Building/buying first gaming pc

[Timjord10]

Hello everybody.
I am looking to buy my first ever gaming pc, i have a very minimal knowledge of all the components (i know what they’re for) but thats about it, so any help is greatly appreciated
I read the requirments so monitor im looking to use is https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/gamin...ed-led-gaming-monitor-black-10202550-pdt.html
A full hd 1080p monitor with refresh rate of 144mhz and response time 1ms, hdmi port

My budget is between £750-1500, the reason for this varied budget and mainly why im here is because i don’t wanna spend like under 500 on a system when for extra couple hundred i could have got a lot better, but i also dont wanna spend 1.5k if its not needed cos a 500 pound system would of met my needs but i will spend the 1.5k if it is.
I will be using the pc for gaming only, the games ill be playing are rust, valheim, football manager and any other steam games of that sort, my gf will also be using it for sims 3 & 4 and at some point in the future but not immediatly so next year or so id like to use VR, games like fifa and cod and cyberpunk ill play on my ps4, so will only be for sims and games like valheim, rust, dayz etc

here is some ive been looking at

Gaming PCs - Cheap gaming PC deals | Currys

Experience stunning graphics and lightning fast gameplay with a gaming PC from Currys. Check out the latest gaming heavyweights from Alienware and Acer today.

www.currys.co.uk

PCSPECIALIST - Top Spec Custom PCs & Laptops Built to Order

Manufacturer of performance custom computers and laptops. Customise your ideal gaming PC or laptop using our advanced configurator.

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

apologies if not enough information but hopefully someone can help, cheers

 

[Stephen M]

As PCS own this site we can only comment on their products, so ok with Vortex but not sure other is PCS.

With Currys you have the advantage of quick pick up, whereas PCS are snowed under during current crisis. Downside is Currys lousy customer service.

For 1500 you could get a much better custom rig from PCS and there are plenty of people here who would be happy to help you put a spec together.

 

[Timjord10]

As PCS own this site we can only comment on their products, so ok with Vortex but not sure other is PCS.

With Currys you have the advantage of quick pick up, whereas PCS are snowed under during current crisis. Downside is Currys lousy customer service.

For 1500 you could get a much better custom rig from PCS and there are plenty of people here who would be happy to help you put a spec together.

Okay mate, nah the others weren’t PCS, im looking to spend as much as needed to fulfill the tasks ill be using it for, so would you say for what i said i’d be using it for 1500 is cheapest? And where do i find the people to help spec it together is there another forum?
cheers for your help mate

 

[Stephen M]

Okay mate, nah the others weren’t PCS, im looking to spend as much as needed to fulfill the tasks ill be using it for, so would you say for what i said i’d be using it for 1500 is cheapest? And where do i find the people to help spec it together is there another forum?
cheers for your help mate

Hopefully someone will spot this and respond. Will need some information, we have your budget. Do you already have monitor, keyboard etc or will you need that. If you have a monitor, what sort, refresh rate etc, that helps with which GPU to select.

There are some good stickies on the forum worth looking at, they will help.

 

[Timjord10]

Hopefully someone will spot this and respond. Will need some information, we have your budget. Do you already have monitor, keyboard etc or will you need that. If you have a monitor, what sort, refresh rate etc, that helps with which GPU to select.

There are some good stickies on the forum worth looking at, they will help.

Fairs mate, and yeah i posted link to the monitor in first post, looking to use A full hd 1080p monitor with refresh rate of 144mhz and response time 1ms, hdmi port, havnt got this monitor asof yet but one looking to get, no keyboard or mouse or controller yet

 

[JUNI0R]

For your budget this is the PC I'd recommend. the 5600X is a great gaming CPU at the moment and the 3060 will be a good pairing for a 1080p 144hz monitor. The 1TB SSD will give you ample space for Windows, programs and your games, then the 1TB HDD will give you space for any general files you may need to store. The RM PSU will power this system comfortably and allow for upgrades down the line. The antivirus has been known to cause issues so it's been removed and the silver warranty is well worth the £5

For VR, it's likely you'll want a 3070 or better, which realisitcally you can't get for this budget without making major sacrifices. I'd recommend sticking with the 3060, then upgrading to a better GPU when you get into VR otherwise you're throwing money down the drain as a 3070 is massive overkill for a 1080p 144hz monitor

If you have a Windows PC/ laptop that you don't use or won't use after this, you could copy the Windows key over which would save £85 which could be spent elsewhere.

Also what monitor are you looking at? There's a couple of 1080p 144hz monitors we recommend to everyone, so would be interesting to hear your choice, if you've chosen one yet.


Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
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 DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB 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)
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 - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £1,510.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/7F3C2Pz5G4/

 

[MrWilson]

Solid spec by Junior. I would probably downgrade the GPU to the 2060 as its back in stock (for now). The 3060 doesn't offer a massive improvement over the 2060 for the extra £150 that you're paying for it. With the games you are playing on PC the 3060 wouldn't really be needed i.e not Cyberpunk.
However, when you do want to dip your toes into VR I would definitely recommend a GPU upgrade as the 2060 will struggle a little bit, but if you're talking about next year prices should have stabilised by then and you'll get much better bang for your buck.
The MSI monitor you've picked will do a great job.

 

[Timjord10]

For your budget this is the PC I'd recommend. the 5600X is a great gaming CPU at the moment and the 3060 will be a good pairing for a 1080p 144hz monitor. The 1TB SSD will give you ample space for Windows, programs and your games, then the 1TB HDD will give you space for any general files you may need to store. The RM PSU will power this system comfortably and allow for upgrades down the line. The antivirus has been known to cause issues so it's been removed and the silver warranty is well worth the £5

For VR, it's likely you'll want a 3070 or better, which realisitcally you can't get for this budget without making major sacrifices. I'd recommend sticking with the 3060, then upgrading to a better GPU when you get into VR otherwise you're throwing money down the drain as a 3070 is massive overkill for a 1080p 144hz monitor

If you have a Windows PC/ laptop that you don't use or won't use after this, you could copy the Windows key over which would save £85 which could be spent elsewhere.

Also what monitor are you looking at? There's a couple of 1080p 144hz monitors we recommend to everyone, so would be interesting to hear your choice, if you've chosen one yet.


Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
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 DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB 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)
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 - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £1,510.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/7F3C2Pz5G4/

Cheers mate ill look into this right away! Yeah the VR wont be for a while so thanks for the tip and the monitor i linked in og post but im always up for reccomendations if you have some, as im new to all of this

Solid spec by Junior. I would probably downgrade the GPU to the 2060 as its back in stock (for now). The 3060 doesn't offer a massive improvement over the 2060 for the extra £150 that you're paying for it. With the games you are playing on PC the 3060 wouldn't really be needed i.e not Cyberpunk.
However, when you do want to dip your toes into VR I would definitely recommend a GPU upgrade as the 2060 will struggle a little bit, but if you're talking about next year prices should have stabilised by then and you'll get much better bang for your buck.
The MSI monitor you've picked will do a great job.

Okay mate, which 2060 is it? The 6gb nvidia geoforce rtx 2060, or the 6bg asus dual geoforce rtx 2060?

 

[MrWilson]

Okay mate, which 2060 is it? The 6gb nvidia geoforce rtx 2060, or the 6bg asus dual geoforce rtx 2060?

The Nvidia 2060. The ASUS is a specific mode of the 2060 as opposed to the Nvidia which will be whatever PCS can get a hold of, usually would be Palit or Zotac but 2060 stock is drying up so it might be other models. The ASUS variant will have faster clock speeds and might improve performance by a few frames, but isn’t worth the extra £78.

 

[Timjord10]

The Nvidia 2060. The ASUS is a specific mode of the 2060 as opposed to the Nvidia which will be whatever PCS can get a hold of, usually would be Palit or Zotac but 2060 stock is drying up so it might be other models. The ASUS variant will have faster clock speeds and might improve performance by a few frames, but isn’t worth the extra £78.

Sound mate, ive gone with the nvidia one for 78 less, ordering it all now, thanks for yours and juniors help!