paulbrooks791
Member
Hi, after many years of running a trailing-edge pc it's finally time to make a brand new purchase of the whole lot and I'd appreciate any thoughts on the following build in considering from PCSpecialist.
I have a budget of £1,200 and use the pc for the usual mix of work and gaming. Work requires remote desktopping for various databases and MSOffice. My gaming habits are fairly broad, with RPGs, grand strategy, space sims and Indies making up the majority.
So does the following look like I'm on the right track? I do have a couple of specific questions too:
The motherboard says that the RAM slots are "3200MHz Max". Does this mean that when choosing RAM I should elect for RAM at that speed and no more? I selected RAM based on that figure but wasn't sure if I was understanding that relationship correctly.
I really don't know my way around the pros/cons/pitfalls of case design so the selected case is based on guesswork...
Is anything here over or under-specced in relation to the overall cost? I'd like the best I can afford at this price and am trying to get components that are roughly in line with each other. The GPU feels like it might be something that sits under-spec in relation to some of the rest of it but I figured that could be something that gets an upgrade in the future.
I would love to stretch to a 1440 display but ended up going for 1080p. Is 1440 gaming realistic at this price? I imagine it would need a complete rethink.
Many thanks in advance.
Case
PCS GENESIS G1B CASE + SD CARD READER
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X470-PLUS GAMING (DDR4, 6Gb/s, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 580 - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st Storage Drive
480GB ADATA SU630 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
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
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
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
Monitor
AOC G2590PX 24.5" 144Hz Gaming Monitor
Keyboard & Mouse
CoolerMaster MasterKeys Lite L Combo Keyboard and Mouse
I have a budget of £1,200 and use the pc for the usual mix of work and gaming. Work requires remote desktopping for various databases and MSOffice. My gaming habits are fairly broad, with RPGs, grand strategy, space sims and Indies making up the majority.
So does the following look like I'm on the right track? I do have a couple of specific questions too:
The motherboard says that the RAM slots are "3200MHz Max". Does this mean that when choosing RAM I should elect for RAM at that speed and no more? I selected RAM based on that figure but wasn't sure if I was understanding that relationship correctly.
I really don't know my way around the pros/cons/pitfalls of case design so the selected case is based on guesswork...
Is anything here over or under-specced in relation to the overall cost? I'd like the best I can afford at this price and am trying to get components that are roughly in line with each other. The GPU feels like it might be something that sits under-spec in relation to some of the rest of it but I figured that could be something that gets an upgrade in the future.
I would love to stretch to a 1440 display but ended up going for 1080p. Is 1440 gaming realistic at this price? I imagine it would need a complete rethink.
Many thanks in advance.
Case
PCS GENESIS G1B CASE + SD CARD READER
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X470-PLUS GAMING (DDR4, 6Gb/s, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 580 - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st Storage Drive
480GB ADATA SU630 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
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
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
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
Monitor
AOC G2590PX 24.5" 144Hz Gaming Monitor
Keyboard & Mouse
CoolerMaster MasterKeys Lite L Combo Keyboard and Mouse
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