New PC - TS3/4

chesterbigbird · June 2018

alexspoom13 wrote: »

Hey @chesterbigbird @phoebebebe13 I'm still in the market for a new PC, but have been busy the last few weeks. I've had some more time this evening to look at specs, and have been looking at the following for £881:

CasePCS 6003B BLACK CASE
Processor (CPU)Intel® Core™ i5 Quad Core Processor i5-7500 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
MotherboardASUS® H110M-R: Micro-ATX, DDR4, LGA1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 4GB)Graphics Card2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1050 - DVI, HDMI, DP1st
Hard Disk250GB WD Blue™ 3D NAND 2.5" SSD, (upto 550MB/sR | 525MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card ReaderUSB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power SupplyCORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)Processor
CoolingINTEL STANDARD CPU COOLERThermal PasteSTANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound CardONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired NetworkingWIRELESS 802.11 AC1300 867Mbps/5GHz, 400Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB OptionsMIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating SystemGenuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
Operating System LanguageUnited Kingdom - English LanguageWindows Recovery MediaWindows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online AccountOffice SoftwareFREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)Anti-VirusBullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer ModeBrowserMicrosoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)Surge Protection8 Socket 2m Surge ProtectorWarranty3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)DeliverySTANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)Build TimeStandard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days

Any feedback as always is much appreciated.

Awful power supply (as i mentioned before). if going corsair for the power supply it should be either the CX or TXM or RM or HX AX.
I would highly recommend the 8th Gen intel (i5 8400 8500) if you can find one that's affordable.
Look for something with a NON standard intel cooler as it's going to get you much cooler temps.

alexspoom13 · June 2018

@chesterbigbird Okay I've taken that on board and have been looking at the following on cyberpowersystem.co.uk. It's come in at £960 which is more than I wanted to spend but if it will run both complete Sims 3 and 4 games on high settings then I will swallow the extra cost.

CAS: Cooler Master Silencio 452 Mid Tower Quiet Case w/ Built in Sound Proofing
CASUPGRADE: LED Strip Light [+7] (Blue Colour (Magnetic strip))
CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE. [+10] (BLACK Colour)
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-8600K - 6-Core 3.60GHz, 4.30GHz Turbo - 9MB Cache + UHD Graphics *** Extreme OC *** [-39]
CS_FAN: Maximum Airflow with 3 x 120mm Black Cooling Fans for your selected case [+10]
EXPAN: Built-in USB Ports
FAN: Arctic Cooling Freezer 12 Compact Semi Passive CPU Fan [+14]
FLASHMEDIA: Akasa Internal Memory & Compact Flash Card USB3.0 Reader [+11]
HDD: 2TB Seagate FireCuda SATA-III 6.0Gb/s Cache 7200RPM SSHD [+38] (1 Drive)
MEMORY: 8GB (1x8GB) DDR4/2400mhz Dual Channel Memory (HyperX Fury w/Heat Spreader)
MOTHERBOARD: Asus H310M-K INTEL H310 Chipset, micro-ATX Mainboard w/ 2 RAM slots, HD Audio, GbLAN, USB 3.1, SATA-III, 1x PCIe x16, 2x PCIe x1
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT -- As standard on all PCs
OS: Windows 10 Home (64-bit Edition) Perfect for most people with all the core features of Windows 10 including: automatic updates, Cortana and DirectX 12 graphics support (Recovery Disk)
POWERSUPPLY: Corsair CX600 600W 80+ Bronze Gaming Power Supply [+16]
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD AUDIO
SSD: 240GB Kingston SSDNow A400 SATA III Gaming MLC Solid State Disk [+49] (1 Drive)
USB1: Built-in USB Ports [+0]
WARRANTY: DESKTOP STANDARD WARRANTY: 3 Year Labour, 2 Year Parts, 6 Month Collect and Return plus Life-Time Technical Support
WNC: Addon PCI-E Wireless AWP1200E 802.11AC Wi-Fi up to 867 Mbps w/ Dual Antenna [+11]

phoebebebe13 · June 2018

@alexspoom13 Chester will have to answer you on the build however you don't want 1 8gb ram stick. You want your ram to run in dual channel. You need either 2 ram sticks of 4gb or two ram sticks of 8 gb . For some reason cyberpower uk does not sell the 4gb ram anymore. Having 16 gb ram ( 2 x 8gb) is future proofing your computer

alexspoom13 · June 2018

@phoebebebe13 Is the second stick of ram something I can purchase at a later date or is it essential when I buy the PC? As I have already stated the above build is stretching my budget beyond what it was originally.

Tremayne4260 · June 2018

I know in a Mac you have to purchase two sticks of the same size RAM in order for them to work. I believe it is the same for a Windows machine. So you'd need to purchase two 4GB sticks (for a total of 8GB) or two sticks of 8GB (for a total of 16GB) which as phoebebebe13 is future proofing your machine. Not sure where you are located, but Other World Computing is a good website to check out RAM. They are fairly priced.

phoebebebe13 · June 2018

@Tremayne4260 With PC you can run on one stick of ram but it won't run in dual channel. It's better to have 2 sticks. Also PC has allot more choices for different ram companies. With PC you cant mix make and model ram . The ram sticks installed all have to be same make and model or you will get serious issues

@alexspoom13 You can't just add ram. All your ram sticks have to be same make and model. They sell ram sticks in two packs. If you don't get two sticks now, you may wind up with 3 sticks of ram.. I also don't know if cyberpower will let you alter the pc while under warranty. If you have a 3 year warranty you may not be able to change your PC for 3 years

and as far as all the hardware your choosing you need @chesterbigbird

alexspoom13 · June 2018

Okay thanks, I will see how much extra it is to add a second 8GB stick. I have read that the game doesn't benefit from any more than 8GB anyway though and won't be using the PC for other games.

phoebebebe13 · June 2018

@alexspoom13 The game does not need more than 8gb however it's not good to have 1 stick of ram. You really need two sticks of ram to run in dual channel. Is cyberpower offering you two sticks of 4gb ram? If not you really should get two sticks of 8gb.

Tremayne4260 · June 2018

Thanks for the info phoebebebe13! May have to buy a Windows machine for work and it's nice to know that.

phoebebebe13 · June 2018

@Tremayne4260 Your welcome. If you need any help with PC just ask. If you have to get windows 10 and have any issues with that ,ask chesterbigbird. I don't have windows 10

chesterbigbird · June 2018

alexspoom13 wrote: »

@chesterbigbird Okay I've taken that on board and have been looking at the following on cyberpowersystem.co.uk. It's come in at £960 which is more than I wanted to spend but if it will run both complete Sims 3 and 4 games on high settings then I will swallow the extra cost.

CAS: Cooler Master Silencio 452 Mid Tower Quiet Case w/ Built in Sound Proofing
CASUPGRADE: LED Strip Light [+7] (Blue Colour (Magnetic strip))
CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE. [+10] (BLACK Colour)
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-8600K - 6-Core 3.60GHz, 4.30GHz Turbo - 9MB Cache + UHD Graphics *** Extreme OC *** [-39]
CS_FAN: Maximum Airflow with 3 x 120mm Black Cooling Fans for your selected case [+10]
EXPAN: Built-in USB Ports
FAN: Arctic Cooling Freezer 12 Compact Semi Passive CPU Fan [+14]
FLASHMEDIA: Akasa Internal Memory & Compact Flash Card USB3.0 Reader [+11]
HDD: 2TB Seagate FireCuda SATA-III 6.0Gb/s Cache 7200RPM SSHD [+38] (1 Drive)
MEMORY: 8GB (1x8GB) DDR4/2400mhz Dual Channel Memory (HyperX Fury w/Heat Spreader)
MOTHERBOARD: Asus H310M-K INTEL H310 Chipset, micro-ATX Mainboard w/ 2 RAM slots, HD Audio, GbLAN, USB 3.1, SATA-III, 1x PCIe x16, 2x PCIe x1
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT -- As standard on all PCs
OS: Windows 10 Home (64-bit Edition) Perfect for most people with all the core features of Windows 10 including: automatic updates, Cortana and DirectX 12 graphics support (Recovery Disk)
POWERSUPPLY: Corsair CX600 600W 80+ Bronze Gaming Power Supply [+16]
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD AUDIO
SSD: 240GB Kingston SSDNow A400 SATA III Gaming MLC Solid State Disk [+49] (1 Drive)
USB1: Built-in USB Ports [+0]
WARRANTY: DESKTOP STANDARD WARRANTY: 3 Year Labour, 2 Year Parts, 6 Month Collect and Return plus Life-Time Technical Support
WNC: Addon PCI-E Wireless AWP1200E 802.11AC Wi-Fi up to 867 Mbps w/ Dual Antenna [+11]

Looks much better!
Like said below it's best to have 2x4GB so you are in dual channel. However if you absolutely can't afford the extra then it will be ok, probably will not hurt performance much.

alexspoom13 · June 2018

Thank you @chesterbigbird . So the RAM aside, will the PC run Sims 3 & 4 on high settings? I will be installing 3 on the SSD for sure, but not necessarily 4 as I've heard it doesn't benefit from it.

chesterbigbird · June 2018

alexspoom13 wrote: »

Thank you @chesterbigbird . So the RAM aside, will the PC run Sims 3 & 4 on high settings? I will be installing 3 on the SSD for sure, but not necessarily 4 as I've heard it doesn't benefit from it.

I don't see the graphics card listed?
The rest of the specs are fine for high settings just need to know what card it has.

alexspoom13 · June 2018

@chesterbigbird The card is a 2GB Nvdia GTX 1050.

chesterbigbird · June 2018

alexspoom13 wrote: »

@chesterbigbird The card is a 2GB Nvdia GTX 1050.

That's fine then

alexspoom13 · July 2018

@chesterbigbird Just wanted to let you know that yesterday I went ahead and ordered my new PC! Thanks for all your help.

chesterbigbird · July 2018

alexspoom13 wrote: »

@chesterbigbird Just wanted to let you know that yesterday I went ahead and ordered my new PC! Thanks for all your help.

That's great. You're welcome

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