PC Build for Golf Simulator

BobbyT28

1. What is your budget? [€1400 but could stretch a bit]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Golf Simulator

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [No]

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? [No)

5. Do you need a monitor? [No]

5a. If yes, what size do you need. [N/A]

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? [Using a projector, 4K T700STi

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [No]

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [No]

8. How can you pay? [Card, Bank transfer etc]

9. When are you purchasing? Within the next 2-3 weeks

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? [Moate]

BobbyT28

TGC2019 is the software that the PC will be running and here is the minimum requirements of this.

cornholio509

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or higher on AM4 socket

be quiet! Pure Rock 2 CPU Cooler 

ASRock B550M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4

Kingston FURY Renegade 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4 

Kingston NV2 1 TB M.2-2280 ssd 

Coolermaster 850 watt psu

RTX 3070 / RX 6800 xt GPU

NZXT H510 . You can pick and choose your PC case to suit your budget once components have been bought .

SHould cost total for the system arpund 1300 euro . If you want to intel route be prepared to pay more and maybe just about fit an INTEL equivelent in your budget . AM5 will cost 200 more then the previous am4 platfoprm because its DDR5 only and the AM5 boards are more expensive . THat said AMD have silently released new cheaper AM5 boards but are extremely cut down on features . Shop around for prices and combo bundles . I find GPU tracker / PCparts picker good resources to get an idea on pricing .

thecomedian

Hi Bobby, have you started this yet?

BobbyT28

Not yet

thecomedian

I've just put together a build for a golf Sim, I'll be using a mevo plus and TGC 2019.

I have put the TGC 2019 game on the PC and it runs that fine. I'm using a 2K monitor but I put it on the 4K settings and it still ran fine.

I tried to keep it as basic as possible and keep prices down as well as running 4K. It will be only running the Golf Sim so I couldn't justify spending more on it. I already had the motherboard and case.

Gigabyte X470 motherboard

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU

2 x 8GB Ram - 16GB G.Skill DDR4 Aegis 3000MHz CL16

SSD 1TB Crucial P2 M.2

Enermax 92MM CPU Cooler

RTX 3060Ti GPU

3 x Noctua 120mm Case Fans

Seasonic 550W PSU

NZXT H440 Case

I had the motherboard and case which I bought secondhand a few years ago, i think it was about €50 each.

The GPU was secondhand from adverts at €400 and the rest was new costing €292

Buying secondhand is a risk but if you know the seller it's not too bad.

I think the RTX3060 or RX6650XT will run it just fine and cost less.