Dummy in need of help...

Davegwarn

New member
Hi, I know that technically I should be posting a spec here but that would suggest a basic level of knowledge that I just don't have...

I am looking to buy a desktop unit (I have a monitor, keyboard and mouse) with almost a sole purpose of playing total war games at a high spec (ideally ultra but not a must).

I've really got no idea what the best spec to go for is... I'd like to spend as little as possible! But could push up to maybe £800.

I'd really appreciate some guidance from you smart people. Thank you
 

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
I don't think you're going to manage Ultra 60fps unfortunately. I think that would take a £300+ GPU which the budget just doesn't allow for.

Something like this would fare quite well I think. If you're OK with dropping under 60fps from time to time then it would handle Ultra I imagine. It is a tiny bit over budget but I struggled to get everything in. I opted for some storage for your games, if you already have additional storage then dropping the secondary drive would bring you inside budget.

You could also consider the RAM. The high speed options aren't being offered on these systems now. It may be in your interest to drop down to the lowest option and purchase 2x8GB of 3200mhz RAM yourself to fit.

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.25GHz/19MB CACHE/AM4)

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Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B450-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 15 working days
Price: £819.00 including VAT and Delivery

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