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IshOll

IshOll

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Steveyg

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A lot mate, you should really read on up Intel vs AMD as AMD have Intel beat in every category at the minute.

AMD Vs Intel

So some of you aren't aware of the reasons why so many people are heading away from Intel to AMD, so thought it would be important to lay that out for people to refer back to. A lot of you will go to cpubenchmark or userbenchmark to find performance metrics for CPU's. These sites are complete...
www.pcspecialist.co.uk www.pcspecialist.co.uk
 
JUNI0R

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IshOll said:
Case
CORSAIR iCUE 220T RGB AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 Ten-Core Processor i9-10850K (3.6GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (LGA1200, USB 3.2, CrossFireX/SLI) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CV SERIES™ CV-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 120 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
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MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
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Hi there, before we make ant suggestions, we'll need some info. What is your budget, what are you using the PC for and what monitor(s) do you have (either make and model or resolution and refresh rate)? We'll also need the link that can be found at the bottom of the page you posted the spec from.

I see @Steveyg has beaten me to it with the Intel comment, I'd 2nd that and highly recommend looking into an AMD build, they're smashing it right now while Intel are lagging far behind.
 
IshOll

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JUNI0R said:
Hi there, before we make ant suggestions, we'll need some info. What is your budget, what are you using the PC for and what monitor(s) do you have (either make and model or resolution and refresh rate)? We'll also need the link that can be found at the bottom of the page you posted the spec from.

I see @Steveyg has beaten me to it with the Intel comment, I'd 2nd that and highly recommend looking into an AMD build, they're smashing it right now while Intel are lagging far behind.
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I'm going to be using this pc to mostly run Flight Simulators such as Microsoft Filght Simulator. My budget is around £2000 including accessories. In terms of monitor, I dont know what to go for. Maybe the Samsung LC32JG53FDUXEN 32-Inch Curved Full HD 144Hz. https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z490-pc/jPUpgdD0WV/

Also what AMD cpu would you suggest?
 
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IshOll said:
I'm going to be using this pc to mostly run Flight Simulators such as Microsoft Filght Simulator. My budget is around £2000 including accessories. In terms of monitor, I dont know what to go for. Maybe the Samsung LC32JG53FDUXEN 32-Inch Curved Full HD 144Hz. https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z490-pc/jPUpgdD0WV/
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The build you've linked to is currently at about £2K and doesn't include any accessories. Is there a seperate budget for the monitor? And what accessories are you talking about? Monitor, keyboard, mouse, headset?

And personally, I'd advise against that monitor. It's 32 inches and at only 1080p, it'll look very blurred. For 1080p we tend to recommend 24 inches.

For CPU, the 5600X is a strong option. It's a great gaming CPU currently. If you're looking to do more CPU intensive tasks like streaming or video editing then the 5800X would be the go to.
 
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Steveyg

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IshOll said:
I'm going to be using this pc to mostly run Flight Simulators such as Microsoft Filght Simulator. My budget is around £2000 including accessories. In terms of monitor, I dont know what to go for. Maybe the Samsung LC32JG53FDUXEN 32-Inch Curved Full HD 144Hz. https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z490-pc/jPUpgdD0WV/

Also what AMD cpu would you suggest?
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It depends on the budget, usually the 5600X is a solid to high end CPU but if you really want to push the boat out the 5800X is "THE" gaming CPU in my opinion
 
IshOll

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JUNI0R said:
The build you've linked to is currently at about £2K and doesn't include any accessories. Is there a seperate budget for the monitor? And what accessories are you talking about? Monitor, keyboard, mouse, headset?

And personally, I'd advise against that monitor. It's 32 inches and at only 1080p, it'll look very blurred. For 1080p we tend to recommend 24 inches.
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There is no seperate budget sadly.
By accessories I mean anything except the computer itself that is needed - Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor, Headset, Mousepad.
Is there any specific monitor that you would recommend?
For the mouse im going with a Redragon M711-FPS Cobra FPS Optical Switch.
For the Headset I've decided to keep it cheap - ROCCAT Elo X Stereo Cross-Platform Stereo Gaming Headset.
 
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sck451

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For £2000, you can get a 1440p 144Hz build, which is much, much better than gaming at 1080p.

Let's start with the monitor. You could go for either the Samsung G5 (curved) or the AOC Q27G2U (non-curved). These are under £300. If we go for the slightly cheaper AOC monitor and then budget £100 for the rest of the peripherals (which won't get you good quality, but they are by far the easiest things to update later), we then have a £1650 budget for the tower itself.

We will go AMD with the 5600X, ideal and sufficient for gaming, the Radeon 6700XT (ideal for 1440p), faster RAM (though less of it: ideally MSFS wants 32GB, but I don't think it can fit in your budget), a better storage configuration (which could be configured to be cheaper if necessary), a better power supply, the stock cooler (fine for the 5600X), and a better WiFi card. This all comes in just £53 over the budget... We do have to change the case because the 6700XT is big.

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS 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
12GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6700 XT - 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
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/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
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
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
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Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £1,673.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/V3D7kJYQjK/
 
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sck451 said:
For £2000, you can get a 1440p 144Hz build, which is much, much better than gaming at 1080p.

Let's start with the monitor. You could go for either the Samsung G5 (curved) or the AOC Q27G2U (non-curved). These are under £300. If we go for the slightly cheaper AOC monitor and then budget £100 for the rest of the peripherals (which won't get you good quality, but they are by far the easiest things to update later), we then have a £1650 budget for the tower itself.

We will go AMD with the 5600X, ideal and sufficient for gaming, the Radeon 6700XT (ideal for 1440p), faster RAM (though less of it: ideally MSFS wants 32GB, but I don't think it can fit in your budget), a better storage configuration (which could be configured to be cheaper if necessary), a better power supply, the stock cooler (fine for the 5600X), and a better WiFi card. This all comes in just £53 over the budget... We do have to change the case because the 6700XT is big.

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS 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
12GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6700 XT - 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
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/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
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
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 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
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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 - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £1,673.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/V3D7kJYQjK/
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What a sweet build from SCK, great work here!
 
IshOll

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I don't think i would need 2tb worth of storage. I would also prefer ssd over hdd.
Maybe a 250 gb nvme m.2 for the os and a 500gb/1tb ssd?
 
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IshOll said:
I don't think i would need 2tb worth of storage. I would also prefer ssd over hdd.
Maybe a 250 gb nvme m.2 for the os and a 500gb/1tb ssd?
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Mate that build has everything 500GB stupid fast M2 for OS, 1TB M2 for games and 2TB HDD for general storage.

It's a fantastic build he managed to throw together
 
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There's a whole world of depth to keyboards. Do you have any specific requirements? E.g. mechanical vs membrane? (Mechanical is much more expensive, but those who like them love them.) If you're not fussy, then there are plenty on Amazon at ~£20.
 
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sck451 said:
There's a whole world of depth to keyboards. Do you have any specific requirements? E.g. mechanical vs membrane? (Mechanical is much more expensive, but those who like them love them.) If you're not fussy, then there are plenty on Amazon at ~£20.
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This is my first personal pc. I've been using a laptop until now. Idm what keyboard it is as long as its silent and full sized
 
Martinr36

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sck451 said:
For £2000, you can get a 1440p 144Hz build, which is much, much better than gaming at 1080p.

Let's start with the monitor. You could go for either the Samsung G5 (curved) or the AOC Q27G2U (non-curved). These are under £300. If we go for the slightly cheaper AOC monitor and then budget £100 for the rest of the peripherals (which won't get you good quality, but they are by far the easiest things to update later), we then have a £1650 budget for the tower itself.

We will go AMD with the 5600X, ideal and sufficient for gaming, the Radeon 6700XT (ideal for 1440p), faster RAM (though less of it: ideally MSFS wants 32GB, but I don't think it can fit in your budget), a better storage configuration (which could be configured to be cheaper if necessary), a better power supply, the stock cooler (fine for the 5600X), and a better WiFi card. This all comes in just £53 over the budget... We do have to change the case because the 6700XT is big.

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS 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
12GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6700 XT - 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
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/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
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
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 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 - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £1,673.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/V3D7kJYQjK/
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Great build, but drop the bullguard
 
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