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ThomasHennings617

New member
hi,
I’m thinking of building a gaming pc with a budget of under £1200. Never really done this before so have very limited experience/know how.

Any advice would be much appreciated

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH RGB GAMING 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 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)

Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 SUPER - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!

1st Storage Drive
256GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (500MB/R, 400MB/W)

1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE

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
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
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
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 20 to 22 working days



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Chris-Wenger

Active member
seems fine to me id suggest changing the first storage device to sata barrcuda and change the ssd to a m.2 nvme ssd such as evo 970 samsung and maybe increase ram to 3200mhz other than its good any maybe upgrade power supply to 650w
 
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ThomasHennings617

New member
Chris-Wenger said:
seems fine to me id suggest changing the first storage device to sata barrcuda and change the ssd to a m.2 nvme ssd such as evo 970 samsung and maybe increase ram to 3200mhz other than its good any maybe upgrade power supply to 650w
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I was wondering about the power supply, is there a particular reason to upgrade to a higher one or is it like a safeguarding/future guarding thing?
 
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keithbeaks

Enthusiast
ThomasHennings617 said:
I was wondering about the power supply, is there a particular reason to upgrade to a higher one or is it like a safeguarding/future guarding thing?
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Here's a useful guide with explanation's for the components. https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/desktop-building-guide-may-2020.67892/

Up your ram speed to 3200mhz

You don't need the thermal paste or bullguard. Normal paste and windows defender are both good.

Change the pcs drive to M2 as advised already.

After reading the guide myself again it's probably worth upping the PSU to the Txm model

Everything else looks pretty good. Although one very important question, which monitor will you be using?
 
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ThomasHennings617

New member
keithbeaks said:
Here's a useful guide with explanation's for the components. https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/desktop-building-guide-may-2020.67892/

Up your ram speed to 3200mhz

You don't need the thermal paste or bullguard. Normal paste and windows defender are both good.

Change the pcs drive to M2 as advised already.

After reading the guide myself again it's probably worth upping the PSU to the Txm model

Everything else looks pretty good. Although one very important question, which monitor will you be using?
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That’s something I’m also looking into, no idea right now but probably will be a 1080p monitor
 
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keithbeaks

Enthusiast
Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/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 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
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
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 20 to 22 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/PKQSSCWGvf/

I dropped the x from the 3600, as it might not be worth the extra money. The case I have no knowledge of, there's an RGB alternative if that's your thing?

Which games are you looking to play is the other question I forgot? Will you be using the pc for anything else at all?

Someone better than me will be able to go over the build, but that's a good start I think.

The 3300x is a good gaming chip, but out of stock till the 15th. You could save money on that and the GPU, and put it towards the next gen GPU's out in the autumn maybe
 
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ThomasHennings617

New member
keithbeaks said:
Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/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 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
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
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 20 to 22 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/PKQSSCWGvf/

I dropped the x from the 3600, as it might not be worth the extra money. The case I have no know of, there's an RGB alternative if that's your thing?

Which games are you looking to play is the other question I forgot? Will you be using the pc for anything else at all?

Someone better than me will be able to go over the build, but that's a good start I think.

The 3300x is a good gaming chip, but out of stock till the 15th. You could save money on that and the GPU, and put it towards the next gen GPU's out in the autumn maybe
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I’ll be playing games like GTA V, space engineers, satisfactory. Basically open world type games.

I might use it for some map creations (I’m at uni and use GIS for mapping projects) but shouldn’t be anything heavy.

what was the case alternative just for my curiosity?
 
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