Any help gratefully appreciated

[large7500]

Hi all.
Finally making the leap into a new pc. I have a Palit NE51060015J9-1060D NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card 113390 which I installed late 2018 into my existing desktop.
I just need to know if I should stick with this card and purchase everything else new? I have a budget of around 1k.

Can anyone suggest a decent rig that would be capable of running things like Apex legends, Warzone, Cityies Skylines and that sort of thing?

Not fussed about RGB lights or VR just a solid performer that's good for general gaming.

My monitor is a BenQ GL2450H.

Would really welcome any advice.

Many thanks

Stuart.

 

[Grumpywurzel]

Depends really, personally as you have the 1060 I would fit that to whatever system you buy. The reason behind this is because GeForce are releasing (or rumored too) their 3000 series GPU's in the next couple of months.

That way you can buy the rest of your setup and then decide if the new cards are within your budget/worth the upgrade for your needs. Whatever you decide, post up your specs so that the team can have a look and tweak.

 

[large7500]

Thanks mate, is the Palit card any good? I bought it in 2018 for 247 quid and checked today and it's 329 ?

 

[large7500]

Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 275Q QUIET CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT Six Core CPU (4.5GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B450-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
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CORSAIR 550W CV SERIES™ CV-550 POWER SUPPLY
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STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
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Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy™ FX OEM
Wireless/Wired Networking
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
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Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
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United Kingdom - English Language
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Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
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Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 21 to 23 working days
Price: £894.00 including VAT and Delivery

 

[Grumpywurzel]

Palit cards are the same ones that PCS fit, unless you pay extra for a branded one(although the performance offset is debatable, you are paying for the name and aesthetics).

There's some talk of a possible price drop of the 2000 series when the new cards release, but as you've pointed out the cards seem to hold their value.

Can you add the url from your ordering page so that we can go in and tweak. Your 1k budget, is that to include a monitor? What resolution are you looking for, 1080, 1440 or 4k?

I am clueless about cases, so will need one of the others to advise.

Things I would change- you could do with a SSD as your boot drive, will massively improve performance. Psu, I would increase the load capacity, you don't need a separate sound card, remove Bullguard as its bloatware. I'd up your warranty too.

 

[Grumpywurzel]

What's your plans ref the old machine? You might be able to transfer your Windows onto the new one thus leaving more money in the pot for other shiny stuff

 

[large7500]

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Is this what you need?

I'm not savvy enough to loot from my old pc, removing the graphics card is about my level

With regards to resolution, I really don't know, I would like a bigger monitor but not if it's to the graphics detriment.

 

[Grumpywurzel]

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL II GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT Six Core CPU (4.5GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
1st Storage Drive
512GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
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 [KK3-00002]
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United Kingdom - English Language
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Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
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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
Standard Build - Approximately 21 to 23 working days
Price: £974.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/FtT!fe7jjk/

I've had a quick look, I'd wait for @Scott, @SpyderTracks or @Nursemorph to give this a once over. You need to decide which monitor you want so that they can advise if your current graphics card would be OK till you upgrade that. The above setup does offer some future upgrade path if required, ideally I would put a better psu in but think that puts the build over 1k

 

[Grumpywurzel]

Windows is pretty simple to transfer over apparently

If your current GPU is running things fine currently, then I'd stick with that until you upgrade your monitor, at which point you can upgrade the GPU at the same time (by which time the new GPUs will, hopefully, have been released.

Have revised the spec from above slightly:


Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL II GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT Six Core CPU (4.5GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-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)
Wireless/Wired Networking
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 [KK3-00002]
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 Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 21 to 23 working days
Price: £1,010.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/deqPjXue0S/

Have removed the cooler as the 3600 level chips don't need an extra cooler. Have changed the SSD for a quicker M2 drive and upped the storage to get it closer to your initial storage level

Wasn't sure ref the coolers on the xt's mate, hence copying you in

 

[large7500]

Thank you. I really appreciate your help

 

[large7500]

Fantastic, so with this kind of set up, which monitor would I get the best results from?

 

[large7500]

Well, with your current graphics card (the 1060) you are probably looking at 1080p 144Hz (I believe the 1060 is a 1080p card)

If you are planning to upgrade the GPU, then a 1440p 144Hz monitor would work perfectly. It would just need a 2070 Super GPU (or the equivalent of it when the new GPUs are released)

Thanks Nurse