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awowen10

Active member
Hi,

I have bought two laptops from PCS in the last year (one for leisure, one for work) and am looking to add a final (luxury) desktop.

I am in no rush to have anything magnificent as I have a 10-month old daughter who takes up a whole load of time and attention so the idea would be to upgrade the desktop in time so it can handle AAA games (where I can lock myself away for an hour or two to enjoy).

Budget is around 1000-1400£ and should hopefully be able to deal with anything you throw at it initially (At the minute I enjoy games such as Football Manager, Skylines, Company of Heroes). I have this monitor.

No desire to have a PS5 or Xbox so would like the PC to eventually play their role (if possible?)

And guidance/advice would be appreciated, as always.
 
JUNI0R

JUNI0R

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
awowen10 said:
Hi,

I have bought two laptops from PCS in the last year (one for leisure, one for work) and am looking to add a final (luxury) desktop.

I am in no rush to have anything magnificent as I have a 10-month old daughter who takes up a whole load of time and attention so the idea would be to upgrade the desktop in time so it can handle AAA games (where I can lock myself away for an hour or two to enjoy).

Budget is around 1000-1400£ and should hopefully be able to deal with anything you throw at it initially (At the minute I enjoy games such as Football Manager, Skylines, Company of Heroes). I have this monitor.

No desire to have a PS5 or Xbox so would like the PC to eventually play their role (if possible?)

And guidance/advice would be appreciated, as always.
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Here's the build I'd suggest. the 2060 super is a great card and should be enough for your needs down the road, I've added a super fast M.2 for Windows and your main apps, a 512GB SSD for games and a 2TB for general storage. The 750W PSU should give a lot of room for upgrades in the future if you decide to do so. The wirelss card comes with WiFI and bluetooth for only a £1 more than the wifi version of the motherboard and the silver warranty is a no brainer for a fiver. Case is very much personal preference, if you'd like something more RGB it can be changed, but the 4000D is a very popular case here


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
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 SUPER - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
512GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (1900 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W 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
Google Chrome™
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 12 to 15 working days
Price: £1,390.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/wDphJkZjud/
 
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awowen10

Active member
Thank you for this, @JUNI0R - and sorry my reply is late.

Would it be an obvious benefit to upgrade to the AMD Ryzen 7 for an extra £100?
 
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Ash_

Master Poster
Nursemorph said:
Everything I've seen says the opposite, albeit the 3060 doesn't massively outperform it

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I’m going to take those benchmarks with a pinch of salt, especially the ones where a 6800 is beating a 3090. I’ve also seen the 3060 out performa the 1080ti. Either way, the 1080ti/2060s/3060 are all roughly the same performance (from what i have seen anyway), so it would come down entirely to price for me.
 
JUNI0R

JUNI0R

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
awowen10 said:
Apologies.

£1600 with the view to being able to upgrade in the future.
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With your budget this build should provide great performance for your current monitor and allow you room to upgrade in the future.

The Corsair 4000D is a great case which provides ample airflow. If you're looking for some RGB then the 220T is a good choice and it has one more fan incuded but is a little small, so may limit future upgradabilty with super large graphics cards. The Ryzen 5 5600X is a great gaming CPU currently and the TUF B550 is a good pairing for it. 16GB of RAM is enough for the large majority of games these days and with only 2 DIM slots filled you could add another 16GB For a total of 32GB down the road if you see fit. For your current monitor, the 3060 will comfortably handle your current needs. For storage, I've given you a 500GB Gen 4 M.2 drive For Windows which will load it instantly, a 512GB SSD for your programs and games (I'd upgrade this to the 1TB version if you can spare another £43) and a 2TB HDD for general files. The RM850W is a great PSU and will comfortably handle the system today, it'll also leave ample room for upgrades down the line. I'd recommend getting a better cooler for the 5600X so have gone for a Cooler Master 240 AIO as it also technically adds to case fans. The Wireless card will give you 5.0 Ghz bandwith as well as Bluetooth for £1 more than the wifi version of the motherboard so is a great choice. The antivirus software has been known to cause issues so it's been removed and the Silver warranty is well worth the £5.

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® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 2500MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 High Performance Liquid 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 14 to 16 working days
Price: £1,600.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/JBExHBBkZS/
 
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JUNI0R

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR

Jokes aside, I was originally gonna recommend the 220T, then realised the 4000D is probably better for airflow and future upgradability and it hit the £1600 mark bang on so I had to. Very proud of myself 😂
 
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Ash_

Master Poster
JUNI0R said:

Jokes aside, I was originally gonna recommend the 220T, then realised the 4000D is probably better for airflow and future upgradability and it hit the £1600 mark bang on so I had to. Very proud of myself 😂
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4000D is a fantastic case, but the 3070 is quite a snug fit in mine, so the 220T would be even worse for future big cards.

But in my opinion, they should have either added at least 3 fans or added none - 2 is a ridiculous number of fans
 
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JUNI0R

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Ash_ said:
But in my opinion, they should have either added at least 3 fans or added none - 2 is a ridiculous number of fans
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Totally agree with this, it's just an odd deadspot in the middle. If they included none then it would be a lot easier for customers to just choose their own fans based on ther budget, or with 3 it would've done a decent job with cooling... Where as 2 isn't adiquate for most of the builds that go in them so then you just have to work around them. If I were to get a PCS build with a 4000D I'd personally toss them out and replace them with a pack of LL fans 😂
 
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