Any changes/suggestions for my PC Build?

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Kron

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Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions or changes they would recommend for my build.

Also wondering for this price range do you think AMD is the best option right now or is Intel still worth it?

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO WIFI (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/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 H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
2 PORT (2 x TYPE A) USB 3.1 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
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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BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
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3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)

Build Time
Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: €3,839.00 including VAT and Delivery
 
Martinr36

Martinr36

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What's this to be used for, with what monitor (resolution and refresh rate, or make and model) and what's the budget, and can you post the configuration link
 
K

Kron

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JUNI0R

JUNI0R

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Kron said:
Editing and gaming mostly. My current monitor is the LG UltraGear 32GP850 Quad HD 32, it's 2560 x 1440p and 165Hz. I will be looking to get a second monitor in the near future though.

Here is the configuration link.
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/SEEjDWt2BV/
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You're pretty much there! Swapped the 3080 for the 3070TI- the 3080 is really designed for 4K 144hz or 1440p Superwide and the 3070TI will still give a fantastic experience. Slightly more sensible storage solution- 500GB Boot SSD, 2TB Games and active projects drive then 2TB HDD for file storage. Upped the PSU by a bit- seems like a sensible move for £20, dropped the thermal paste- the corsair AIO's come with high quality thermal paste pre-applied and swapped to Windows 10- I'd stick to W10 until all the bugs of W11 are sorted.

Oh, there was also a PCIe USB card? When the motherboard and case have a total of 14 combined, do you need more?

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO WIFI (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB 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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 14 to 16 working days
Price: £2,903.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/0denAmsZXE/
 
K

Kron

Member
JUNI0R said:
You're pretty much there! Swapped the 3080 for the 3070TI- the 3080 is really designed for 4K 144hz or 1440p Superwide and the 3070TI will still give a fantastic experience. Slightly more sensible storage solution- 500GB Boot SSD, 2TB Games and active projects drive then 2TB HDD for file storage. Upped the PSU by a bit- seems like a sensible move for £20, dropped the thermal paste- the corsair AIO's come with high quality thermal paste pre-applied and swapped to Windows 10- I'd stick to W10 until all the bugs of W11 are sorted.

Oh, there was also a PCIe USB card? When the motherboard and case have a total of 14 combined, do you need more?

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO WIFI (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB 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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 14 to 16 working days
Price: £2,903.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/0denAmsZXE/
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Thanks for all the feedback.

Do you think a 500Gb 980 boot drive and a 1Tb 980 "active" drive would be a good choice as well? Or do you think the 2Tb intel 670 as the "active" drive is a better choice?

With the PCle USB card, I guess it's only a £30 difference so I thought I might as well. Is there any other reason to not, other than overkill on USB ports?

Thanks again for your help.
 
JUNI0R

JUNI0R

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No worries, happy to help!

Kron said:
Do you think a 500Gb 980 boot drive and a 1Tb 980 "active" drive would be a good choice as well? Or do you think the 2Tb intel 670 as the "active" drive is a better choice?
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I wouldn't go that route personally. You want Windows to be on the fastest drive meaning either it won't be if you have a 1TB 980 PRO, or PCS will install Windows on the wrong drive. I use an NVME Gen 3 SSD as my boot drive and it's still so unbelievably fast, having one as a secondary drive will be perfectly fine, plus you get double the storage if you go for one of the two options you've mentioned above.

Kron said:
With the PCle USB card, I guess it's only a £30 difference so I thought I might as well. Is there any other reason to not, other than overkill on USB ports?
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If you go for anything other than the standard one, it'll install somethig like this. Unless you know you need more than 12 USB ports constantly, it's not an option I'd select personally. Plus if you do need more every now and then, I'd just get an external USB hub
d593fd08-e116-404b-a6b3-e523c2932b96.jpg
 
M

MMDos

Member
Kron said:
Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions or changes they would recommend for my build.

Also wondering for this price range do you think AMD is the best option right now or is Intel still worth it?

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO WIFI (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/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 H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
2 PORT (2 x TYPE A) USB 3.1 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
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
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)

Build Time
Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: €3,839.00 including VAT and Delivery
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The case and mobo arent worth the price, so changed them to the 5000X and X570-F (which would be fine even if you were running a 3090 system). A 3070Ti is fine for use case, and I put two NVMe's, it is a bit more expensive than the other suggestion, but you can drop from 1TB to 500GB boot SSD if you want to save more. I added a wifi card, since this mobo doesnt have built-in wifi, and got a better PSU for future reliability.

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB 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
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
2 PORT (2 x TYPE A) USB 3.1 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 14 to 16 working days
Price: £2,978.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/kC4QnjRmBv/
 
B

Bigfoot

Grand Master
MMDos said:
The case and mobo arent worth the price, so changed them to the 5000X and X570-F (which would be fine even if you were running a 3090 system). A 3070Ti is fine for use case, and I put two NVMe's, it is a bit more expensive than the other suggestion, but you can drop from 1TB to 500GB boot SSD if you want to save more. I added a wifi card, since this mobo doesnt have built-in wifi, and got a better PSU for future reliability.

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB 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
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
2 PORT (2 x TYPE A) USB 3.1 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 14 to 16 working days
Price: £2,978.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/kC4QnjRmBv/
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4TB Barracuda is only 5400 RPM and slow. You would be better off with the 3TB or 2x2TB Barracudas. IronWolfs are fast, but noisy.
 
K

Kron

Member
JUNI0R said:
No worries, happy to help!


I wouldn't go that route personally. You want Windows to be on the fastest drive meaning either it won't be if you have a 1TB 980 PRO, or PCS will install Windows on the wrong drive. I use an NVME Gen 3 SSD as my boot drive and it's still so unbelievably fast, having one as a secondary drive will be perfectly fine, plus you get double the storage if you go for one of the two options you've mentioned above.


If you go for anything other than the standard one, it'll install somethig like this. Unless you know you need more than 12 USB ports constantly, it's not an option I'd select personally. Plus if you do need more every now and then, I'd just get an external USB hub
d593fd08-e116-404b-a6b3-e523c2932b96.jpg
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Is there a benefit to having two smaller SSD's as opposed to one larger one? Other than having the safety net of a second drive if one fails for some reason. Sorry for all the questions, just would like to understand why 2 is better than one for SSD's.
 
Martinr36

Martinr36

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Kron said:
Is there a benefit to having two smaller SSD's as opposed to one larger one? Other than having the safety net of a second drive if one fails for some reason. Sorry for all the questions, just would like to understand why 2 is better than one for SSD's.
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Generally recommended storage selection is:

1TB HDD for general storage that doesn't benefit from fast storage (documents etc)
A really fast 500GB M.2 (Firecuda 530 or Samsung 980) for the OS
A slower but still fast 1TB M.2 (Intel 670P) for your games, this means that when you do a clean install of the OS you don't have to reinstall all your games
 
M

MMDos

Member
Kron said:
Is there a benefit to having two smaller SSD's as opposed to one larger one? Other than having the safety net of a second drive if one fails for some reason. Sorry for all the questions, just would like to understand why 2 is better than one for SSD's.
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Another benefit to having the OS on a different SSD is that if you want a larger SSD in the future, you can just swap the second one without having to deal with OS installation
 
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