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MicYeu

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Hi, I’m looking to migrate from console to PC and so this will be my first proper PC. I’m aiming to play games such as Dead By Daylight, and also some open world games such as GTA, Assassins Creed Valhalla, Watchdogs Legion and Hogwarts Legacy when it comes out. Budget is around £1200 for the build. Ideally would like to play in at least 1080p and minimum 60 FPS (low expectations because coming from console lol).

With the Graphics Card, I didn’t know if I should go for AMD ryzen 5600 XT or the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 as from what I’ve read, they’re fairly similar. Also not sure if the motherboard is suitable for the CPU, or if I should go for one that is higher or lower.

not entirely sure on what to pick for a monitor, would like to spend £200 max for it and would like at least 144 Hz, 1080p and around 23/24”, any suggestions appreciated!

thanks for any help given, really appreciated :)

Case
PCS SPECTRUM RGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB AMD RADEON™ RX 5600 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
256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (1900 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
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 High Performance Liquid 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)
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 [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
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 - Approximately 21 to 23 working days
Price: £1,175.00 including VAT and Delivery
 
Martinr36

Martinr36

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That looks Ok, I'd go with the 2060 as unfortunately AMD don't have a very good reputation for their drivers, if the budget allows I'd also add a second M.2 for saving games on, the PCS 1TB one will do for this

Could you als add the configuration link to your post
 
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Grumpywurzel

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I would deffo up the warranty to Silver, if memory serves it's only £6 extra. Are you buying the 2060 due to the newer generation cards being out of stock or price (not sure if they are more expensive?), however I would deffo hold out for the 3000 series.
 
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MicYeu

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Martinr36 said:
That looks Ok, I'd go with the 2060 as unfortunately AMD don't have a very good reputation for their drivers, if the budget allows I'd also add a second M.2 for saving games on, the PCS 1TB one will do for this

Could you als add the configuration link to your post
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sorry, here it is:
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/Z5X8RzFBEt/

and just wondering, if I was to get an SSD just to have games on it, would there still be a point of having a smaller 256GB one? Just trying to wrap my head around why I would need a HDD and then two SDDs, would 1TB SDD and 2TB HHD be enough?

and also is the 2060 decent, or should I pick a different graphics card?

thanks
 
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MicYeu

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Grumpywurzel said:
I would deffo up the warranty to Silver, if memory serves it's only £6 extra. Are you buying the 2060 due to the newer generation cards being out of stock or price (not sure if they are more expensive?), however I would deffo hold out for the 3000 series.
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thanks for the advice, I haven’t looked into the technicals but I will once I’m closer to making an order. And I just chose the 2060 as I saw some reviews that basically said it’s pretty similar to the Radeon RX 5600 XT. Is there a specific one that you would recommend (I’m not really expecting to be playing on like ultra settings and stuff so I’m not looking for the best of the best)?
 
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Ok to answer the SSD question, you have the smaller faster drive for the OS and programs that need to be on the C drive, then the second slightly slower one that i advised is where you put your games, then the HDD for documents etc that don't need a fast drive, doing this, if you ever need to clean install windows, you don't need to redownload all your games as well

The 2060 is fine for 1080p
 
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MicYeu

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Martinr36 said:
Ok to answer the SSD question, you have the smaller faster drive for the OS and programs that need to be on the C drive, then the second slightly slower one that i advised is where you put your games, then the HDD for documents etc that don't need a fast drive, doing this, if you ever need to clean install windows, you don't need to redownload all your games as well

The 2060 is fine for 1080p
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thanks, makes sense! I’m guessing there’s nothing else you’d recommend for me to change?
 
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MicYeu

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Grumpywurzel said:
I did mate and I followed the link. The 2060 is not an option, it's greyed out. If he buys the 3060Ti he is still under the 1200 quid budget
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For me I’m able to select it?
 

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MicYeu

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Grumpywurzel said:
Yeah you can select it, but it's greyed out in the config page. I'm probably wrong but if you go through with the order it will give you an error message
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Ah yeah it’s not available at the moment. I’ve tried looking at the 3060TI and that’s also got a bit of a wait too, its also like £200 over my ideal budget. Are the AMD graphics cards really not worth it?
 
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Tom_P

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PIcking up on a few points - I'm running a 2060 Super, and it's fine for the sort of gaming you're talking about. I'm running a 1440p monitor and running 1440p 80-90 fps on "AAA" titles (Metro Exodus, FarCry 5 etc.) with high-to-ultra graphics settings. The standard 2060 would be fine for 1080p. That being said, buying a 2060 now is a bad idea - the NVidia 30-series cards are way better for basically the same price. Unless you need the PC yesterday, wait till you can get either the standard 3060 or the 3060Ti. This gives you the option to upgrade to a 1440p monitor in future as well without having to change GPUs.

If there's a trade-off to be made on cost, a better GPU would be more beneficial for the sort of gaming you've mentioned than a better CPU, so downgrading to a 3600x rather than 5600x could be worthwhile if that's needed to get to a better GPU - although CPU is harder to upgrade in future. As an added bonus, the AMD stock cooler on the 3600x and 3600xt is perfectly fine for gaming use, so you wouldn't need the additional liquid cooler, so there's an additional cost saving there.

More minor points - if you're getting an RGB strip, don't you want RGB RAM as well / instead? For the PSU, the RMx is a better unit (quieter, more efficient, I think also more reliable) than the TXm - although they should both be fine.

Hope that helps!
 
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MicYeu

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Tom_P said:
PIcking up on a few points - I'm running a 2060 Super, and it's fine for the sort of gaming you're talking about. I'm running a 1440p monitor and running 1440p 80-90 fps on "AAA" titles (Metro Exodus, FarCry 5 etc.) with high-to-ultra graphics settings. The standard 2060 would be fine for 1080p. That being said, buying a 2060 now is a bad idea - the NVidia 30-series cards are way better for basically the same price. Unless you need the PC yesterday, wait till you can get either the standard 3060 or the 3060Ti. This gives you the option to upgrade to a 1440p monitor in future as well without having to change GPUs.

If there's a trade-off to be made on cost, a better GPU would be more beneficial for the sort of gaming you've mentioned than a better CPU, so downgrading to a 3600x rather than 5600x could be worthwhile if that's needed to get to a better GPU - although CPU is harder to upgrade in future. As an added bonus, the AMD stock cooler on the 3600x and 3600xt is perfectly fine for gaming use, so you wouldn't need the additional liquid cooler, so there's an additional cost saving there.

More minor points - if you're getting an RGB strip, don't you want RGB RAM as well / instead? For the PSU, the RMx is a better unit (quieter, more efficient, I think also more reliable) than the TXm - although they should both be fine.

Hope that helps!
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Thanks so much, guess then that’s more than enough for my use case. I guess in that case I’ll wait for the 3060 whenever it’s available. I’m still saving up a little bit and was planning on ordering in the next month or so, but since there’s a shortage of stock, should I order now or will the wait be relatively okay when I order in a few months? Guess I could pay off like half now and then the rest in a few months time, but I’d need to check on how the financing works.

and I had no idea that RGB ram was a thing, but I selected it now haha.

again, thank you for the help :)
 
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