cpu - ryzen 5600x
Gpu - 2060 super
Mother board - Asus rog x570
Ram - 16gb 3600mhz 2x8gb
M.2 - 500gb
2tb Samsung ssd
Power - 650w corsair rm series
Cooler - pcs frostflow AIO
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Still need all the relevant information from you in order to help out regardless :)
 
V

Velocirabstor

Member
Ah apologies Scott.



Currently don't have a monitor but will be looking to purchase a 1080p monitor with a 144hz refresh rate.



Uses - general gaming and some very light video editing (motorcycle riding videos)



Budget is around - £1700



Hope this helps?
 
BlessedSquirrel

BlessedSquirrel

We love you Ukraine
Velocirabstor said:
Ah apologies Scott.



Currently don't have a monitor but will be looking to purchase a 1080p monitor with a 144hz refresh rate.



Uses - general gaming and some very light video editing (motorcycle riding videos)



Budget is around - £1700



Hope this helps?
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We need the full spec as well please as in the link?
 
BlessedSquirrel

BlessedSquirrel

We love you Ukraine
I'll help you out :)

Case
PCS SPECTRUM RGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 SUPER - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 240 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid Cooler (AMD)
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 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
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
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
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 4 to 7 working days
Price: £1,708.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/TWj4Wb4Wx5/
 
V

Velocirabstor

Member
SpyderTracks said:
I'll help you out :)

Case
PCS SPECTRUM RGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 SUPER - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 240 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid Cooler (AMD)
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 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
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
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
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 4 to 7 working days
Price: £1,708.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/TWj4Wb4Wx5/
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That's the one 😂 Thank you. Again sorry guys. I'm at work and doing all this in a little of a rush 😂
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
£1700 is a decent budget for a 1440p system so I would probably look at that, over a 1080p system. It's going to offer a far better experience overall and not actually cost you that much more to get. There's a decent offer on an excellent 1440p monitor with PCS right now. You could get everything in the one place.

Overall this is a far better system, it's well balanced and it comes with the perfect monitor to pair with it.

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 10-Core Processor i5-12600KF (3.7GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR, 1600MB/sW)
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 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H115i RGB PRO XT Hydro 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
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
Monitor
ASUS TUF GAMING VG27AQZ 27"
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 4 to 7 working days
Price: £2,034.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/AsZc6ZGfX3/
 
V

Velocirabstor

Member
Thank you. Can I ask your opinion on somthing and I know it may annoy you. Since I've been looking at pcs, almost everyone has steered me towards amd as it's "better for gaming".

Is this true or are these usually the words of "fan boys" I personally don't mind what brand I use, so long as it isn't subpar to what I could have had for the same money.

Thank you for taking your time to do this.. Its greatly appreciated.
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
Up until the latest offerings from Intel, the 12 series, everyone here would have recommended AMD too. I doubt that it's fanboy syndrome, although that may be part of it from what you have been reading, it's more likely a 2nd hand opinion. Most on here try to stay in touch with the latest tech and offerings, as it's our hobby more than anything else. This means that we can be very quick to react to change, especially when positive. Outside of the enthusiast forums you will likely hear/see opinions from people who don't really have their finger on that pulse and so are potentially offering opinions based on out-dated information.

The irony is that there was a huge resistance to change from the Intel fan generation when Zen3 was released. Zen3 pretty much wiped the floor with Intel in every area metric. It was great to see as Intel were completely fleecing consumers and resting on their laurels. It took this battering from AMD for Intel to finally get their finger out and release a decent product. The same as what you have been seeing now was true then, only the opposite way around. Enthusiasts recognised the slam dunk from AMD and recommended these systems, where others would just assume Intel was still the best because they had been previously and everything they read previously said so. It's always difficult swimming against the current of folklore but we try our best.

12th gen chips are by no means perfect, they use a lot of juice still as they haven't got the node size down yet... which leads to higher temps. All manageable though and Intel are now the performance king for gaming, as well as value.... hence we recommend them for the most part. Only high end multi-core use would warrant AMD now (5950x).
 
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