[SOLVED] New to PC gaming, help with a spec and everything else!

[xGrayGoose]

Alright gang!

Hoping to get a bit of help if possible around a certain spec I need for a gaming PC, and from certain PCs I have found what the spec looks like to some experts. I have found the following spec, see below:

Specs:

• Case: Corsair Carbide Series 275R Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX
• Fans: 3 Corsair ML120 PRO 120mm
• PSU: Corsair RM750i 80 PLUS Gold 750W Fully Modular
• Mobo: Asus Prime Z370-A
• CPU: Intel Core i7- 8700K
• Liquid Cooling: Corsair iCUE H115i PRO
• RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB DDR4 3200MHz C16
• SSD: Samsung 970 PRO M.2 512GB NVMe + Samsung 970 EVO M.2 500GB NVMe
• HDD: 2TB Seagate FireCuda SSHD ST2000DX002 Sata III 64MB + 8GB Flash 40

Windows 10 Pro license already installed in the motherboard.

It does state the GPU isn’t included, and from some research carried out believe AMD Radeon rx 5700 to be best value for money to add into the PC. However looking to understand if this would be compatible and if there is anything else I should look out for. The above spec is a second hand PC, so again with the cost of that and the GPU this would come to approx 1100.00, and if this would be an average deal or be better off purchasing a brand new PC.

Any help I’d appreciated, and happy to jump into a discord call to discuss it if easier!

 

[Koekieezz]

Alright gang!

Hoping to get a bit of help if possible around a certain spec I need for a gaming PC, and from certain PCs I have found what the spec looks like to some experts. I have found the following spec, see below:

Specs:

• Case: Corsair Carbide Series 275R Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX
• Fans: 3 Corsair ML120 PRO 120mm
• PSU: Corsair RM750i 80 PLUS Gold 750W Fully Modular
• Mobo: Asus Prime Z370-A
• CPU: Intel Core i7- 8700K
• Liquid Cooling: Corsair iCUE H115i PRO
• RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB DDR4 3200MHz C16
• SSD: Samsung 970 PRO M.2 512GB NVMe + Samsung 970 EVO M.2 500GB NVMe
• HDD: 2TB Seagate FireCuda SSHD ST2000DX002 Sata III 64MB + 8GB Flash 40

Windows 10 Pro license already installed in the motherboard.

It does state the GPU isn’t included, and from some research carried out believe AMD Radeon rx 5700 to be best value for money to add into the PC. However looking to understand if this would be compatible and if there is anything else I should look out for. The above spec is a second hand PC, so again with the cost of that and the GPU this would come to approx 1100.00, and if this would be an average deal or be better off purchasing a brand new PC.

Any help I’d appreciated, and happy to jump into a discord call to discuss it if easier!

Where do you live and how much are you willing to spend?

 

[xGrayGoose]

Where do you live and how much are you willing to spend?

Live in south west England, close to oxford.
Ideally didnt want to spend more than about 1200 if I can, but want something to last me as long as it can whilst being good enough to run games like Halo/Warzone/Apex etc

 

[Why_Me]

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/compu...p400a-atx-mid-tower-pc-case-10205481-pdt.html
PHANTEKS Eclipse P400A ATX Mid-Tower PC Case £64.99

https://www.ebuyer.com/856936-corsa...plus-gold-fully-modular-atx-psu-cp-9020177-uk
Corsair RM550x 80+ Gold Modular ATX PSU £56.99

https://www.ebuyer.com/1257803-msi-mag-b560m-bazooka-matx-motherboard-mag-b560m-bazooka
MSI MAG B560M BAZOOKA £99.99

https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/int...cket-lake-processor-bx8070811400f/version.asp
Intel Core i5 11400F £142.97

https://www.ebuyer.com/1286124-antec-a400-rgb-120mm-cpu-air-cooler-0-761345-10921-5
Antec A400 RGB 120MM CPU COOLER £24.99

https://www.ebuyer.com/1258410-cors...-2-3200mhz-ddr4-memory-kit-cmk16gx4m2e3200c16
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200MHz 16GB (2x8GB) CL16 £49.98

https://www.ebuyer.com/947319-wd-blue-sn550-1tb-nvme-m-2-2280-pcie-gen3-ssd-wds100t2b0c
WD Blue SN550 1TB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 SSD £69.98

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 EAGLE OC 12GB V2 LHR Graphics Card : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

Buy

www.amazon.co.uk

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 EAGLE OC 12GB V2 £691.99

Total: £1202 inc VAT

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-B560M-BAZOOKA

http://www.phanteks.com/Eclipse-P400A.html

Reviews of that cpu with benchmarks.

https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/intel-core-i5-11400f-processor-review,1.html

Intel Core i5-11400F Review - The Best Rocket Lake

The Core i5-11400F is Intel's most affordable Rocket Lake processor. While its multiplier is locked, you can still adjust the power limit. Once we did that, the CPU ran over 15% faster and almost matched the Core i5-11600K. We also made an interesting discovery regarding Gear 1 vs. Gear 2.

www.techpowerup.com

 

[jacob249358]

Live in south west England, close to oxford.
Ideally didnt want to spend more than about 1200 if I can, but want something to last me as long as it can whilst being good enough to run games like Halo/Warzone/Apex etc

This will run all those games. https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/hWFrJf
Left the case up to you. Btw the 6600xt basically matches the 3060 in performance. Just doesn't have some things Nvidia cards have.

 

[sizzling]

Live in south west England, close to oxford.
Ideally didnt want to spend more than about 1200 if I can, but want something to last me as long as it can whilst being good enough to run games like Halo/Warzone/Apex etc

Just slightly over budget but a much better pc and comes with a 6700XT. Its not standard, I made some changes to RAM, PSU & SSD but all I think are essential.
https://www.awd-it.co.uk/awd-vampir...173072,17622-197822,17646-197977,17833-199237

 

[xGrayGoose]

Class, appreciate the replies people. P&L have a good new year