Advice for first PC

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BBB

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Hey,

Finally looking to buy a gaming PC and would appreciate some advice as I have little to no idea of the best spec for me.

Would not be used for highly demanding games. Mainly League of Legends and HOI4 at the moment and also as an all-rounder for general surfing of the web and watching films etc.

Budget is around £600 - £700.

I see there is a pre-configured build at this price point: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/view/Vortex-Elite/

Any good or should I be looking to change a few things up?

Cheers
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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BBB said:
Hey,

Finally looking to buy a gaming PC and would appreciate some advice as I have little to no idea of the best spec for me.

Would not be used for highly demanding games. Mainly League of Legends and HOI4 at the moment and also as an all-rounder for general surfing of the web and watching films etc.

Budget is around £600 - £700.

I see there is a pre-configured build at this price point: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/view/Vortex-Elite/

Any good or should I be looking to change a few things up?

Cheers
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We can do a whole lot better than that prebuilt for the same cash.... gimme a sec and I'll draw one up.
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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This comes in a little more expensive but with a much much better upgrade path, it's got a far superior case which will support full size GPU's in the future should you wish to upgrade, better processor and a motherboard that will also support future CPU's, which the Intel one wouldn't:

Case
FRACTAL MESHIFY C BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.25GHz/19MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B450-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 4GB) Had to keep this to 8 for budget, but you can upgrade with another 8 when you have the cash
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1650 - HDMI
1st Storage Drive
500GB Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
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)
Wireless/Wired Networking
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 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 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 6 to 8 working days
Price: £696.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-home-office/cCJACkNPnC/
 
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BBB

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Wow thanks very much for the advice and for getting back to me so quickly.

Couple of questions on that if you dont mind:

- Do you think the additional 8GB of RAM will be necessary and worth spending a bit more?
- On the graphics card, in another thread I've seen the AMD RADEON RX 580 mentioned for a similar budget. Is there much of a difference between the two?

Many thanks
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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BBB said:
Wow thanks very much for the advice and for getting back to me so quickly.

Couple of questions on that if you dont mind:

- Do you think the additional 8GB of RAM will be necessary and worth spending a bit more?
- On the graphics card, in another thread I've seen the AMD RADEON RX 580 mentioned for a similar budget. Is there much of a difference between the two?

Many thanks
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16GB RAM is optimal for gaming, yes, it’s worth spending the xtra to squeeze it in.

Regarding the gpu, what monitor are you pairing it with? What resolution and refresh rate or make and model if you’re unsure? The 580 is actually quite a bit more expensive.
 
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BBB

Member
For the monitor, I'm looking at a 1920 x 1080p resolution and 60 hz refresh rate. I guess not worth the extra cost unless I'm getting a better monitor?
 
SpyderTracks

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BBB said:
For the monitor, I'm looking at a 1920 x 1080p resolution and 60 hz refresh rate. I guess not worth the extra cost unless I'm getting a better monitor?
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The 1650 is ample for that res and refresh. As you say, until you upgrade the monitor there’s no requirement for extra power.
 
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Stevew01252

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Hi Spydertracks

I am is a similar situation to the original poster and was just looking over the spec you detailed above. I am about a year from retirement and in the interim will need the PC for basic office tasks.

In retirement, with more time on my hands I intend to get fitter and will be using my bike on a smart trainer along with Zwift , a interactive game you may have heard about. Zwift recommends the following spec:

OSWindows 7 64bit or higher,
or macOS 10.10 or higher
PROCESSORQuad Core Intel® i7 or AMD
MEMORY8GB
GRAPHICS2GB Radeon R9 290 series,
or NVIDIA GTX 970
HARD DISK4GB of free space

this being their extreme spec - My question is would your recommendation be close to the Zwift spec on a similar budget £700 or given my eventual application does the spec need tweaking. Unfortunately I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to PCs.
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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Stevew01252 said:
Hi Spydertracks

I am is a similar situation to the original poster and was just looking over the spec you detailed above. I am about a year from retirement and in the interim will need the PC for basic office tasks.

In retirement, with more time on my hands I intend to get fitter and will be using my bike on a smart trainer along with Zwift , a interactive game you may have heard about. Zwift recommends the following spec:

OSWindows 7 64bit or higher,
or macOS 10.10 or higher
PROCESSORQuad Core Intel® i7 or AMD
MEMORY8GB
GRAPHICS2GB Radeon R9 290 series,
or NVIDIA GTX 970
HARD DISK4GB of free space

this being their extreme spec - My question is would your recommendation be close to the Zwift spec on a similar budget £700 or given my eventual application does the spec need tweaking. Unfortunately I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to PCs.
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Hiya, that’s quite a hungry piece of software!
Yes, I think for your budget and requirements that spec would be perfect.

the benefit of it is that the core components are actually quite high spec, so looking forwards, you have a really good platform to add to if you need more storage or extra RAM. But as it currently stands, I think it would perform admirably.
 
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