So specs below and pics attached!
What was good
Once all the parts were available good fast shipping from PCS and very well packaged.
Very happy with the machine and performance overall. Just completed CP2077 on it and it benchmarked well plus its a breeze for work related stuff (excel, financial apps).
If anyone is debating ultrawide - don't - it has by far been one of my better tech investments over the last few years. Not sure how I will cope going back to standard 27' back in the office!
What was bad
The Zotac 3090 took some getting used to, the drivers needed updating first thing on arrival and after that had weird fan spinning issues. Using custom fan curves through MSI Afterburner seems to have done the trick but I applied for the extended warranty on the card just in case.
Support from PCS was OK, I know they have been swamped but responses to emails were taking many days and forgot calling (1hr waits). Hopefully better now for anyone trying.
What was good
Once all the parts were available good fast shipping from PCS and very well packaged.
Very happy with the machine and performance overall. Just completed CP2077 on it and it benchmarked well plus its a breeze for work related stuff (excel, financial apps).
If anyone is debating ultrawide - don't - it has by far been one of my better tech investments over the last few years. Not sure how I will cope going back to standard 27' back in the office!
What was bad
The Zotac 3090 took some getting used to, the drivers needed updating first thing on arrival and after that had weird fan spinning issues. Using custom fan curves through MSI Afterburner seems to have done the trick but I applied for the extended warranty on the card just in case.
Support from PCS was OK, I know they have been swamped but responses to emails were taking many days and forgot calling (1hr waits). Hopefully better now for anyone trying.
| Case | CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 680X RGB GAMING CASE |
| Processor (CPU) | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16 Core CPU (3.4GHz-4.9GHz/72MB CACHE/AM4) |
| Motherboard | ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready! |
| Memory (RAM) | 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (4 x 8GB) |
| Graphics Card | 10GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP (Xmas delivery not guaranteed)
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| 1st Storage Drive | NOT REQUIRED |
| 1st M.2 SSD Drive | 500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W) |
| 2nd M.2 SSD Drive | 2TB INTEL® 660p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 1800MB/sR | 1800MB/sW) |
| DVD/BLU-RAY Drive | NOT REQUIRED |
| Power Supply | CORSAIR 850W AX SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® TITANIUM |
| Power Cable | 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead) |
| Processor Cooling | Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler |
| Thermal Paste | STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING |
| Sound Card | ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD) |
| Network Card | 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED) |
| Wireless Network Card | WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0 |
| USB/Thunderbolt Options | MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS |
| Operating System | Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001] |
| Operating System Language | United Kingdom - English Language |
| Windows Recovery Media | Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account |
| Office Software | FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required) |
| Anti-Virus | NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE |
| Browser | Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only) |
| Warranty | 3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) |
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