Hello, looking at getting a first gaming PC, mainly for flight simming - i've outlined my logic behind what i've selected below, and would dearly appreciate any help and advice!
Monitor: I've got a budget of around £160, although prepared to flex. Since this is my first foray into a desktop its proven to be quite intimidating and not entirely sure what I'm looking for in truth
Use: For gaming, mainly flight sims such as DCS world
Budget: Upper limit max of £1800
Thoughts behind selection:
- Only used gaming laptop to date, no experience with desktop PCs (Currently using Nitro 5, 16gb RAM, GTX1660ti)
- Started by modifying the pre-set "Atlas Elite" from the website, on the basis it'd be somewhat well configured already.
- CPU - Would like to be able to achieve a 3.2GHZ clock rate w/turbo as minimum
- Memory - As far as i'm aware flight sims can be quite sketchy with even 16GB
- Graphics card - I'm not too concerned about crystal graphics - coming from a 6gb 1660ti, i'd like to improve on that with another middle-range type card, but I'm certainly not looking at 3080TIs etc.
- Storage - I'd like a 500GB SSD in order to save my flight sim on, perhaps with a little space left over, since that takes an extreme length of time on my current HDD, otherwise i'm content with all other games i play in regards to loading time currently on my HDD.
- Processing cooling/case airflow - As mentioned earlier coming from a laptop i'm very acquainted with how important it is to keep everything cool, but I'm unfamiliar how this can be done. I can't find too much info on how good the case is or not, and i thought the liquid cooling couldn't hurt anything but my budget, but could do with some enlightening.
Case
PCS PRISM TG BLACK ARGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 10 Core Processor i9-10900 (2.8GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard
GIGABYTE Z590 UD AC (LGA1200, USB 3.2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX, Wi-Fi) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6600 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CV SERIES™ CV-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100x 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
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
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Price: £1,632.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z490-pc/cQJBjSDuhh/
Monitor: I've got a budget of around £160, although prepared to flex. Since this is my first foray into a desktop its proven to be quite intimidating and not entirely sure what I'm looking for in truth
Use: For gaming, mainly flight sims such as DCS world
Budget: Upper limit max of £1800
Thoughts behind selection:
- Only used gaming laptop to date, no experience with desktop PCs (Currently using Nitro 5, 16gb RAM, GTX1660ti)
- Started by modifying the pre-set "Atlas Elite" from the website, on the basis it'd be somewhat well configured already.
- CPU - Would like to be able to achieve a 3.2GHZ clock rate w/turbo as minimum
- Memory - As far as i'm aware flight sims can be quite sketchy with even 16GB
- Graphics card - I'm not too concerned about crystal graphics - coming from a 6gb 1660ti, i'd like to improve on that with another middle-range type card, but I'm certainly not looking at 3080TIs etc.
- Storage - I'd like a 500GB SSD in order to save my flight sim on, perhaps with a little space left over, since that takes an extreme length of time on my current HDD, otherwise i'm content with all other games i play in regards to loading time currently on my HDD.
- Processing cooling/case airflow - As mentioned earlier coming from a laptop i'm very acquainted with how important it is to keep everything cool, but I'm unfamiliar how this can be done. I can't find too much info on how good the case is or not, and i thought the liquid cooling couldn't hurt anything but my budget, but could do with some enlightening.
Case
PCS PRISM TG BLACK ARGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 10 Core Processor i9-10900 (2.8GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard
GIGABYTE Z590 UD AC (LGA1200, USB 3.2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX, Wi-Fi) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6600 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CV SERIES™ CV-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100x 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
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
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Price: £1,632.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z490-pc/cQJBjSDuhh/
