Advice required...

[JaM1e]

Hi

Just after some advice regarding a potential future build I'm looking at buying, I've come up with the below based on my budget which ideally would be around £2000, obviously I have went over by a few hundred which I can probably work with.

The rig will be used mainly for gaming, a lot of competitive shooters but also newer AAA titles such as Cyberpunk etc. As you can see I've went for a 1080p 240hz monitor to begin with, however I will be adding a 1440p 144hz monitor at some point. I will also use the machine for office work etc, however nothing like streaming and such.

Ideally I want the case to be as quiet as possible and as cool as possible, I'm not fussed on pretty lights etc. Not sure if I would be better off with a better CPU and dropping to 2070 super?

Case
FRACTAL DEFINE R6 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Six Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 660p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 1800MB/sR | 1800MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100x Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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 [KK3-00002]
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® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor
ASUS 24.5" ROG Swift PG258Q 240Hz GAMING MONITOR
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 14 working days
Price: £2,360.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/fyyWQEvXdA/

 

[JaM1e]

Nobody? 😐

 

[steaky360]

So until you add a higher resolution monitor a lot of the power of the 2080 super is potentially being wasted, but if its your intention to do so reasonably soon (within say half a year or so) then in my opinion its not a bad shout.

I'd always opt for a smaller capacity main drive (for windows) and a second higher capacity storage drive such that if you need to reinstall windows for whatever reason you can do so without fearing any lost data.

 

[JaM1e]

Thanks for the reply man.

Yeah I'll be adding a bigger monitor within 6 months without a doubt.

I'll look at dropping the SSD to 500gb and increasing the capacity of the HDD.

In terms of CPU, will this be okay for high end gaming? Also I'm unsure if the cooler is overkill?

 

[SpyderTracks]

Thanks for the reply man.

Yeah I'll be adding a bigger monitor within 6 months without a doubt.

I'll look at dropping the SSD to 500gb and increasing the capacity of the HDD.

In terms of CPU, will this be okay for high end gaming? Also I'm unsure if the cooler is overkill?

I’d go with the 3700x personally, adds a few more FPS.