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OVERPAIR

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Hi All -Happy new year

I am looking to upgrade my pc to the one below,it will be a gaming pc are there any tweaks to improve/save money.Also any monitors that are recommended for £300-400 price

Thanks for help.
Case
PCS 6003B BLACK CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA 2.5" SSD, (upto 560MB/sR | 540MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 120 High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
1x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
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
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® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
I would keep the base build the same with a couple of adjustments:

1/. You need a much better case, obviously it's a personal choice on aesthetics, but something at around the £100 mark I'd suggest.

2/. Personally, I'd drop the RAM to 3200MHz, there's not much in it performance wise but 3600 is quite a lot more expensive.

3/. Replace the SATA SSD with an M2 drive which is the current standard and vastly superior performance to a SATA drive for not much more money.

4/. Up the Cooler to the H100i which is much better suited to the CPU.

5/. Up the wireless card to the next one up which is the Intel card. The one you've selected it quite old tech on wireless N, missing out on modern connectivity.

6/. At least silver warranty which is only £5

As a monitor, I'd highly recommend a 1440p 144Hz GSync screen. The Dell in my signature is excellent:

www.scan.co.uk

Dell S2716DG 27" Nvidia G Sync 144Hz QHD 1ms Gaming Monitor

Buy from Scan - 27" Dell S2716DG 144Hz Nvidia G-Sync 2K Gaming Monitor, TN, 2560x1440, 1ms, 1000: 1, Black, DP 1.2/HDMI 1., 4x USB 3.0
www.scan.co.uk www.scan.co.uk

So as an example for the build (you can use the link at the bottom to reconfigure or order):

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX MB530P RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB ADATA SX6000 Pro PCIe M.2 2280 (2100 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM 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)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
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
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 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
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Price: £1,864.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/tMC78medgq/
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
I'd drop the mobo to the X570 PLUS. Not sure there's anything on the Strix to make it worth the massive premium

You could consider the 3600MHz RAM. As the price gap is a little smaller than it was. Hardly cheap but not quite such a ripoff (~£25 difference rather than £40-60)

Some additional monitor ideas:

Gaming Monitors Guide

The monitor is probably the most important component in any gaming build – it defines how you experience games and the hardware the PC should have. Overlooking the monitor can be the single biggest bottleneck to your gaming experience. With recent monitor and graphics card launches, and wider...
www.pcspecialist.co.uk www.pcspecialist.co.uk
Those are 1440p 144hz.

Or one or two of the less expensive 1440p Ultrawide ones like 34" MSI Optix MAG341CQ might be within budget. That one's still around £450.

I think monitors tend to get expensive again after the Black Friday week upto Christmas... and then stay that way as everyone goes to buy one for their new gaming PC.
 
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OVERPAIR

Member
Thanks for help guys. i will probably stick with cheap case due to it being enclosed in my pc desk so no real point in anything flashy (literally lol)
 
Rakk

Rakk

The Awesome
Moderator
OVERPAIR said:
Thanks for help guys. i will probably stick with cheap case due to it being enclosed in my pc desk so no real point in anything flashy (literally lol)
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The case isn't just for looks, the one you've picked won't have great airflow and you may find everything gets very toasty as its not really suitable for high-end components.
Also you said it'll be in an enclosed space, how enclosed? If it will only just fit with no space for airflow then that will definitely not help I'm afraid and will make things even hotter - you do need a bit of space around high end PC's.
Edit: added info: The modern PC's will do what they can to avoid overheating but this may include throttling the power and you don't won't a brand new machine being throttled from day 1 due to bad case choice and lack of airflow.

OVERPAIR said:
also should i install windows to 512 m.2 or 2tb seagate
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Should definitely be on the M.2 (I know you said you'd found the answer - but I'm just verifying which it should be)
 
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SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
Yeah, case is important to the build, it's not that any case will do, you have to tailor it depending on the components you have.

That case you originally selected will burn out the CPU and GPU pretty quickly, and certainly throttle performance in the meantime, basically, big NO NO
 
VenatoS

VenatoS

Well-known member
SpyderTracks said:
I would keep the base build the same with a couple of adjustments:

1/. You need a much better case, obviously it's a personal choice on aesthetics, but something at around the £100 mark I'd suggest.

2/. Personally, I'd drop the RAM to 3200MHz, there's not much in it performance wise but 3600 is quite a lot more expensive.

3/. Replace the SATA SSD with an M2 drive which is the current standard and vastly superior performance to a SATA drive for not much more money.

4/. Up the Cooler to the H100i which is much better suited to the CPU.

5/. Up the wireless card to the next one up which is the Intel card. The one you've selected it quite old tech on wireless N, missing out on modern connectivity.

6/. At least silver warranty which is only £5

As a monitor, I'd highly recommend a 1440p 144Hz GSync screen. The Dell in my signature is excellent:

www.scan.co.uk

Dell S2716DG 27" Nvidia G Sync 144Hz QHD 1ms Gaming Monitor

Buy from Scan - 27" Dell S2716DG 144Hz Nvidia G-Sync 2K Gaming Monitor, TN, 2560x1440, 1ms, 1000: 1, Black, DP 1.2/HDMI 1., 4x USB 3.0
www.scan.co.uk www.scan.co.uk

So as an example for the build (you can use the link at the bottom to reconfigure or order):

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX MB530P RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB ADATA SX6000 Pro PCIe M.2 2280 (2100 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM 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)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
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
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 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
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Price: £1,864.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/tMC78medgq/
Click to expand...

I have that monitor, it's absolutely brilliant.
Worth the 500£. Dell's quality is truly amazing.
 
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