What do you think?

[Amant29]

What are everyone’s thoughts on the specs I’ve ordered? Didn’t quite have the money right now for a 3080 or anything better. But thinking at least for the next few years this build should be more than sufficient.

Also order has been in pre- production for 10 working days now, feels like forever since ordered it.

Case	LIAN LI LANCOOL II 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! Change to: ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)	32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB) Change to: 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card	8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive	512GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W) Change to: 2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
2nd Storage Drive	1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE Change to: NONE
1st M.2 SSD Drive	NONE Change to: 2TB CORSAIR MP400 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 3480 MB/R, 3000 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply	CORSAIR 650W CV SERIES™ CV-650 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable	1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling	PCS FrostFlow 120 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid Cooler (AMD) Change to: Corsair H100x Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste	ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting	NONE
Extra Case Fans	1x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
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 Change to: NOT REQUIRED
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 Change to: BullGuard™ Internet Security - 3 User, 1 Year
Browser	Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only) Change to: Google Chrome™
Monitor	PCS BD24 23.8" IPS Monitor - 1080p, 5MS, 60Hz Change to: NONE
Cable Management	NONE Change to: 3 x PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
Warranty	3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) Change to: 3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Insurance	Simplesurance Purchase Protection inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery	STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time	Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Welcome Book	PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland

 

[Tron1982]

Hello,
I'm not a "pro" when it come to desktop, but i can give you some advice :
-change from win11 to win10
-don't take bullguard, it's known to cause some issues with win10
-you may want to take a better PSU for futur upgrade

If you want more advice, you'd want to give us your futur uses, budget, what monitor you'll use and ...
Hum, i think it's all i can think about for now.
I leave the rest to the other forum members ^^

 

[sck451]

It's a very strong build, but I'm not sure it's a terribly value-for-money spec. The important question: what monitor will you be using with it? Also, what's the budget?

 

[Amant29]

I’ve purchased an Odyssey G5 27” (for the time being) but will be getting a second monitor so once have the PC along with a Library of games and can work out what will be best for me will be getting a new monitor too. The budget was 2K but I’ve taken this to 2.2K. I won’t be spending anymore for a while though haha

 

[MrWilson]

With a 1440p 144hz display I would save a bit of money and go for a 3060ti or 3070. The 3070ti I would leave for 1440p Ultrawide, it offers very little performance gain over the 3070 for the price hike.
Is this purely for gaming? Are you playing any heavily modded titles or MSFS? If not you can save a bit more by dialling back to 16GB of RAM.
I would swap out the Corsair m.2 for the Intel 670p as it has much better endurance so will last longer. There is also the option to add a 500GB superfast gen 4 drive here for your OS and programs.
The cooler you've selected is a few years old now and quite inefficient. If you want the newer model with RGB goodness you should go for a H100i model. However the 5600x doesn't need much cooling, our usual go-to recommendation is the Coolermaster Hyper 212. You could go for an AIO if you want it, it'll look awesome and will be more than enough cooling, but this is another area where you can dial back a bit.
You have a very basic PSU that really only belongs in office PCs. I would recommend the 850W RMx instead. This is a fully modular design so it'll have no unnecessary cables, and it will run cooler and quieter than your current selection. It also has some room for upgrades down the line.
I would drop Bullguard completely. It's been known to cause issues on PCS systems. Windows Defender comes included and is all the AV protection you should need.

 

[sck451]

For a build aimed at 1440p you can do a lot better. Here's how I'd suggest modifying the build:

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE Really good case for airflow, etc
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB) 16GB is plenty for gaming
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR Plenty for 1440p
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W) Lightning fast boot drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW) Very fast game drive
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Better quality and higher capacity, so room for future upgrades
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler Overkill for the 5600X, but not in a bad way
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING Completely fine: the Arctic paste is not worth it
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 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™
Cable Management
PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
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 8 to 11 working days
Price: £2,025.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/G!Qb2gnT9F/

 

[Amant29]

For a build aimed at 1440p you can do a lot better. Here's how I'd suggest modifying the build:

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE Really good case for airflow, etc
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB) 16GB is plenty for gaming
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR Plenty for 1440p
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W) Lightning fast boot drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW) Very fast game drive
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Better quality and higher capacity, so room for future upgrades
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler Overkill for the 5600X, but not in a bad way
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING Completely fine: the Arctic paste is not worth it
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 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™
Cable Management
PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
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 8 to 11 working days
Price: £2,025.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/G!Qb2gnT9F/

ive Looked at your suggestions and made the changes, you’ve made good points, and I had concerns with the 3070ti glad to see it wasn’t just me.