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I’m looking at getting a gaming PC and need to know whether it’ll be good for games such as csgo, arma, pubg and just good in general.

The specs are:
Case- CORSAIR SPEC-04 MID TOWER GAMING CASE - BLACK/RED
Processor (CPU)- Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-7500 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard- ASUS® PRIME Z270-P: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)- 8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card- 3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP
Hard Disk- 2TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY DriveNOT REQUIRED
Power Supply- CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling- INTEL STANDARD 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- 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)

Need to know if it will run games on decent enough settings and just not lag etc. Any help is appreciated, thanks.
 
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Then you can go with it.
But if you can build one yourself, then get this...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£173.67 @ BT Shop)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£99.94 @ Ebuyer)
Memory:...
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Yes, and no. It will run fine but there are improvements, i will design something better, How much is it?
 
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It is fine for 1080p gaming.
Change the PSU to Corsair CXM or Seasonic S12II/M12II, the VS is a mediocre unit.
Also if the new generation i5-8400 is close to the 7500 price, go for it as it is a much better processor than the 7500. Remember, you also have to change the board to z370.
 
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It’s about £880 at the minute.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£158.78 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 Quad Lumi 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£58.10 @ Box Limited)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£86.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£78.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£88.01 @ More Computers)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card (£259.97 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case (£77.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£76.89 @ Alza)
Total: £884.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-28 19:04 GMT+0000

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£158.78 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 Quad Lumi 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£58.10 @ Box Limited)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£86.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£78.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£88.01 @ More Computers)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card (£349.96 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case (£77.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£76.89 @ Alza)
Total: £974.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-28 19:05 GMT+0000

Over though
 
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I can’t because it’s from a website with limited things I can put onto it, if that makes any sense.
 
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Problem is I can’t build a PC myself or I can’t get anyone to build it for me.
 
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Why?
 
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Then you can go with it.
But if you can build one yourself, then get this...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£173.67 @ BT Shop)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£99.94 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory (£73.39 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£59.93 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GT OCV1 Video Card (£229.98 @ Novatech)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.13 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£48.15 @ Box Limited)
Total: £771.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-28 19:14 GMT+0000
 
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I’m only 16 but my mum might know some people who can build it for me.
 
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Performance wise will this one be better than the one I listed before?
 
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Absolutely yes... http://www.pcgamer.com/intel-i5-8400-review-the-best-new-gaming-cpu-in-years/
The boost clock of 8400 is pretty solid.
 
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Okay thanks a lot. So if I was to get all my parts from pc part picker and get the extras such as an os and just little things, will the pc be able to run games on decent settings etc?

Also will a 144hertz monitor be required or is a 60hertz one fine?
 
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Dont go for a 144hz monitor with the 1060 6gb card. It will struggle on higher settings. For 144hz you need a 1070 atleast.
Get the parts from the above list and you should be fine even on higher settings.
For OS you can get it right away, or run it free for now and activate with a MS key later on. There wont be any difference in gaming performance... https://www.howtogeek.com/244678/you-dont-need-a-product-key-to-install-and-use-windows-10/
 
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Thanks so much for all the help. Is there any good monitors you can recommend for me as I’m undecided at the minute?
 
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