Help with Gaming PC

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Steca

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Hi,

It’s my sons birthday soon and he wants a gaming pc he has keyboard and mouse just need the PC.He mostly plays Fortnite.
my budget is about £1000 I put this together can you tell me if this Is ok or make any adjustment I need to make?
Any help would be great as I am not great with pc knowledge.

CasePCS SR-628B RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-10500 (3.1GHz) 12MB Cache
MotherboardASUS® H410M-A: Micro-ATX, DDR4, USB 3.2, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 SUPER - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (1900 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power SupplyCORSAIR 450W CV SERIES™ CV-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor CoolingSTANDARD CPU COOLER
Thermal PasteSTANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound CardONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired NetworkingWIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt OptionsMIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating SystemWindows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
 
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How soon is soon? Be aware that between ordering and arriving you are looking at roughly a month due to the current situation with covid.
Would advise against Intel and go AMD, just all round better ATM and also more for your money.

Fortnite isnt really a heavy game, so doesnt need an all-out spec, but theres some important bits.
What is the monitor thats going to be used? If you know its full name/specs that will help
With a 1K budget and looking at games like fortnite, it may be better to go the SSD route rather than a M.2 SSD (just cost and performance requirements). Would also look at a 500Gb for the operating system to sit on, not 250Gb

If you go back to the configurator (or a saved quote if you have one) theres a button that says "Post to Forums"
Click that and it formats it so you can copy paste whole spec here easily and includes a link at the bottom so people can give you different config options easily.
 
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Steca

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Case
PCS SR-628B RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-10500 (3.1GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H410M-A: Micro-ATX, DDR4, USB 3.2, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 SUPER - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
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 450W CV SERIES™ CV-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD 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 [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
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 21 to 23 working days
Promotional Item
Get Death Stranding on PC with select NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs!
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery
 
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Steca

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He would like Intel chip as he says he wants to Stream.
his screen is Samsung C27FG70 27 Inch Curved Gaming LED Monitor
 
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Looks a lot like a 1080p 144Hz monitor, i'm assuming you wont be upgrading to 1440p on that budget?
AMD will be just as capable for streaming, is more stable, better thermals, better security and far less bugs...
It'll cost less, give just as much performance and do it at better temps, only time Intel overtake AMD anymore is when you look at overclocking, which you really wont need.

With the old system, are there any bits you can move over? Win 10 for example (save £100) any drives etc?

If sticking with a 1080p monitor, then is also means no point pushing the spec as the monitor just wont be able to display it.
I have only put a drive in for the operating system, on the idea that you have a Win 10 licence you can transfer ovre and storage drives too.

I would start with something along these lines, and get a Mod or more experienced person to have a look over and see if theres anything you can tweek. I will warn you though, choosing Intel will eat far more budget, so the machine will end up being lower spec/less capable.

Case
PCS SR-620C MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Six Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.4GHz/36MB 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
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 Ti - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-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
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
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 21 to 23 working days
Price: £998.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/GMegYP4FPZ/
 
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Steca

Member
Hi,
Thanks for all your suggestion.
Im lost in all this i might be able to stretch to £1100.
would this still run fine if i do upgrade his monitor say in a years time?
 
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Steca

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Nursemorph said:
Well, the GPU in this build is for his current monitor which is a 1080p monitor. If you bought an upgraded 1440p monitor next year, it would need a graphics card upgrade at the same time otherwise it would still only display 1080p as that is the limit of the graphics card.

This is the downside of Fortnite in that it relies a lot on CPU power as well as the graphics card whereas "normal" games only rely on the graphics card...so you need a better cPU than is normally necessary.
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Hi,
So what system would you suggest So that if I bought a new monitor in a year or so?
thanks for your help.
 
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