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KevTal

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Hi, my son is very good at Fortnite and wants a PC to take him to the next level.
I've built one for him (not sure how i attach the spec) but essentially I'm looking for a greater FPS than 120.
Any tips on what to look out for to achieve this?
Thanks
 
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KevTal said:
Hi, my son is very good at Fortnite and wants a PC to take him to the next level.
I've built one for him (not sure how i attach the spec) but essentially I'm looking for a greater FPS than 120.
Any tips on what to look out for to achieve this?
Thanks
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KevTal

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Budget is £1500.
He has a 120hz monitor but we will be buying a 2nd monitor once we know what the pc can achieve.
The Spec I've created is for a AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D. AMD Radeon RX 6600 8GB.
Hope that helps.
 
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KevTal

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Think I worked it out:
Case
PCS SPECTRUM II ARGB MID TOWER CASE (PWM) *WHITE*
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Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6600 - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
Graphics Card Support Bracket
PCS GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT BRACKET
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3200 MB/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 550W CV SERIES™ CV-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
DeepCool AK620 ZERO DARK High-Performance Dual Tower 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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
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
Norton 360 For Gamers: 1 User, 3 Devices - 1 Year Subscription
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
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 5 to 7 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Packaging
PCS Trade Pack - New 2023
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/y!5CRnWnfR/
 
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SmithyTheHobbit

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KevTal said:
Think I worked it out:
Case
PCS SPECTRUM II ARGB MID TOWER CASE (PWM) *WHITE*
Promotional Item
Get a discount code for 20% off select peripherals at Corsair.com
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6600 - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
Graphics Card Support Bracket
PCS GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT BRACKET
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3200 MB/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 550W CV SERIES™ CV-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
DeepCool AK620 ZERO DARK High-Performance Dual Tower 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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
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
Norton 360 For Gamers: 1 User, 3 Devices - 1 Year Subscription
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
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 5 to 7 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Packaging
PCS Trade Pack - New 2023
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/y!5CRnWnfR/
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I'm not an expert so someone can correct me if I am wrong. You don't need the Anti-Virus, windows defender and Malwarebytes are sufficient enough. I don't think you would need to spend extra on that the thermal paste. Will probably need a more powerful psu 750w+. I can't comment on the rest so hopefully someone else can help there :)
 
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It's a bit hard to spec without knowing the monitor. I'd not buy your build: it's very unbalanced. You have a top-end CPU, but a lower-end and last-generation graphics card. It will be a 1080p gaming PC at best. For £1500 you can get a very adequate 1440p build; a matching monitor would be in the £250-350 range.

Case
PCS SPECTRUM II ARGB MID TOWER CASE (PWM) *WHITE* Not the case I'd choose but not awful
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core CPU (4.0GHz-5.2GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5) Much cheaper CPU
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6) More moderate motherboard
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB SAPPHIRE PURE RADEON™ RX 7700 XT GAMING OC - WHITE - HDMI, DP - DX® 12 Decent for 1440p gaming
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW) Boot drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW) Games drive
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Much more PSU capacity to allow for future upgrades
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
DeepCool AK400 Performance CPU Cooler ZERO DARK Fine for the 7600
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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
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
Microsoft® Edge
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 5 to 7 working days
Price: £1,546.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/aW8wjGcAPZ/
 
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KevTal

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Thank you. That's really helpful. I'm guessing, you wouldn't know the refresh rate until you boot the game up and change the settings.
 
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KevTal said:
Thank you. That's really helpful. I'm guessing, you wouldn't know the refresh rate until you boot the game up and change the settings.
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I'm not expert in Fortnite, but it isn't hard to find videos of people playing it with framerates visible. A quick search suggests you're talking well over 100fps at 1440p with maximum settings (and maximum settings are stupid anyway).​
 
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KevTal

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He gets 120fps from his xbox. So I'm assuming he'll get more than 100fps at low settings. For £1500 I want a significant improvement on 120fps, otherwise he might as well stick with his xbox.
 
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KevTal said:
He gets 120fps from his xbox. So I'm assuming he'll get more than 100fps at low settings. For £1500 I want a significant improvement on 120fps, otherwise he might as well stick with his xbox.
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Well that depends on resolution. 1440p 120fps is way better than 1080p 120fps, which is what you'll be talking about from the Xbox, I imagine. You get an extra 78% more pixels, so it looks way better. Playing in 1080p with the 7700 XT you can expect well over 200fps (if your monitor can display it), but that would be stupid: you'll get a better experience from 1440p.

Not wishing to harp on a point, but this is why we need to know what monitor you'll be using.
 
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KevTal said:
He gets 120fps from his xbox. So I'm assuming he'll get more than 100fps at low settings. For £1500 I want a significant improvement on 120fps, otherwise he might as well stick with his xbox.
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Consoles and PCs cannot be compared because they are two fully different systems.

Frame rates on consoles are determined by developers and must adhere to a specific standard hardware configuration (closed system).
The PC is an open system that allows the user to customize their experience based on a custom setup.
With a limited budget, you will struggle to find a system that meets your needs.

Anyway, we really need to know what monitor you'll be using before we can give you any relevant suggestions.
 
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KevTal

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sck451 said:
Well that depends on resolution. 1440p 120fps is way better than 1080p 120fps, which is what you'll be talking about from the Xbox, I imagine. You get an extra 78% more pixels, so it looks way better. Playing in 1080p with the 7700 XT you can expect well over 200fps (if your monitor can display it), but that would be stupid: you'll get a better experience from 1440p.

Not wishing to harp on a point, but this is why we need to know what monitor you'll be using.
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I'll likely be buying a new monitor at this point. So, what do you recommend?
 
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The AOC Q27G4X at £230 is very good value. The Gigabyte M27Q at around £250 is also a great buy. The AOC AG275QZ is amazing value at £300 for a 240Hz display, though I'm not sure 240Hz is really all that worthwhile. All would be a good match for the build I posted above.
 
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