Creating a desktop for gaming, photo editing and programming

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Greedy King

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So, I've decided to get a PC as to shift away from console which also allows me to do some serious editing/tinkering with my photography and programming that will last me a good few years. Does anyone have any advice on whether I should scale the specs back a bit or leave it as is?

Case
CORSAIR 175R RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-9700F (3.0GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME Z390-P: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
512GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Memory Card Reader
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
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 H80i V2 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
1x 120mm Thermaltake TOUGHFAN 12 Case Fan
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
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
 
MrWilson

MrWilson

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Any reason you've gone Intel over AMD? AMD is ahead across the board at the moment, only thing Intel has going for it is a couple of apps don't like AMD

AMD Vs Intel

So some of you aren't aware of the reasons why so many people are heading away from Intel to AMD, so thought it would be important to lay that out for people to refer back to. A lot of you will go to cpubenchmark or userbenchmark to find performance metrics for CPU's. These sites are complete...
www.pcspecialist.co.uk www.pcspecialist.co.uk

What monitor are you rocking? Make/model or resolution/refresh rate would be handy to know. The 3060ti is a great pick for a 1440p 144hz display, but we may need to adjust your GPU pick if your monitor is better or worse.
 
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Greedy King

Member
MrWilson said:
Any reason you've gone Intel over AMD? AMD is ahead across the board at the moment, only thing Intel has going for it is a couple of apps don't like AMD

AMD Vs Intel

So some of you aren't aware of the reasons why so many people are heading away from Intel to AMD, so thought it would be important to lay that out for people to refer back to. A lot of you will go to cpubenchmark or userbenchmark to find performance metrics for CPU's. These sites are complete...
www.pcspecialist.co.uk www.pcspecialist.co.uk

What monitor are you rocking? Make/model or resolution/refresh rate would be handy to know. The 3060ti is a great pick for a 1440p 144hz display, but we may need to adjust your GPU pick if your monitor is better or worse.
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Theres no specific reason as to why I went Intel over AMD. My monitor is a ThinkVision P27u-10 27 inch Wide UHD IPS Monitor with a max resolution of 3840x2160 and refresh rate of 6ms.
 
MrWilson

MrWilson

Godlike
Greedy King said:
Theres no specific reason as to why I went Intel over AMD. My monitor is a ThinkVision P27u-10 27 inch Wide UHD IPS Monitor with a max resolution of 3840x2160 and refresh rate of 6ms.
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Ok, so as an editing build, an equivalent AMD build with a 3060ti should handle your requirements nicely.
If you want to use this to game as well I would recommend investing in a 1440p 144hz to go along with it. The Lenovo is a great monitor for editing but a 60hz monitor with a slow response isn't optimal for gaming. Anything other than strategy games such as Civ5 will appreciate increased fps.
 
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