TomBerry
Bright Spark
So I recently made a post that I'd be wanting to upgrade to a 3090 at some point and was advised to go for the 3080 instead, which is fine by me. I'd also need to upgrade my PSU and also my case for better airflow, which is fine.
HOWEVER, today I've received a very pretty looking email from my job offering quite a big amount towards a new PC. I'm kind of thinking they have either given me a wrong amount and they're soon going to send a correction email, or they're wanting me to actually get something...good. I'm going to double-check with them just in case.
So from here, I've decided my build from 10 months ago is finally going to go to a new owner. My friend is wanting to get into PC gaming as they're on a poor PS4 on its last legs, so I'll be getting £1000 from this current build I'll be selling to them (very generous recognising the high prices these days). I'll be contributing £1000 of my own so I'm looking for a build of a maximum of £4500 with what work has added on. Now...you PC nerds that know a lot more about PC's than me, please build me the most pretty, RGB (if possible) computer, but also powerful machine that you can build me!
Uses
• Running multiple virtual machines (3 at once at the very maximum)
• Having essentially the entirety of Microsoft Office running at once, i.e. Outlook, minimum of two Word's, minimum of two Excel's, Powerpoint, Flow, Access and Publisher
• Creating graphics on Photoshop, however, nothing demanding, just need something to carry this out successfully
• Sometimes video editing, will be using Sony Vegas for this
• I will also using this as a personal PC too, so I will be using this for gaming with lots of peripherals (so I need lots of USB ports if possible!), my main game would be MSFS and I am also looking at Cyberpunk 2077 (can't get myself to buy it just yet).
My peripherals (so far)
Monitor 1: ASUS TUF GAMING VG27WQ 27" 2560x1440 VA 165Hz 1ms FreeSync HDR400
Monitor 2: LG UHD 27UL550 27 Inch Monitor - UHD 4K 3840x2160 UHD 4K, HR
Recently spoken to @SpyderTracks about this and may be upgrading to the G9 Odyssey, HOWEVER, may not be anytime soon after buying this just yet. Maybe give it a few months
FYI's
• I have my own Windows key, so that's not a problem
• I can stretch an extra £100 if it's REALLY needed, however, at this price I don't think any stretching would be needed
• I've seen the 3090 may have a quicker build time due to the queue size compared to the 3080. I'm personally not sure if a 3090 would be suitable for my needs with work and also the gaming I'll be doing on the future Odyssey I'll be going for, but correct me if I'm wrong
• I'll be needing quite a bit of storage, say 4TB at max? If the budget can fit it then stick it in!
• I'd personally prefer an NVIDIA graphics card over AMD, but please explain why if you decide to go with an AMD card 😅
Long thread post, I know, I have no idea where to start with this sort of budget and for my needs, so feel free to educate me on the way when you post the build specs Any questions just ask!
HOWEVER, today I've received a very pretty looking email from my job offering quite a big amount towards a new PC. I'm kind of thinking they have either given me a wrong amount and they're soon going to send a correction email, or they're wanting me to actually get something...good. I'm going to double-check with them just in case.
So from here, I've decided my build from 10 months ago is finally going to go to a new owner. My friend is wanting to get into PC gaming as they're on a poor PS4 on its last legs, so I'll be getting £1000 from this current build I'll be selling to them (very generous recognising the high prices these days). I'll be contributing £1000 of my own so I'm looking for a build of a maximum of £4500 with what work has added on. Now...you PC nerds that know a lot more about PC's than me, please build me the most pretty, RGB (if possible) computer, but also powerful machine that you can build me!
Uses
• Running multiple virtual machines (3 at once at the very maximum)
• Having essentially the entirety of Microsoft Office running at once, i.e. Outlook, minimum of two Word's, minimum of two Excel's, Powerpoint, Flow, Access and Publisher
• Creating graphics on Photoshop, however, nothing demanding, just need something to carry this out successfully
• Sometimes video editing, will be using Sony Vegas for this
• I will also using this as a personal PC too, so I will be using this for gaming with lots of peripherals (so I need lots of USB ports if possible!), my main game would be MSFS and I am also looking at Cyberpunk 2077 (can't get myself to buy it just yet).
My peripherals (so far)
Monitor 1: ASUS TUF GAMING VG27WQ 27" 2560x1440 VA 165Hz 1ms FreeSync HDR400
Monitor 2: LG UHD 27UL550 27 Inch Monitor - UHD 4K 3840x2160 UHD 4K, HR
Recently spoken to @SpyderTracks about this and may be upgrading to the G9 Odyssey, HOWEVER, may not be anytime soon after buying this just yet. Maybe give it a few months
FYI's
• I have my own Windows key, so that's not a problem
• I can stretch an extra £100 if it's REALLY needed, however, at this price I don't think any stretching would be needed
• I've seen the 3090 may have a quicker build time due to the queue size compared to the 3080. I'm personally not sure if a 3090 would be suitable for my needs with work and also the gaming I'll be doing on the future Odyssey I'll be going for, but correct me if I'm wrong
• I'll be needing quite a bit of storage, say 4TB at max? If the budget can fit it then stick it in!
• I'd personally prefer an NVIDIA graphics card over AMD, but please explain why if you decide to go with an AMD card 😅
Long thread post, I know, I have no idea where to start with this sort of budget and for my needs, so feel free to educate me on the way when you post the build specs
Any questions just ask!MAX BUDGET: £4500
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