First PC, Need help for specs

Eoin101 · May 11, 2021

Budget (including currency): 1000-2000 Euro

Country: Ireland

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: GTA V, Call of Duty, Fortnite, Valorant

Other details I wanted to buy my first PC soon (Next 3 months), likely prebuilt. I wanted to use it for gaming. I have a Dell Q2520D monitor (1440p 60Hz) also I have a bluetooth keyboard (Logitech K380) and a cheap mouse.

I want it to be fairly decent and run games at either 1080p or preferably 1440p. The frame rate would at minimum need to be 60Hz for most titles.

I'm not exactly sure what specs are needed for resolutions and frame rates. I was thinking about getting the Dell Aurora R12. I don't know if the base model is good enough, I think it would need more ram and the 3060ti. Is it good value for money this build.

I don't mind paying a bit of a premium but if I could get a better deal I'd go for it. I'm also open to getting a high refresh rate monitor if it fits in my budget. This would be either the Dell S272HGF (1080p-144Hz-27 inch) or the S2721DGFA (1440p-165Hz-27 inch). Is the better monitor needed?

I'm not to fused about looks, just want specs that work well. Being upgradable would be handy but want it to work for a number of years.

The specs I had priced for the R12 were:

11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 11400F (6-Core, 12MB Cache, 2.6Ghz to 4.4GHz)

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6

16GB Dual Channel DDR4 XMP at 3200MHz

256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)

Dark Side of the Moon chassis with Low-Profile Smart Cooling CPU Heatsink and 550W Power Supply

This was 1500 euro. Is that worth it for the parts?

I get a 10% discount for Dell. Also its easy to get it delivered.

Links to the dell stuff.

https://www.dell.com/en-ie/shop/gaming-and-games/alienware-aurora/spd/alienware-aurora-r12-desktop/dawr1201?configurationid=3742a80c-f83a-4aad-9a93-493ab0ca45f8#features_section

https://www.dell.com/en-ie/shop/dell-27-curved-gaming-monitor-s2721hgf/apd/210-awyy/monitors-monitor-accessories

https://www.dell.com/en-ie/shop/dell-27-gaming-monitor-s2721dgfa/apd/210-axrq/monitors-monitor-accessories

FireAbyss111802 · May 11, 2021

55 minutes ago, Eoin101 said:

Budget (including currency): 1000-2000 Euro

Country: Ireland

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: GTA V, Call of Duty, Fortnite, Valorant

Other details I wanted to buy my first PC soon (Next 3 months), likely prebuilt. I wanted to use it for gaming. I have a Dell Q2520D monitor (1440p 60Hz) also I have a bluetooth keyboard (Logitech K380) and a cheap mouse.

I want it to be fairly decent and run games at either 1080p or preferably 1440p. The frame rate would at minimum need to be 60Hz for most titles.

I'm not exactly sure what specs are needed for resolutions and frame rates. I was thinking about getting the Dell Aurora R12. I don't know if the base model is good enough, I think it would need more ram and the 3060ti. Is it good value for money this build.

I don't mind paying a bit of a premium but if I could get a better deal I'd go for it. I'm also open to getting a high refresh rate monitor if it fits in my budget. This would be either the Dell S272HGF (1080p-144Hz-27 inch) or the S2721DGFA (1440p-165Hz-27 inch). Is the better monitor needed?

I'm not to fused about looks, just want specs that work well. Being upgradable would be handy but want it to work for a number of years.

The specs I had priced for the R12 were:

11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 11400F (6-Core, 12MB Cache, 2.6Ghz to 4.4GHz)

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6

16GB Dual Channel DDR4 XMP at 3200MHz

256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)

Dark Side of the Moon chassis with Low-Profile Smart Cooling CPU Heatsink and 550W Power Supply

This was 1500 euro. Is that worth it for the parts?

I get a 10% discount for Dell. Also its easy to get it delivered.

Links to the dell stuff.

https://www.dell.com/en-ie/shop/gaming-and-games/alienware-aurora/spd/alienware-aurora-r12-desktop/dawr1201?configurationid=3742a80c-f83a-4aad-9a93-493ab0ca45f8#features_section

https://www.dell.com/en-ie/shop/dell-27-curved-gaming-monitor-s2721hgf/apd/210-awyy/monitors-monitor-accessories

https://www.dell.com/en-ie/shop/dell-27-gaming-monitor-s2721dgfa/apd/210-axrq/monitors-monitor-accessories

Hmmm... in an ideal world you could get that for approximately $900, which means the list is worth double of what it was 6-7 months ago. its a decent pc, but not for the money. To make things a bit better, get the 11600k or 11600kf.