Ark One | RTX 5060 + Ryzen 5 5600 | Ready-to-Go Gaming PC | PC36

🔥 Ark One

Glass on two sides, and something worth looking at behind it

Most cases put a window on one side and call it a view. The Pop 2 Vision wraps 270 degrees of tempered glass around the front and the left, then turns its fans around so the light faces outward through it rather than inward at the motherboard. That is the first thing you notice about Ark One, and it is why it reads as a more expensive machine than it is.

The second thing you notice is that the hardware behind the glass is real. A Ryzen 5 5600 and an RTX 5060 play modern games at 1080p on high and ultra, and go further into 1440p than the price would lead you to expect once DLSS 4 is doing its part. We build it, tune the fan curves by hand, and torture test it on CPU, RAM and GPU before it leaves us.

🧬 Built to last, designed to evolve

This system is built on the mature AMD AM4 platform using DDR4 memory. That is a deliberate choice and it is worth being straight about the trade-off. DDR4 is considerably cheaper than DDR5 right now, which is what lets this build carry a proper graphics card at this price. The cost is a narrower CPU upgrade path than the current AM5 platform offers. Everything else stays wide open: graphics card, storage, cooling and case are all straightforward to change later. Upgrades on AM4 are all possible, they just need a little more thought than they would on a newer platform.

📃 Specifications

• 🧠 CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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  • 6 cores, 12 threads. A well-rounded processor for 1080p and entry 1440p gaming, streaming and everyday use
  • One of the most efficient processors AMD has made at this price point. Its single-core performance keeps pace with the RTX 5060 rather than holding it back, which is the only thing that matters at this tier
  • Runs cool and quiet under typical gaming loads, which suits the Pop 2 Vision's airflow layout
  • A Ryzen 7 5700X upgrade is available if you want eight cores. See the upgrade options below
• ❄️ CPU cooler: Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE ARGB, single tower air cooler
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  • 4 × 6mm direct-touch nickel-plated copper heatpipes through a 51 fin aluminium stack, 148mm tall, with a 120mm ARGB PWM fan on the front
  • Rated to 225W. The 5600 carries a 65W TDP and, like every modern Ryzen, boosts past it: expect around 88W with every core loaded. That leaves the cooler working comfortably under half of what it is rated for, which is why the fan stays slow through a long session rather than ramping up an hour in
  • The tower clears the DIMM slots, so memory can be added or swapped later without taking the cooler off first
  • The ARGB fan ties into the case lighting for a coherent look behind the glass
  • Thermalright TF4 thermal paste, and a 3 year warranty on the cooler itself
• 🔲 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 EAGLE WIFI6 (ATX)
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  • 10+3 phase power design. Plain English translation: comfortably more power handling than the Ryzen 5 5600 asks for, so the board will not be the limiting factor if you move up to a Ryzen 7 5700X later.
  • PCIe 4.0 x16 for the graphics card, which is the full bandwidth the RTX 5060 can use
  • Four DDR4 slots supporting up to 128GB, so memory can be expanded later without replacing the kit you already have
  • Two M.2 slots, one of them PCIe 4.0 x4, leaving a second drive bay free
  • Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 onboard, plus Gigabit Ethernet
  • PC36 only uses motherboards chosen for stability and longevity. See our Trusted brands page
• 📏 Memory / RAM: 16GB (2×8GB) DDR4-3200 CL16
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  • Dual channel DDR4-3200, the speed the AM4 platform responds to best
  • 16GB is the right starting point for 1080p gaming and everyday use, and enough for gaming with a browser and Discord running alongside
  • Two DIMM slots stay free, and a 32GB option is available in the listing options below
  • Specification guaranteed, model may vary. Happy to confirm the exact part on request
• 💾 Storage: 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD (QLC)
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  • PCIe 4.0 speeds for quick boots and fast game loading. In normal use it feels identical to any other modern NVMe drive
  • QLC is the flash type, and it is what keeps a 1TB drive affordable. The one place you would notice it is writing very large files back to back, where sustained transfers of tens of gigabytes slow down once the drive's fast cache fills. Gaming, browsing and everyday work never do this
  • If you regularly move large video files, say so on live chat before you order and we will talk you through the alternatives
  • Specification guaranteed, model may vary. Happy to confirm the exact part on request
• 🎮 Graphics card: NVIDIA RTX 5060 8GB
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  • Built for confident 1080p gaming at high and ultra settings, and capable of 1440p at medium to high in most modern titles
  • DLSS 4 with frame generation, which adds meaningful headroom in supported titles and matters most at 1440p
  • Straight answer on the 8GB: it is enough for 1080p and for 1440p at sensible settings, but it is the part of this build that will age first as game textures grow. If longer-term 1440p is the goal, the RX 9060 XT 16GB upgrade below is the one we would point you at
  • The chipset and VRAM are guaranteed: it will always be an RTX 5060 with 8GB. The AIB brand varies with availability, and we only use established manufacturers. See our Trusted brands page for more info
• 🧰 Case: Fractal Pop 2 Vision - Black RGB
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  • 434 × 297 × 441mm, with room for E-ATX, ATX, micro-ATX and Mini-ITX motherboards
  • 270 degree panoramic tempered glass across the front and left side, so the interior is visible from two angles at once, which is rare at this price
  • Dual-chamber layout separates the PSU and cabling from the main components, keeping the visible chamber clean
  • Supports graphics cards up to 412mm and CPU coolers up to 172mm tall, well above what this build needs and plenty of room to upgrade into
  • The top mount takes up to a 360mm radiator if you ever move to liquid cooling
  • Tool-free access to both side panels, the top filter and the front panel
  • Reverse connector motherboard support for a cleaner cable presentation where applicable
• 🌬️ Case cooling: 4 × 120mm ARGB reverse blade fans included with the case, plus 1 × 120mm rear exhaust
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  • Four Fractal Aspect 12X Reverse RGB fans come pre-installed, two side intake and two bottom intake, feeding cool air straight onto the graphics card
  • Reverse blade design means the lighting faces outward through the glass, producing a more even and deliberate ARGB effect than standard fans
  • We add a rear exhaust fan to complete the airflow path, drawing heat out from behind the motherboard
  • Fan curves are tuned before dispatch, and airflow is verified through our standard stress testing rather than assumed
• ⚡ Power supply: Deepcool PL750D 750W 80+ Bronze
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  • Includes a native 12V-2x6 PCIe 5.1 cable. That is the connector current and next-generation graphics cards use, so a future GPU upgrade needs no adaptor and no dongle: you plug the card straight in
  • Cybenetics ETA Silver rated, an independent efficiency measurement taken across the full load range, which in practice is a more useful signal than the 80+ badge on its own
  • 750W is far more than this build needs, since the RTX 5060 and Ryzen 5 5600 together draw well under 300W. That is deliberate: it means a much larger graphics card can go in later without touching the power supply
  • ATX 3.1 certified, so it handles everything up to and including an RTX 5070 Ti without adaptors
  • If you plan to fit an RTX 5080 class card in future, an 850W Gold unit is available as a quick-add
• 🔌 Cabling: Stock black cabling, neatly arranged
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  • Routed cleanly through the dual-chamber layout, which keeps most of the cabling hidden from the glass side by design
  • Braided cable extensions in your choice of colour are available via the upgrade options
• 📶 WiFi / Bluetooth / Ethernet: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 and Gigabit Ethernet, included
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  • Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 are built into the Gigabyte B550 EAGLE WIFI6. No separate adapter needed, and the aerial is supplied in the box
  • Gigabit Ethernet for a wired connection, which we would still recommend for competitive play
• 🪟 Operating system: As chosen by you from the listing options below. Windows 11 Home (OEM) is recommended.
• 🧹 Setup and optimisation: PC36 High-Class Standard. Full stress test with certificate, bloat-free installation, and BIOS set up properly
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  PC36 High-Class Standard, included free with every build

  • Ready the moment you open the box. Your PC boots straight into Windows with a local account already set up. No account sign-in wall, no first-run questionnaire, no half-hour of setup before you can use the machine you just bought
  • BIOS updated and configured properly: manual fan curves, PBO enabled, XMP enabled, Secure Boot enabled
  • Vanilla Windows 11 installation if you choose Windows, with no bloatware added by us, and all drivers loaded and ready to go
  • Full stress test with certificate. Every system is torture tested on CPU, RAM and GPU before dispatch, and ships with the certificate to prove it

  PC36 Premier Optimisation, available in the listing options

  • CPU tuning to bring thermals and noise down with minimal performance loss, plus a deeper strip and debloat of Windows
  • Worth it if you want the quietest, leanest possible machine and would rather we spent the hours on it than you did

  PC36 Ultimate Performance Tune, available in the listing options

  • Advanced overclocking: RAM tune, CPU tune and GPU overclock on top of everything in Premier
  • Best suited to higher-end builds where there is meaningful headroom to unlock. On a build at this tier the gains are real but modest, so most buyers here are better served by the Standard or Premier options. Ask us on live chat if you are unsure and we will tell you honestly whether it is worth it for your spec
• 🛡️ Warranty: 3 years parts & labour (return to base)
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  • Standard 3-year coverage included, parts and labour both
  • Optional extended warranties in the listing options below

👁️ Transparency notes

• Product images are representative photos of a similar spec in the same style. Your PC will look similar but not identical. The photos show a higher-end spec in this case, so Ark One's internals will look a little smaller. Our support team can help clarify anything you're unsure of.
• RGB heatspreaders on the RAM are not guaranteed unless the quick add-on is chosen - this is due to industry-wide supply constraints on memory
• Memory, SSD and graphics card carry a specification guarantee rather than a fixed model (click or tap to read more)

  Most parts are named models and will be what is delivered. RAM, SSD and graphics card instead carry a spec guarantee, because current market conditions make stock on those three very variable. This keeps us agile enough to offer good pricing and honest spec lists. If you want clarity on the precise models we will use, drop us a live chat on the day you're ready to purchase and we'll confirm it.

🛠️ Popular upgrade options

• Quick-add upgrades. This listing has a set of one-click upgrades chosen to fit this exact build, each one priced, in the Quick-add Upgrades section on this page. Memory, storage, optimisation, the anti-sag bracket and the extended warranty are in the build options instead. Anything not shown in either place, ask us on live chat and we will price it.
• Need a monitor, keyboard or mouse? Scroll past the add to cart button. We've paired specific peripherals to get the best out of this build.
• Storage and RAM upgrades: available in the listing options below.
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  2TB storage is worth it if your game library is large, since modern games regularly exceed 100GB each. 32GB of memory is worth considering if you stream, run several applications at once, or edit alongside gaming. For pure 1080p gaming, 16GB is still sufficient for most titles.

• GPU upgrade to Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: choose it from the quick-add upgrades, or speak with us via live chat.
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  The upgrade we would recommend first on this build. The step up in raw performance is worthwhile, but the 16GB of VRAM is the real point, since that is what keeps a card relevant as textures grow. Worth it if 1440p is where you actually want to end up rather than somewhere you occasionally visit.

• CPU upgrade to Ryzen 7 5700X: choose it from the quick-add upgrades, or speak with us via live chat.
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  Two more cores and slightly higher clocks. Worth it if you stream, encode video, or run CPU-heavy work alongside gaming. For pure gaming the difference is modest, and we would put the money into the graphics card first.

• PSU upgrade to 850W 80+ Gold: choose it from the quick-add upgrades, or speak with us via live chat.
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  Worth adding only if you plan to fit an RTX 5080 class card in future. The 750W unit already handles everything up to and including a 5070 Ti comfortably, so on the stock spec this changes nothing.

• Braided cable extensions: available from the quick-add upgrades section.
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  Worth it if you want the interior to match the build, since the Pop 2 Vision's panoramic glass leaves the cable runs on show from two angles. Choose your colours by leaving a note on your order or contacting us via live chat.

🎯 What is this PC best for?

• 1080p gaming at high to ultra settings in modern titles
• Entry 1440p gaming at medium to high settings, with a clear graphics card upgrade path when you want more
• Esports and competitive titles at high frame rates
• First-time PC buyers who want something hand-built, stress tested and ready to use out of the box
• Anyone moving up from a console or an older system who wants a clean, well-lit build that earns its looks

📊 Performance estimates (1440p)

These figures are based on 1440p resolution. FPS will be considerably higher at 1080p, which is where this build is happiest. Performance varies with game updates, maps, settings and background apps. These are estimates, not guarantees.

Fortnite - 1440p Competitive Settings (click or tap to expand)

Estimated average FPS: 160-210 FPS
Native testing (no upscaling or frame generation).

Cyberpunk 2077 - 1440p Ray Tracing Medium (click or tap to expand)

Estimated average FPS: 50-65 FPS
Upscaling set to Auto (DLSS / FSR / XeSS based on GPU).

Battlefield 6 - 1440p High Settings (click or tap to expand)

Estimated average FPS: 70-90 FPS
Native testing (no upscaling or frame generation).

💬 Need help?

Not sure if this is the right spec for you? Ping us on live chat and we'll help you choose the perfect PC for your games, work and budget. You'll be talking to one of us, not a chatbot.