Is this a good build for gaming/streaming?

[iiC00kie]

Case
PCS PRISM-X ARGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-10600K (4.1 GHz) 12 MB Cache
Motherboard
GIGABYTE B560 HD3 (rev. 1.0) : LGA1200, DDR4, USB 3.2, PCIe 4.0
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (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
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR | 1600MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CV SERIES™ CV-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 120 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
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 [KUK-00001]

Price: £1,258.00 including VAT and Delivery

 

[sck451]

It's OK, but honestly you can do a load better and I and others on this forum would be more than happy to help you! Have a read through this page:

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and especially the AMD vs Intel section:

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While Intel's 12th generation looks like shifting this (for a while at least), for the moment the platform cost is very high and at this kind of budget AMD is certainly the better bet for now.

Could you help us to help you by providing:

1. Your budget
2. Your monitor details (make and model or resolution and refresh rate)
3. What games you'll be playing.

 

[iiC00kie]

My budget is around £1200
My monitor is Dell S2421NX 24 inch 75hz 4ms 1080p
Minecraft, Rust, FPS games and streaming on the same PC.

 

[sck451]

I'd recommend a quite different build, then, especially as your monitor isn't all that strong. Here's what I'd suggest: it's a system designed for good performance now, and for easy upgrades (monitor, graphics card, storage) down the line. It should last a good long time as it's a very solid platform.

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE - excellent budget case, RGB, good airflow
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4) - excellent gaming CPU
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready! - good match motherboard for the CPU
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB) - fast RAM is especially important for Ryzen
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready! - cheaper graphics card, but a good shout for 1080p at relatively low refresh rates: for streaming the Nvenc encoder is pretty much the same as on the 3060
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW) - more SSD space to store games: I personally would be thinking that down the line I might upgrade to a faster primary SSD, in which case this would be an awesome secondary drive
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET - good quality power supply, allowing good upgradability
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER - perfectly adequate, though an upgrade to something a little better wouldn't be the worst use of your money
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
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0 - better quality WiFi 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 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003] - Windows 11 or Windows 10 both seem like decent choices right now, so I'd save the hassle of having to reinstall Windows by getting 11 right now: others might disagree with me!
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 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 - the Bullguard free trial isn't a good plan: it's no better than Windows Defender, can cause system instability, and it's only a 90 day trial anyway...
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 14 to 17 working days
Price: £1,272.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/swCBWTFNRD/

 

[iiC00kie]

Okay, thank you for the help.

 

[DarTon]

I'd go with the build that @sck451 placed above. It's perfectly solid. If your budget can't stretch above £1,200 then it's possible to slice £50 off the above build (slightly cheaper case, Prime B550 motherboard, PCS SSD, 650W PSU etc) but it's much better to pay the extra £50.

Just as an exercise I looked at the price for a comparable i5-12600KF system with DDR4 memory and it was around £1,425. The 690 motherboards are more expensive and you'd still need an AIO cooler. AMD might lose slightly on performance but wins on price (and stability), at least until cheaper B660 motherboards are released.

 

[iiC00kie]

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 (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 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 120 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid Cooler (AMD)
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
Wireless Network Card
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 [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 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™
Mouse Pad
PCS Mouse Mat - XXL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

Price: £1,364.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/qGzxu0m658/

 

[AgentCooper]

(I’ve merged this new thread with an existing one, if anyone needs context to the random nature of the above post)

 

[JUNI0R]

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 (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 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 120 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid Cooler (AMD)
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
Wireless Network Card
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 [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 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™
Mouse Pad
PCS Mouse Mat - XXL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

Price: £1,364.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/qGzxu0m658/

Assuming all the requirements are still the same as before, it looks solid! A couple of comments.

For storage, the combination of a Intel 670p 500GB (for OS and applications) and a PCS 1TB M.2 NVME (for games any everything else) comes to a couple of £ cheaper- it’s less storage in total but it does give you all fast storage, so I’ll leave that one for you to ponder over what you’d rather.

For WiFi, the TUF B550 WiFi comes to a little cheaper than the non-WiFi board with a WiFi card

Finally cooling. 120mm AIO’s have never been a very effective way of cooling. For the 5600X I’d recommend the Cooler a Master 212, it’s a brilliant little cooler and all you’ll need for that CPU. if you’d rather a splash of RGB the PCS Frostflow 100 RGB will do the job just fine too.

 

[iiC00kie]

Assuming all the requirements are still the same as before, it looks solid! A couple of comments.

For storage, the combination of a Intel 670p 500GB (for OS and applications) and a PCS 1TB M.2 NVME (for games any everything else) comes to a couple of £ cheaper- it’s less storage in total but it does give you all fast storage, so I’ll leave that one for you to ponder over what you’d rather.

For WiFi, the TUF B550 WiFi comes to a little cheaper than the non-WiFi board with a WiFi card

Finally cooling. 120mm AIO’s have never been a very effective way of cooling. For the 5600X I’d recommend the Cooler a Master 212, it’s a brilliant little cooler and all you’ll need for that CPU. if you’d rather a splash of RGB the PCS Frostflow 100 RGB will do the job just fine too.

I'd just like to ask. Do you know if when i buy a pc it comes with a monitor cable or will i have to buy one?

 

[JUNI0R]

I'd just like to ask. Do you know if when i buy a pc it comes with a monitor cable or will i have to buy one?

The PC won't come with one, but PCS does sell them if you're after one (although any new monitor you buy should come included with the cables required)