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I think this is probably another situation where the Inferno is a good option, although obviously can't be certain until @Nursemorph 's questions have been answered. You can't modify the internals but to make up for that there's a £300-400 discount on the cost compared to putting the same spec...

Hello everyone, I've got an Inferno L2 on order. Obviously there's a run on monitors at the moment so with basically nothing in stock I went for the Iiyama ProLite B2791QSU-B1 since it would get me started and make a decent secondary monitor when I work out what primary I want to get. I've...

Here's a good guide to monitors: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/gaming-monitors-guide.65464/ The RX5700XT is a low-mid 1440p card, so although you could go for a 144Hz monitor you might not get the full benefit of that refresh rate. Alternatively you could go for a 60/75Hz...

That's a 4K monitor, so the RTX2070S may struggle to keep up, depending on what game you're playing and what graphics settings you're using. It might work fine for you, but I can't say it will for certain.

Not a silly question at all. A GPU is a graphics processing unit, and in this case we mean the graphics card. Sometimes the main processor or motherboard also contains a GPU - this often referred to as "integrated graphics" and isn't suitable for gaming but means you could use a computer for...

Those all look to be 1080p monitors, in which case the build below is probably a good starting point. It's mostly cribbed from the advice in this thread: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/desktop-building-guide-may-2020.67892/ Price: £1,187.00 including VAT and Delivery Unique URL...

Could you let us know what monitor you have (resolution and refresh rate), as that will make a big difference to what GPU you need? Also, is there anything other than gaming you'd expect to use this for? Any video/photo/music editing?

I'm going to make the same suggestion I seem to keep making in these threads, but check out this review build: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/configure-review/348/. You can't customise the internals but that's offset by the fact you're getting a big discount over what you'd pay if you put the...

EDIT: Nursemorph beat me to it! Looks good. I'd try to squeeze an X570 motherboard in, since that will support the next generation of AMD CPUs so you can upgrade at some point in the future. I've managed to squeeze one in for only an extra £10 by swapping the Samsung M.2 drive for the PCS...

So the days of the laptop version of a GPU having an M on the end are gone... Thanks for correcting me :)

Are you going to be using an external monitor? My understanding is that the RTX2070S is for 1440p/144Hz gaming, so it's overkill for the laptop's screen. I'm also a bit confused why you have an option to put a GPU with a TDP of 215W in a laptop with only a 230W power brick - maybe someone else...

Thought I'd point this review build out: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/configure-review/348/ Downsides: - Can't customise the internals - RAM is slower - SSD is slower and smaller - Would need an external DVD drive if you need one - Wi-Fi card isn't as good as the one you've got Upsides: -...

I think this link matches your originally posted configuration: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/b9HwrJVKjm/ (for some reason it reverts the OS to the Home edition - this wasn't what I'd specified so I don't know what's going on there) Some further points in...

Some extra information to help make recommendations: - What's your budget? - What monitor will you be using this with? (either make/model or resolution/refresh rate) - (EDIT to add) Could you post the link at the bottom of your configuration page? It makes it much easier to modify the build...

Ouch! That's a tough question to answer. It basically comes down to whether you value the ~£300 discount more than spending a month longer with whatever setup you have at the moment and the ability to customise it exactly how you want. If you aren't worried about the money and are either in a...

Hi Ashenti. I've got a much older model of Optimus (the Mk II from 8-9 years ago). Your model has a 180W power brick, which is twice as large as mine so that's potentially twice as much heating. On the other hand I can see from the pictures that the latest Optimus has four vents instead of the...

I'm seeing it with the same ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS motherboard that's in your build. Could be something weird going on with the configurator? I ordered one of these yesterday and did notice it sometimes didn't always display the right pricing when I was switching monitors in and out (seemed to be...

I thought I'd point out this review build: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/configure-review/348/ It's got the same CPU, GPU, motherboard and storage drive from your build, but is almost £400 cheaper. The other components are broadly similar as well. If you don't mind the fact that you can't...

M.2 is a different form-factor for SSDs and some other peripherals (like wireless cards) - they plug into dedicated slots in the motherboard rather than drive bays in the chassis. The interface used can vary but is generally PCIe, which is much faster than SATA. Since the SATA interface is the...

After reading some of the advice on other threads here I decided to go with this review PC instead: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/configure-review/348/ It's only got 16GB of RAM but I thought I'd see how it goes because it's such a good deal on that CPU/GPU combination and I can always add...