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:
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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