Hi there,
As the title says, I am looking for advice about any tweaks I should make to the below build configuration, but please note that I cannot stretch my budget any higher.
I'm particularly looking for help making sure that my RGB setup will work well, and will be easily configurable. I have never used RGB in a PC before, and I have no idea how it works. I've gone for all-corsair where possible as I thought this would help make things easier.
Does my motherboard have enough RGB sockets for the AIO + 4 case fans, etc? I'm assuming the RAM is just plug and play, but again, I haven't built a PC since 2014 and even then it had zero RGB so wasn't something I had to think about. I know there's software called iCue, but do I simply just download this software and it will automatically detect any Corsair fans that are plugged into my motherboard and allow me to change their colours? My case says it's an iCue case on the Corsair website, but I don't know what that means (does it just mean it's a normal case but comes with iCue fans?)
This PC will be used for casual gaming + web browsing. Will it be able to play games like Forza Horizon 5 and Call of duty in 4k at 60 FPS with high-ish settings? I can get a free 4k monitor with 60hz refresh rate from my boss, he doesn't want it. If it won't reach 60fps in 4k then would I be better off buying a 1440p monitor instead, or should I just take the 4k monitor and change the in-game settings to a lower resolution to bump up the fps?
I appreciate kindness and any help you legends can provide me. Build below. P.S There is an extra case fan at the bottom of the build list, because I thought it's best to balance out the 3 intakes at the front by having the 2 AIO fans + 1 extra exhaust fan. Is that wise?
Cheers,
Max
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor (£187.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX XT 65.57 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£109.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B650M-A WIFI II Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard (£129.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory (£160.05 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£148.41 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: PowerColor Fighter OC Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card (£449.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair iCUE 4000D RGB AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case (£131.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£109.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE AR120 Digital RGB 59 CFM 120 mm Fan (£12.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1439.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-08-21 12:40 BST+0100
As the title says, I am looking for advice about any tweaks I should make to the below build configuration, but please note that I cannot stretch my budget any higher.
I'm particularly looking for help making sure that my RGB setup will work well, and will be easily configurable. I have never used RGB in a PC before, and I have no idea how it works. I've gone for all-corsair where possible as I thought this would help make things easier.
Does my motherboard have enough RGB sockets for the AIO + 4 case fans, etc? I'm assuming the RAM is just plug and play, but again, I haven't built a PC since 2014 and even then it had zero RGB so wasn't something I had to think about. I know there's software called iCue, but do I simply just download this software and it will automatically detect any Corsair fans that are plugged into my motherboard and allow me to change their colours? My case says it's an iCue case on the Corsair website, but I don't know what that means (does it just mean it's a normal case but comes with iCue fans?)
This PC will be used for casual gaming + web browsing. Will it be able to play games like Forza Horizon 5 and Call of duty in 4k at 60 FPS with high-ish settings? I can get a free 4k monitor with 60hz refresh rate from my boss, he doesn't want it. If it won't reach 60fps in 4k then would I be better off buying a 1440p monitor instead, or should I just take the 4k monitor and change the in-game settings to a lower resolution to bump up the fps?
I appreciate kindness and any help you legends can provide me. Build below. P.S There is an extra case fan at the bottom of the build list, because I thought it's best to balance out the 3 intakes at the front by having the 2 AIO fans + 1 extra exhaust fan. Is that wise?
Cheers,
Max
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor (£187.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX XT 65.57 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£109.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B650M-A WIFI II Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard (£129.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory (£160.05 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£148.41 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: PowerColor Fighter OC Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card (£449.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair iCUE 4000D RGB AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case (£131.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£109.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE AR120 Digital RGB 59 CFM 120 mm Fan (£12.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1439.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-08-21 12:40 BST+0100
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