Custom Pre-built Pre-order

[Citrus_9]

If you do music/audio editing, go with B550-F. For any other cases go for B550-PLUS is a CPU isn't 8 cores or more (in that case X570 would be better).

What would be a PC for? What's a monitor and a budget? Best is to seek for advise on the whole build, not just separate components.

 

[jamiephillips909]

Up the warrenty to silver for £5 extra covers carriage costs for a year rather then a month !

 

[19dayne]

If you do music/audio editing, go with B550-F. For any other cases go for B550-PLUS is a CPU isn't 8 cores or more (in that case X570 would be better).

What would be a PC for? What's a monitor and a budget? Best is to seek for advise on the whole build, not just separate components.

I do not do music/audio editing.
PC is mainly for gaming and some light graphic designing
Currently i have a 1080p 75hz monitor but i will upgrade to a 144hz when i get the moneys
my budget is 1.4k> id rather not go any higher than i am already am at, which is £1,482.

 

[SpyderTracks]

I do not do music/audio editing.
PC is mainly for gaming and some light graphic designing
Currently i have a 1080p 75hz monitor but i will upgrade to a 144hz when i get the moneys
my budget is 1.4k> id rather not go any higher than i am already am at, which is £1,482.

Is there anything wrong with the previous recommendations?

 

[19dayne]

Is there anything wrong with the previous recommendations?

No, theres nothing wrong with the recommendations, its just i was wondering what the difference between the two mobos was since one was cheaper than the other, if its a lot more worth it going for the more expensive mobo than i'll get that one but i was just curious to see if i could cuz out a few ££

 

[19dayne]

i just saw that TUF gaming mobo only has 1 m.2 drive slots, so i'll stick with the Strix mobo, thanks guys!

 

[Citrus_9]

i just saw that TUF gaming mobo only has 1 m.2 drive slots, so i'll stick with the Strix mobo, thanks guys!

TUF B550-Plus has two, not one, M.2 slots: one for Gen 3 and one for Gen 4. Your chosen PCS M.2 1TB could work perfectly fine on a Gen 3 due to its speed not being very high.

Strix B550-F same: Gen 3 & Gen 4.

Asus Website: B550 Plus
Asus Website: B550-F

 

[19dayne]

TUF B550-Plus has two, not one, M.2 slots: one for Gen 3 and one for Gen 4. Your chosen PCS M.2 1TB could work perfectly fine on a Gen 3 due to its speed not being very high.

Strix B550-F same: Gen 3 & Gen 4.

Asus Website: B550 Plus
Asus Website: B550-F

Oh snap, looks like im a dumbass, since theres two I may go with the tuff mobo. So only gen 3 m.2 are compatible with the TUF mobo?

 

[Citrus_9]

Oh snap, looks like im a dumbass, since theres two I may go with the tuff mobo. So only gen 3 m.2 are compatible with the TUF mobo?

The answer is Yes.

Gen 3 and Gen 4 means very little: they have same connection, it only describes the speeds. Meaning that you can run Gen 3 M.2 SSD in a Gen 4 M.2 slot but you still get only speeds as per the M.2 storage. But if you buy two Gen 4 super fast M.2, one of then will work slower because there's only one Gen 4 slot, meaning the other M.2 (in the Gen 3 slot) would be limited speed as per Gen 3 slot capabilities.

 

[SpyderTracks]

So only gen 3 m.2 are compatible with the TUF mobo?

No, it takes one Gen 4 and one Gen 3.

Any B550 or X570 takes Gen 4.

 

[Citrus_9]

No, it takes one Gen 4 and one Gen 3.

Any B550 or X570 takes Gen 4.

Short and sweet! 😂 Couldn't have said better (obviously... hence my essay above)

 

[19dayne]

No, it takes one Gen 4 and one Gen 3.

Any B550 or X570 takes Gen 4.

Short and sweet! 😂 Couldn't have said better (obviously... hence my essay above)

OHH, Sorry for my dumbass haha, thanks guys. Other than m.2 drives, what other MAJOR differences are there between the two? should i just go with the TUF mobo to cut the price?

 

[SpyderTracks]

OHH, Sorry for my dumbass haha, thanks guys. Other than m.2 drives, what other MAJOR differences are there between the two? should i just go with the TUF mobo to cut the price?

It's the VRM's that are more important than anything, the Strix has a far better VRM setup which is important with Ryzen 5000.

If it were me on any B550 I wouldn't go lower than the strix. But with the 5600x, it's not really so important.

Your choice.

 

[19dayne]

It's the VRM's that are more important than anything, the Strix has a far better VRM setup which is important with Ryzen 5000.

If it were me on any B550 I wouldn't go lower than the strix. But with the 5600x, it's not really so important.

Your choice.

Thanks for the help! I think i'll go for the Strix Mobo

 

[19dayne]

Hey Guys, I'm going to order a custom pre-built within the next few days and these are my final specs:

Note;

• My current monitor is a 1080p 75hz, which i will eventually upgrade to a 144hz monitor when i get more money.
• The PC will be used mainly for gaming and some light graphic designing.

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® STRIX B550-F GAMING (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RM 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
Extra Case Fans
3x Corsair LL120 RGB LED Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £1,382.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/Cg!JHz4PwE/

 

[Citrus_9]

Hey Guys, I'm going to order a custom pre-built within the next few days and these are my final specs:

Note;

• My current monitor is a 1080p 75hz, which i will eventually upgrade to a 144hz monitor when i get more money.
• The PC will be used mainly for gaming and some light graphic designing.

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® STRIX B550-F GAMING (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RM 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
Extra Case Fans
3x Corsair LL120 RGB LED Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £1,382.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/Cg!JHz4PwE/

The first questions I'd be interesting to know is when you'd be upgrading a monitor to 1440p? If within a year, I'd pick a 1440p GPU straight away as there's no point in paying twice.

What particular software you'd be using for a light graphic design?

And the most important to the end What's your budget without a monitor? Ideally best is to get a PC for 1440p and a 1440p monitor together right now.

 

[19dayne]

The first questions I'd be interesting to know is when you'd be upgrading a monitor to 1440p? If within a year, I'd pick a 1440p GPU straight away as there's no point in paying twice.

What particular software you'd be using for a light graphic design?

And the most important to the end What's your budget without a monitor? Ideally best is to get a PC for 1440p and a 1440p monitor together right now.

I'll most likely get a new monitor by the end of this year.

Softwares such as Photoshop and Illustrator, though i am not too bother about them as i have a macbook pro 16 to do all the graphic designing on

My Monitor budget will be around £150, below £200 though. I can't get a new monitor and the PC together as I only have a budget of 1.4k and id have £18 spare after this PC purchase, so i'd rather get a good pc now and upgrade monitor later on.

 

[19dayne]

Lads, I've noticed the price of my custom pre-built price going up in the past 2 days, its gone up by £10 overall. do i order it now? or wait for the price to go back down?

 

[Steveyg]

Lads, I've noticed the price of my custom pre-built price going up in the past 2 days, its gone up by £10 overall. do i order it now? or wait for the price to go back down?

Prices are going to fluctuate a lot at the minute. If you save your quote it keeps the price locked for 5 days I believe

 

[19dayne]

Prices are going to fluctuate a lot at the minute. If you save your quote it keeps the price locked for 5 days I believe

oh really, I didnt know that oh well ty!