Build for editing and gaming.

[Badgerboy]

Hi, i'm going to want a new PC for the new school year for my media production course. I will probably be doing some editing and gaming. Is this spec suitable for these tasks? My budget is roughly £400 and i already have a Geforce GTX 1050 graphics card i will be using unless it is cost effective to use a different card.
Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.


Case

PCS P209 RGB MID TOWER CASE

Processor (CPU)

AMD A6-9500 Dual Core APU (3.5GHz) & Radeon™ R5 Graphics

Motherboard

ASUS® PRIME A320M-K: Micro-ATX, AM4, USB 3.0, 6GB/s

Memory (RAM)

4GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (1 x 4GB)

Graphics Card

NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD

1st Storage Drive

2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE

Power Supply

CORSAIR 350W VS SERIES™ VS-350 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

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

BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode

Browser

Google Chrome™

Headsets

CoolerMaster CH321 Gaming Headset

 

[jevan R]

Hi, i'm going to want a new PC for the new school year for my media production course. I will probably be doing some editing and gaming. Is this spec suitable for these tasks? My budget is roughly £400 and i already have a Geforce GTX 1050 graphics card i will be using unless it is cost effective to use a different card.
Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.


Case

PCS P209 RGB MID TOWER CASE

Processor (CPU)

AMD A6-9500 Dual Core APU (3.5GHz) & Radeon™ R5 Graphics

Motherboard

ASUS® PRIME A320M-K: Micro-ATX, AM4, USB 3.0, 6GB/s

Memory (RAM)

4GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (1 x 4GB)

Graphics Card

NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD

1st Storage Drive

2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE

Power Supply

CORSAIR 350W VS SERIES™ VS-350 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

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

BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode

Browser

Google Chrome™

Headsets

CoolerMaster CH321 Gaming Headset

I'll go spec you out a system, 1050 is fine for gaming but that cpu will be your bottleneck, give me a few minutes and I'll get back to you

 

[SpyderTracks]

I’m sorry but I really wouldn’t recommend either of these builds, they just won’t be anything close to what you’re needing.

You won’t get anything capable of what you’re expecting at £400 or anything close to that budget from a custom PC.

At that budget you’d only be looking at second hand. For something completely entry level from PCS you’d be looking at around £1000

 

[Badgerboy]

I'll go spec you out a system, 1050 is fine for gaming but that cpu will be your bottleneck, give me a few minutes and I'll get back to you

What CPU would you recommend?

 

[SpyderTracks]

What CPU would you recommend?

I won't commend on individual parts as it's meaningless.

I'm afraid the GTX1050 wouldn't even manage 50fps @ 1080p, you'd need a 1650 Super for that.

You won't be able to get a custom build anywhere near that budget, certainly not anything that's going to do what you're expecting. It's just not possible.

 

[SpyderTracks]

I’m not expecting anything great from this, I’m just looking for something to do my school work (mainly editing) and to do some light gaming playing games like minecraft, sims etc.

This is mainly the minecraft elite PC on PCS with a few changes. I’m looking for something similar to the minecraft elite PC that is compatible with my graphics card

Yes, £400 won’t get you anything that’s capable of either of those things at all, it’s just not possible on any way shape or form, you’d need to look at second hand.

 

[Badgerboy]

I won't commend on individual parts as it's meaningless.

I'm afraid the GTX1050 wouldn't even manage 50fps @ 1080p, you'd need a 1650 Super for that.

You won't be able to get a custom build anywhere near that budget, certainly not anything that's going to do what you're expecting. It's just not possible.

I’m not expecting anything great from this, I’m just looking for something to do my school work (mainly editing) and to do some light gaming playing games like minecraft, sims etc.

This is mainly the minecraft elite PC on PCS with a few changes. I’m looking for something similar to the minecraft elite PC that is compatible with my graphics card

 

[SpyderTracks]

I’m not expecting anything great from this, I’m just looking for something to do my school work (mainly editing) and to do some light gaming playing games like minecraft, sims etc.

This is mainly the minecraft elite PC on PCS with a few changes. I’m looking for something similar to the minecraft elite PC that is compatible with my graphics card

As above, it's not possible at that budget, not even close.

 

[SpyderTracks]

This would be the absolute minimum and it's already making compromises.

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Six Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4) Just a placeholder, reduce to 3600 when back in stock
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B450-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CV SERIES™ CV-550 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 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
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
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Home Installation
NONE
Delivery
TIMED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND - MON-FRI (BEFORE 2PM)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 15 to 17 working days With 3600 = £568
Price: £715.00 including VAT and Delivery
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