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izzop · 23 Jan 2023 at 12:52

Hi,

I've decided to invest in a new PC, haven't the interest in building my own so thought I'd get a system from OCUK.

System use is for general PC usage by my Dad and then gaming from time to time by myself

I'd appreciate thoughts on the following: -

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen Game Bundle - Company of Heroes 3 (SKU: XX-03B-AM) = £0.00
1 x OcUK Gaming Enigma Essential - Ryzen 5 5600, GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming PC (SKU: FS-1DV-OG) = £1,135.00
- Case: 1 x Kolink Citadel Mesh Micro-ATX Case - Black
- Memory: 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey
- Graphics Card: 1 x *Build Stock* Asus GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Dual OC 8GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
- Solid State Drive: 1 x Kingston A400 240GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Solid State Hard Drive - (SA400S37/240G)
- Operating System: 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632)

Total: £1,135.00 (includes delivery: £0.00)

From having a look through the Forum I see that giving them a call to change the PSU is the general consensus, any recommendations on that?

Also, this system comes with a Seagate 1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive, I was a little surprised, not sure why, but thought the majority would be SSD?

Thoughts and advice welcome.

mickyflinn · 23 Jan 2023 at 18:31

I would ditch the mechanical drive unless you store photos and videes and get a 1tb m2 ssd.

Psu a 650w will be fine corsair rm is a good option

izzop · 23 Jan 2023 at 18:48

Thanks for the reply.

I'll certainly swap the mechanical drive for an SSD, was thinking of WD Black over Blue, the Black being slightly cheaper currently.

Regarding the PSU, would it be prudent to take the 750 over the 650 from Corsair, for future upgrades, possibly GPU in a few years?

Tetras · 23 Jan 2023 at 19:06

For £15 I'd swap the boot drive (A400 240GB) for SN570 500GB, or if you need the M.2 slot free then for £14 the SA510 500GB, which is a much superior drive to the A400.

mickyflinn · 23 Jan 2023 at 22:25

izzop said:
Thanks for the reply.

I'll certainly swap the mechanical drive for an SSD, was thinking of WD Black over Blue, the Black being slightly cheaper currently.

Regarding the PSU, would it be prudent to take the 750 over the 650 from Corsair, for future upgrades, possibly GPU in a few years?

Yes 750w will give more headroom for upgrades so if budget allows then why not.

Mite be worth getting a better cpu cooler, this is great little cooler for £15 .

Raijintek Aidos II Direct Contact CPU Cooler - Black

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izzop · 24 Jan 2023 at 10:49

mickyflinn said:
Yes 750w will give more headroom for upgrades so if budget allows then why not.

Mite be worth getting a better cpu cooler, this is great little cooler for £15 .

Raijintek Aidos II Direct Contact CPU Cooler - Black

Order Raijintek Aidos II Direct Contact CPU Cooler - Black now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

Thanks once again, I'll go with your recommendation on the cooler, as again it appears from reading threads this is another component that to change.

izzop · 24 Jan 2023 at 10:50

Tetras said:
For £15 I'd swap the boot drive (A400 240GB) for SN570 500GB, or if you need the M.2 slot free then for £14 the SA510 500GB, which is a much superior drive to the A400.

Cheers for the heads up, will go with the SA510 500GB as the primary drive.

mickyflinn · 24 Jan 2023 at 11:01

izzop said:
Thanks once again, I'll go with your recommendation on the cooler, as again it appears from reading threads this is another component that to change.

Your welcome .

I guessed dad dint want any RGB

If you want something a bit more asteticaly pleasing its nearly double the price.

Kolink Umbra EX180 Black Edition CPU Cooler - 120mm

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izzop · 24 Jan 2023 at 11:29

mickyflinn said:
Your welcome .

I guessed dad dint want any RGB

If you want something a bit more asteticaly pleasing its nearly double the price.

Kolink Umbra EX180 Black Edition CPU Cooler - 120mm

Order Kolink Umbra EX180 Black Edition CPU Cooler - 120mm now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

No, strangely it wasn't even a question!! :-)

Will have a look at the Kolink, besides aesthetically pleasing and more expensive, any great advantage over the other?

mickyflinn · 24 Jan 2023 at 11:41

izzop said:
No, strangely it wasn't even a question!!

Will have a look at the Kolink, besides aesthetically pleasing and more expensive, any great advantage over the other?

Higher cooling capicity so if you upgrade the cpu will handled it , and slightly quieter.

If you can stretch i would.

izzop · 24 Jan 2023 at 13:05

mickyflinn said:
Higher cooling capicity so if you upgrade the cpu will handled it , and slightly quieter.

If you can stretch i would.

Cheers once again, have gone with it and quote request in via WebTicket.

mickyflinn · 27 Jan 2023 at 11:32

izzop said:
Cheers once again, have gone with it and quote request in via WebTicket.

Had your quote yet ?

izzop · 27 Jan 2023 at 11:57

mickyflinn said:
Had your quote yet ?

Unfortunately not yet :-/

mickyflinn · 27 Jan 2023 at 12:14

izzop said:
Unfortunately not yet :-/

Seen something about Overclockers are running on a 3rd of the workforce not sure if its due to illness but that's probably why.

Let's us know how you get on.

izzop · 27 Jan 2023 at 12:22

mickyflinn said:
Seen something about Overclockers are running on a 3rd of the workforce not sure if its due to illness but that's probably why.

Let's us know how you get on.

Had seen something similar.

Yes, will keep you posted.

izzop · 28 Jan 2023 at 12:31

@mickyflinn quote received yesterday afternoon, not long after posting.

All good and going ahead with purchase, just awaiting payment request to be emailed.

Cheers for your assistance.

mickyflinn · 28 Jan 2023 at 16:59

izzop said:
@mickyflinn quote received yesterday afternoon, not long after posting.

All good and going ahead with purchase, just awaiting payment request to be emailed.

Cheers for your assistance.

Let's us know when you get it and what you think .

Enjoy.

izzop · 18 Feb 2023 at 08:22

mickyflinn said:
Let's us know when you get it and what you think .

Enjoy.

Well what can I say…

First thing that’s noticeable is just how quiet it is, both generally and compared to my previous aging PC.
Admittedly, it hasn’t been tasked with anything too strenuous to date, but I can’t see there being a massive increase in noise when it does. The quality and tidiness of the build is what I was expecting from OcUK, but when you see it in the flesh it’s a site to behold. Certainly very pleased with the purchase and thanks for taking the time with your recommendations and advice and a big thanks to OcUK for putting it together.

One thing the new PC has highlighted is the need to upgrade my aging monitors (Samsung SyncMaster B2430 & BenQ GL2450), but I’ll start a separate thread in the Monitors section regarding those.

mickyflinn · 18 Feb 2023 at 09:40

izzop said:
Well what can I say…

First thing that’s noticeable is just how quiet it is, both generally and compared to my previous aging PC.
Admittedly, it hasn’t been tasked with anything too strenuous to date, but I can’t see there being a massive increase in noise when it does. The quality and tidiness of the build is what I was expecting from OcUK, but when you see it in the flesh it’s a site to behold. Certainly very pleased with the purchase and thanks for taking the time with your recommendations and advice and a big thanks to OcUK for putting it together.

One thing the new PC has highlighted is the need to upgrade my aging monitors (Samsung SyncMaster B2430 & BenQ GL2450), but I’ll start a separate thread in the Monitors section regarding those.

Your welcome.

Would look at 1440p 27 inch for gaming so you can push that 3060ti.

Enjoy.

izzop · 18 Feb 2023 at 10:10

mickyflinn said:
Your welcome.

Would look at 1440p 27 inch for gaming so you can push that 3060ti.

Enjoy.

Cheers, I'll have a look. Currently they're 24" so was going to increase to 27"