WoW @ 3440x1440

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HelloLuca

Member
Morning guys,

I’d like to have some recommendations to buy my second PCS pc (the first was for my sister and she loves it).

The use case is pretty clear: just playing World of Warcraft (Classic and Shadowland) on LG 34’ - 3440x1440 @60 Hz).The budget is £1500.

I’ve tried to configure something out but I’m not an expert so apologies if the chosen components don’t make sense.
Looking forward to hearing your suggestions, thanks!

Case
FRACTAL MESHIFY S2 TEMPERED GLASS
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Six Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B450-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 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 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 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 [KK3-00002]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
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
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Price: £1,212.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/vpK3SDTvx8/
 
Citrus_9

Citrus_9

Expert
Case
FRACTAL MESHIFY S2 TEMPERED GLASS
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 RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
12GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6700 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/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
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 High Performance Liquid 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 - Supplied on USB Drive
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
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Price: £1,768.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/zDqfv5d4zC/
 
Citrus_9

Citrus_9

Expert
HelloLuca said:
Morning guys,

I’d like to have some recommendations to buy my second PCS pc (the first was for my sister and she loves it).

The use case is pretty clear: just playing World of Warcraft (Classic and Shadowland) on LG 34’ - 3440x1440 @60 Hz).The budget is £1500.

I’ve tried to configure something out but I’m not an expert so apologies if the chosen components don’t make sense.
Looking forward to hearing your suggestions, thanks!

Case
FRACTAL MESHIFY S2 TEMPERED GLASS
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Six Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B450-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 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 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 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 [KK3-00002]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
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
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Price: £1,212.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/vpK3SDTvx8/
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Hi :) As you can see from the above my recommended specs, you need to up your budget.

B450 motherboard is the bottom line, B550 is recommended as a standard. 3600X is previous generation. 5600X doesn't cost much more, but is considerably better.

To save some money, I changed 3600 Ram to 3200. However, you could even drop RGB Ram to non-RGB.

2060 GPU is for 1080p, maybe some older 1440p games, but not for 4k. While 4K should require Nvidia 3080 or Amd 6800XT, if you want to sacrifice some fps, 3070 or 6700XT could do.

One storage isn't recommended. Better have one super fast for OS and another for everything else. Ideally, If, budget allows, instead of HDD should be Sata SSD, but that also depends on your own personal needs for storage.

450W PSU will not power your PC. Best is at least 850W to have some space for future upgrades. RMx is best PSU series from Corsair: cool, quiet and quality parts. I wouldn't risk using your 450W CV in a gaming PC - it's more for extreme budget PC or just office PC.

Not necessary, but I added an aftermarket cooler. It would be my preference over a stock cooler. However, stock cooler, which comes with 5600X is quite good.

Changed wifi to AX which is dual band, support faster wifi and has a Bluetooth too.

If you have an option to transfer a Windows 10 license from your old machine which you will no longer use, you can do that - means don't need to buy a license from PCS and that would save you money. But it means you'd need to configure a PC with drivers etc yourself when a PC arrives.
 
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HelloLuca

Member
Hi @Citrus_9,

Thank you very much for the time you dedicated to answer my request, your recommended build is splendid and all your points make absolute sense.

Following your suggestions I made a few changes:
- RAM not RGB (I'm not very fond of the rainbow builds)
- I've chosen a faster (and smaller) storage drive - my needs in terms of storage are very limited.

Could you please double-check the configuration, in case I made some terrible mistake, before I purchase it? Thanks!

Case
FRACTAL MESHIFY S2 TEMPERED GLASS
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 Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/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
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 High Performance Liquid 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 - Supplied on USB Drive
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
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Price: £1,804.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/JUWRzKnZGw/
 
Citrus_9

Citrus_9

Expert
@Bhuna50 has a very good point here 👍

Now it looks much better 😍

Now the last thing is to do a quick web search how many average fps you'd be getting on 5600X with 3070 and with 6700XT to decide which one is best for you. Would also be interesting to compare with 3080 and 6800XT if you're willing to consider these options too (as they are pricier).

Case
FRACTAL MESHIFY S2 TEMPERED GLASS
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 M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/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
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 High Performance Liquid 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 - Supplied on USB Drive
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
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Price: £1,806.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/7qAqHGMZWE/
 
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HelloLuca

Member
Thanks @Citrus_9 and @Bhuna50 for your support,

Your suggestions and recommendations really helped me to define the perfect pc for my needs.
I'll proceed with the purchase later on this morning.

Thanks again for your help and have a nice day.

Luca
 
Bhuna50

Bhuna50

Author Level
LOL. I didn’t do anything. Although I like the thought of saying I helped build a PC for £2 as that’s all I spent/amended [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]


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Mashup47

Bronze Level Poster
Citrus_9 said:
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
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Why recommend this? :unsure: Is this not overkill considering your never really going to see any speed boots from a 3000mbs and a 5000mbs unless you moving very large 12gb files

and...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COofLeqk_tM

@HelloLuca
Save yourself some money for elsewhere on your build and lower the top spec Storage in your load out.
 
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AgentCooper

AgentCooper

At Least I Have Chicken
Moderator
Mashup47 said:
Why recommend this? :unsure: Is this not overkill considering your never really going to see any speed boots from a 3000mbs and a 5000mbs unless you moving very large 12gb files
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Because you’d have that particular drive as the primary. Just the OS and programs on it. The video you linked doesn’t show the area that we’re interested in, which is boot time. You’ll be at your home screen within seconds of powering on with the 980 🙂👍
 
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HelloLuca

Member
Thanks @Mashup47 for the suggestion but I'm personally leaning towards the previous recommendations and I'd stick with a faster M2 drive which (as far as I've understood) should improve the startup times.

Have a good day,
 
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Mashup47

Bronze Level Poster
I would rather double the storage then have windows boot up 3 seconds quicker.
for then same price of the recommended "500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)" you can get the 1tb intel 670p
But hay not my money :)
 
ubuysa

ubuysa

The BSOD Doctor
Mashup47 said:
I would rather double the storage then have windows boot up 3 seconds quicker.
for then same price of the recommended "500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)" you can get the 1tb intel 670p
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It's not just Windows startup that a fast system drive helps with, a read or write to/from the system drive by either Windows or any installed app will be faster, that all helps the system feel snappier. Disk I/O is the slowest component of any PC and you really want the fastest drive you can afford for Windows and programs. :)
 
loso64

loso64

Well-known member
Mashup47 said:
I would rather double the storage then have windows boot up 3 seconds quicker.
for then same price of the recommended "500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)" you can get the 1tb intel 670p
But hay not my money :)
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on top of that, both new consoles are running SSDs now, it is quite fair to assume that new games gonna start utilizing faster SSDs and even requiring them.
A good example is FF14 new expansion. The game released on PS5 last week. The director Yoshi P said that thanks to the optimalization they did for PS5, PC will now massively benefit from faster storage.

i know he is buying the SSD for booting, but he could still plop there a game or two.
 
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HelloLuca

Member
Thanks to everyone for the time you dedicated in helping me choose the right PC.

I've taken into consideration all your recommendations (but opted for the initial double M2 drive option) and I've proceed with purchase.

Have a good day everyone,

Luca
 
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Citrus_9

Citrus_9

Expert
Mashup47 said:
Why recommend this? :unsure: Is this not overkill considering your never really going to see any speed boots from a 3000mbs and a 5000mbs unless you moving very large 12gb files

and...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COofLeqk_tM

@HelloLuca
Save yourself some money for elsewhere on your build and lower the top spec Storage in your load out.
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Believe me, having OS in a super fast drive is an undescribable pleasure. 7 seconds - that's all it takes to turn on and load my PC from a complete shut down. While my old laptop is taking somewhere from 2 minutes to 4 minutes, if it desires to have a break in between the tasks. With even less programmes than I have in this new PC.

Very fast M.2 SSD is a pleasure you can't describe with words, especially for me, who gets frustrated quite easily, if something is loading on the screen longer than I would expect.

It's just a comfort.

P.s., even more convenient is speeds during OS updates! No more wasted time looking at those percents and wondering how much longer need to wait.
 
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