Please check the spec of this gaming PC

[Louis Balfour]

The ugly matter of my youngest wanting a gaming PC has arisen again. However he has now saved up his own money, so I cannot very well say no.

Please can someone check this spec for me?

... and yes I will advise him about capital letters

1. PC: Ebuyer Alphasync rysen 5 3600 rx5700xt 16gb ram 1tb hdd 240gb ssd

https://www.ebuyer.com/981863-alphasync-ryzen-5-36...

2. Monitor:msi optix 165hz 32inch

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/pc-monitor...
Mouse:Glorious model d https://www.overclockers.co.uk/glorious-pc-gaming-...

3. Already have keyboard

4. Mousepad: xxl glorious gaming mousepad

https://www.ebuyer.com/936832-glorious-pc-gaming-r...

5. Headset:Razer kraken

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessorie...

[Jinx]

I can't see anything particularly wrong with those choices (I would prefer a better motherboard and higher capacity NVME drive and just a general extra spend here and there) - price seems fine (similar to what you would pay for the parts on PCPartpicker) .
Should hold it's own in all games at the moment.

[Louis Balfour]

Jinx said:

I can't see anything particularly wrong with those choices (I would prefer a better motherboard and higher capacity NVME drive and just a general extra spend here and there) - price seems fine (similar to what you would pay for the parts on PCPartpicker) .
Should hold it's own in all games at the moment.

Thanks, I will pass on your feedback.

[techguyone]

Lose the mouse, get the razer deathadder v2, it's only a few quid more on Amazon and has miles better build quality, it's a similar size and style (palm grip) to the D, but the D is so cheap you can even change settings by squeezing the bottom, plus its full of holes!

[RizzoTheRat]

I'm no expert but is 1080p enough on that size monitor? I went for a slower refresh speed but 1440p, but I don't tend to play first person shooter type games where maybe refresh rate is more important than resolution?

[Trustmeimadoctor]

It's also a capable 4k setup but I prefer it to look good than play twitch style games

[Louis Balfour]

RizzoTheRat said:

I'm no expert but is 1080p enough on that size monitor? I went for a slower refresh speed but 1440p, but I don't tend to play first person shooter type games where maybe refresh rate is more important than resolution?

Can you explain this in simple terms please?

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Basically it's a large screen for that resolution it will look a bit crap image wise might be better with a smaller screen or higher resolution 1440p or 4k but will come with a slower speed refresh rate unless he spends a lot more if he is into playing the export games it may benefit him having the higher rate

[RizzoTheRat]

Yeah as above. I'm on a 27" monitor running at 2560x1440 resolution at 60hz, the one you linked is a bigger screen running at a lower resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels), but at a higher frequency (165Hz).
For the kind of things I use my pc for I'm happy to take the reduced speed to get the higher resolution. For what he wants to use it for I don't know if resolution or frequency are more important to him.
Higher resolution and high frequency cost way more.

[Louis Balfour]

Thanks chaps. I am passing all this on. On a couple of things he has said "yes I know that but I've done it for reasons X,Y and Z"

But any more thoughts appreciated.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

If you tell us his reasons we can say if he is wrong or not