Potential new PC. Please add comments.

SColie

SColie

Bronze Level Poster
Gaming and Video editing. Also need a couple 27" screens. Budget £2000 Thanks.

Case
THERMALTAKE CORE X71 TEMPERED GLASS EDITION GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.4GHz/36MB 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
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
500GB SEAGATE BARRACUDA 120 2.5" SSD, (up to 560MB/sR | 540MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
16x BLU-RAY WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW & SOFTWARE
Memory Card Reader
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
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
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 120 High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting
2x 50cm ARGB LED Strip
Extra Case Fans
3x PCS ARGB LED Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy™ FX OEM
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 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
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Price: £1,638.00 including VAT and Delivery
 
B

Bigfoot

Grand Master
It looks to me like this build could be improved and better balanced. I will leave it to one of the experts to comment in detail. Please be aware that the vast majority of posters are volunteers and not PCS employees. At this time of year they may well have other prioritie, even in the current environmen.
 
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Gavras

Master Poster
Bigfoot said:
It looks to me like this build could be improved and better balanced. I will leave it to one of the experts to comment in detail. Please be aware that the vast majority of posters are volunteers and not PCS employees. At this time of year they may well have other prioritie, even in the current environmen.
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Yep a lot have day jobs working up to and in the case of dedicated frontline care workers over Christmas and New Year.

@SColie if you follow the advice in this link and include a link to your build you may get a better response.

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comments for now.

I assume when you say 27” monitors you are referring to 1440 or 4K monitors, as no one buys a 1080p screen over 25”, as they are pretty much rubbish in regards to image quality.

Assuming that they are 1440p screens, then look at upgrading to a 3060 Ti.

CPU, consider a Ryzen 7 5800x

change the 500gb SSD to a 500gb Samsung 970 M.2

up you PSU to 750 PSU

on board sound is good, so no real need for sound card.

if adding fans go for the Corsair LL120’s better fans, quieter

cooling could be improved.

change to Silver warranty
 
L

Luksan

Member
The suggestions above sound good. Especially the graphics card, the first thing that stood out like a sore thumb, with that kind of budget is that you can lean towards a significantly better one.
 
SColie

SColie

Bronze Level Poster
Gavras said:
Yep a lot have day jobs working up to and in the case of dedicated frontline care workers over Christmas and New Year.

@SColie if you follow the advice in this link and include a link to your build you may get a better response.

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comments for now.

I assume when you say 27” monitors you are referring to 1440 or 4K monitors, as no one buys a 1080p screen over 25”, as they are pretty much rubbish in regards to image quality.

Assuming that they are 1440p screens, then look at upgrading to a 3060 Ti.

CPU, consider a Ryzen 7 5800x

change the 500gb SSD to a 500gb Samsung 970 M.2

up you PSU to 750 PSU

on board sound is good, so no real need for sound card.

if adding fans go for the Corsair LL120’s better fans, quieter

cooling could be improved.

change to Silver warranty
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Thanks 😊
 
SColie

SColie

Bronze Level Poster
Gavras said:
Yep a lot have day jobs working up to and in the case of dedicated frontline care workers over Christmas and New Year.

@SColie if you follow the advice in this link and include a link to your build you may get a better response.

How to Post Your Specification to the Forum - Check this Spec

Just a first note, if you've been provided this link, don't amend your first post as it won't update the queue, please add an additional comment to the thread, that way it will go back to the front of the queue. Otherwise we don't know it's been updated. When creating a forum post looking to...
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comments for now.

I assume when you say 27” monitors you are referring to 1440 or 4K monitors, as no one buys a 1080p screen over 25”, as they are pretty much rubbish in regards to image quality.

Assuming that they are 1440p screens, then look at upgrading to a 3060 Ti.

CPU, consider a Ryzen 7 5800x

change the 500gb SSD to a 500gb Samsung 970 M.2

up you PSU to 750 PSU

on board sound is good, so no real need for sound card.

if adding fans go for the Corsair LL120’s better fans, quieter

cooling could be improved.

change to Silver warranty
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Thank you..
 
Martinr36

Martinr36

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
With the monitors, they don't have to both be they same, you could say get a nice 27 curved screen like the samsung odyssey G5 (1440p 144Hz) as your primary screen (gaming), and then get a 1080P screen as your secondary screen (browsing, office type files etc)
 
SColie

SColie

Bronze Level Poster
Martinr36 said:
With the monitors, they don't have to both be they same, you could say get a nice 27 curved screen like the samsung odyssey G5 (1440p 144Hz) as your primary screen (gaming), and then get a 1080P screen as your secondary screen (browsing, office type files etc)
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Sounds like a great idea.. Thanks!👍🏾
 
A

Ash_

Master Poster
I’m not an expert and others may be able to add/subtract from this, but i am looking at a relatively similar build (but i’m going for R5 as i don’t video edit) and i have modified it to an R9 for you and tried to keep it as close to 2k as possible. Also, with a screen i’d recommend 1440p with 144hz and make sure it has a displayport 1.4.

Case
NZXT H511 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (BLACK)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® STRIX B550-F GAMING (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
16GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6800 - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
250GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6400MB/R, 2700MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
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 [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
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 17 to 19 working days
Price: £2,044.00 including VAT and Delivery

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Ash_

Master Poster
Gavras said:
Not sure why the sudden move to a Ryzen 9 5900 cpu?

I think that’s likely overkill for the OP.
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Depends how they values their time i guess, for video editing, the R9 would be superior right?

Assuming they wants to go zen3, which i can’t see why they wouldn’t, the R9 is only slightly more than the R7. And it may be overkill for right now, but £50~ for future proofing is definitely worth it imo.
 
G

Gavras

Master Poster
Ash95 said:
Depends how they values their time i guess, for video editing, the R9 would be superior right?

Assuming they wants to go zen3, which i can’t see why they wouldn’t, the R9 is only slightly more than the R7. And it may be overkill for right now, but £50~ for future proofing is definitely worth it imo.
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But it’s getting a balanced build and not just shoving top end bits in.
 
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Ash_

Master Poster
Gavras said:
But it’s getting a balanced build and not just shoving top end bits in.
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Which part would be unbalanced?
The only real difference between mine and yours, is between R7 and R9? If you’re spending £2000+ on a pc to play games and edit videos, i can’t see why you wouldn’t take the R9.

But like i said, i am no expert and some of the experts may choose to add or takeaway from what i suggested.

The build i am personally looking at, will have an R5, as i have no intention of using it for video editing etc, so would be overkill for me. But i think an R9 would be a nice fit for this machine.
 
Bhuna50

Bhuna50

Author Level
The balancing also comes in reading the budget correctly as the £2k to £2.3k isn’t just the machine as he wants two monitors as well within that range. [emoji3]


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