HI All. Looks like a useful place.
Looking for a gaming PC for FPS and RPG, AAA games and want as high performance experience as I can get for the ££'s
Background: a bit of a PC veteran having run my own news/reviews site for a few years, heavily into overclocking/watercooling/phase change etc etc. BUT have been out the game for a while in terms of actual builds and even owning a Windows-based PC - albeit I work in IT. Basically I'm a little rusty with exact specs of stuff but know how to build and maintain PC's in general.
Having been on the 'dark side' on Mac for ages, I decided I wanted a gaming rig that I can also use as a test rig for work (I use a lot of security features in Azure/EUC and not having a decent office Windows machine is getting annoying). I will game on it, probably high end. Ideally I'd like something to last a bit, but I do know how the industry works.
My primary monitor is an Asus PG27AQDM, plus an ultra widescreen for secondary monitor use and a smaller 21" screen for teams/whatsapp etc. Budget isn't really an issue and I will buy it through my own company, but I'd like to keep below £4k as that's a chunk of cash
Spec below, but a couple of questions:
Case
FRACTAL DEFINE 7 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
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Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16 Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.7GHz/144MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
24GB ASUS TUF GEFORCE RTX 4090 OC EDITION OG - 2x HDMI, 3x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX XT RGB 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 11 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [MUP-00005]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
Thanks in advance, advice appreciated.
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Looking for a gaming PC for FPS and RPG, AAA games and want as high performance experience as I can get for the ££'s
Background: a bit of a PC veteran having run my own news/reviews site for a few years, heavily into overclocking/watercooling/phase change etc etc. BUT have been out the game for a while in terms of actual builds and even owning a Windows-based PC - albeit I work in IT. Basically I'm a little rusty with exact specs of stuff but know how to build and maintain PC's in general.
Having been on the 'dark side' on Mac for ages, I decided I wanted a gaming rig that I can also use as a test rig for work (I use a lot of security features in Azure/EUC and not having a decent office Windows machine is getting annoying). I will game on it, probably high end. Ideally I'd like something to last a bit, but I do know how the industry works.
My primary monitor is an Asus PG27AQDM, plus an ultra widescreen for secondary monitor use and a smaller 21" screen for teams/whatsapp etc. Budget isn't really an issue and I will buy it through my own company, but I'd like to keep below £4k as that's a chunk of cash
Spec below, but a couple of questions:
- The configurator wouldn't let me specify 2 x 32gb 6000 MHz DDR5 which I would like to make the most of the CPU, so it made me switch from an Asus ROG Stix to the Gigabyte below. The Gigabyte still looks decent tbh and reviews look OK and I've had a few Gigabyte boards go through my labs before, thoughts?
- The case - wanted something low key, does it look suitable?
- Anything you guys see that could do with a tweak?
- Sound - I am thinking of getting some decent gaming cans, will the inbuilt card be OK, or should I think about something else? Experience tells me sound cards can sometimes be more hassles Than they are worth.
- Any decent gaming headset recommendations appreciated - I'll probably be playing FPS mainly, with some RPG etc
Case
FRACTAL DEFINE 7 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
Promotional Item
Get Alan Wake 2 with Select GeForce RTX 40 Series!
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16 Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.7GHz/144MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
24GB ASUS TUF GEFORCE RTX 4090 OC EDITION OG - 2x HDMI, 3x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX XT RGB 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 11 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [MUP-00005]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
Thanks in advance, advice appreciated.
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