is this build fine - first pc

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SJ2T

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Hey everyone,

Its my first time buying a pc and i feel like i might overspend on the wrong things so i'd appreciate your thoughts on this build.

I've been told to get an intel i7/i9 processor. would that be the better option here?

Monitor - Alienware : AW2518HF 240hz - the other monitor included is just going to be one that i plan to use as a 2nd monitor and i dont think i need to spend a lot for that one.
Uses - it'll be a mix of gaming and streaming (Call of duty, destiny 2 mainly) - along with just casual business use (nothing too mad, just small video editing and photoshop)
Budget - The current price would be ideal for me but im open to going up to 1.8k - just want to hear everyones opinions but if you can bring it down that'll be great and if not then thats fine!

Thanks!


Case
PCS PRISM TG WHITE ARGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Eight Core CPU (3.4GHz-4.5GHz/100MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
4GB PCS PRO DDR4 2666MHz (1 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR, 1625MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 RGB V3 Series High Performance CPU Cooler (AMD)
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
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Capture/Streaming Cards
Elgato Game Capture 4K60 PRO MK.2 - PCIe Card
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
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™
Monitor
AOC 23.8" 24B2XDAM - 1920 x 1080,4MS, D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI
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 13 to 16 working days
Price: £1,686.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/DS75n4kHGq/
 
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SJ2T

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CountingDown said:
Presumably the RAM was something that you forgot to change as 4GB would not be enough for gaming, let alone streaming. You want a minimum of 16GB.

And talking of streaming: What platform is the streaming going to be done from? Is it purely PC streaming or will you be using the PC to stream from Xbox/PS? Just trying to work out if the capture card is needed or not as £200 is a hefty bit of budget and a lot can be done with that
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Yeah the RAM was an oversight from my side. I’ll probably look to stream from PS & PC. The other capture card is always sold out lol
 
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SJ2T

Member
Hey everyone,

Its my first time buying a pc and i feel like i might overspend on the wrong things so i'd appreciate your thoughts on this build.

I've been told to get an intel i7/i9 processor. would that be the better option here?

Monitor - Alienware : AW2518HF 240hz - the other monitor included is just going to be one that i plan to use as a 2nd monitor and i dont think i need to spend a lot for that one.
Uses - it'll be a mix of gaming and streaming (Call of duty, destiny 2 mainly) - along with just casual business use (nothing too mad, just small video editing and photoshop)
Budget - The current price would be ideal for me - just want to know if im overspending here! Happy to take in any recommendations. Also is there a huge difference between the 3060 and 3070? would i notice a big difference?

Case
FRACTAL POP SILENT CASE TG (WHITE)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Eight Core CPU (3.4GHz-4.5GHz/100MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR, 1625MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 RGB V3 Series High Performance CPU Cooler (AMD)
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
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 [KUK-00003]
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™
Monitor
AOC 23.8" 24B2XDAM - 1920 x 1080,4MS, D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI
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 12 to 15 working days

Price: £1,891.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/!Uj6wjnn2B/
 
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SJ2T

Member
CountingDown said:
For a streaming and gaming build, the budget is nearly there. I'd probably be looking at something like this which wil give longevity as well as the components (specifically PSU) to upgrade to a more capable 1440p GPU down the line if so required (the 3060Ti will do a pretty good stab at it now but games are getting all the more demanding):

Case
FRACTAL POP SILENT CASE TG (WHITE)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Eight Core CPU (3.4GHz-4.5GHz/100MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
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 SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMe SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H100i ELITE RGB 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
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 [KUK-00003]
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™
Monitor
AOC 23.8" 24B2XDAM - 1920 x 1080,4MS, D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI
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 12 to 15 working days
Price: £1,966.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/pV8XKjSn0P/

I was considering a 5800x but I am aware of how much CPU factors into gaming at 1080p and that, combined with streaming, makes me think the 3d is better. However, I'm by far from an expert so I'd wait for a second opinion
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Thanks for the recommendation! how long do you reckon the 3060ti would last before i'd need to upgrade it in terms of games being to demanding for it?
 
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Steveyg

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SJ2T said:
Thanks for the recommendation! how long do you reckon the 3060ti would last before i'd need to upgrade it in terms of games being to demanding for it?
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Impossible to tell really with GPUs they tend to the be the part that gets changed the most

If it helps any I have a 3060Ti I'm running it at 1440p 144hz and I have no intentions to change it for at least a few years now. I'll only think about changing it when the performance starts to lag behind in newer games but as long as it's coping with 1440p 144hz then it's fine
 
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SJ2T

Member
Steveyg said:
Impossible to tell really with GPUs they tend to the be the part that gets changed the most

If it helps any I have a 3060Ti I'm running it at 1440p 144hz and I have no intentions to change it for at least a few years now. I'll only think about changing it when the performance starts to lag behind in newer games but as long as it's coping with 1440p 144hz then it's fine
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that helps a lot, thanks for the info!
 
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