Birthday Update

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StuAug

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Hello,

It's my sons birthday (14years), and I'd like to update his gaming pc... I have to admit I am not sure on what is best, tend to look at price rather than knowing what to get. Budget of around another £200-£300 or potentially more if I convince him its Christmas combined.

He said he'd like a water-cooled as the fans are noisy. But not sure if that would make a huge difference.. Ideally stuff that we can change/upgrade together. The

He plays Flight Sims and online games with his mates...

I think I have the last updates below, as there were a few changes due to stock.

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Case
FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Eight Core CPU (3.9GHz-4.5GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 16GB)

Graphics Card

8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 5700 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
128GB ADATA SX6000 LITE M.2 2280 (1800 MB/R, 1200 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
LED Lighting
50cm ARGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
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

New monitor is a

ASUS VP28UQGL, 28 Inch 4K (3840x2160) Gaming monitor, 1​

 
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StuAug

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Hi Jamie

We updated his monitor this summer to a

ASUS VP28UQGL, 28 Inch 4K (3840x2160) Gaming monitor​


I will update the details above.. Ta
 
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Steveyg

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Hi @jamiephillips909 I think you may have read the initial post wrong mate, I believe you already have the build listed in the OP @StuAug ?

And you have £200-£300 to make upgrades is what I understand?

If so then the first thing I would recommend is a better CPU cooler and upping the RAM to at least 3200Mhz in speed.

Without completely changing the build entirely the 650W PSU is enough to run a 3060Ti but this wouldn't probably send you way over budget

I would prioritise a CPU cooler though something like the Coolermaster Liquid Lite 240 would be a good fit
 
jamiephillips909

jamiephillips909

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Steveyg said:
Hi @jamiephillips909 I think you may have read the initial post wrong mate, I believe you already have the build listed in the OP @StuAug ?

And you have £200-£300 to make upgrades is what I understand?

If so then the first thing I would recommend is a better CPU cooler and upping the RAM to at least 3200Mhz in speed.

Without completely changing the build entirely the 650W PSU is enough to run a 3060Ti but this wouldn't probably send you way over budget

I would prioritise a CPU cooler though something like the Coolermaster Liquid Lite 240 would be a good fit
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I did read that completely wrong need to go to bed nightshift has kicked in I will delete my original post as its not relevant my apologies
 
Martinr36

Martinr36

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Steveyg said:
Hi @jamiephillips909 I think you may have read the initial post wrong mate, I believe you already have the build listed in the OP @StuAug ?

And you have £200-£300 to make upgrades is what I understand?

If so then the first thing I would recommend is a better CPU cooler and upping the RAM to at least 3200Mhz in speed.

Without completely changing the build entirely the 650W PSU is enough to run a 3060Ti but this wouldn't probably send you way over budget

I would prioritise a CPU cooler though something like the Coolermaster Liquid Lite 240 would be a good fit
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This how I read it as well, so yeah upgrade his ram to 3200MHz and maybe a nice corsair cappelix cooler
 
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Bigfoot

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@StuAug can you clarify if you already have the PC and want to upgrade or whether this is what you have ordered an are looking for suggested improvements?
 
sck451

sck451

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If the fans are noisy you probably want to replace the case fans as well as the CPU cooler -- they'll probably be the bigger contributor. The fans with the Focus G are DC and pretty cheap, even if they are a bit sparkly. I'd suggest getting something with PWM controls.

If you aren't bothered about lights, the CoolerMaster Sickleflow fans can be had for about £6 on Amazon and would make a big difference. Get three (two at the front and one at the back) and it should improve both temperature and noise significantly.

If you want RGB fans, the LL120 three-pack on PCS is a pretty good choice, or the SP120 Elite three-pack from Amazon or wherever.

I'd honestly do that before spending lots of money on a water-cooler.
 
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