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Budget (including currency): £1145.05 (British pound sterling) (if purchasing brand new parts)

Country: United Kingdom

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Arma 3, Battlefront 2 (Both '05 and '17) and other FPS Games, StableDiffusion AI Image generation

Other details Complete Parts list is as follows

  • Motherboard MSI Mag Tomahawk B550 (New)
  • RAM Patriot Viper Elite II DDR4 32GB(2 x 16GB) 4000MHz Kit (Already owned)
  • SSD Crucial P2 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen3 NVMe Internal SSD (Already owned)
  • HDD Seagate Barracuda 8TB and Seagate 1TB Desktop Hard drive (Already owned)
  • CPU Ryzen 7 1700x 3.4Ghz (Already owned)
  • PSU Corsair RM1000x modular power supply (New)
  • Case Montech AIR 1000 PREMIUM ATX Mid Tower Case (new)
  • GPU RTX 3060 12GB (new) (or RX 6600 8GB (Already owned) Haven't decided if i'm swapping it over yet )
  • CPU Cooler Whatever was in my original prebuilt PC from Lenovo (Already owned)

Build pictures will be added once it's built tomorrow

 

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Additional changes to my system including a change of case

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2 minutes ago, EpsilonNiner said:

Build pictures will be added once it's built tomorrow

If this is a build log this should be in the build logs section not new builds and planning

2 minutes ago, EpsilonNiner said:

GPU RTX 3060 12GB (or RX 6600 8GB Haven't decided if i'm swapping it over yet )

I would get an rx 6650 xt XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Core Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB Video Card (RX-665X8DFDY) - PCPartPicker

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SD Crucial P2 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen3 NVMe Internal SSD

I would swap this out for a kingston nv2 or 970 evo plus 

 

1 minute ago, EpsilonNiner said:

RAM Patriot Viper 

how much?

 

Message me on discord (bread8669) for more help 

 

Current parts list: 

CPU: R5 5600 CPU Cooler: Stock

Mobo: Asrock B550M-ITX/ac

RAM: Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200mhz Cl16

SSD: P5 Plus 500GB Secondary SSD: Kingston A400 960GB

GPU: MSI RTX 3060 Gaming X

Fans: 1x Noctua NF-P12 Redux, 1x Arctic P12, 1x Corsair LL120

PSU: NZXT SP-650M SFX-L PSU from H1

Monitor: Samsung WQHD 34 inch and 43 inch TV

Mouse: Logitech G203

Keyboard: Rii membrane keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Damn this space can fit a 4090 (just kidding)

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10 minutes ago, filpo said:

how much?

Forgot to finish typing because my adhd made me see a squirrel

 

10 minutes ago, filpo said:

If this is a build log this should be in the build logs section not new builds and planning

It appears i posted in the wrong section then 🙂

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9 minutes ago, Ottoman420 said:

1st gen Ryzen? With a 3080?!

3060 and i'm using what i have available, especially since i put myself in debt to get it

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9 minutes ago, Ottoman420 said:

1st gen Ryzen? With a 3080?!

3060*

Message me on discord (bread8669) for more help 

 

Current parts list: 

CPU: R5 5600 CPU Cooler: Stock

Mobo: Asrock B550M-ITX/ac

RAM: Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200mhz Cl16

SSD: P5 Plus 500GB Secondary SSD: Kingston A400 960GB

GPU: MSI RTX 3060 Gaming X

Fans: 1x Noctua NF-P12 Redux, 1x Arctic P12, 1x Corsair LL120

PSU: NZXT SP-650M SFX-L PSU from H1

Monitor: Samsung WQHD 34 inch and 43 inch TV

Mouse: Logitech G203

Keyboard: Rii membrane keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Damn this space can fit a 4090 (just kidding)

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2 minutes ago, EpsilonNiner said:

3060 and i'm using what i have available, especially since i put myself in debt to get it

The 1700x severely bottlenecks the 3060. It would bottleneck the 6600 less.

But I wouldn't change. I'd sell the 6600 and the 1700x and get a 5600 or 5700X.

M.S.C.E. (M.Sc. Computer Engineering), IT specialist in a hospital, 30+ years of gaming, 20+ years of computer enthusiasm, Geek, Trekkie, anime fan

  • Main PC: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - EK AIO 360 D-RGB - Arctic Cooling MX-4 - Asus Prime X570-P - 4x8GB DDR4 3200 HyperX Fury CL16 - Sapphire AMD Radeon 6950XT Nitro+ - 1TB Kingston Fury Renegade - 2TB Kingston Fury Renegade - 512GB ADATA SU800 - 960GB Kingston A400 - Seasonic PX-850 850W  - custom black ATX and EPS cables - Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout - Windows 11 x64 23H2 - 3 Arctic Cooling P14 PWM PST - 5 Arctic Cooling P12 PWM PST
  • Peripherals: LG 32GK650F - Dell P2319h - Logitech G Pro X Superlight with Tiger Ice - HyperX Alloy Origins Core (TKL) - EndGame Gear MPC890 - Genius HF 1250B - Akliam PD4 - Sennheiser HD 560s - Simgot EM6L - Truthear Zero - QKZ x HBB - 7Hz Salnotes Zero - Logitech C270 - Behringer PS400 - BM700  - Colormunki Smile - Speedlink Torid - Jysk Stenderup - LG 24x External DVD writer - Konig smart card reader
  • Laptop: Acer E5–575G-386R 15.6" 1080p (i3 6100U + 12GB DDR4 (4GB+8GB) + GeForce 940MX + 256GB nVME) Win 10 Pro x64 22H2 - Logitech G305 + AAA Lithium battery
  • Networking: Asus TUF Gaming AX6000 - Arcadyan ISP router - 35/5 Mbps vDSL
  • TV and gadgets: TCL 50EP680 50" 4K LED + Sharp HT-SB100 75W RMS soundbar - Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.1" - OnePlus 9 256GB - Olymous Cameda C-160 - GameBoy Color 
  • Streaming/Server/Storage PC: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - LC-Power LC-CC-120 - MSI B450 Tomahawk Max - 2x4GB ADATA 2666 DDR4 - 120GB Kingston V300 - Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB - Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB - 2x WD Green 2TB - Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon R9 380X - 550W EVGA G3 SuperNova - Chieftec Giga DF-01B - White Shark Spartan X keyboard - Roccat Kone Pure Military Desert strike - Logitech S-220 - Philips 226L
  • Livingroom PC (dad uses): AMD FX 8300 - Arctic Freezer 64 - Asus M5A97 R2.0 Evo - 2x4GB DDR3 1833 Kingston - MSI Radeon HD 7770 1GB OC - 120GB Adata SSD - 500W Fractal Design Essence - DVD-RW - Samsung SM 2253BW - Logitech G710+ - wireless vertical mouse - MS 2.0 speakers
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Just now, 191x7 said:

The 1700x severely bottlenecks the 3060.

Honestly didn't think about that, so when if I have money ever again I'll definitely get a 5700X, I was planning on stuffing my 6600 into a secondary PC for streaming/lighter workloads, I have an RX 570 & Ryzen 5 2400G that I need to sell, I know I won't get much for it but hey it's something

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55 minutes ago, EpsilonNiner said:

Honestly didn't think about that, so when if I have money ever again I'll definitely get a 5700X, I was planning on stuffing my 6600 into a secondary PC for streaming/lighter workloads, I have an RX 570 & Ryzen 5 2400G that I need to sell, I know I won't get much for it but hey it's something

I'm interested in your average GPU usage across a couple of newer games.

M.S.C.E. (M.Sc. Computer Engineering), IT specialist in a hospital, 30+ years of gaming, 20+ years of computer enthusiasm, Geek, Trekkie, anime fan

  • Main PC: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - EK AIO 360 D-RGB - Arctic Cooling MX-4 - Asus Prime X570-P - 4x8GB DDR4 3200 HyperX Fury CL16 - Sapphire AMD Radeon 6950XT Nitro+ - 1TB Kingston Fury Renegade - 2TB Kingston Fury Renegade - 512GB ADATA SU800 - 960GB Kingston A400 - Seasonic PX-850 850W  - custom black ATX and EPS cables - Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout - Windows 11 x64 23H2 - 3 Arctic Cooling P14 PWM PST - 5 Arctic Cooling P12 PWM PST
  • Peripherals: LG 32GK650F - Dell P2319h - Logitech G Pro X Superlight with Tiger Ice - HyperX Alloy Origins Core (TKL) - EndGame Gear MPC890 - Genius HF 1250B - Akliam PD4 - Sennheiser HD 560s - Simgot EM6L - Truthear Zero - QKZ x HBB - 7Hz Salnotes Zero - Logitech C270 - Behringer PS400 - BM700  - Colormunki Smile - Speedlink Torid - Jysk Stenderup - LG 24x External DVD writer - Konig smart card reader
  • Laptop: Acer E5–575G-386R 15.6" 1080p (i3 6100U + 12GB DDR4 (4GB+8GB) + GeForce 940MX + 256GB nVME) Win 10 Pro x64 22H2 - Logitech G305 + AAA Lithium battery
  • Networking: Asus TUF Gaming AX6000 - Arcadyan ISP router - 35/5 Mbps vDSL
  • TV and gadgets: TCL 50EP680 50" 4K LED + Sharp HT-SB100 75W RMS soundbar - Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.1" - OnePlus 9 256GB - Olymous Cameda C-160 - GameBoy Color 
  • Streaming/Server/Storage PC: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - LC-Power LC-CC-120 - MSI B450 Tomahawk Max - 2x4GB ADATA 2666 DDR4 - 120GB Kingston V300 - Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB - Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB - 2x WD Green 2TB - Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon R9 380X - 550W EVGA G3 SuperNova - Chieftec Giga DF-01B - White Shark Spartan X keyboard - Roccat Kone Pure Military Desert strike - Logitech S-220 - Philips 226L
  • Livingroom PC (dad uses): AMD FX 8300 - Arctic Freezer 64 - Asus M5A97 R2.0 Evo - 2x4GB DDR3 1833 Kingston - MSI Radeon HD 7770 1GB OC - 120GB Adata SSD - 500W Fractal Design Essence - DVD-RW - Samsung SM 2253BW - Logitech G710+ - wireless vertical mouse - MS 2.0 speakers
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36 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

I'm interested in your average GPU usage across a couple of newer games

I was getting an average FPS of 58.6 in EFT on high settings with my RX 6600 and 56 in Elite: Dangerous on medium, but a whopping 888.88 in Star Wars Republic Commando ('05) 😄

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8 hours ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

-Moved to Build Logs-

Thank you, i didn't know how to move it 🙂

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6 hours ago, EpsilonNiner said:

Thank you, i didn't know how to move it 🙂

No problem!

 

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15 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

For future reference, you can click on the Report button at the bottom of your post and let us know if something needs to be done 🙂

Good to know I'll keep that in mind 🙂 

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She lives!

 

Also HECK YOU MICROSOFT for making it so damn hard to download the win10 iso

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I also do not own a PC case big enough for my parts, anyone got case recommendations under £50 Inc postage?

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5 hours ago, EpsilonNiner said:

I also do not own a PC case big enough for my parts, anyone got case recommendations under £50 Inc postage?

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Montech AIR 1000 PREMIUM ATX Mid Tower Case (AIR 1000 PREMIUM BLACK) - PCPartPicker

Message me on discord (bread8669) for more help 

 

Current parts list: 

CPU: R5 5600 CPU Cooler: Stock

Mobo: Asrock B550M-ITX/ac

RAM: Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200mhz Cl16

SSD: P5 Plus 500GB Secondary SSD: Kingston A400 960GB

GPU: MSI RTX 3060 Gaming X

Fans: 1x Noctua NF-P12 Redux, 1x Arctic P12, 1x Corsair LL120

PSU: NZXT SP-650M SFX-L PSU from H1

Monitor: Samsung WQHD 34 inch and 43 inch TV

Mouse: Logitech G203

Keyboard: Rii membrane keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Damn this space can fit a 4090 (just kidding)

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5 hours ago, EpsilonNiner said:

I also do not own a PC case big enough for my parts, anyone got case recommendations under £50 Inc postage?

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or get this one (only 35 pounds) CiT F3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (CIT-F3BLACKBLUE) - PCPartPicker

Message me on discord (bread8669) for more help 

 

Current parts list: 

CPU: R5 5600 CPU Cooler: Stock

Mobo: Asrock B550M-ITX/ac

RAM: Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200mhz Cl16

SSD: P5 Plus 500GB Secondary SSD: Kingston A400 960GB

GPU: MSI RTX 3060 Gaming X

Fans: 1x Noctua NF-P12 Redux, 1x Arctic P12, 1x Corsair LL120

PSU: NZXT SP-650M SFX-L PSU from H1

Monitor: Samsung WQHD 34 inch and 43 inch TV

Mouse: Logitech G203

Keyboard: Rii membrane keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Damn this space can fit a 4090 (just kidding)

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1 hour ago, filpo said:

or get this one

not compatible with my motherboard, the Mag B550 is a full ATX

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Making a to-do list for myself since I know I'll be coming back to this thread later to upload finished pictures:

  1. update BIOS
  2. Remove the disk drive from the old case and temporarily plug it into the new motherboard.
  3. update all the drivers (SATA controllers first) (check tomahawk box for driver disk)
  4. enable XMP for the ram
  5. slightly overclock cpu (optional, REAPPLY THERMAL PASTE FIRST)
  6. reinstall missing software (game launchers, discord, OBS, OBS plugins)
  7. sacrifice a goat to Klang

If anyone can think of things that I might have forgotten, quote this with suggestions

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reordered the checklist because the process makes more sense to avoid issues

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17 hours ago, EpsilonNiner said:

Making a to-do list for myself since I know I'll be coming back to this thread later to upload finished pictures:

  • update BIOS
  • enable XMP for the ram
  • slightly overclock cpu (optional, REAPPLY THERMAL PASTE FIRST)
  • Remove the disk drive from the old case and temporarily plug it into the new motherboard.
  • update all the drivers (SATA controllers first) (check tomahawk box for driver disk)
  • reinstall missing software (game launchers, discord, OBS, OBS plugins)
  • sacrifice a goat to Klang

If anyone can think of things that I might have forgotten, quote this with suggestions

prey to the tech tip gods

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Woohoo my case has arrived! 

 

Now to wait a week till I can finish building it 

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Unfortunately I don't have any RGB controllers installed so no rainbow lights

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