What options do I have when choosing a PC system?

You have three options when choosing the right PC system for your needs.

1) You choose one of our numerous pre-configured systems and offers - our Quickfinder helps you with this. Here you can also find the Daily Express offers if things need to move quickly - or

2) You can use our individual configurators (CONFIGURATORS). Here you can create a customized individual PC, depending on your intended use - or

3) You can send an e-mail or call our staff and get personal advice (Mon-Fri 9:00 - 12:00).

If you select this modification, our technicians will ensure that your PC is particularly quiet during operation and that the computer system works almost silently. For this purpose, settings are adjusted in the BIOS / UEFI to enable a more efficient airflow. In addition to the case fans, the power supply unit is also checked and replaced with a quieter one if necessary. Our technicians also take a look at the CPU fan and replace it with a more powerful model with better heat dissipation if necessary.

The higher the quality of the graphics, the more RAM the graphics card requires.

• IGPU / Integrated graphics: If you have an integrated graphics unit, you should ensure that there is sufficient RAM in the system. This type of graphics adapter does not have its own memory and accesses the system memory. The operating system reserves part of the memory for the graphics, which cannot be used for other purposes.
• 4GB graphics memory: For medium-quality gaming up to Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080), an average graphics card such as the GeForce GTX 1650 with 4GB RAM or the Radeon RX 6400 with 4GB RAM is sufficient.
  4GB RAM on a graphics card is sufficient for medium graphics quality.
• 8GB graphics memory: For high-quality gaming in WQHD resolution (2560 x 1440), you need a graphics card with a higher performance level, such as the GeForce RTX 3060 with 8GB or better 12GB, the GeForce RTX 3060 ti with 8GB or the Radeon RX 6600XT with 8GB RAM.
  8GB RAM is sufficient for high quality textures.
• More than 8GB graphics memory: For gaming in top quality in 4K resolution (3840 x 2160), a high-performance graphics card is required. Examples for suitable graphics cards are the GeForce RTX 4070 with 12GB or a Radeon RX 6700XT with 12GB. It gets even better with the GeForce RTX 4060ti or the GeForce RTX 4080 with gigantic 16GB VRAM. The AMD Radeon RX 7900 can even boast 24GB of VRAM.
  12 or 16GB RAM is sufficient for very high quality textures in 4K resolution.

Both Nvidia GeForce cards in the RTX series and AMD cards in the RX series use ray tracing technology. It simulates realistic lighting with light sources and shadows, which is very important for the representation of realistic game worlds. Impressively realistic light reflections provide a completely new gaming experience.

A unique selling point of Nvidia is the DLSS technology. This technology is based on calculating an image at a lower resolution and then upscaling it using AI. This results in more FPS and sharper, crisper images without overloading the graphics card.

AMD provides the Fidelity FX Super Resolution technology, which is also based on upscaled images that are generated in a lower resolution than the selected resolution. Similar to Nvidia's DLSS, the technology is used to generate high-quality images and increase the number of frames per second (FPS).

In general, it can be said at the moment that AMD is ahead in rasterization and Nvidia in ray tracing. Both deliver convincing packages.

There are different form factors for mainboards. The large mainboards are called full-size or ATX, while the smaller mainboards we use are Micro-ATX. For example, one of our most popular motherboards, the ASUS Prime B450M-K II, is a Micro-ATX board.

The easiest way to answer such questions is to enter "CPU + graphics card + gaming" on YouTube. In the benchmark video, you can see whether the selected configuration works well and smoothly.

In a nutshell: A gaming PC needs powerful components: A strong CPU, enough RAM, a graphics card that is as powerful as possible and a power supply unit with enough power. And, of course, as many RGB effects as you want!

Both designs have their advantages and disadvantages.

Laptops have a screen and keyboard, are small and portable and can be taken anywhere. This makes working on a train journey or in a hotel on a business trip no problem. Laptops are only of limited use for gaming, as their design makes it difficult to use energy-hungry graphics cards and, above all, to dissipate the resulting waste heat. There is a conflict here: If good fans are installed, this results in annoying noise. If, on the other hand, the device is quiet, not much waste heat is dissipated and performance is limited.

PCs offer unrivaled expandability: expanding the RAM, installing an additional drive or a new graphics card - none of this is a problem with a PC. A large, airy case with good airflow is also much better for gaming than a laptop case. Gaming graphics cards generate a lot of waste heat and require a lot of energy, which is why they are exclusively available for desktop PCs. PCs can be customized with water cooling, RGB effects and many other modifications. Individual components such as the graphics card can be easily replaced.

We look at casual gaming and the three most common gaming resolutions: Full HD, 2K and 4K.

• Casual gaming in 720p is possible even with an integrated graphics unit. The AMD Vega 7 graphics unit in the Ryzen 5 5600G, for example, is suitable for games such as Valorant (even in Full HD), Minecraft up to 4K resolution, The Sims 4 or Counter-Strike GO. Even with the older Intel UHD 630, which is installed in Core i5 and Core i7 processors, you can play The Sims 4, Minecraft, Valorant or Counter-Strike GO. Whatever else is available is suitable as a monitor. Casual games are no problem for such a setup, but you shouldn't expect anything more.
• For more comfortable gaming, the minimum resolution should be Full HD, meaning 1920 x 1080. A 24-inch monitor is well suited for this. A mid-range processor such as a Ryzen 5 or an Intel Core i5 with a mid-range graphics card such as an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 is completely sufficient for this type of setup. That puts you at the lower end of the scale, and you shouldn't invest less in a gaming PC.
• An inexpensive PC with Core i7 and GeForce RTX 3060 offers considerably more and you may not only use the Full HD resolution, but also play in 2K (2560 x 1440) and increase the details. This resolution offers a good compromise between Full HD and 4K. 2K monitors are also cheaper than 4K monitors. A monitor with 24 or 27 inches is a good choice here.
• Finally, the premium discipline in gaming, 4K gaming - professional level. A high-performance system with a professional monitor is required to ensure high FPS at such a high resolution. We offer systems with various fast processors from Intel's Core and AMD's Ryzen series and, for example, the GeForce RTX 4070, GeForce RTX 4070TI or GeForce RTX 4080 as a graphics solution. Monitors from 28 inches upwards play in the pro class.

The more images the monitor displays per second, the smoother the gaming experience. 60 Hertz, i.e. 60 frames per second, has become the minimum standard. To achieve this goal, both the graphics card and the monitor must provide at least 60 frames per second (FPS). If the graphics card can display more FPS, the monitor is the bottleneck: more than 60 FPS is useless and will not be displayed. So if your graphics card achieves 100 FPS in the benchmark, but your monitor only has 60 Hz, you will only see 60 FPS. The monitor slows down the setup.

A gaming monitor that can display more FPS is a different story: Depending on the model, 144 FPS or even more can be displayed. Of course, the prerequisite for this is that your gaming PC can also deliver these FPS. In other words, the graphics card and CPU must provide sufficient power, otherwise even a 144 Hz monitor is useless.

We advise against using older monitors with a VGA connection, as this analog standard is no longer up to date. The picture quality cannot keep up with modern DP or HDMI connections. AMD and Intel have decided to no longer support VGA from 2015 and to replace it with the modern DP / HDMI standards.
An old monitor with a VGA connection can be used as an emergency solution.

Despite our compatibility checks, we cannot rule out the possibility of errors. Our configurator is a very complex and dynamic system that allows plenty of flexibility for individual configurations. Before a system is built, our experienced technicians take a look at each individual configuration. If any discrepancies are identified, we will contact you and discuss possible alternatives.

This may have to do with your preselection, which is subject to a strict compatibility check. For example, if you select an Intel CPU, only motherboards that support this CPU type will be available for selection. As a result, it is easier for you to make your selection and prevents your system from being put together incorrectly.

If a component is missing, please let us know so that our Team can check it and add the component for you.

Yes - you can copy the link from the browser or send the link after configuring the PC system.

Yes - After configuring your PC system, simply copy the link from the browser, open a ticket and send us the link for checking.

In order to guarantee the best price, we constantly adjust our prices to current market conditions. This means that your configuration link may be subject to a small price fluctuation overnight. If in doubt, please do not use old configuration links and reconfigure the system if necessary.

We use double packaging consisting of an outer and an inner box. Therefore, damage to the outer box does not necessarily mean that the PC in the inner box is damaged. To ensure that possible damage is well documented, you should document any major damage with photos before opening the package and inspect the contents for possible damage after opening. If the PC is damaged, please take photos of the damage and contact us.

Secure packaging is very important to us, which is why we try to ensure maximum padding for sensitive goods. If necessary, the PC is padded on the inside, e.g. to protect a large and sensitive graphics card. It is placed in a package, which we put into a second package. The space in between is padded with packaging chips to ensure maximum security. Numerous customer feedbacks confirm that. You can find more information here: Delivery and shipping

For orders from Germany and Austria, you can choose between DHL and GO! Express (recommended). We deliver orders within the EU, Switzerland or overseas exclusively with DHL. This has the advantage that there is also a Saturday delivery option and you can collect the parcel from one of the many DHL parcel shops if you are not at home at the time of delivery. GO! Express delivers on the next working day (Monday to Friday) and specializes in the fast delivery of parcels as Overnight Express. They do not offer collection from shops.

National and international shipping costs can be found here: SHIPPING COSTS

The most common problem our logistics department encounters: The house number is missing or the address is incomplete. This makes it difficult for us and our shipping partners to send the parcel correctly. Please always provide the COMPLETE correct address! Missing or incorrect information means that your order cannot be delivered and we have a lot of work dealing with it, so neither we nor you can be satisfied.

With delivery by GO! express, this is possible. In this case, the parcel will be delivered by 12:00 noon on the next working day - except on Saturdays. With shipping by DHL, we cannot coordinate when the parcel carrier will arrive. Experience shows that in Germany it takes 24h-48h for your parcel to be delivered by DHL.

Delivery on the next working day is possible within Germany, provided that all components are in stock and the order is received and paid for before 14:00. You can select all systems marked "Daily Express" for this service. With "Daily Express", we guarantee that the order will leave our warehouse by 14:00 and is handed over to the selected service provider.

DE/AT: You can choose whether we send the parcel by DHL (shipping time DE usually 2 days) or by GO! express (shipping time DE 1 day).

EU: PC systems marked as DailyExpress will be shipped on the same day if payment is received by 14:00 at the latest. We send the package exclusively by DHL (shipping time EU usually 2-3 days).

It is generally possible to collect items from the shop - please observe our current opening hours and arrange collection with us in advance.
A deliverable item will be ready for collection after a short time, whereas a self-configured PC must first be produced by us and therefore cannot be collected immediately.
Deliverable goods are usually ready for collection 2-4 working days after receipt of the order.
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We offer 5 languages on our website. In addition, we have a large selection of local payment methods and low-cost shipping to other EU countries and Switzerland. We deliver to any country that our service provider DHL delivers to. We welcome customers from abroad

As soon as your order arrives in our logistics department, you will receive a tracking number by e-mail. It will only be activated once your shipment has been entered into the system by the logistics service provider.

Please note that a PC is a sensitive object and must be handled accordingly. Our packages are designed to provide the best possible protection against drops and damage. For this reason, it is best to pack the PC you wish to return in its original packaging. To avoid problems, we ask that you always state both the sender's address and the order number on the return shipment. Shipments that we are unable to assign cause additional work and costs.

Invoices are only uploaded AFTER the order has been dispatched; it is not possible to download the invoice before the order has been dispatched.

We offer a variety of payment options to make payment as easy as possible for our customers. We also offer installment purchase solutions from KLARNA, Paypal and easycredit. These partners carry out credit checks for us using their own systems. We are not involved in this process. If you have been declined, you can choose another payment method and see if you are successful.

The warranty on hardware products and service is 2 years. We grant 2 years warranty.
In the event of a hardware defect, we guarantee to repair or replace the defective components within the warranty period.

It is possible that a product has already been updated at the time of the warranty claim and your hardware is no longer available. In this case, you will receive the new, improved product. In this case, an appropriate difference will be calculated and invoiced in consultation with you.

The hardware component will be sent to the manufacturer for detailed testing. Ankermann Computer has no influence on how long it takes the manufacturer to localize the problem. Experience has shown that it can take several weeks. If we have the defective component in stock, we will of course send you a replacement immediately and get in touch with the manufacturer.

Upon receipt of your order, you will automatically receive an e-mail confirmation with detailed information on how to transfer the invoice amount.

As soon as payment is received, we will process your order and hand it over to our logistics department once it has been completed. Depending on the bank, this may take 2-3 working days.

We cannot change orders after they have been placed. The best course of action is to cancel your order and then order again.
Important notice: Prices may vary, we adapt our prices daily so your new order might be more expensive or cheaper than the old one.

Please open a support ticket and describe the error or your request in as much detail as possible. A member of the Accounting Department will then take care of your request.

This service is only available to international customers. If a valid VAT number (international tax number) is provided and the number has been digitally checked and approved, the order can be shipped tax-free.