General purpose and light gaming spec

[RosBad]

I'm looking for a general purpose desktop with the capability for some light gaming. I'm thinking of £700-800 before peripherals. This spec is based on one of PCS's builds and also liking the look of the Asus ROG Strix GA15 G15 but my knowledge is limited! Does it seem sensible? Many thanks for any advice.

[this spec removed as it's now out of date - see revised spec below]

 

[RosBad]

Advice on whether this is a sensible configuration for an office pc with light gaming, please. Advice on what monitor to buy would also be appreciated! Thanks,

Case
PCS 3601 CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.1GHz/11MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE B550 GAMING X V2 : DDR4, USB 3.2 - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
4GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (1 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1650 - HDMI
1st M.2 SSD Drive
256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3000 MB/R, 1200 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W CV SERIES™ CV-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 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
Wireless Network Card
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
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 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
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 5 to 7 working days
Price: £678.00 including VAT and Delivery

 

[RosBad]

I'm hoping for comments on the second spec, please - would upping the RAM a bit make much different?

 

[SimonPeters116]

I'm wondering why 2 separate PCs?
Could you consider combining the budget for both?
That would increase your budget to £1500 ish, for 1 PC to do both jobs, which it would do no problem with that kind of budget.
If one's in an office and the other isn't, fair enough.

You haven't picked a good time for advice on these kinds of computers. AMD have just released a completely new generation of cpu chips. So everyone has been excited about them, and what they're bringing to the computing world. It's been a 'busy' couple of months. Unfortunately I'm not the one to ask about spec's, my knowledge is too out of date, sorry.
I can tell you that DDR4 RAM has a sweet spot at 3200MHz, bang for buck, and 16GB covers most uses with ease. Also, 2 sticks, 1 on each channel is much more efficient than 1 stick on 1 channel, 2 x 4GB RAM. You can then put another 2 x 4GB of matching RAM in later, when finances allow, if required/desired.
Oh, and I just noticed. If you add in the link from the bottom of your quote page, it makes altering your configuration easier.
Once you've got a quote, that stays good for a week (I think), obviously any changes will change the quote, but not for the parts that stay the same, those prices are set. No-one will alter anything without saying so to you. You won't wake up to a £2k rig instead of the £678 rig you've spec'ed. That isn't the way things are done in here.

 

[RosBad]

Thanks for the reply! I'm sorry, I'm being confusing - it's the second spec I'm working on now, and only for one pc.
I've been reading about the new releases, and appreciate that people are busy talking about them, rather than my basic offering!
From what I can see, the new releases are out of my price bracket, and it seems the type of thing I want is likely to go up in price rather than down (is that right?) so I'm not sure there's much point in waiting.
I just wanted to check my spec was logical and if a tweak here or there would make improvements.
2 x 4GB RAM sounds good, thank you for the advice.

 

[RosBad]

I'm wondering if for my purposes whether the AMD Ryzen 5 4500 is better than the Ryzan 5 3600?

 

[Salmon Fisher]

The 3600 edges it, I may be right (or wrong) in that the 3600 is PCEi 4 whilst the other one is only PCEi 3. The 3600 should be the faster chip as well.

 

[sck451]

What does "light gaming" mean? You might even be able to get away with an iGPU option like the 5600G, depending on the game and your monitor.

 

[RosBad]

3600 it probably is then, thank you.

Gaming will probably be RTS type games, but more at the Northguard end of things than cutting edge. I'm out of practice at all this, having been relying on a work laptop for the last few years. I'm thinking a fairly low-end graphics card would do me.
Revised spec is below:

Case
PCS 6003B BLACK CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE B550 GAMING X V2 : DDR4, USB 3.2 - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1650 - HDMI
1st M.2 SSD Drive
128GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (1100 MB/R, 600 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W CV SERIES™ CV-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 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
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 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00027]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 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 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 5 to 7 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-home-office/m7nvp8p7pA/