Gaming PCs Thread...time for a sticky / running thread?
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RobDickinson said:
Honestly I would look at the new 3300x chip its plenty good enough for a budget gaming box.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD8Yk7JrBL8
Noted. Cheers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD8Yk7JrBL8
FourWheelDrift said:
Have you got that already? As it says on MSI's site B450 gaming pro carbon is only compatible with memory up to 3466Mhz, so the 3600Mhz will run at 3466Mhz - https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B450-GAMING-PRO-CA...
If you haven't yet, just buy 3200Mhz (oddly cheaper than even 3000Mhz from some places) you will not see the difference and save a few pounds.
Just to update this, although MSI say this board isnt compatable with ram speeds over 3466Mhz, my 3600 is running absolutely fine. I just had to manually select the speed in bios.If you haven't yet, just buy 3200Mhz (oddly cheaper than even 3000Mhz from some places) you will not see the difference and save a few pounds.
Thanks everyone. that Asus VG27WQ seems like a good monitor for the price, but I cannot for the life of me find any reviews or confirmation that it is g-sync compatible.
any ideas or other recommendations for a 27" 1440p 144hz+ monitor g-sync compatible
Don't want to spend more than around £350 as I'm tight :-)
any ideas or other recommendations for a 27" 1440p 144hz+ monitor g-sync compatible
Don't want to spend more than around £350 as I'm tight :-)
I've had a NVidia G-sync monitor for a while now but running an old 970 GPU so looking to upgrade. Will be looking to upgrade mobo, RAM, processor & GPU. Probably set on an AMD processor and some sort of RTX 2060 GPU but looking at the prices this won't be any time soon! Any deals on GPUs going around or is it just a case of pay up or wait it out?
OpenToeSlipper said:
I've had a NVidia G-sync monitor for a while now but running an old 970 GPU so looking to upgrade. Will be looking to upgrade mobo, RAM, processor & GPU. Probably set on an AMD processor and some sort of RTX 2060 GPU but looking at the prices this won't be any time soon! Any deals on GPUs going around or is it just a case of pay up or wait it out?
It’s a really crap time to be buying a GPU. New GPU’s are due from both Nvidia and AMD later this year along with new CPU’s from AMD. Combine that with the stock shortages caused by Chinese New Year production freezes and then the Covid-19 situation, some factories have been shutdown for nearly three months now. As stock has dried up prices pretty much across the board have gone up and as most advanced technology including PC parts are bought in $ the gradual slide of the £/$ exchange rate since Brexit was announced has meant prices rising again.Basically, if you can, wait until the end of the year, October to November when the new cards will be out and there’s likely to be some second hand bargains too.
MissChief said:
It’s a really crap time to be buying a GPU. New GPU’s are due from both Nvidia and AMD later this year along with new CPU’s from AMD. Combine that with the stock shortages caused by Chinese New Year production freezes and then the Covid-19 situation, some factories have been shutdown for nearly three months now. As stock has dried up prices pretty much across the board have gone up and as most advanced technology including PC parts are bought in $ the gradual slide of the £/$ exchange rate since Brexit was announced has meant prices rising again.
Basically, if you can, wait until the end of the year, October to November when the new cards will be out and there’s likely to be some second hand bargains too.
nice one, cheers for that.Basically, if you can, wait until the end of the year, October to November when the new cards will be out and there’s likely to be some second hand bargains too.
RobDickinson said:
MissChief said:
new CPU’s from AMD.
New AMD Cpus ??And of course the new 30xx series Nvidia cards as well - https://www.eteknix.com/nvidia-rtx-3080-specificat...
RobDickinson said:
Nice! My mate is waiting for his x63
When he fits it tell him to be careful with the Thumb Screws! They have Screwheads in to finish tightening and I managed to Shear one completely off.Seems to be a common occurance looking online and they have to ship the replacement from the US
Been on PH for a bit but never thought to browse for a gaming section until now!
My aging rig here:
MSI x99s xpower mobo
i7-5960x
Corsair vengeance lpx 2400mhz 32gb ddr4
Samsung 1tb 850 Evo
Wd 4tb black
Titan X(p)
Evga supernova 1200w
Lian li pc-o11 razer edition
Acer predator xb321hk 32" uhd gsync
Corsair k95 platinum kbd
Razer basilisk ultimate mouse
Razer Nommo pro speakers
Thrustmaster warthog hotas
Mfg crosswind pedals.
Razer Tartarus pro gaming keypad.
My aging rig here:
MSI x99s xpower mobo
i7-5960x
Corsair vengeance lpx 2400mhz 32gb ddr4
Samsung 1tb 850 Evo
Wd 4tb black
Titan X(p)
Evga supernova 1200w
Lian li pc-o11 razer edition
Acer predator xb321hk 32" uhd gsync
Corsair k95 platinum kbd
Razer basilisk ultimate mouse
Razer Nommo pro speakers
Thrustmaster warthog hotas
Mfg crosswind pedals.
Razer Tartarus pro gaming keypad.
I'm going to get my 13 yr old daughter a PC for Christmas, budget is £1k
This is the spec I've picked, is there anything glaringly bad about it?
Monitor will be 1080p so gfx card won't be strained.
Case
CORSAIR iCUE 220T RGB AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-10600 (3.3GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B460-PLUS: ATX, LGA1200, USB 3.2, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 470MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W CV SERIES™ CV-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i V2 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
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
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-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 16 to 18 working days
Price: £1,063.00 including VAT and Delivery
I've got the existing SSD & mechanical hard drive from existing PC that I can transfer over, so don't worry about hard drive space.
This is the spec I've picked, is there anything glaringly bad about it?
Monitor will be 1080p so gfx card won't be strained.
Case
CORSAIR iCUE 220T RGB AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-10600 (3.3GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B460-PLUS: ATX, LGA1200, USB 3.2, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 470MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W CV SERIES™ CV-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i V2 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
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
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-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 16 to 18 working days
Price: £1,063.00 including VAT and Delivery
I've got the existing SSD & mechanical hard drive from existing PC that I can transfer over, so don't worry about hard drive space.
Edited by techguyone on Saturday 25th July 19:42
techguyone said:
I'm going to get my 13 yr old daughter a PC for Christmas, budget is £1k
This is the spec I've picked, is there anything glaringly bad about it?
Monitor will be 1080p so gfx card won't be strained.
Case
CORSAIR iCUE 220T RGB AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-10600 (3.3GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B460-PLUS: ATX, LGA1200, USB 3.2, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 470MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W CV SERIES™ CV-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i V2 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
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
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-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 16 to 18 working days
Price: £1,063.00 including VAT and Delivery
I've got the existing SSD & mechanical hard drive from existing PC that I can transfer over, so don't worry about hard drive space.
Personal preference but when it comes to VFM, I don't think you can do better than AMD processors. A Ryzen 5 3600 paired with a B550 board would be about £50 cheaper and equally fast then spent what you save on faster ram or a better GPU.This is the spec I've picked, is there anything glaringly bad about it?
Monitor will be 1080p so gfx card won't be strained.
Case
CORSAIR iCUE 220T RGB AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-10600 (3.3GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B460-PLUS: ATX, LGA1200, USB 3.2, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 470MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W CV SERIES™ CV-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i V2 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
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
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-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 16 to 18 working days
Price: £1,063.00 including VAT and Delivery
I've got the existing SSD & mechanical hard drive from existing PC that I can transfer over, so don't worry about hard drive space.
Edited by techguyone on Saturday 25th July 19:42
Also, rather than buying pre built, its really easy to do it yourself. I just built a couple of systems with absolutely no experience. Its like lego to put it all together.
For reference, this one i built is a similar budget but better specs.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Struan39/saved/#v...
Edit to add, without keyboard, mouse, headset and monitor on that list it comes in at about £950
Edited by DuncsGTi on Saturday 25th July 21:45
DuncsGTi said:
Personal preference but when it comes to VFM, I don't think you can do better than AMD processors. A Ryzen 5 3600 paired with a B550 board would be about £50 cheaper and equally fast then spent what you save on faster ram or a better GPU.
Also, rather than buying pre built, its really easy to do it yourself. I just built a couple of systems with absolutely no experience. Its like lego to put it all together.
For reference, this one i built is a similar budget but better specs.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Struan39/saved/#v...
Edit to add, without keyboard, mouse, headset and monitor on that list it comes in at about £950
I'll take a look at the AMD stuff, I've always been Intel so not too knowledgeable on AMDAlso, rather than buying pre built, its really easy to do it yourself. I just built a couple of systems with absolutely no experience. Its like lego to put it all together.
For reference, this one i built is a similar budget but better specs.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Struan39/saved/#v...
Edit to add, without keyboard, mouse, headset and monitor on that list it comes in at about £950
Edited by DuncsGTi on Saturday 25th July 21:45
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