Already ordered this desktop anyone spot any issues?

[MarcShepherd877]

Just bought this for my lad and wondered if there was anything I’ve done wrong. Did a reasonable amount of research 😜 but looking for advice before it’s built. TIA

 

[Rakk]

It would be useful if you can let us know your budget for the machine and what it'll be being used for - eg if for games, if you know which games that'd help as well.
And whilst it will work, there are probably a number of changes that should be made for example that GPU in that case is going to get very toasty and it may shorten its lifespan, and many think that AMD are better than Intel at least for that generation of CPU's (unless you have a very specific reason for going Intel)

 

[Steveyg]

Hi mate, just a couple things that I'm seeing straight off the bat. First of all though when posting your spec the forums read the below and we can help better

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Also if you let us know your budget, what monitor you plan to use and what the machine will be used for we can help you get the most for your money

First of all we wouldn't recommend that case generally as it's a very budget case. For a few £ more you can get a solid case that promotes airflow and has decent build quality

The 10700K is now two generations old so you're essentially buying a CPU that's already out of date in a new build, wouldn't recommend this

The 3080 seems like your paying a premium at the cost of everything else in the build. Do you have a 4K 144Hz monitor that can properly utilise the 3080? Also Nvidia recommend a minimum of 850W PSU for the 3080 so you're slightly under in that aspec

That CPU cooler is in no way capable of cooling that CPU mate I'm sorry to say. 120mm Liquid coolers are practically useless at the best of time but the 10700K is a very hot CPU and therefore requires pretty good cooling. I personally wouldn't recommend anything less than the Corsair H100i for that CPU

Sorry this is aint the best news but we can help amend this, you can change a build any time before it goes into build and we can help

 

[MarcShepherd877]

Hello, I’ve already bought it 😐 it was £2000. And in complete honesty I should’ve been i7 11700k (3.6)ghz. Is there any way to cool it a little more ?

 

[Rakk]

Hello, I’ve already bought it 😐 it was £2000. And in complete honesty I should’ve been i7 11700k (3.6)ghz. Is there any way to cool it a little more ?

If it was ordered from the PCS website and hasn't been dispatched yet you can make changes
Unless its one of the next-day or Review PC's

 

[Martinr36]

so a £2k budget, what monitor is it being used with resolution & refresh rate or make and model?
If it isn't in production there may still be a chance that you can change it to an AMD build

 

[Steveyg]

Hello, I’ve already bought it 😐 it was £2000. And in complete honesty I should’ve been i7 11700k (3.6)ghz. Is there any way to cool it a little more ?

Yeah the 11700K isn't good mate, just look at reviews it's a pretty bad CPU but we can build an excellent AMD system in that budget range. Can you let us know what monitor you'll be using?

We would need to the resolution and refresh rate to pair the GPU

 

[MarcShepherd877]

Case
PCS P209 ARGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-10700K (3.8GHz) 16MB Cache
Motherboard
GIGABYTE Z590 UD AC (LGA1200, USB 3.2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX, Wi-Fi) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2200 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 120 Series RGB High Performance Liquid 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
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 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
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FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
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There’s the spec fellas
Right I can’t say what games he plays em all 🤣 but gta, war zone, simulators, far cry god knows, monitor is to come. £2000 was the budget really wanted i7 11700 (3.6)ghz
And he definitely wants that card So I’ve tried my best to build on that within budget. And not been in to pc gaming since I was young so it’s all different

 

[MarcShepherd877]

If it was ordered from the PCS website and hasn't been dispatched yet you can make changes
Unless its one of the next-day or Review PC's

It was direct of them thank god

 

[Steveyg]

The Graphics card doesn't matter if you don't have a monitor that you can pair with it mate, for a monitor to match the 3080 you're looking at £700+ for a monitor so we would really need to know at least your budget for a monitor so we can recommend something suitable

We can recommend a monitor to use per GPU as well if you need help selecting something, we're happy to do that

 

[MarcShepherd877]

so a £2k budget, what monitor is it being used with resolution & refresh rate or make and model?
If it isn't in production there may still be a chance that you can change it to an AMD build

Don’t know why I just never used amd ever. Is there that much difference? And monitor can be bought to suit based on what you guy suggest. I’m dying inside now.

 

[MarcShepherd877]

Ok

The Graphics card doesn't matter if you don't have a monitor that you can pair with it mate, for a monitor to match the 3080 you're looking at £700+ for a monitor so we would really need to know at least your budget for a monitor so we can recommend something suitable

We can recommend a monitor to use per GPU as well if you need help selecting something, we're happy to do that

ok that helps a bit, so what I can say is that’s a way off at that price. And he wants 4K decent frame rate on most games if possible?

 

[Steveyg]

AMD Ryzen CPU's are a much stronger option when compared to the 10th and 11th series Intel CPUs

There's no difference just a different website for chipset drivers which are very rarely updated anyways,

I'll put together a build here now for you

 

[Steveyg]

For a 4K build this is pretty solid. You would need a 4K 144Hz monitor to really get the most of the 3080 though

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL II GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR | 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2200 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
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
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 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
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NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
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[MarcShepherd877]

AMD Ryzen CPU's are a much stronger option when compared to the 10th and 11th series Intel CPUs

There's no difference just a different website for chipset drivers which are very rarely updated anyways,

I'll put together a build here now for you

Thanks buddy and I take it 12th gen intel is fortunes? Or not worth it?

 

[Steveyg]

Thanks buddy and I take it 12th gen intel is fortunes? Or not worth it?

12th Gen will put you out of budget and I'll be honest I'm not the biggest fan. They run really really hot and draw a hell of a lot of power for not much of a performance gain. Especially considering AMD are ready to announce their new generation of CPU's which I have no doubt will be much much better

12th Gen right now this very second are the best on the market. It's up to yourself but I'll see what I can do with a 12600K which is a solid choice

 

[MarcShepherd877]

If it was ordered from the PCS website and hasn't been dispatched yet you can make changes
Unless its one of the next-day or Review PC's

Not that I don’t trust steveyg haha but any suggestions on a build from yourself

 

[Steveyg]

This would be a 12600K for that budget

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL II GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 10-Core Processor i5-12600K (3.7GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR | 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2200 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i RGB PRO XT 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
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 10/11 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
Google Chrome™
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 - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £2,101.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/mbVbZ0HMtc/

 

[Rakk]

Not that I don’t trust steveyg haha but any suggestions on a build from yourself

I'm not very good at speccing up machines to be honest - I was just helping things move along

Steveyg's build(s) will be good and be nicely balanced

 

[MarcShepherd877]

so a £2k budget, what monitor is it being used with resolution & refresh rate or make and model?
If it isn't in production there may still be a chance that you can change it to an AMD build

This would be a 12600K for that budget

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL II GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 10-Core Processor i5-12600K (3.7GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR | 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2200 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i RGB PRO XT 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
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 10/11 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
Google Chrome™
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 - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £2,101.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/mbVbZ0HMtc/

hahaha you don’t like ssd’s or HDD’s do you 😂 and one more question bud which so you recommend for future proofing (know it’s impossible forever ha) Tbf that 12th gen intel seems like a more future proof design having z690? I’m far from an expert and still further than that.