Deciding on whether to buy a product like PC SPECIALIST AMD Ryzen 7 Processor, PRIME B450M PLUS Motherboard, 16 GB RAM & AMD Cooler Components Bundle or perhaps MSI GeForce RTX 2060 8 GB SUPER GAMING X Graphics Card? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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PC SPECIALIST AMD Ryzen 7 Processor, PRIME B450M PLUS Motherboard, 16 GB RAM & AMD Cooler Components Bundle vs MSI GeForce RTX 2060 8 GB SUPER GAMING X Graphics Card

PC SPECIALIST AMD Ryzen 7 Processor, PRIME B450M PLUS Motherboard, 16 GB RAM & AMD Cooler Components Bundle specs

PC SPECIALIST AMD Ryzen 7 Processor, PRIME B450M PLUS Motherboard, 16 GB RAM & AMD Cooler Components Bundle
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 8 GB SUPER GAMING X Graphics Card specs

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 8 GB SUPER GAMING X Graphics Card
Form factor: ATX

Type: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

Socket / Chipset: – Socket: AMD AM4
– Chipset: AMD B450

PC connection: PCIe

Internal connections: – Memory: DIMM x 4 (Max 64 GB)
– Expansion slots: PCIe 3.0/2.0 (x16) x 1
– Storage: SATA 6 GB/s x 4 / M.2 x 1
– USB connectors: USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector x 1 / USB 2.0 connector x 2
– Cooling: 4-pin CPU fan connector x 1 / 3×4-pin Chassis fan connectors x 3 / 4-pin AIO_PUMP connector x 1
– Power: 24-pin EATX power connector x 1 / 8-pin ATX 12 V power connector x 1
– Other: AAFP x 1 / Clear CMOS jumper x 1 / System panel connector x 1 / COM port header x 1

Video outputs: – HDMI 2.0b x 1
– DisplayPort 1.4 x 3

External connections: – HDMI x 1
– DVI-D x 1
– USB Type-C x 1
– USB 3.1 Gen 2 x 2
– USB 3.1 Gen 1 x 2
– USB 2.0 x 2
– Ethernet port x 1
– Optical S/PD
– 3.5 mm jack x 3
– PS/2 keyboard/mouse port x 1

Memory: 8 GB GDDR6

Other information: Accessories included: I/O Shield, SATA cables x 2, M.2 screw package, DVD

Memory interface: 256-bit

PROCESSOR

Minimum power requirement: 215 W

PERFORMANCE

Overview: – Socket: AM4
– Cache: 32 MB L3
– Speed: 3.6 GHz (4.4 GHz Max Boost)

Features: – Cores: Octa-core
– Threads: 16
– TDP: 65 W

VR Ready: Yes

RAM

CUDA cores / Stream processors: CUDA cores: 2560

Clock speed: 1400 / 1785 MHz

Overview: – Type: DDR4 DIMM
– Capacity: 16 GB (2 x 8 GB)
– Speed: 2400 MHz

Maximum resolution: 7680 x 4320

Features: – Voltage: 1.2 V
– Pinouts: 288
– CAS latency: C14

Number of displays: Supports up to 4 displays

COOLING

Cooling included: Dual fan

GENERAL

Overview: Size: 99 mm

Features: – Pin connection: 4
– Aluminium heatsink

Colour: Black & silver

GENERAL

Box contents: MSI GeForce RTX 2060 8 GB SUPER GAMING X Graphics Card

Dimensions: 127 x 41 x 257 mm (H x W x D)

Box contents: – ASUS PRIME B450-PLUS AM4 Motherboard
– AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Processor
– Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 MHz RAM – 8 GB x 2
– AMD Wraith Stealth CPU Cooler

Weight: 1.2 kg

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 3 years

Price: £580

Price: £430

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Review Score: 9.6 / 10

Review Score: 9.8 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy PC SPECIALIST AMD Ryzen 7 Processor, PRIME B450M PLUS Motherboard, 16 GB RAM & AMD Cooler Components Bundle or MSI GeForce RTX 2060 8 GB SUPER GAMING X Graphics Card, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 69 products in the same category as PC SPECIALIST AMD Ryzen 7 Processor, PRIME B450M PLUS Motherboard, 16 GB RAM & AMD Cooler Components Bundle, which is the Processors category. Of these 69 products the average price was £372.68, the most expensive was £1860 and the cheapest was just £5.99. We then looked at the price of the 88 in the same as the MSI GeForce RTX 2060 8 GB SUPER GAMING X Graphics Card, which of course the average was £559.46, top price was £2299.99 and cheapest £21.99.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from Pc Specialist and MSI, the average was £1131.11 for Pc Specialist, £835.10 for MSI. The max for each was £3999/£3399 and minimum was £350/£21.99

Price analysis of PC SPECIALIST AMD Ryzen 7 Processor, PRIME B450M PLUS Motherboard, 16 GB RAM & AMD Cooler Components Bundle

Price analysis of MSI GeForce RTX 2060 8 GB SUPER GAMING X Graphics Card

  • PC SPECIALIST AMD Ryzen 7 Processor, PRIME B450M PLUS Motherboard, 16 GB RAM & AMD Cooler Components Bundle
  • ASUS PRIME B450-PLUS AM4 Motherboard
  • AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Processor
  • Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 MHz RAM – 8 GB x 2
  • AMD Wraith Stealth CPU Cooler
  • Upgrade your PC, or build a new one, without needing to check if everything’s compatible. We’ve done the hard work for you and created a PC building bundle (with the experts at PC Specialist) – all you need is a case, graphics, operating system, power supply and a hard drive to get going. Or if you like, you can add loads more cooling, a top of the range graphics card and all the RGB lighting you can fit in your case. It’s completely up to you.This great bundle includes all your essentials – an AMD processor with cooler, an ASUS motherboard and Corsair RAM.
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  • MSI GeForce RTX 2060 8 GB SUPER GAMING X Graphics Card
  • 8 GB GDDR6
  • CUDA cores: 2560
  • Clock speed: 1400 / 1785 MHz
  • HDMI / DisplayPort
  • VR Ready
  • RTX series graphics Every generation of new graphics cards edges us closer to being able to play games that look just like movies. And now with NVIDIA’s RTX range, we’ve jumped a huge step forward. Combining the incredibly powerful Turing architecture with innovative ray tracing technology, the MSI GeForce RTX 2060 8 GB SUPER GAMING X Graphics Card is able to make games look as close to real life as possible.Powered by the Turing architecture, RTX GPUs are up to 6 times as fast as previous graphics cards, so you’ll have the power to run any game, get incredible frame rates and render amazing imagery in next to no time.RGB lighting lets you find your styleWith customisable colours and LED effects, you can find the style that perfectly complements the rest of your components and peripherals, so your setup will look as good as it performs.Cooling you can rely onWhen you’re overclocking to the max, you need to know you can rely on your cooling power. With dual TORX 3.0 fans – which feature two different fin shapes for optimum cooling and whisper quiet operation – as well as a heatsink optimised to maximise heat transfer out of your component, you’ve got a top notch system that will deliver reliable no-compromise cooling through even the longest toughest sessions.
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What’s better PC SPECIALIST AMD Ryzen 7 Processor, PRIME B450M PLUS Motherboard, 16 GB RAM & AMD Cooler Components Bundle or MSI GeForce RTX 2060 8 GB SUPER GAMING X Graphics Card?

There are obviously a number of differences between PC SPECIALIST AMD Ryzen 7 Processor, PRIME B450M PLUS Motherboard, 16 GB RAM & AMD Cooler Components Bundle and MSI GeForce RTX 2060 8 GB SUPER GAMING X Graphics Card, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £580 cost of PC SPECIALIST AMD Ryzen 7 Processor, PRIME B450M PLUS Motherboard, 16 GB RAM & AMD Cooler Components Bundle is closer to the expectation you had than the £430 pricep point of MSI GeForce RTX 2060 8 GB SUPER GAMING X Graphics Card.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between PC SPECIALIST AMD Ryzen 7 Processor, PRIME B450M PLUS Motherboard, 16 GB RAM & AMD Cooler Components Bundle and MSI GeForce RTX 2060 8 GB SUPER GAMING X Graphics Card. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that PC SPECIALIST AMD Ryzen 7 Processor, PRIME B450M PLUS Motherboard, 16 GB RAM & AMD Cooler Components Bundle scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas MSI GeForce RTX 2060 8 GB SUPER GAMING X Graphics Card scores out of 10 from reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your Processors as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



PC SPECIALIST AMD Ryzen 7 Processor, PRIME B450M PLUS Motherboard, 16 GB RAM & AMD Cooler Components Bundle



Rating:
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