The Archangel (Black and White Beauty)

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The Archangel (Black and White Beauty)

This Pc was my upgrade from an FX-8320 based system that was paired with a decent Mini 1050Ti. With a budget of, at the time, £2000 and a specific colour scheme in mind along with specific price to performance, this Pc was and will forever be, one of my best builds yet.

Here is a detailed list of each upgrade, including peripherals, with both running Windows 10:

----------Old-------------------------------------------------------------New
Pc
CPU: AMD FX-8320---------------------------------------------------------AMD Ryzen 5 3600x
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Masterliquid 240 AIO--------------------------Deepcool CAPTAIN 240EX AIO
GPU: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4Gb Mini---------------------------------Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 2x8Gb DDR3 2400Mhz----------------------Corsair Vengeance LPX 4x8 GB DDR4 3600Mhz
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (Rev 2.1)--------------------------MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI
PSU: Novatech 500W (No efficiency rating)--------------------------------Seasonic FOCUS Plus Gold 750W
Storage: 2x1Tb WD Blue HDDs---------------------------------------------1Tb WD Blue HDD+500Gb WD Black SN750 NVMe+
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------1Tb Crucial MX500
Case: Generic Cheap Plastic, thing?-----------------------------------------NZXT 500i Mid Tower
Fans: Original case fans------------------------------------------------------Original case fans

Peripherals
Headphones: N/A--------------------------------------------------------------------Corsair HS50 Pro Wired + Phillips PH805BK Wireless Headphones
Mouse: Cheap EasternTimes Tech RGB Mouse (Great budget mouse)------------Corsair M65 Pro RGB
Keyboard: RBG Mechanical "Feel" Gaming Keyboard------------------------------Corsair STRAFE M.2 W/Cherry MX Red Switches
Monitor: 50inch Samsung 1080p TV...----------------------------------------------Asus VP28U 60Hz Monitor
Others: Wireless Xbox360 Controller and Adapter---------------------------------Same Controller + Extended Mouse Mat + 2Tb WD External Drive

Extras
I also have a Surface Pro 3, in a mount on the left. My phone would be in the little mount, OnePlus 7 Pro.

RGB:
All of the lights, apart from the rear ones on the motherboard because MSI's software sucks, are set to a light blue tinted white to better suit the colour scheme.

Future/Upgrades:
In the future, I definitely need to upgrade my monitor for gaming as it's refresh rate is a little old now. I also have a riser bracket by DeepCool (the GH-01) to stop the massive GPU from sagging. Yes, I did game, mouse and keyboard, in front of a 50 inch 1080p display.

Desktop Customisation
For my desktop, as in Windows, I'm using the Rainmeter Widget software for a cleaner look. There are pictures, but here is a short explaination:
All icons/words link to their respective app/site/drive and the taskbar is transparent to. To find my games, I hover over the far left side of the screen to reveal my library. When I hover over a game, the wallpaper diynamically changes to the game for however long I keep my cursor there. As for apps, it's the opposite. It's the far left and has the same features as my games library.

Photos:
For those that are interested, I used the OnePlus 7 Pro. Best phone I've ever had and used.

Performace/Overall:
Very proud of this PC and how it performs. It's nearly dead quiet unless I'm running a title such as Red Dead Redemption 2 in 1440p. I often use V-Sync just to keep my fans and PC a little cooler/quieter along with the Freesync on the monitor, but for uncapped Fps, here's a little markup:
  • Cyberpunk 2077 1440p Medium/High - 70+Fps
    Red Dead Redemption 2 4k (Render Scaled to 1080p) High/Ultra - 80+Fps
    Witcher 3 1080p Max settings (no motion blur) - 100+Fps (Depends on the area however)
    Hitman 2 1080p Max settings - 100+Fps
    Grand Theft Auto V Max settings 4k (Render Scaled to 1080p) - 110+Fps
Color(s): Black White
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: none
Cooling: AIO Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build

Hardware

CPU
$ 210.00
AMD - Ryzen 5 (3600X)
Socket: AM4
Cores: 6
Motherboard
$ 249.99
MSI - MPG Gaming Edge (Wi-Fi)
Chipset: X570
CPU Socket: AM4
Size: ATX
Memory
$ 196.59
Corsair - Vengeance LPX (3600MHz) (Black)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 32 GB
Graphics
$ 269.00
Gigabyte - GeForce WindForce OC (8G)
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: RTX 2060 SUPER
Interface: PCIe x16
Storage
$ 51.99
Crucial - MX500
Form Factor: 2.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 1 TB
Storage
$ 36.87
Western Digital - Blue 7200RPM
Form Factor: 3.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 1 TB
Storage
$ 84.83
Western Digital - WD Black SN750 (With Heatsink)
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 500 GB
Storage
$ 88.99
Western Digital - WD My Book
Capacity: 2 TB
PSU
$ 80.00
Seasonic - Focus Plus
Wattage: 650
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
$ 149.33
NZXT - H500i, White
Type: Mid-Tower
Side Panel: Tempered Glass
Cooling
$ 79.00
Accessories
$ 99.90
Accessories
$ 20.00
Accessories
$ 74.00
Monitor
$ 377.96
ASUS - VP28UQG
Size: 28 Inch
Panel: TN
Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
Keyboard
$ 140.00
Corsair - Strafe RGB MK.2
Interface: Wired
Key Switch Type: Cherry MX Silent
Type: Full Size
Mouse
$ 64.99
Corsair - M65 Pro RGB FPS
Interface: Wired
Estimated total value of this build:
$ 1,451.35
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