Chose a PC over the new Xbox

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cleggy22

Active member
Hi everyone,

I have previously requested a PC build but was put off the idea due to going into training with work and not having as much pocket money. However, I am now back and ready to spend money I definitely do not have!

I play a lot of FPS at the moment and have a dabble in the competitive scene whenever I'm feeling confident. Though I am into my shooters, I like to play RPG and campaign based games to relax. One game which I am really excited to play on is the new Assassins Creed (trying my best not to buy it on the xbox one so I can get the most out of the game on PC).

My budget is around £1,300 give or take and I already have a monitor which is: Dell S2719DGF 27" QHD (2560 x 1440) 155hz. I love RGB and could do with a keyboard and mouse being thrown into the mix if at all possible. I am pretty clueless when it comes to the parts and what they do so as much help as possible is required!

Show me what you can do and, of course, all help is greatly appreciated.
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
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I think you will need to wait for the 3060Ti to come out to get close to your budget unfortunately. £1300 gets you an excellent 1080p build but 1440p requires a fair bit more power in the GPU, which tends to push the budget closer to £1500 to have it all.
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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Scott said:
I think you will need to wait for the 3060Ti to come out to get close to your budget unfortunately. £1300 gets you an excellent 1080p build but 1440p requires a fair bit more power in the GPU, which tends to push the budget closer to £1500 to have it all.
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I would agree, it shouldn’t be too much longer, hopefully a couple of weeks. It would be a perfect match for 1440p and far better than any of the current GPU’s that would fit the budget.
 
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cleggy22

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And would you not recommend just staying with the £1300 at 1080p? Is there much difference (£200 worth of difference)?
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
cleggy22 said:
And would you not recommend just staying with the £1300 at 1080p? Is there much difference (£200 worth of difference)?
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You already have the monitor for 1440p. For your FPS shooters it can allow some more peripheral vision and for the RPG games it will just look far better.

I wouldn't lower to 1080p under any circumstances nowadays.
 
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cleggy22

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Brilliant, thanks for the warnings. Any builds you could make in anticipation for the release? Would it force me to spend more on the other parts too?
 
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Prodigalnerd

Member
cleggy22 said:
Hi everyone,

I have previously requested a PC build but was put off the idea due to going into training with work and not having as much pocket money. However, I am now back and ready to spend money I definitely do not have!

I play a lot of FPS at the moment and have a dabble in the competitive scene whenever I'm feeling confident. Though I am into my shooters, I like to play RPG and campaign based games to relax. One game which I am really excited to play on is the new Assassins Creed (trying my best not to buy it on the xbox one so I can get the most out of the game on PC).

My budget is around £1,300 give or take and I already have a monitor which is: Dell S2719DGF 27" QHD (2560 x 1440) 155hz. I love RGB and could do with a keyboard and mouse being thrown into the mix if at all possible. I am pretty clueless when it comes to the parts and what they do so as much help as possible is required!

Show me what you can do and, of course, all help is greatly appreciated.
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I am the exact same I was originally gonna get an xbox but chose pc instead just waiting for it to arrive
 
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cleggy22

Active member
After reading other posts, it seems like its more beneficial for my bank account to get the new Xbox and just wait until stock comes down in price for PC... I'm not sure if I've fully understood it though.
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
cleggy22 said:
After reading other posts, it seems like its more beneficial for my bank account to get the new Xbox and just wait until stock comes down in price for PC... I'm not sure if I've fully understood it though.
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This would be a build, just swap out the GPU for the 3060ti when it's available:

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ 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)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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
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
Firefox™
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 13 to 15 working days
Price: £1,188.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/HDCWsBmMcR/
 
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