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Pyry

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Im looking for a pc that could play 1080p 144hz at nice settings. Also I would like to look into streaming. I was thinking about these specs. Would someone say would this be good? And would the temps be okay?


Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE H500 ARGB 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 DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre European Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 V3 Series High Performance CPU Cooler (AMD)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Thermaltake TOUGHFAN 12 Case Fans
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
2 PORT (1 x TYPE A, 1 x TYPE C) USB 3.1 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]

Thanks!
 
MrWilson

MrWilson

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The build looks pretty solid, only needs a couple of changes.

What is your budget?
Do you have a monitor already, or are you still looking for one?

Please could you post the config link to make it easier for us to make edits?

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Citrus_9

Citrus_9

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Would 5600X be sufficient for streaming? Maybe something like 3700X or 5800X would benefit?

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Pyry

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Citrus_9 said:
Would you know your monitor size, resolution and refresh rate? Assuming it's 1080p 144Hz as per above. You've mentioned games. What games you'd be playing?
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My monitor is 1050p 60hz now, but im getting a new one in christmas, which would be 1080p 144 (or higher) hz. I want to play minecraft with ray tracing, overwatch, valorant, star wars battlefront 2, apex legends and fortnite. These kind of games you know.
 
Citrus_9

Citrus_9

Expert
Pyry said:
My monitor is 1050p 60hz now, but im getting a new one in christmas, which would be 1080p 144 (or higher) hz. I want to play minecraft with ray tracing, overwatch, valorant, star wars battlefront 2, apex legends and fortnite. These kind of games you know.
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For 1080p monitor your chosen GPU 1660Ti is overkill as it's more suited for 1440p monitors. I'd recommend getting Nvidia 2060 GPU or wait a few months for a new 3050 or 3050Ti GPU (both not released yet).

Your PC case is good enough, 5600X CPU doesn't get very hot and you should be fine with a stock cooler which comes for free with AMD 5600X CPU. So I would drop a cooler and also drop case fans.

I've just notices that iCue 220T PC case is back in stock. Both, your chosen, and this 220T are good value cases but I'd prefer 220T a it has 3 RGB fans - should be slightly more quiet and same good airflow.

Think well if you really need a B550-F motherboard as B550-Plus is cheaper but the difference between them is very slight.

PSU - I would definitely pick a modular 850W PSU as it's just a much better quality, more quiet and gives you more space for GPU upgradability in the future without changing a PSU.

I have changed HDD Firecuda to Barracuda. I know Barracuda had some flaws in the past but most of HDD manufacturers had. I think it's long passed and if the PC will be for home use, then Barracuda is the way to go. But I've upped your M.2 SSD from 500Gb to 1TB. We saved some money from a PC case and HDD changes and I think 1TB M.2 is very beneficial!
 
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Citrus_9

Citrus_9

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Case
CORSAIR iCUE 220T RGB AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING 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 NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
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 European Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
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
2 PORT (1 x TYPE A, 1 x TYPE C) USB 3.1 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
US International/USA - US 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 Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
3 DAY DELIVERY TO FINLAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 21 to 23 working days
Price: 1 597,00 € including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/uGZX9s6apw/
 
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Pyry

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Citrus_9 said:
For 1080p monitor your chosen GPU 1660Ti is overkill as it's more suited for 1440p monitors. I'd recommend getting Nvidia 2060 GPU or wait a few months for a new 3050 or 3050Ti GPU (both not released yet).

Your PC case is good enough, 5600X CPU doesn't get very hot and you should be fine with a stock cooler which comes for free with AMD 5600X CPU. So I would drop a cooler and also drop case fans.

I've just notices that iCue 220T PC case is back in stock. Both, your chosen, and this 220T are good value cases but I'd prefer 220T a it has 3 RGB fans - should be slightly more quiet and same good airflow.

Think well if you really need a B550-F motherboard as B550-Plus is cheaper but the difference between them is very slight.

PSU - I would definitely pick a modular 850W PSU as it's just a much better quality, more quiet and gives you more space for GPU upgradability in the future without changing a PSU.

I have changed HDD Firecuda to Barracuda. I know Barracuda had some flaws in the past but most of HDD manufacturers had. I think it's long passed and if the PC will be for home use, then Barracuda is the way to go. But I've upped your M.2 SSD from 500Gb to 1TB. We saved some money from a PC case and HDD changes and I think 1TB M.2 is very beneficial!
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But if i want the 3060 ti, would the xtra cooling be necessary?
 
Citrus_9

Citrus_9

Expert
Pyry said:
But if i want the 3060 ti, would the xtra cooling be necessary?
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Cooler is for CPU mainly and either of my two mentioned PC cases are open enough to have a good airflow. Don't need to put many of pc case fans, maybe just one in the back if you want to gain some slight performance in regards to temperatures.

If you're getting 3060Ti, you need to pair it with 1440p monitor, not 1080p which you've mentioned above ;)
 
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Pyry

Member
Citrus_9 said:
Cooler is for CPU mainly and either of my two mentioned PC cases are open enough to have a good airflow. Don't need to put many of pc case fans, maybe just one in the back if you want to gain some slight performance in regards to temperatures.

If you're getting 3060Ti, you need to pair it with 1440p monitor, not 1080p which you've mentioned above ;)
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I googled and someone said that the stock cooler will not be that good...
 
Citrus_9

Citrus_9

Expert
Pyry said:
I googled and someone said that the stock cooler will not be that good...
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"Will not be that good" doesn't mean that it's bad :) If you have any doubts, Noctua is the best from all air coolers currently PCS can offer - it's quiet and efficient.
 
Cobblers

Cobblers

Enthusiast
Often not good doesn't mean performance towards cooling, it could relate to the sound it is able to kick out.
 
Citrus_9

Citrus_9

Expert
Pyry said:
If i get noctua, i dont need any extra case fans?
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Normally PC case should be already with included case fans and shouldn't be necessary adding extra fans. But some cheap PC cases indeed may not have case fans included. Just need to have a look how many fans are included in the PC case you've chosen. You can do that by clicking on the case picture and then find in the product description.

I would recommend 3 intake fans at the front and 1 extract fan in the back - for air cooling that's sufficient in most scenarios, especially if a PC case is average or better.

You've mentioned streaming, so maybe Noctua is a good idea 👍🏾
 
P

Pyry

Member
Citrus_9 said:
Normally PC case should be already with included case fans and shouldn't be necessary adding extra fans. But some cheap PC cases indeed may not have case fans included. Just need to have a look how many fans are included in the PC case you've chosen. You can do that by clicking on the case picture and then find in the product description.

I would recommend 3 intake fans at the front and 1 extract fan in the back - for air cooling that's sufficient in most scenarios, especially if a PC case is average or better.

You've mentioned streaming, so maybe Noctua is a good idea 👍🏾
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I could go with the case you reconmended, but how do i know which extra case fan go to the back?
 
Citrus_9

Citrus_9

Expert
Pyry said:
I could go with the case you reconmended, but how do i know which extra case fan go to the back?
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Any case fan can be used either for intake or extract, depending on how they're installed. If you choose a case with 3 intake fans included and pick 1 extra fan, PCS most likely will install it as extract fan in the back or roof. You may drop an email for PCS asking how they'll do and suggesting your preference.
 
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