andrewwest275
Member
Hi All
I had the following built in may 2020 (see Below) and now think that I should have gone for a bigger/better CPU Cooler. I like quiet PCs and find that as soon as I do any gaming or photoshop/lightroom the cpu fan kicks in. I think i need a better cooler. The temps seem to be OK but I would rather go overboard with the cooling as I intend to use the PC more for light gaming in the future which also brings me onto which GPU card to upgrade to. Things I use this PC for are:
Photo editing 51Mpx Raw files in LR/PS
Usual browsing
Occasionally play games which include Euro Truck Sim, Wreckfest, Mud Runner. I would like to get Forza Horion 4 and maybe 5 when it is released. Poss a few flight sims but not MS Flight Sim.
So Was thinking of the Noctua NH-U14S or similar. I have low height Ram.
No idea about the GPU. Don't want anything mad, just good enough to be smooth. The one I have at the moment plays Wreckfest very smoothly so may not need to upgrade that at all???
All help welcome with thanks.
I had the following built in may 2020 (see Below) and now think that I should have gone for a bigger/better CPU Cooler. I like quiet PCs and find that as soon as I do any gaming or photoshop/lightroom the cpu fan kicks in. I think i need a better cooler. The temps seem to be OK but I would rather go overboard with the cooling as I intend to use the PC more for light gaming in the future which also brings me onto which GPU card to upgrade to. Things I use this PC for are:
Photo editing 51Mpx Raw files in LR/PS
Usual browsing
Occasionally play games which include Euro Truck Sim, Wreckfest, Mud Runner. I would like to get Forza Horion 4 and maybe 5 when it is released. Poss a few flight sims but not MS Flight Sim.
So Was thinking of the Noctua NH-U14S or similar. I have low height Ram.
No idea about the GPU. Don't want anything mad, just good enough to be smooth. The one I have at the moment plays Wreckfest very smoothly so may not need to upgrade that at all???
All help welcome with thanks.
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| Case | FRACTAL DEFINE S NANO GAMING CASE |
| Processor (CPU) | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4) |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte B450 I AORUS PRO Wi-Fi AC (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) |
| Memory (RAM) | 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
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| Graphics Card | 4GB AMD RADEON™ RX 550 - HDMI, DVI - DX® 12 |
| 1st Storage Drive | NOT REQUIRED |
| 1st M.2 SSD Drive | 512GB INTEL® 660p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 1500MB/sR | 1000MB/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 | Noctua NH-L9i Low Profile AM4, Super Quiet CPU Cooler |
| Thermal Paste | ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND |
| Sound Card | ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD) |
| Wireless Network Card | GIGABIT LAN PORT + Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi excluded on H310I-PLUS) |
| USB/Thunderbolt Options | MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS |
| Operating System | Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence |
| 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 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 12 to 14 working days |
| Welcome Book | PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland |
