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Kazsuki00

Member
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Hi, i'm looking to get my first tower and to upgrade from my MSI GL62 6QD Laptop (950x).

I would like it for gaming mostly on some of the newer titles and hope to use it atleast a year or 2 before upgrading parts. I know i'll need more storage as 1TB will not be enough.

Opinions and suggestions are greatly welcomed and appreciated, I'm hopefully going to try building it by Feb-Apr 2021 (hopefully rtx's will be available by then on PCS) Thank you in advance! :)

Case
PCS PRISM-X RGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Six Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B450-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
512GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CV SERIES™ CV-650 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)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
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™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 15 to 17 working days
Price: £1,204.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/MF!!ugt!54/

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AgentCooper

AgentCooper

At Least I Have Chicken
Moderator
So are you looking to send your case to PC Specialist and have them put the build together for you?

They only sell complete systems so you’d still have to buy some RAM and a hard drive as part of the deal.
 
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Kazsuki00

Member
I'd purchase the case from PC Spec along with all parts, ram i'd have to by a 4gb stick and switch out with the one i will have i guess? and maybe add my additional storage drives later on.
 
ubuysa

ubuysa

The BSOD Doctor
Kazsuki00 said:
I'd purchase the case from PC Spec along with all parts, ram i'd have to by a 4gb stick and switch out with the one i will have i guess? and maybe add my additional storage drives later on.
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PCS only sell complete builds. You can add your own parts when you receive it (but check the warranty terms at item 7.8 here) but you must order a complete working build; and that means you must include RAM and a storage drive.
 
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Luksan

Member
I think 32gb is overkill in most cases, I'd go 2 x 8gb.

The storage options don't make sense either, more commonly, especially keeping it below £1000 you would have a smaller SSD main drive for the operating system, then a bigger HDD for storage, which of course can also be used to install games etc on too. With the size of games these days I'd say 2tb minimum, ssd 250 - 500gb.

Also you could save 80 quid if you buy a licence and install Windows 10 yourself. Would upgrade the WiFi card to dual band also.
 
ubuysa

ubuysa

The BSOD Doctor
Luksan said:
Also you could save 80 quid if you buy a licence and install Windows 10 yourself.
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We've been discussing this on another thread. Be VERY wary of cheap Windows keys from eBay and the like - they are almost certainly illegal. Why would you spend £1200 on a PC and then risk it all on a hooky copy of Windows? If you want Windows you have to pay for it.
 
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Luksan

Member
ubuysa said:
We've been discussing this on another thread. Be VERY wary of cheap Windows keys from eBay and the like - they are almost certainly illegal. Why would you spend £1200 on a PC and then risk it all on a hooky copy of Windows? If you want Windows you have to pay for it.
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So caution advised. You can of course transfer an existing licence that you may have, and there are other legitimate ways to obtain it cheaper. But for the convenience of those unsure about this, I would recommend buying it from here with your build.
 
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Kazsuki00

Member
I probably will get a complete build and see what happens after that point. I thought i'll probably buy the same parts i already have and build this as a complete build and resell the parts I already have. Windows I already have a legitimate key which i'll be saving for when I do get the tower :).
But yes, I agree 32GB ram is overkill, but feel if I had it, I wouldn't need to worry about it later.
 
Bhuna50

Bhuna50

Author Level
Kazsuki00 said:
. I thought i'll probably buy the same parts i already have and build this as a complete build.
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PCS build the system, they don’t sell individual parts - only as part of a system or upgrade to a system you have had built by them.


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ubuysa

ubuysa

The BSOD Doctor
andjef796 said:
PCS build the system, they don’t sell individual parts - only as part of a system or upgrade to a system you have had built by them.


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Indeed, PCS are system integrators, not parts suppliers. Note also that you can't use these forums to get advice about the components for a PC that you're planning to build yourself.
 
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Kazsuki00

Member
Kazsuki00 said:
I probably will get a complete build and see what happens after that point. I thought i'll probably buy the same parts i already have and build this as a complete build and resell the parts I already have. Windows I already have a legitimate key which i'll be saving for when I do get the tower :).
But yes, I agree 32GB ram is overkill, but feel if I had it, I wouldn't need to worry about it later.
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I'm sorry i thought I already established I'll be purchasing the build completely from PCS with windows included as I would like to keep the warranty intact too and did not realize when I posted this that It would have affects.
Any parts I own will be sold to fund this project.
This thread unfortunately keeps going off on a tangent on other components and is missing the purpose of the thread now. so back to the topic at hand please... I've made some part changes, including the graphics card. Advice would be great.

Case
PCS PRISM-X RGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Six Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
Gigabyte B450 AORUS ELITE: DDR4, USB 3.1 - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
512GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CV SERIES™ CV-650 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)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
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 [KK3-00002]
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 Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 17 to 19 working days
Price: £1,371.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/hnqBK5h!5d/

I know the price is slightly over budget, but I rather spend a bit more than spend less and be limited :).

Other question, is it better to have a larger storage drive and partition it? or have multiple storage drives? As I know i'll need alot of storage for gaming.
 
Martinr36

Martinr36

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Kazsuki00 said:
I'm sorry i thought I already established I'll be purchasing the build completely from PCS with windows included as I would like to keep the warranty intact too and did not realize when I posted this that It would have affects.
Any parts I own will be sold to fund this project.
This thread unfortunately keeps going off on a tangent on other components and is missing the purpose of the thread now. so back to the topic at hand please... I've made some part changes, including the graphics card. Advice would be great.

Case
PCS PRISM-X RGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Six Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
Gigabyte B450 AORUS ELITE: DDR4, USB 3.1 - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
512GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CV SERIES™ CV-650 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)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
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 [KK3-00002]
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 Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 17 to 19 working days
Price: £1,371.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/hnqBK5h!5d/

I know the price is slightly over budget, but I rather spend a bit more than spend less and be limited :).

Other question, is it better to have a larger storage drive and partition it? or have multiple storage drives? As I know i'll need alot of storage for gaming.
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Ok, what monitor do you intend using with this spec, resolution & refresh rate or make and model
 
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Gavras

Master Poster
The 3060 TI will be a bit overkill for that screen, also if gaming from scratch I would really advise going straight to 1440p, which means 27” upwards, yes more cash but better long term.

if sticking to a 1080p screen then look at potentially saving cash on gfx card, 3050 and standard 3060 due out early next year.

it’s also 1.4 HDMI.
 
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Kazsuki00

Member
I see, i did not know that, would you recommend a monitor too? :) I'm planning for long term anyway since PCS have 3060's on preorder currently, it gives me time to look too :D/
 
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Gavras

Master Poster
Kazsuki00 said:
I see, i did not know that, would you recommend a monitor too? :) I'm planning for long term anyway since PCS have 3060's on preorder currently, it gives me time to look too :D/
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It really depends on budget, desk space, then curved or flat screen preference.

There are a huge number of 1440p screens at various budgets, sizes, some even use the same panel although different monitor manufacturer.

this is a good resource for looking at screens and learning different things about them, such as VA, TN, IPS.

www.displayninja.com

DisplayNinja | Monitor Reviews, Recommendations & Guides

Want to buy the best monitor, the best TV, or perhaps even something else related to these or technology in general? That's what DisplayNinja is here for!
www.displayninja.com www.displayninja.com
 
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Kazsuki00

Member
currently I do not have a desk or space setup for it, kind of will build the room around the pc? if that makes sense, personally I wouldn't go beyond 30"" as that would be too big.
Thanks for that recommendation, is there by any chance something at half the price range martinr36?
 
Martinr36

Martinr36

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Kazsuki00 said:
currently I do not have a desk or space setup for it, kind of will build the room around the pc? if that makes sense, personally I wouldn't go beyond 30"" as that would be too big.
Thanks for that recommendation, is there by any chance something at half the price range martinr36?
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Not really, not for a gaming monitor
 
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