Couple hundred I guess, Uk pounds
Spec for 240 FPS?
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On the monitor? That’s fine. With Black Friday sales on the horizon you should be able to pick up something in that price range. Just look for 1080p resolution, 144Hz refresh rate and a 1ms response time. If the kid is after a competitive edge, the latter two figures will be important to him.
What about the system? Have you already purchased the one you originally posted?
andjac
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Feel like this thread is hard work haha
The suggested build can be improved upon by agentcooper or some helpful others
If you give them the right info they will suggest something that will work for your son!
The more details you can give the better the suggestions will be:
Does your son only play fortnight?
Does he try and make any videos or stream?
Is there access to an old windows 10 PC that will no longer be used after this shiny new one arrives?
Whats the total budget you are looking to spend on both the monitor and PC?
The suggested build can be improved upon by agentcooper or some helpful others
If you give them the right info they will suggest something that will work for your son!
The more details you can give the better the suggestions will be:
Does your son only play fortnight?
Does he try and make any videos or stream?
Is there access to an old windows 10 PC that will no longer be used after this shiny new one arrives?
Whats the total budget you are looking to spend on both the monitor and PC?
ubuysa
The BSOD Doctor
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ubuysa
The BSOD Doctor
I guess that's because that's what all his mates talk about. When I was a nipper and HiFi was all the rage (there was only vinyl back then) we convinced ourselves that we needed speakers with a frequency range from 10Hz to 30kHz (or more) - without ever considering whether we could actually hear those frequencies. It's the same today with FPS, more is always better - even if you can't see it.
Cheers, I’ll look at those. Yes I have, good enough for fortnite at 144fps? Any upgrade tips to push it further?
Sorry for the pain, I’m a bit off the pace with the job spec. I’ll use the computer I posted with a 144hz monitor and see how that goes; I can always upgrade a part or 2 on his next birthday to improve it as required. It’s only for gaming so I don’t really want to spend a fortune! Thanks for everyone’s help.
It's really not well optimised at all to be honest. You haven't chosen a gaming CPU, it's got graphics on it.... which is a waste of chiplet space. The gaming chips are the 3300+ CPUs from the Ryzen Extreme menu.
When asking for advice it's best to ask before the purchase so that you don't end up with the system in building while querying parts.
As a minimum anyone here will always ask the following:
Budget - We need to know what we are working with
Monitor - We need to know what we are pairing it with to know whether it's even achievable. Refresh means nothing on it's own, neither does resolution. We need to know resolution AND refresh rate, or advise the model number, or just let us know what the budget is for the monitor if not purchased yet.
Uses - Any special use case, particular games that are required. Important as some are more CPU/GPU/Memory challenging than others.
This is all critical information as otherwise we are as well picking advice out of the sky.
If you have a system in mind we always ask that you post up it's spec via the "Post to forum" link from the configurator (after clicking continue). This allows us to go in and easily advise tweaks to the build and we can re-post with a new unique configuration that you can go in and browse.
I would genuinely stop and completely re-think the entire build if I'm honest. You want to make sure that the money spent now, even if not world beating, has the potential to be built upon from a solid foundation. Getting a few key components right is the difference between a modular build and a future paperweight.
When asking for advice it's best to ask before the purchase so that you don't end up with the system in building while querying parts.
As a minimum anyone here will always ask the following:
Budget - We need to know what we are working with
Monitor - We need to know what we are pairing it with to know whether it's even achievable. Refresh means nothing on it's own, neither does resolution. We need to know resolution AND refresh rate, or advise the model number, or just let us know what the budget is for the monitor if not purchased yet.
Uses - Any special use case, particular games that are required. Important as some are more CPU/GPU/Memory challenging than others.
This is all critical information as otherwise we are as well picking advice out of the sky.
If you have a system in mind we always ask that you post up it's spec via the "Post to forum" link from the configurator (after clicking continue). This allows us to go in and easily advise tweaks to the build and we can re-post with a new unique configuration that you can go in and browse.
I would genuinely stop and completely re-think the entire build if I'm honest. You want to make sure that the money spent now, even if not world beating, has the potential to be built upon from a solid foundation. Getting a few key components right is the difference between a modular build and a future paperweight.
Thanks for your honesty. I have gone to edit the build but can’t see the Ryzen extreme menu you mention? I am looking for a build that will play fortnite and similar at 165 FPS, it almost exclusively for gaming use. The budget for the computer is £700. The monitor it will be paired with is
| VG249Q1R 23.8" IPS FHD Monitor QY3DE15 |
Now we're getting somewhere.
Unfortunately the budget just isn't realistic. I'll do the absolute best I can in the next post but £700 does not a gaming PC make at this moment in time.
The "Extreme" configurator is here...
www.pcspecialist.co.uk
Unfortunately the budget just isn't realistic. I'll do the absolute best I can in the next post but £700 does not a gaming PC make at this moment in time.
The "Extreme" configurator is here...
PCSPECIALIST - Configure the AMD Am4 Gen3 PC to your ideal requirements.
PCSpecialist is an award-winning manufacturer of high quality custom PCs & Laptops. Configure the AMD Am4 Gen3 PC to your ideal requirements.
www.pcspecialist.co.uk
This is cutting every corner I can to shave off the cash. The 3300X would be the obvious CPU choice but it isn't in stock so I've selected the 3600.
Note, there is no fast storage so it's all conventional slow. This isn't typical of modern systems but it's the only way to get the budget down. Same goes with Wifi, this would presume you can connect it via an ethernet cable and not need Wifi. The GPU is the lowest I would recommend for 1080p gaming but you're not going to get anywhere near the monitor you have purchased refresh rate. You would expect around 60-100fps depending on the games. The PSU is also the absolute minimum that I would ever recommend, it doesn't really allow for upgrades but the budget doesn't allow for a more well rounded option.
Case
CORSAIR 275R AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1650 - HDMI
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CV SERIES™ CV-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)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 15 working days
Price: £808.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/gC2NaGym8T/
Note, there is no fast storage so it's all conventional slow. This isn't typical of modern systems but it's the only way to get the budget down. Same goes with Wifi, this would presume you can connect it via an ethernet cable and not need Wifi. The GPU is the lowest I would recommend for 1080p gaming but you're not going to get anywhere near the monitor you have purchased refresh rate. You would expect around 60-100fps depending on the games. The PSU is also the absolute minimum that I would ever recommend, it doesn't really allow for upgrades but the budget doesn't allow for a more well rounded option.
Case
CORSAIR 275R AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1650 - HDMI
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CV SERIES™ CV-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)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 15 working days
Price: £808.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/gC2NaGym8T/
For context on how I've came about some of the choices above you could have a read at my guide here....
www.pcspecialist.co.uk
This will explain the reasoning behind some of the options as well as giving an insight into gaming choices & the budgets required to hit certain benchmarks.
Desktop Building Guide - April 2023
A "quick" reference guide to building the perfect system. This is the sort of logic I go through when suggesting systems, so thought I would jot it down on the page. Clearly this is an ever changing suite of options but I'll update periodically as my default go-to's change... I'm noticing the...
This will explain the reasoning behind some of the options as well as giving an insight into gaming choices & the budgets required to hit certain benchmarks.
Cheers