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Thank you all for your help. I have just completed my order. I opted for all your recommendations with regards to faster P44 Pro SSD for OS in addition to P41+ SSD for storage, TUF Gaming Motherboard, 6000MHz DDR5, Ryzen 7600 (though I did up it to the 7600X). I have gone with the 750W PSU...

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To summarise: Option within Budget: Case LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Six Core CPU (4.7GHz-5.3GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5) Motherboard ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6) Memory (RAM) 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB) Graphics...

I remember reading something to that effect (the random speeds being more useful). Annoying yes that they are harder to find and compare. I wouldn’t say it’s a drastic corner cut to opt for the P41+ rather than the Pro - they are both very good drives. Again I understand that faster SSD means...

Ah but in your previous post you say a faster SSD makes things faster. I am asking will I notice it. I appreciate it may be a hard question to answer and essentially something you need to guess. But essentially I am seeing forum posts suggesting most applications would not make use of those high...

Fair enough - sorry to badger the point but if I opt for Pro P44 over P41+, what would the difference be noticeable in gaming or in daily browsing/use of non-intensive programs. Or is it just going to shave a few seconds off boot time? When I say high I'm ignoring absolute ultra, ray-tracing...

Okay, fair enough. I am persuaded with regards to the motherboard. With regards to PSU, I do plan to stick with this for many years without upgrading - as games get newer, my settings will decrease - I just wanted to be able to run current and near-future games (next 3 years) at high settings...

Understand this, but is there a way to understand what the noticeable speed-up, if any, would likely be? Would I realistically notice a difference in gaming or day to day tasks? Ah yes, is there a way to specify this llater on in the order or is it something I need to email/call them about?

This shows both the 8GB and 16GB 4060ti running Half Life Alyx and other games. It looks like a good option but appears to be more expensive by £18, exceeding the budget. I'm not too familiar with AMD graphics cards having only used Nvidia previously. What would be the next step down? It is a...

Fair point - though budget means 4070 super is out of the question. Ultimately many people have successfully run VR games like Half Life Alyx on a 4060 Ti and been more than happy with the results. I would be hoping for high settings on conventional games going forwards for the next few years -...

Okay but specifically what about them is bad - they are cheaper yes, but why go for the TUF over the Prime when I am trying to stick to a budget? Do they bottleneck speed somehow? Much faster in terms of what though? It involves adding £21 and exceeding my budget which is a no-go. What does...

I don't currently have a headset but it is something I would consider over the next couple of years. Big Half Life fan so would probably go for the Valve Index to play Half Life Alyx. VR is certainly not the main goal, but reasonable performance in VR is something I am keen on having. Ideally...

Currently looking at three options: Option 1 (budget maxed out): Case LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Six Core CPU (4.7GHz-5.3GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5) Motherboard ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6) Memory (RAM) 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE...

Okay, for the sake of 8 quid difference I might as well get the 7600x for the higher base clock rate

If I opt for the 7600, I have seen that it comes with an AMD Stealth Wraith cooler (I assume that is still the case with PCS). In that case can I drop the AK400, or still best to stick with it?