Help first pc buy and need help been playing game consoles for 20 years ready for pc now
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Martinr36
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Take a read of this especially the bit on AMD v intel, also any specific reason you've gone for a custom loop
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dazzturner
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I’ll have a read now and I don’t even know what you mean by custom loop. I want the pc to be able to game at a high level really
Martinr36
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custom loop is the liquid cooling system you've chosen
What's the budget, what monitor have you got, resolution & refresh rate or make and model
dazzturner
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Just read good reviews on them would you recommend them I play a lot of games
Msi 144hz 1440 optix ag32cq
Msi 144hz 1440 optix ag32cq
dazzturner
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And they do look good
SpyderTracks
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Closed loop offers no improvement for gaming, is extremely expensive and you'll need to send it for flushing every year which costs around £100 and you'll be without the PC for a month or so while it's done, unless you do it yourself. It's a major cost and effort related issue for zero return.
dazzturner
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The other reason is because I live in a caravan which I’m the winter is nice a cool but in the summer it can get a bit warm
SpyderTracks
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As said, it doesnt offer any improvement over an AIO. It's not meant for gaming rigs, only for high end render stations s or scientific data processors
dazzturner
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Right okay I hear you
JUNI0R
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Now if you’re able to provide your budget, we’ll be able to get you up and running with a system for your money
dazzturner
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£3k is the sort of price can go over a little
Martinr36
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Well this should do nicely and comes in at £2510
Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance 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
NOT REQUIRED
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 [KUK-00001]
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
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 16 to 19 working days
Price: £2,510.00 including VAT and Delivery
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SpyderTracks
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Do you already have the MSI monitor as if not, we could probably fit a far better one to match the build?
dazzturner
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I’ve already got to monitor as used it on my Xbox. But open to opinions I am a competitive call of duty player so would like it to work really high FPS etc just want a good setup
Martinr36
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yeah there's about £500 from the budget to play with 😁
SpyderTracks
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Do you actually play competitively as in for a Team?
Have you experienced high refresh? If you've been on console all this time, the max refresh you've ever experienced will be 60Hz, but often even 30Hz. 144Hz is a significant difference to console, over that there's very little gain even for the professionals. There's a reason why pros are paid multiple million dollars per match, like any competition level, they actually are superhuman and have reactions and eyes far more sensitive than any of us.
The time considerations with various refresh rates
A different take on monitor refresh rates (and the actual fact why 60hz to 144hz is the biggest jump and 144hz to 240hz not so much) When we talk about refresh rates, we talk about a frequency in which the monitor refreshes the image on screen every second. We refer to that as hertz (hz). So...
Most humans can't appreciate any difference over about 120Hz, you hear a lot of nonsense on YouTube which is by "influencers" being promoted by paid ad spots. They have no idea of tech and don't understand that what they're saying is complete garbage.
The difference between 1080p 144Hz and 1080p 240Hz is marginal for a few, and non existant for most.
The difference between 1080p 240Hz and 1440p 144hz is huge, with 1440p being a far more enjoyable experience visually. 1080p is not really supported anymore outside of extreme budget systems and competition level where graphics aren't important.
jamiephillips909
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I find competitively im better at 1440p then I was at 1080p as targets are more clear at distance and easier to spotDo you actually play competitively as in for a Team?
Have you experienced high refresh? If you've been on console all this time, the max refresh you've ever experienced will be 60Hz, but often even 30Hz. 144Hz is a significant difference to console, over that there's very little gain even for the professionals. There's a reason why pros are paid multiple million dollars per match, like any competition level, they actually are superhuman and have reactions and eyes far more sensitive than any of us.
The time considerations with various refresh rates
A different take on monitor refresh rates (and the actual fact why 60hz to 144hz is the biggest jump and 144hz to 240hz not so much) When we talk about refresh rates, we talk about a frequency in which the monitor refreshes the image on screen every second. We refer to that as hertz (hz). So...
Most humans can't appreciate any difference over about 120Hz, you hear a lot of nonsense on YouTube which is by "influencers" being promoted by paid ad spots. They have no idea of tech and don't understand that what they're saying is complete garbage.
The difference between 1080p 144Hz and 1080p 240Hz is marginal for a few, and non existant for most.
The difference between 1080p 240Hz and 1440p 144hz is huge, with 1440p being a far more enjoyable experience visually. 1080p is not really supported anymore outside of extreme budget systems and competition level where graphics aren't important.