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Eanna

Eanna

Eanna

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Hey,

I’ve amended this a few times but I wanna get some more opinions before I buy. I’m hoping to get this build as a mid level gaming pc I can upgrade in the future and play a few games on right now (I mainly play overwatch, siege, gta etc) it doesn’t have to be a beast of a pc just yet. Let me know what you guys think also remembering I’ve hit my absolute budget at the price it’s at now. Thanks in advance and here are the specs:


Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE H500 ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
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 [KK3-00002]
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 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Viru
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 21 to 23 working days
Price: €1,330.00 including VAT and Delivery

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Welcome aboard.

Forum rules forbid linking/naming OcUK's competitors (hence your link getting censored) so just remove it.

Anyway that's expensive for what it has:

Basic level 6 core CPU of old generation. (less cores than in new consoles)
For which expensive B550 board makes zero sense.​

While also memory is propably very brand overpriced for basic stuff.

Mainstream level graphics card of outdated generation. (also weaker than GPU of new consoles)

Small half TB SSD doesn't belong to PC of that price.
1TB SSDs can be had for below £100 and should be standard in that price PC to fit more than couple big games.

PSU is like 400W oversized for that CPU and GPU.

And stock cooler sucks donkey balls in that price PC.​
 
EsaT said:
Welcome aboard.

Forum rules forbid linking/naming OcUK's competitors (hence your link getting censored) so just remove it.

Anyway that's expensive for what it has:
Basic level 6 core CPU of old generation. (less cores than in new consoles)
For which expensive B550 board makes zero sense.​
While also memory is propably very brand overpriced for basic stuff.

Mainstream level graphics card of outdated generation. (also weaker than GPU of new consoles)

Small half TB SSD doesn't belong to PC of that price.
1TB SSDs can be had for below £100 and should be standard in that price PC to fit more than couple big games.

PSU is like 400W oversized for that CPU and GPU.

And stock cooler sucks donkey balls in that price PC.​
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Well damn I really thought I had it sorted and finally chosen. There’s a reason for all of the things you listed, of what other people advised. The motherboard was suggested for the WiFi, the cpu is meant to be a good base one with a good cooling fan, the psu was because I want to upgrade it in the future. I really thought it was a good deal getting an rtx 2060. I’m lost now I don’t know where to start again lol. Do you have any advise on starting again..? I know I want that case and the basic setup but can you suggest alternatives to those which you highlighted that would maybe lower the price because it’s above my budget and I would only have 8€ left (I was about to buy it before you commented on this.) any help is appreciated.
 
Eanna said:
That’s in pound which would be more in euro. I’m pretty much at my absolute budget so i can’t afford that right now anyway.
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If you knock Windows 10 and bull guard off then it comes to €1,336.51 you could also swap then 3070 to a 3060ti which would take another €135 off but I'm not sure how OCUK are with deliveries to ROI right now so you would have to check that first.
 
Eanna said:
The motherboard was suggested for the WiFi, the cpu is meant to be a good base one with a good cooling fan, the psu was because I want to upgrade it in the future.
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Usually suggested parts are ones giving better profits instead of the best possible PC for the money.

Without Zen3 architecture CPU (Ryzen 5xxx) B550 has no real advantage over B450 for gaming.
So unless you're planning to yourself upgrade CPU from that Zen2, there's no benefit from B550.
And it will be still multiple years before PCIe v3 starts to be any kind bottleneck for graphics cards.
At least outside highest end and even with those it will be likely years before difference to PCIe v4 is more than couple percents.

And 3600's stock cooler is basically sized for playing MS Word.
Wraith Prism would actually be quite nice cooler for six core, but that's bundled with 8+ core models.
(and certainly smallish for 12/16 cores)

Unless some time going for the most power hungry graphics cards 650W PSU is well enough.
 
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