Recent content by chrroc308

Hi, thanks a lot for the prompt reply. The PC is for my son who's turning 12 soon, he's still mostly playing Roblox at this time :-) His brothers have been happy with a similar setup for the last few years, playing mostly Fortnight, Terraria, GTA, Subnautica, etc, with the most demanding games...

Hi guys, what do you think of the following config for an entry-level gaming PC ~ £1000? Thanks for any advice! Chris Case CORSAIR 3000D AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Eight Core CPU (3.4GHz-4.6GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4) Motherboard ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS...

Hi Tony thanks a lot for the prompt reply. I've updated the spec following your advice, what do you think? Your support is very much appreciated, Christian Case LIAN LI LANCOOL 205 MESH C GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 12-Core Processor i7-12700F (Up to 4.9GHz) 25MB Cache...

Hi guys, I'm looking for a decent gaming PC in the £1000 - £1200 range, up to now I've come up with the following config for ~ £920, what do you guys think? Any advice of what could preferably be upgraded first? Case LIAN LI LANCOOL 205 MESH C GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i5 Six...

Hi guys, thanks for the valuable advice, this looks like a nice config indeed, and I'm thinking it's probably worth shelling out a little bit more for something that will last and be upgradable in the future. Last question from me, I can see that for £12 more I could go to liquid cooling, does...

Hi DarTon, thanks a lot for the detailed comments. I've updated the original spec with a slightly higher budget, trying to allow for some capacity for upgrades in the future (especially CPU ang GPU). This is what I'm coming to: Case LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 5...

Hi guys, what do you think of the following gaming PC configuration for an 11-year old little guy, he's currently playing on a PS4 but wants a PC to play games like Rust. The monitor is an AOC 27G2U/BK 27" Full HD IPS 144Hz. Budget in around £1100. Case PCS SPECTRUM RGB MID TOWER CASE...

Thanks everybody for the nice feedback, that's really useful. I think I will settle on the last config, it looks like a solid build with nice features. Indeed I didn't include Wifi as the PC is using powerline networking, Wifi reception upstairs isn't best. Thanks again for the help, Chris

Hi Junior. thanks a lot for the invaluable feedback! Eventually I've been thinking on forking a bit more money and upgraded the motherboard. I also reverted the main disk to a 1TB SSD as I really appreciate the comfort of an SSD. Attached the current configuration. I would very much appreciate...

Hi Scott, thanks a lot for that. Here is the (slightly modified, added sound card) config with direct link: Price: £1,390.00 including VAT and Delivery Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/pXsS8FzJje/ Thanks for your help! Chris

Hi guys, I'm looking for a decent gaming PC with screen in the £1200 - £1400 range, up to now I've come up with the following config for ~ £1250, what do you guys think? Any advice of what could preferably be upgraded first? Besides I would have a couple questions if you don't mind: - Is a...

Hi guys, what do you think of the following spec for an entry-level gaming PC (for my son's 9th birthday)? I've been trying to have a rather not-too-noisy system with decent performance for common games (e.g., truck simulator, minecraft, etc). Thanks for your feedback, Chris