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hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 3:20 PM

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Hello. I have configured a pc, I’m not a big gamer but I like to play some non demanding games. I mainly need a pc for work use (college) which i will be doing music recording. I would like it to be long term compatible so i selected am5.

Case
PCS PRISM II ARGB MID TOWER CASE (PWM)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-5.3GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME A620M-K (mATX, AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0)
Memory (RAM)
16GB PCS PRO DDR5 5600MHz CL40 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB MSI GEFORCE GT 1030 OC - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3200 MB/R, 2700 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
960GB KINGSTON A400 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (500MB/R, 450MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CX SERIES™ CX-550 POWER SUPPLY
Get a discount code for 20% off select peripherals at Corsair.com
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
Extra Case Fans
2 x 120mm PCS Black Case Fan
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT

lusty coralBOT Aug 4, 2025, 3:20 PM

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wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 3:47 PM

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lusty coral

if you could answer this quickly then we can give some guidance meow_coffee

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but at first place there’s quite a few chances i would highly recommend making

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for instance i would definitely not buy a GT 1030 in 2025

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especially for an AM5 build

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but in short let us know your budget so we can give some more detailed help

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 3:56 PM

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lusty coral

Yeah sorry I didn’t reply to this sooner. My budget is around £700-£800 I live in uk. My monitor isn’t great I’m not sure of how high the resolution is but its definitely not 4k

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 3:59 PM

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i’m going to assume it’s 1080p

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 3:59 PM

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Yeah most likely

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 3:59 PM

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and for £800 you can get a significantly better build

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i’ll do a configuration for you in a sec

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 4:00 PM

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Okay thank you

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 4:00 PM

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whatever monitor you have will probably be fine for now but once you’ve financially recovered from buying your pc then i would heavily advice looking into getting a new monitor

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you want to get the most out of your system

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 4:01 PM

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Yeah definitely. I would love to upgrade my monitor but I need the pc first.

mellow skiff Aug 4, 2025, 4:01 PM

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Though for 700-800quid you arent getting anything that can cope with more than 1080p gaming at least

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 4:01 PM

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wind garnet you want to get the most out of your system

Of course

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 4:01 PM

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yes 1080p is the target here

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 4:02 PM

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mellow skiff Though for 700-800quid you arent getting anything that can cope with more than 1...

Yeah like I said I’m not the biggest gamer. I’m not playing triple a games I just play like basic games on occasion

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 4:02 PM

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you did mention upgradability so AM5 is the way to go here but for the budget we’re not gonna get anything too crazy

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but the point is you’ll have the option to upgrade whether it’s soon or in a few years

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 4:04 PM

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Yeah I did a little research and Ige got no clue on computers but for long term use and upgradability which is what I’d like so I can use this pc for as long as possible

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 4:04 PM

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wind garnet but the point is you’ll have the option to upgrade whether it’s soon or in a few...

Yeah that’s the idea

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In a few years time I could upgrade the graphics card lets say or ram

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 4:06 PM

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are you dead set on your budget or are you willing to save for a little bit longer?

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 4:07 PM

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I could wait a bit but I sort of need it soon, in a months time college is starting soon and by that time I wouldn’t have any extra money

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 4:24 PM

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ive configured a build on the higher end of your budget

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its by no means perfect however if you are dedicated to upgrading then it'll do fine

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you mentioned casual light gaming so RAM was sacrafised as thats probably the easiest component to upgrade

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say in a couple months you buy yourself a coiuple of new sticks

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-# Case: PCS PRISM 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 A620M-K (mATX, AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0)
-# Memory (RAM): 8GB PCS PRO DDR5 5600MHz CL40 (1 x 8GB)
-# Graphics Card: 8GB ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 4060 SOLO - HDMI, 3 x DP
-# 1st M.2 SSD Drive: 512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3100 MB/W)
-# Power Supply: CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ ATX 3.1, MODULAR, CYBENETICS GOLD
-# Power Cable: 1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
-# Processor Cooling: PCS FrostFlow 100 ARGB 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)
-# Operating System: Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
-# 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: Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days

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the 4060 is a decent card for 1080p, 8GB VRAM is a bit limiting but for basic games like you mentioned it will be fine

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overkill PSU because thats (in my opinion) an annoying thing to upgrade, and itll make future upgrades essentially plug and play

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but yeah definitely upgrade the RAM when you can and buy a second SSD when you can too because 512GB will be eaten up pretty quick

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somebody else on here can probbaly make a better build

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i had to make a lot of sacrifices to keep in budget

delicate socket Aug 4, 2025, 4:32 PM

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honestly, if you do want longevity, you'd want a better motherboard, the A620 is frankly awful, especially for any sense of expansion later,

you also really want at least 16GB of RAM are a bare minimum, but more is better

I'll spec something cutting a few corners that you can make up for later without much issue later

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 4:33 PM

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wind garnet ## My PCSpecialist Specification -# **Case**: PCS PRISM II ARGB MID TOWER CASE ...

Thank you, i appreciate it. Yeah ram is not a problem I think 8gb will be fine till i can upgrade it to 16. Not familiar with graphic cards but what you put for it is more than enough for what I’ll use it for

delicate socket Aug 4, 2025, 4:34 PM

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8GB for win11 and DDR5 is not close to enough really, windows will eat most of that from the word go

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 4:34 PM

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delicate socket honestly, if you do want longevity, you'd want a better motherboard, the A620 is...

Yeah again, not familiar with mother boards and all that my computer knowledge is quite bad lol

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 4:34 PM

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delicate socket honestly, if you do want longevity, you'd want a better motherboard, the A620 is...

apologies i have no expierence with the A620

and in hindsight i shorted out on the RAM a little too much

delicate socket Aug 4, 2025, 4:35 PM

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My PCSpecialist Specification

-# Case: PCS PRISM II ARGB MID TOWER CASE (PWM)
-# Processor (CPU): AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core CPU (4.0GHz-5.2GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5)
-# Motherboard: ASUS® TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
-# Memory (RAM): 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 4800MHz CL40 (2 x 16GB) KIT
-# Graphics Card: 8GB MSI GEFORCE RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X XS 8G OC - DVI, HDMI, DP
-# 1st M.2 SSD Drive: 1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3200 MB/W)
-# Power Supply: CORSAIR 650W CX SERIES™ CX-650 POWER SUPPLY
-# Power Cable: 1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
-# Processor Cooling: PCS FrostFlow 150 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)
-# Operating System: NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
-# 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: Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days

Price: £878.00 including VAT and Delivery

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wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 4:35 PM

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what sort of games are you going to play alexandros

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just thinking about the 3050

delicate socket Aug 4, 2025, 4:37 PM

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skimped a little on the CPU, it'll still be alright for college level productivity, and you can upgrade the CPU and cooler later when the need arises, and the budget allows.

same for the RAM, it's enough for now for sure

the motherboard will allow for ample upgrade options as budget allows

I did leave out a windows licence, that can be kinda spency, but you can get that later once the budget allows

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 4:37 PM

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wind garnet what sort of games are you going to play alexandros

Well basic stuff really. Schedule one, Minecraft maybe some Roblox. The isle

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 4:37 PM

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pretty light

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minecraft is CPU dependant really

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 4:38 PM

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delicate socket skimped a little on the CPU, it'll still be alright for college level productivi...

id say the 7600 is fine

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if it were me id opt for the x model

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i dont know what the price difference is there off the top of my head

delicate socket Aug 4, 2025, 4:39 PM

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wind garnet if it were me id opt for the x model

the difference between the 7600X and non X is pretty small actually, on a crunch especially the X is a luxury that just doesn't fit

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 4:39 PM

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wind garnet pretty light

Yeah I mean I don’t really play games too often. I might buy a new game every so often but not a big gamer

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 4:39 PM

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i mean the 9600x is only a tad more than the 7600x

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for like, 15fps on average more?

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if that

delicate socket Aug 4, 2025, 4:39 PM

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if you want to make sure you ahve more upgrade room, this is the best case on a budget, it's pretty big without being overly massive and allow for a beefy 360mm AIO later if you wanted

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 4:41 PM

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Yeah I can’t get anything huge just because I am limited to a certain extent on space

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I think the smaller case should be fine I might not be able to fit a massive graphics card in there but

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 4:43 PM

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i would recommend saving yourself the hassle of a case swap in the future

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i mean a decent enough 240mm AIO will be fine for some higher end CPUs i guess

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 4:43 PM

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Get the bigger case then?

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 4:44 PM

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you can get away with the smaller case

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its your call really

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 4:45 PM

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I could find a way to make space for it I just have to move stuff around but if you recommend it then I’ll just do it

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It’s what 10 quid extra anyaay not a big deal

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 4:45 PM

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for 10 quid its worth it

delicate socket Aug 4, 2025, 4:46 PM

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I'd get the bigger one, it not massively bigger and will allow for just about anything you can feed it for upgrading

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 4:46 PM

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Okay, I’ll take your advice and get the bigger one then

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 4:47 PM

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drleft do you think the 650W PSU is enough

delicate socket Aug 4, 2025, 4:47 PM

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For now, plenty

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 4:47 PM

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yeah i agree for now its perfect

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but speaking in terms of upgrading

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as soon as the GPU alone is upgraded i would argue its barely sufficient

delicate socket Aug 4, 2025, 4:48 PM

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For any meaningful upgrades no, but right now budget is the main concern, and the 850w unit just doesn't fit

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 4:48 PM

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good points

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ive never done a PSU upgrade myslef but i imagine its a pain in the backside no?

delicate socket Aug 4, 2025, 4:50 PM

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Yes and no, it depends on the case and cooler mostly

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 4:57 PM

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Case
PCS AEGIS BLACK ARGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core CPU (4.0GHz-5.2GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
16GB PCS PRO DDR5 5600MHz CL40 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB MSI GEFORCE RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X XS 8G OC - DVI, HDMI, 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
Get a discount code for 20% off select peripherals at Corsair.com
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 150 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
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

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I did a reconfigure of what dr left did

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Apparently it was saying I only need a 550w power supply

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And I changed the ram to 16 just to get the price a bit down, I can always change it to 32 in the future

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 5:02 PM

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what is the price at now?

mellow skiff Aug 4, 2025, 5:05 PM

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hollow kraken Apparently it was saying I only need a 550w power supply

Yeah but if you want to upgrade the GPU later you will more than likely need a better PSU, so its get a better one now (where you dont need all its capacity) or get a lesser one and then when you upgrade the GPU you also have to upgrade the PSU - which will obviously cost you more - and a lot more effort

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 5:07 PM

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Yeah true I’ll leave the PSU

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 5:07 PM

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wind garnet what is the price at now?

It was £794

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 5:36 PM

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I kept the power supply at what @delicate socket did

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It’s 806 quid now
That’s pretty good

delicate socket Aug 4, 2025, 5:37 PM

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if a 550W unit is enough I'd save that money, if the PSU is getting swapped anyway when you upgrade the GPU, then there is not point in spending more now

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 5:39 PM

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mellow skiff Yeah but if you want to upgrade the GPU later you will more than likely need a b...

Oh it wasn’t you who stay that was this guy sorry read it wrong

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 5:40 PM

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delicate socket if a 550W unit is enough I'd save that money, if the PSU is getting swapped anyw...

Yeah and that won’t be for a while

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I’ll see just cause if I buy a good psu now then I won’t have the hassle of upgrading it when I upgrades my gpu

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And I’ve never upgraded a pc or owned a desktop so I’d probably pay someone to do it for me

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Case
PCS AEGIS BLACK ARGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core CPU (4.0GHz-5.2GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
16GB PCS PRO DDR5 5600MHz CL40 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB MSI GEFORCE RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X XS 8G OC - DVI, HDMI, 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 150 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)
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
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
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Price: £792.00 including VAT and Delivery
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I think this is what I’ll go for now

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Actually can I cheap out on the cooler fan for the cpu

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Gotta save every penny lol

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 5:59 PM

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plenty of guides out there to help install windows too

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 6:03 PM

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Oooo wait so I don’t have to get it pre installed

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Save money??

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Cmon

mellow skiff Aug 4, 2025, 6:09 PM

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That spec does not include windows, if you already have a Windows license (on an old machine) you cna more than likley transfer it over (presuming you dont want to use Wiondows on the old machine anymore), if you dont then you need a license

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 6:12 PM

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Yeah thing is I sold my old laptop for the money for this new pc. I have my brothers laptop I guess I can download it from there

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Also sorry to bother you lot again, I appreciate all of your support and help. But what’s the difference between the 8gb GeForce rtx 3050 and the 6gb one

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 6:17 PM

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VRAM

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it’s a special type of RAM within a GPU

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i would get the 8gb one

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generally 16GB cards are the expectation now even though they’re still making 8GB cards

grizzled cipher Aug 4, 2025, 6:19 PM

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Why are we even speccing a gaming PC with a 3050?

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For that budget better go with an AMD card as the 3050 is a "glorified" office GPU

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 6:20 PM

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the 3050 is a conventionally considered a laughing stock yes

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hence i have suggested saving for just a little longer

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even a RX 7600 would be okay for now

grizzled cipher Aug 4, 2025, 6:21 PM

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And that should be strongly considered as putting money into a 3050 system, in my opinion, is just a plain waste of money

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Even on 1080p it won't perform very well

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grizzled cipher Aug 4, 2025, 6:22 PM

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It's not even featured on the benchmark anymore

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 6:24 PM

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if you read above i did query the 3050

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it is 100% worth saving for longer

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 6:30 PM

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So should I scrap the rtx 3050

pine sable Aug 4, 2025, 6:49 PM

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Yeah a 3050 is not worth the cost at all

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Is the frostflow 150 enough too? Also you're better off with 6000MHZ ram with AMD

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 6:57 PM

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I think it should be enough, Im not going to run super high end games on it

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But I could be wrong I’m not good with computers like I said

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Let me check the amd ram you said about

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I dont see any amd ram, also not sure about which graphics card to choose I might just buy the pc without it and buy a graphics card separately so I can do some research

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I heard about amd rx 6600

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Might get that

mellow skiff Aug 4, 2025, 7:10 PM

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Guil was saying with an AMD CPU (which you have in your spec) its best to have 6000Mhz speed RAM (if you can) - he wasnt meaning 'AMD RAM' 🙂

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 7:12 PM

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Oh sorry

mellow skiff Aug 4, 2025, 7:13 PM

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No need to be be sorry 🙂

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 7:13 PM

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Yeah I could get it just bumps the price a lot

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I’m still in my price range though

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So that’s fine

mellow skiff Aug 4, 2025, 7:13 PM

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Yeah, unfortunately with a budget your size, corners will need to be cut 🙁

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 7:13 PM

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Yeah

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It’s fine though like I’m going to be gaming

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A lot

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Mainly school work and music related stuff

zealous swift Aug 4, 2025, 7:41 PM

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tbh if you can spend a small bit more than your budget you could buy a 5060 seperatly

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which would be so much more powerful than that 3050

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your paying about £202 for that 3050 whilst 5060 is £258 if brought separately

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over double the performance for not much more money

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 9:27 PM

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Yeah that’s what I was thinking

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Just to buy something separately

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 9:47 PM

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It does go over my budget 80 quid tho

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I think graphic card don’t rlly matter I can just buy a decent enough one

zealous swift Aug 4, 2025, 9:52 PM

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cheapest 5060 i can see is £246 and with dr lefts build the 3050 would cost £202

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so not that much over your budget

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so would be £36 over your budget

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 10:38 PM

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Not too bad

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I think I could make that work

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It is easy to install a graphics card though right

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I dont wanna break anything

zealous swift Aug 4, 2025, 10:45 PM

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you just put it in a slot, screw it down

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and put power cable in

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!help-gpu

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zealous swift Aug 4, 2025, 10:49 PM

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will pretty much only take a few min to put in

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 11:07 PM

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Just watch the video seems easy as

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I’ll do that then

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I’ll buy the pc without the gpu and just buy the 3050

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Thanks for the help

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 11:10 PM

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GPU and RAM are both very easy to upgrade and install

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 11:10 PM

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Case
PCS AEGIS BLACK ARGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core CPU (4.0GHz-5.2GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
16GB PCS PRO DDR5 5600MHz CL40 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
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 IceFlow WHITE 100 ARGB High Performance CPU Cooler - WHITE
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
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think this is the final product then.

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wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 11:10 PM

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probably the easiest two things when it comes to pc building

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 11:11 PM

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wind garnet GPU and RAM are both very easy to upgrade and install

Yeah ram is literally just slotting it but thought gpu would be hard. Seems I was wrong lol

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 11:11 PM

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just slot that bad boy in

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couple screws

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whack a cable in

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job done

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 11:12 PM

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It’s the cpu that seems hard. Might accidentally break a pin if I try

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 11:12 PM

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it is scary to be honest

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especially this particular socket type

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you have to use god like force to push it in

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 11:12 PM

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hollow kraken Case PCS AEGIS BLACK ARGB MID TOWER CASE Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Co...

Lmk if this is good as well, I think I’ll probably buy this one

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 11:12 PM

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wind garnet you have to use god like force to push it in

Too much force and you break the thing lol

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 11:13 PM

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this is a good enough build for now (minus the GPU) however i would heavily suggest trying to get a higher wattage PSU

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it’s fine for now don’t get me wrong

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for the current specs it’ll do fine

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 11:14 PM

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Yeah I mean the website says the power supply supports it

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I guess over time I could upgrade it

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Build up my money first lol

wind garnet Aug 4, 2025, 11:14 PM

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it does support your current spec list

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but getting a better one now would mean you don’t have to later

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PSU upgrades can be fiddly

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you can send your build back to PCSpecalist if you want some upgrades doing

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but it’ll be more costly

hollow kraken Aug 4, 2025, 11:19 PM

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Yeah

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I mean, I’ve just checked not a big price difference

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Future proofing it too

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why not I’ll add that in too

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Also when looking for a 3050, 6gb or 8gb

pine sable Aug 5, 2025, 2:14 AM

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I'd sooner order it without the 3050. It's literally useless

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Also 512gb drive is gonna fill up very fast with very little programs. That will slow everything down as it fills. I'd suggest a bigger cooler too. Bigger psu is pointless now

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Do you have a windows licence that you can transfer?

hollow kraken Aug 5, 2025, 7:15 AM

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If your meaning if I have a computer with windows on it no. Well my brother does. But if you mean I have an account yeah I have a windows account. Also some graphics card requires a higher psu I did some research. Intel arc a750 I think it’s called apparently it’s one of the best bang for buck. Won’t get my high end gaming or anything but I’m not looking for that’s. Which cooler do you recommend?

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Also my graphics card budget is like 250 and I probably won’t get a super good one for that price range but I’m fine with that

mellow skiff Aug 5, 2025, 8:07 AM

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So no you dont have a windows license, an account that youve been using on someones PC is not a license, and you cant transfer off (note the word 'off' here) your brothers cos well then he'll be left without a valid license
Windows is not free I'm afraid

zealous swift Aug 5, 2025, 8:16 AM

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hollow kraken I’ll buy the pc without the gpu and just buy the 3050

surely you mean 5060 rather than 3050

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b580 for 225 as well if you want more than 8gb vram

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b580 has less performance than 5060 but more vram

wind garnet Aug 5, 2025, 8:24 AM

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never voluntarily buy a 3050 lol

hollow kraken Aug 5, 2025, 8:31 AM

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mellow skiff So no you dont have a windows license, an account that youve been using on someo...

Then should I buy the pc with windows pre installed?

grizzled cipher Aug 5, 2025, 8:34 AM

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Yes

hollow kraken Aug 5, 2025, 8:38 AM

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Okay

hollow kraken Aug 5, 2025, 8:41 AM

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wind garnet never voluntarily buy a 3050 lol

Yeah I need to do some thorough research into what graphics card is bang for buck

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I think intel arc is

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Or the rtx 7600

wind garnet Aug 5, 2025, 8:42 AM

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if you’re buying a GPU in the future then i’d consider the 9060XT 16GB VRAM

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since you’re going without a GPU temporarily until you can afford one

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it generally costs somewhere in the high 200s, low 300s

grizzled cipher Aug 5, 2025, 8:43 AM

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Please then keep in mind that any GPU bought in the future also needs the relevant PSU. Otherwise you spend twice

wind garnet Aug 5, 2025, 8:44 AM

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hence i suggested investing more into the PSU earlier on

wind garnet Aug 5, 2025, 8:44 AM

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wind garnet but getting a better one now would mean you don’t have to later

here

hollow kraken Aug 5, 2025, 8:44 AM

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Yeah I upgraded the psu to the 600w version

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And the cooler too I upgraded

wind garnet Aug 5, 2025, 8:45 AM

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i would say a 750W PSU would be the sweet spot for you

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600w would work but barely

hollow kraken Aug 5, 2025, 8:47 AM

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You think? I mean I won’t be buying a super high end gpu ever I don’t think.

grizzled cipher Aug 5, 2025, 8:49 AM

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Minimum requirement for a 5060 is 500W
Depending on the overall system you might need more
And then you also want to leave some headroom

zealous swift Aug 5, 2025, 8:49 AM

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5060 requires 500w b580 needs 600

grizzled cipher Aug 5, 2025, 8:49 AM

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If you do not need a PC now now now, what I would do is wait, save more cash and then pull the trigger

wind garnet Aug 5, 2025, 8:50 AM

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yeah that’s what i said earlier on

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if you ever have to short out on multiple things, you should just save for longer

hollow kraken Aug 5, 2025, 8:51 AM

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If I buy the b580, or the a750 I think they both require 600w then I’ll probably have to buy 750w

hollow kraken Aug 5, 2025, 8:52 AM

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wind garnet if you ever have to short out on multiple things, you should just save for longe...

Tbh I probably will

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If I buy it now I think it’ll be a waste

delicate socket Aug 5, 2025, 8:55 AM

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what you could do for now is leave the GPU out entirely, and just use the integrated graphics of the CPU, gaming of any kind will suck at best, but you can still at least have a working PC

hollow kraken Aug 5, 2025, 8:58 AM

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I might be able to bump the budget to maximum 900 pound

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Max 900

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But I could do without a graphics card I won’t be gaming a lot

wind garnet Aug 5, 2025, 9:00 AM

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you did mention minecraft earlier on which you don’t particularly need a GPU for since it’s a CPU heavy game

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i’ve ran minecraft on integrated graphics since 2019 lol

hollow kraken Aug 5, 2025, 9:04 AM

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Yeah thats light work

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I’m not playing cyberpunk lol

hollow kraken Aug 5, 2025, 9:07 AM

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hollow kraken I might be able to bump the budget to maximum 900 pound

I’m going to raise it to 900 now. I have the money just I’ll have nothing left lol wanted to save 100. But if I’m going to buy a pc might as well do it properly

delicate socket Aug 5, 2025, 9:17 AM

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My PCSpecialist Specification

-# Case: PCS AEGIS BLACK ARGB MID TOWER CASE
-# Processor (CPU): AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core CPU (4.0GHz-5.2GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5)
-# Motherboard: ASUS® TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
-# Memory (RAM): 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz CL40 (2 x 16GB)
-# Graphics Card: NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
-# 1st M.2 SSD Drive: 1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3200 MB/W)
-# Power Supply: CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ ATX 3.1, MODULAR, CYBENETICS GOLD
-# Power Cable: 1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
-# Processor Cooling: PCS FrostFlow 360 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid Cooler
-# Thermal Paste: STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
-# Sound Card: ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
-# Operating System: Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
-# 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: Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days

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big beefy cooler, able to cool anything you throw at the CPU, a decent PSU that can handle most GPUs outside of the high end, decent storage to start with, good RAM, windows included

hollow kraken Aug 5, 2025, 9:39 AM

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Yeah that looks good

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Integrated graphics will be fine for now

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Thank you very much @delicate socket

zealous swift Aug 5, 2025, 10:06 AM

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when you do get the money for a gpu the graphics and performance difference will be mind blowing 😆

hollow kraken Aug 5, 2025, 10:11 AM

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I bet 😂 hopefully I can get it soon

wind garnet Aug 5, 2025, 10:53 AM

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build looks good to me

delicate socket Aug 5, 2025, 10:54 AM

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I'd have preferred a CPU with more cores for the graphic design, but for now 6 cores/12 threads is plenty

hollow kraken Aug 5, 2025, 11:37 AM

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Yeah I’m sure for me that’ll be fine. GHz is good.

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Also just realised did you get a liquid cooler for my cpu

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Idk if I trust liquid cooling

delicate socket Aug 5, 2025, 11:40 AM

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it's perfectly safe, and it's good for upgrades down the line if/when you switch to a spicier CPU

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You really have to actively abuse the cooler to cause a leak, and it's generally much quieter than a tower cooler

hollow kraken Aug 5, 2025, 11:46 AM

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Does it last? Like let’s say in 5/10 years time will it start to leak or break

delicate socket Aug 5, 2025, 11:47 AM

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5 years is a reasonable expectation

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the liquid does VERY slowly leak and evaporate though the tubes, but to be fair, at about 5 years you are probably already looking at a system refresh/replacement

hollow kraken Aug 5, 2025, 11:51 AM

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Yeah true

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But i mean the motherboard can last what 10 years?

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Especially since I wanted mr5

delicate socket Aug 5, 2025, 11:53 AM

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in theory? decades
in practice, 3-5 years is normal.

mellow skiff Aug 5, 2025, 11:54 AM

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Yeah they can 'work' for along long time, but after 5+ years everything in the system will be getting out of date and the whole lot will need replacing just to keep up with modern apps etc

delicate socket Aug 5, 2025, 11:54 AM

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AM4 did last a long time as a socket, and AM5 is gonna be around a while, but I wouldn't expect it to last as long as AM4 did as far as new CPUs go

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there is also the limitation on the boards as far as power limits go, and other factors, new CPUs might be too much for a B850 board to handle, or the BIOS don't get updated to support it officially

hollow kraken Aug 5, 2025, 12:00 PM

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5 years I guess is a decent amount of time, I mean I had my old laptop since 2016 and it ran like garbage but still ran

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But if I buy this pc and it has decent specs I think and obviously upgrades over time o could make it last a long time I think

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Again though I’m no computer expert so 😂

delicate socket Aug 5, 2025, 12:02 PM

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much can be carried over however, for example the GPU, and storage, the GPU being the big ticket time

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RAM might, it all depends if we move to CUDIMM or DDR6 by the time you start looking at major upgrades

hollow kraken Aug 5, 2025, 1:20 PM

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Yea true

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That’s for the future to worry about

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I think I’ll buy your spec @delicate socket

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Maybe tweak something

hollow kraken Aug 18, 2025, 4:53 PM

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Hey guys long time no speak, just a quick question are pcs branded water coolers good quality ? Like compared to corsare just worried that the thing will leak on me

zealous swift Aug 18, 2025, 4:59 PM

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ive never seen anyone here say their pcs cooler broke down

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