That a decent ssd for a prebuilt? (1500gbp) | PCSpecialist | Page 1

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 3:43 PM

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Only planning to install 4ish games,

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Maybe more, but just curious if that will suffice

plush kraken Dec 8, 2022, 3:44 PM

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from reviews they are sort of a newcomer and haven't got much of a track record in general but positive so far, but I have it installed, no issues yet

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 3:45 PM

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Also if you could explain whatever the hell after the + means

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the GEN4 M.2 NVME PCIESSD

plush kraken Dec 8, 2022, 3:45 PM

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thats just the model name

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 3:45 PM

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Aight

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So is that sorted in those terms for gaming:

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?

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As theres no 2nd SSD drive

plush kraken Dec 8, 2022, 3:46 PM

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its an M.2 drive, doesn't get much faster than that for consumer products at least

vague summit Dec 8, 2022, 3:46 PM

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brittle obsidian Maybe more, but just curious if that will suffice

Do remember you can always install more drives later if required (though the number of M.2 slots is limited by the motherboard)

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 3:47 PM

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How much would a second SSD drive be, and is it an upgrade I should consider getting?

plush kraken Dec 8, 2022, 3:48 PM

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other site can tell you how many and what size M.2 drives can be installed

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 3:48 PM

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Im blind

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One more question before I pop off, should I consider upgrading to 32gb's of ram or is that just a bit of a waste?

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I mean in the future

plush kraken Dec 8, 2022, 3:54 PM

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in the future sure, but now it's ok

summer lava Dec 8, 2022, 3:55 PM

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Games don't tend to be over 100GB these days.. so a 1TB would obviously give you enough room for at least 7-8 games with room to spare for OS and programs

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 3:55 PM

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I mean most of the games im getting are like going to be 300-400gb total, but mods im just unsure how much that will consume

summer lava Dec 8, 2022, 3:55 PM

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16gb is fine if you only plan on gaming - I'd be tempted to go 32gb for futureproofing if it fits into your budget

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same for a secondary m.2 drive

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 3:56 PM

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I mean its just because its a prebuilt thats on sale of like 54 quid

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So I thought mind aswell

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and asked quite a bit of people

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and they all approve of it

summer lava Dec 8, 2022, 3:56 PM

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Which pre-build are you looking at specifically?

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 3:56 PM

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https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers-for-next-day-delivery/1374/

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Vortex bf

summer lava Dec 8, 2022, 3:57 PM

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Ah yes - that is a solid build to be honest

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 3:57 PM

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Been eyeing ever since some tech guy was talking to me for like 2 hours about everything

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During black friday

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, but then it got took off, as I forgot about it

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then now its back on

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sale

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So going to buy it within the next couple days

summer lava Dec 8, 2022, 3:58 PM

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Yeah I mean you have an ideal CPU and GPU there for gaming.. the things like M.2 drives and RAM can always be upgraded going forward

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 3:59 PM

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So is installing things like SSD. and RAM hard, ive seen like some vids on just pcs in general and seems like they click in

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I mean for the RAM

summer lava Dec 8, 2022, 3:59 PM

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Yeah they're pretty simple to install after the fact. With RAM you just have to ensure you get matching DIMMS so that they're compatible

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 4:00 PM

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I mean il probably just get the same ones already on my comp, until I do like a major upgrade

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I mean im probably going to a better GPU over next year, if we dont go through another graphics card reccesion

summer lava Dec 8, 2022, 4:01 PM

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You'll just need to be wary of the PSU then if you plan on upgrading the GPU later

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the 3070 is a perfectly capable graphics card.. but if you intend on going 40 series.. the 650W PSU won't be enough

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 4:02 PM

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40 series can wait until for like next year at minimum, thats just a bit overkill

plush kraken Dec 8, 2022, 4:03 PM

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the 40 series requires its own powerplant and a loading dock to get it into a building 😛

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 4:03 PM

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Im scared how loud it would be anyways

summer lava Dec 8, 2022, 4:08 PM

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Even if you upgraded to a 3080 you would need a minimum of 750W - so it's just something to bear in mind 🙂

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 4:09 PM

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Alright

summer lava Dec 8, 2022, 4:09 PM

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brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 4:10 PM

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B095H58J4C/ref=twister_B09VPP2Q9C?_encoding=UTF8&th=1 btw is this decent if I were to get another SSD drive:?

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(1tb version)

summer lava Dec 8, 2022, 4:10 PM

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Yeah the WD drives are decent 🙂

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 4:11 PM

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Laptop ive had for a year

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God im due for an upgrade

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Been to long

plush kraken Dec 8, 2022, 4:12 PM

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and I bet that ram is single channel

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 4:12 PM

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Probably is, but I dont really use it for to much gaming

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I mean I use geforce now and even then its meh. So like yk

plush kraken Dec 8, 2022, 4:12 PM

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even without gaming, dual channel ram is always just better

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 4:13 PM

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I mean I didnt build the laptop

summer lava Dec 8, 2022, 4:13 PM

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Big upgrade inc. then 🙂

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 4:13 PM

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got the laptop for like 600 quid like 2 years ago

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It had some waterdamagd, got that fixed

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I mean I didnt buy it with it

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just spilt some on it

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And it blackscreene

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I mean the way I see it, a 600 quid pc is a better than a 600 quid laptop,

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Because ive only taken it away once

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to like wales

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And I didnt use it

vague summit Dec 8, 2022, 4:16 PM

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Laptops are useful if you need the mobility or dont have space, otherwise a desktop is always abetter idea

plush kraken Dec 8, 2022, 4:16 PM

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yeah in general a PC will always out perform a laptop for the same cost, miniaturizing the parts costs alot

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 4:16 PM

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Man I spent 200 on a curved monitor I love it, connected to my laptop

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enhances everything

plush kraken Dec 8, 2022, 4:17 PM

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I don't get the curved screen hype, but I am a bit of a luddite

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 4:17 PM

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Mine isnt like a massive curve

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I mean it wrapping around your head slightly

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is just visually appealing

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Also if I didnt get a curved monitor I feel like id just feel like im on a laptop again, i mean not fully true

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But like

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idk

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Just wanted to change things up again

hollow ledge Dec 8, 2022, 4:19 PM

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summer lava Games don't tend to be over 100GB these days.. so a 1TB would obviously give you...

ever heard of ark survival evolved😆

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 4:20 PM

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I mean im not installing ark ever, played it on xbox once

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buggiest thing

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ive ever encountered

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Bro I walked through like walls

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grass was like 2 dimensional

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Just never again

summer lava Dec 8, 2022, 4:21 PM

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hollow ledge ever heard of ark survival evolved😆

I mean.. I did say 'tend' to cover myself 😉

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Apparently CoD: Black Ops is the worst

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plush kraken Dec 8, 2022, 4:29 PM

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i thought it was borezone that was a storage hog

hollow ledge Dec 8, 2022, 4:30 PM

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summer lava I mean.. I did say 'tend' to cover myself 😉

i just uninstalled ark off my pc got 200 gb bsck 😂

plush kraken Dec 8, 2022, 4:31 PM

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did you also clear world saves? those are also space hogs

hollow ledge Dec 8, 2022, 4:32 PM

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plush kraken did you also clear world saves? those are also space hogs

single player worlds?

plush kraken Dec 8, 2022, 4:33 PM

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AFAIK there's no difference

hollow ledge Dec 8, 2022, 4:34 PM

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plush kraken AFAIK there's no difference

i play actual ark pvp servers haha

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 4:52 PM

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aslong as im chillin

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im chillin

hollow ledge Dec 8, 2022, 5:03 PM

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brittle obsidian

plug a mouse and keyboard into a potato and you can play no worry’s

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 5:04 PM

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hollow ledge plug a mouse and keyboard into a potato and you can play no worry’s

soated

hollow ledge Dec 8, 2022, 5:04 PM

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brittle obsidian soated

what are the pc specs you got?

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 5:05 PM

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I mean for the one im getting

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il send in a sec

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One of the most sold prebuilts if not the most sold prebuilt for its price on specailist

vague summit Dec 8, 2022, 5:06 PM

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presumably its still this one? #1050437398326165515 message

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 5:06 PM

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That would be correct

hollow ledge Dec 8, 2022, 5:06 PM

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yeah you’ll run that game easy bro

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you sticking with windows 11?

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 5:07 PM

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Its a prebuilt, so im going to have to

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I mean

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I could downgrade

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but I could care less tbh

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I mean apparently shipping is like a weekish sometimes even less for prebuilts, but around christmas dk

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I did get some support to build me one

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but the realisiation im probably goiing to have to wait till january

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is a bit much for me

hollow ledge Dec 8, 2022, 5:14 PM

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i do believe pre built are faster but i wouldn’t know

brittle obsidian Dec 8, 2022, 5:14 PM

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They are

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Easy way to check if they are ready to be shipped

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is to see the max that can be ordered

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If its at like 6 or something then its next day dispatch usually

sinful quarry Dec 9, 2022, 5:22 PM

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brittle obsidian I did get some support to build me one

What did they come up with out of curiosity?

brittle obsidian Dec 9, 2022, 5:33 PM

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sinful quarry What did they come up with out of curiosity?

Unsure if I saved it

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I'll send it over

sinful quarry Dec 9, 2022, 5:33 PM

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They shoulda sent a transcript of the Convo to your mail?

brittle obsidian Dec 9, 2022, 5:35 PM

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sinful quarry They shoulda sent a transcript of the Convo to your mail?

I know, just seeing if I did save it

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Im on phone rn, no way of giving it I don't think

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I'l be on laptop in just a sec

brittle obsidian Dec 9, 2022, 5:51 PM

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sinful quarry They shoulda sent a transcript of the Convo to your mail?

He gave me quote numbers in transcript

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If thats anything to go off

vague summit Dec 9, 2022, 5:53 PM

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Quote numbers dont help I'm afraid, very very few work for PCS here so we cant use the quote number

brittle obsidian Dec 9, 2022, 5:54 PM

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vague summit Quote numbers dont help I'm afraid, very very few work for PCS here so we cant u...

Alright, just as all the quotes have expired even though I saved the,

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Them

sinful quarry Dec 9, 2022, 5:54 PM

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Just trying to remember if there’s anywhere where we can put them in🤔

brittle obsidian Dec 9, 2022, 5:54 PM

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He gave me one amd build for 1550 and one intel for like 1600

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Also just wondering, is 16gb of ram enough, and should I consider upgrading in the future?

#That a decent ssd for a prebuilt? (1500gbp)