Will case fans be included with this spec?

[elliothanlon22]

I am getting a new pc and i was wondering if case fans are included with this configuration also is there anything you would change about this spec?
Case
PCS SPECTRUM II ARGB MID TOWER CASE (PWM)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-5.0GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B650-PLUS (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0)
Memory (RAM)
32GB PCS PRO DDR5 4800MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB MSI GEFORCE RTX 4060 Ventus 2X BLACK OC - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CX SERIES™ CX-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 V3 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Christmas Delivery No Longer Guaranteed
Price: £902.00 including VAT and Delivery

 

[Ekans2011]

I am getting a new pc and i was wondering if case fans are included with this configuration also is there anything you would change about this spec?
Case
PCS SPECTRUM II ARGB MID TOWER CASE (PWM)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-5.0GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B650-PLUS (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0)
Memory (RAM)
32GB PCS PRO DDR5 4800MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB MSI GEFORCE RTX 4060 Ventus 2X BLACK OC - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CX SERIES™ CX-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 V3 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Christmas Delivery No Longer Guaranteed
Price: £902.00 including VAT and Delivery

What's the purpose of that system? What monitor will you pair with it? What's your maximum budget?

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[elliothanlon22]

What's the purpose of that system? What monitor will you pair with it? What's your maximum budget?

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The purpose of the system is gaming and i am paring it with an MSI G2712F monitor. My maximum budget is £1000

 

[Ekans2011]

The purpose of the system is gaming and i am paring it with an MSI G2712F monitor. My maximum budget is £1000

I'm afraid this budget isn't enough for a custom, modern gaming PC., even at 1080p.

Realistically, you'll need at least £1600-1700 for a decent system capable of playing at 1080p. Lower budgets result in throwaway and/or 2 generations old systems.

 

[elliothanlon22]

I'm afraid this budget isn't enough for a custom, modern gaming PC., even at 1080p.

Realistically, you'll need at least £1600-1700 for a decent system capable of playing at 1080p. Lower budgets result in throwaway and/or 2 generations old systems.

With my configuration i have listed previously this pc wont be capable of any modern games
Case
PCS SPECTRUM II ARGB MID TOWER CASE (PWM)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-5.0GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B650-PLUS (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0)
Memory (RAM)
32GB PCS PRO DDR5 4800MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB MSI GEFORCE RTX 4060 Ventus 2X BLACK OC - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CX SERIES™ CX-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 V3 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Christmas Delivery No Longer Guaranteed
Price: £902.00 including VAT and Delivery

 

[Ekans2011]

With my configuration i have listed previously this pc wont be capable of any modern games
Case
PCS SPECTRUM II ARGB MID TOWER CASE (PWM)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-5.0GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B650-PLUS (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0)
Memory (RAM)
32GB PCS PRO DDR5 4800MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB MSI GEFORCE RTX 4060 Ventus 2X BLACK OC - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CX SERIES™ CX-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 V3 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Christmas Delivery No Longer Guaranteed
Price: £902.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unfortunately not, that PC will not be able to run any modern games at a decent framerate, besides having no room for future upgrades.

I would recommend saving more money and waiting for the new hardware, which will be announced at CES in the first week of January.

Here's an example of a build with a minimum of value and future upgrades capability (mid-low end GPUs).

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS 2 ARGB GAMING CASE (BLACK)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-5.3GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB GIGABYTE RADEON™ RX 7700 XT GAMING OC - 2 x HDMI, 2 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMe SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR H100x RGB ELITE 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
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
Firefox™
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
Christmas Delivery No Longer Guaranteed
Price: £1,553.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/bH9d69ctcw/

 

[TonyCarter]

To answer your initial question…yes, case fans are included (3 front & 1 rear, as per the spec listed when you click on the case in the config tool).

However, whilst you can get a PC for less than £1000, it will not be a worthwhile gaming PC, more of an office PC that is able to play some low-graphics, older games and no chance of running modern triple-A RT games at respectable frame rates.

These are some of the areas we’d consider ‘sub-optimal’ for a dedicated gaming PC.

• Very slow RAM (6000MHz is the sweet spot for AM5)
• Too small an SSD (modern games can be over 100gb each, and we’d advise a 2-3 drive solution to split the OS from the games installs)
• Too low a PSU (750W RMe ATX3 PSU is currently the lowest we’d suggest for an entry-level 1080p gaming PC)
• Relatively low quality case (i.e. basic construction, basic fans)
• Norton is malware/bloatware, so we’d advise that it’s never installed, not even the free trial

 

[elliothanlon22]

To answer your initial question…yes, case fans are included (3 front & 1 rear, as per the spec listed when you click on the case in the config tool).

However, whilst you can get a PC for less than £1000, it will not be a worthwhile gaming PC, more of an office PC that is able to play some low-graphics, older games and no chance of running modern triple-A RT games at respectable frame rates.

These are some of the areas we’d consider ‘sub-optimal’ for a dedicated gaming PC.

• Very slow RAM (6000MHz is the sweet spot for AM5)
• Too small an SSD (modern games can be over 100gb each, and we’d advise a 2-3 drive solution to split the OS from the games installs)
• Too low a PSU (750W RMe ATX3 PSU is currently the lowest we’d suggest for an entry-level 1080p gaming PC)
• Relatively low quality case (i.e. basic construction, basic fans)
• Norton is malware/bloatware, so we’d advise that it’s never installed, not even the free trial

Hi Tony,
I have swaped the ram for 5200 MHz DDR5 (Corsair Vengance). When i was taking a look at chaging the powersupply PCspecilast said i only need a 550watt power supply.

 

[Ekans2011]

When i was taking a look at chaging the powersupply PCspecilast said i only need a 550watt power supply.

The configurator just adds the tdp of individual components without accounting for spikes, system usage, unavoidable future upgrades, and other factors. Just ignore it.

The 750W RMe ATX 3.0/3.1 is the minimum valuable PSU offered on PCS for a 1080p gaming PC.

 

[elliothanlon22]

Thanks for that i will get a 750 watt powersupply. I was also looking at the LIAN LI LANCOOL 205 MESH C GAMING CASE would you reccomend it? Also would a 650 watt one work?

 

[Ekans2011]

I was also looking at the LIAN LI LANCOOL 205 MESH C GAMING CASE would you reccomend it?

Yes, it's a decent budget airflow case (very similar to the Fractal Focus 2).

Also would a 650 watt one work?

As previously said, the 750W RMe is the lowest ATX3 PSU available on PCS. The 650W is an older ATX 2.4 model (lack of transient spikes protection) that we would not recommend for suitable gaming PC.

In any case, you should be aware that you will never be able to get a worthwhile, modern gaming rig unless you significantly increase your budget.