Gaming Rig - TV - Please Help

[The_Fat_Hog]

Hey!

I have had so many headaches, I’ve ordered and cancelled so many times. PC Specalist must hate me, I apologise to them profusely.

I have scoured the forums for months, and so many people have given great advice to others, Scott, Spydertracks, Junior to name some. I probably sound like a broken record with the same questions same answers.

I've twice ordered INTEL, Water cooled system, extreme, and the Liam le version, but, 99% of people say AMD so Intel must be a really bad gaming option. And also water cooled is a little out of date compared to a closed system. So I cancelled and now I’m lost.


INFO

- MONITOR (TV) - LG OLED55CX5LB (2020) OLED HDR 4K Ultra HD - 120Hz

- Gaming after work/weekends, streaming, recording editing in 4k, future proof so ideally I’d like to keep it for future games at max graphics and max Hz for the tv I have.

- Budget is around 5k.

My only worry with the build I put together is the motherboard, would it be better for the Asus CROSSHAIR VIII? GPU, would it be better with a RTX3090? And lastly would it be better to buy everything and build it myself independently, however, I’m not keen on this as I’ve never done it, and I don’t feel confident to do it.

Hopefully you can help me.

Best wishes

James

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE

Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16 Core CPU (3.4GHz-4.9GHz/72MB CACHE/AM4)

Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)

32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)

Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP

1st M.2 SSD Drive
250GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6400MB/R, 2700MB/W)

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 RGB PLATINUM 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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)

Wireless Network Card
ASUS PCE-AX58BT Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2400Mbps/5GHz, 600Mbps/2.4GHz

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 - Supplied on USB Drive

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 - Approximately 10 to 12 working days

Price: £3,213.00 including VAT and Delivery

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

 

[Deleted member 17413]

Ive altered a few things, i'm not sure if you would want/need a streaming card...changed the case due to increased RAM.
PCS dont offer 64GB 3600MHz unfortunately.
Also dropped the CPU down one as the 5950X is less suited to gaming and more very heavy data processing and computational uses

Its a very, very premium build still, and I would say more suited to what youve said you want to do with it.
Ive gone full whack on the warranty too, given whats in it and the pricetag.

Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 680X RGB GAMING CASE The 500D SE wont fit the increased RAM and AIO
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4) Better at what you want the PC for than the 5950X would be
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready! Very good motherboard, and well suited to build
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 16GB) 4K Video and photo editing
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP This is the one im wondering about, you're hooking up to a 4K 120MHz 55" TV screen, would that warrant a 3090? Budget also allows. See what the Mods say.
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE Storage for video/photos
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W) OS and programs drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W) Games drive
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Little headroom on the needs of RTX3080, and for future upgrades
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler H100i Plat would probably be just as good, but only few quid difference
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING Dont need arctic paste, corsair is preapplied and equally good
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 Costs less, but actually better card, and has bluetooth
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 - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Price: £3,454.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/38kzx3BbNf/

 

[JUNI0R]

Hey!

I have had so many headaches, I’ve ordered and cancelled so many times. PC Specalist must hate me, I apologise to them profusely.

I have scoured the forums for months, and so many people have given great advice to others, Scott, Spydertracks, Junior to name some. I probably sound like a broken record with the same questions same answers.

I've twice ordered INTEL, Water cooled system, extreme, and the Liam le version, but, 99% of people say AMD so Intel must be a really bad gaming option. And also water cooled is a little out of date compared to a closed system. So I cancelled and now I’m lost.


INFO

- MONITOR (TV) - LG OLED55CX5LB (2020) OLED HDR 4K Ultra HD - 120Hz

- Gaming after work/weekends, streaming, recording editing in 4k, future proof so ideally I’d like to keep it for future games at max graphics and max Hz for the tv I have.

- Budget is around 5k.

My only worry with the build I put together is the motherboard, would it be better for the Asus CROSSHAIR VIII? GPU, would it be better with a RTX3090? And lastly would it be better to buy everything and build it myself independently, however, I’m not keen on this as I’ve never done it, and I don’t feel confident to do it.

Hopefully you can help me.

Best wishes

James

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE

Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16 Core CPU (3.4GHz-4.9GHz/72MB CACHE/AM4)

Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)

32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)

Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP

1st M.2 SSD Drive
250GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6400MB/R, 2700MB/W)

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 RGB PLATINUM 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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)

Wireless Network Card
ASUS PCE-AX58BT Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2400Mbps/5GHz, 600Mbps/2.4GHz

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 - Supplied on USB Drive

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 - Approximately 10 to 12 working days

Price: £3,213.00 including VAT and Delivery

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

Hey James!

With regards to Intel VS AMD, Intel isn't a bad option, it's just AMD is a way better one. I'm sure you've been referred to it before but this thread will help you understand more about why we tend to recommend AMD these days.

I'm unsure about Watercooling being a little out of date, but I do know that maintaining them does require a lot more work than a traditional air cooled system that just needs a dust every few months. That said PCS does offer a service that will take your PC in, replace the tubes and replace the liquid which could be an option if you'd still like to go liquid cooled. I can't remember the exact specifics but I remember it being very good value.

The STRIX X570 and 3080 will be a perfect combo and one we recommend a lot for top tier builds. A 3090 is realisitcally designed for 8K gaming and as your monitor is 'only' 4K a 3080 will do just fine. You could swallow up the aditional cost of a 3090 and put it down to wait times as the queue is significantly shorter for a 3090. But if you're happy to wait, I'd recommend doing so as the 3080 will be perfect for your needs

Ive altered a few things, i'm not sure if you would want/need a streaming card...changed the case due to increased RAM.
PCS dont offer 64GB 3600MHz unfortunately.
Also dropped the CPU down one as the 5950X is less suited to gaming and more very heavy data processing and computational uses

Its a very, very premium build still, and I would say more suited to what youve said you want to do with it.
Ive gone full whack on the warranty too, given whats in it and the pricetag.

Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 680X RGB 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)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - 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 SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/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 RGB PLATINUM 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 (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 - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Price: £3,454.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/38kzx3BbNf/

This is a fantastic build and was speccing one quite similarly myself. This will be a great build and capable of basically anything you throw at it!

 

[MrWilson]

Hey there. 5k is an awesome budget, and it's very easy to want to go overboard and max everything out, but I've tried to stay refined.
With the 5950x you really do want the Crosshair motherboard, the VRMs and chipset cooling is required to handle the 16-core monster.
From a gaming perspective the 3090 isn't neccessary over the 3080, from an editing perspective you might benefit from the extra VRAM. With your budget in place it is also worth at least considering that paying the premium for the 3090 could potentially save you a couple of months in the queue. You can also try and self source a GPU and then take the GPU out of this build which should shorten your wait time. GPUs are fairly easy to install yourself.
64GB of RAM is worth considering, but PCS don't offer that with their 3600mhz sticks, so you can either downgrade to 3200mhz or buy more at a later date, it's a very easy installation, similarly to the GPU.
Adjusted your storage to include a HDD for general storage and upped your boot drive to 500GB. I've downgraded your second m.2 to the Firecuda, you definitely have the budget to keep it as the 980, but you won't have a huge reduction in load times for the extra £100. If you're happy with the diminished returns then by all means keep it in.
Don't need arctic paste as the H115i Platinum comes with premium paste pre-applied.
The AX200 wifi card gives you access to the 5GHz channel and BT support, you don't need to look beyond this for your wireless.
Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16 Core CPU (3.4GHz-4.9GHz/72MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready! Amend to Crosshair when back in stock
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - 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 SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/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 RGB PLATINUM 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 (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 - Supplied on USB Drive
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 - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Price: £3,147.00 including VAT and Delivery

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

 

[Deleted member 17413]

Ive just realised i had put RGB RAM... if normal RAM it will fit the 500D SE...

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® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - 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 SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/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 RGB PLATINUM 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 (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 - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Price: £3,441.00 including VAT and Delivery


You might want to up the HDD space, perhaps adding another HDD in rather than increasing size of the 2TB already there.
All depends how much space you actually need/how many photos and videos you would be pumping out.
(Barracuda 2TB are actually better than the Ironwolf drives, but drop down from 7200RPM to 5400RPM when you move up to 4TB)

 

[The_Fat_Hog]

Ive altered a few things, i'm not sure if you would want/need a streaming card...changed the case due to increased RAM.
PCS dont offer 64GB 3600MHz unfortunately.
Also dropped the CPU down one as the 5950X is less suited to gaming and more very heavy data processing and computational uses

Its a very, very premium build still, and I would say more suited to what youve said you want to do with it.
Ive gone full whack on the warranty too, given whats in it and the pricetag.

Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 680X RGB GAMING CASE The 500D SE wont fit the increased RAM and AIO
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4) Better at what you want the PC for than the 5950X would be
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready! Very good motherboard, and well suited to build
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 16GB) 4K Video and photo editing
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP This is the one im wondering about, you're hooking up to a 4K 120MHz 55" TV screen, would that warrant a 3090? Budget also allows. See what the Mods say.
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE Storage for video/photos
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W) OS and programs drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W) Games drive
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Little headroom on the needs of RTX3080, and for future upgrades
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler H100i Plat would probably be just as good, but only few quid difference
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING Dont need arctic paste, corsair is preapplied and equally good
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 Costs less, but actually better card, and has bluetooth
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 - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Price: £3,454.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/38kzx3BbNf/

Thank you for your suggestion! That sounds more put together then what I did, also thank you for explaining, the sections, I choose things based on quality but was unsure as to why.

the RTX3090 is what I’m unsure about, I don’t want to get it for the sake of ‘cutting a que on wait times’ I want it to be practical.

If you don’t mind, I’m worrying about the ram, I’ve herd you can get 4000Hz + is that something I need?

 

[The_Fat_Hog]

Hey James!

With regards to Intel VS AMD, Intel isn't a bad option, it's just AMD is a way better one. I'm sure you've been referred to it before but this thread will help you understand more about why we tend to recommend AMD these days.

I'm unsure about Watercooling being a little out of date, but I do know that maintaining them does require a lot more work than a traditional air cooled system that just needs a dust every few months. That said PCS does offer a service that will take your PC in, replace the tubes and replace the liquid which could be an option if you'd still like to go liquid cooled. I can't remember the exact specifics but I remember it being very good value.

The STRIX X570 and 3080 will be a perfect combo and one we recommend a lot for top tier builds. A 3090 is realisitcally designed for 8K gaming and as your monitor is 'only' 4K a 3080 will do just fine. You could swallow up the aditional cost of a 3090 and put it down to wait times as the queue is significantly shorter for a 3090. But if you're happy to wait, I'd recommend doing so as the 3080 will be perfect for your needs


This is a fantastic build and was speccing one quite similarly myself. This will be a great build and capable of basically anything you throw at it!

Thank you For the reply! Great build you’ve put together a good build, I read that closed watercooled system practically do the same as an open, that’s what I meant, I don’t know if it’s 100% true, but mostly aesthetics. If I’m spending x amount of money I want it to be practical and efficient at what I want it to do. What’s your opinion on the tv working with a 3080 or 3090 as Sibun1 said?

 

[Deleted member 17413]

RAM speeds need to be suited to both the board and the CPU, higher speeds arent always better, theres a point at which performance drops.
AMD love fast RAM, and its more complicated than just saying 3200MHz is slower than 3600MHz as the latency rating comes into it, but performance hits its sweet spot at 3733MHz in the 3000 series AMD, then performance drops at speeds higher than that. Not sure what the exact figure is for the 5000 series AMD CPUs which is whats spec'd here, but the same principle applies.

 

[The_Fat_Hog]

Hey there. 5k is an awesome budget, and it's very easy to want to go overboard and max everything out, but I've tried to stay refined.
With the 5950x you really do want the Crosshair motherboard, the VRMs and chipset cooling is required to handle the 16-core monster.
From a gaming perspective the 3090 isn't neccessary over the 3080, from an editing perspective you might benefit from the extra VRAM. With your budget in place it is also worth at least considering that paying the premium for the 3090 could potentially save you a couple of months in the queue. You can also try and self source a GPU and then take the GPU out of this build which should shorten your wait time. GPUs are fairly easy to install yourself.
64GB of RAM is worth considering, but PCS don't offer that with their 3600mhz sticks, so you can either downgrade to 3200mhz or buy more at a later date, it's a very easy installation, similarly to the GPU.
Adjusted your storage to include a HDD for general storage and upped your boot drive to 500GB. I've downgraded your second m.2 to the Firecuda, you definitely have the budget to keep it as the 980, but you won't have a huge reduction in load times for the extra £100. If you're happy with the diminished returns then by all means keep it in.
Don't need arctic paste as the H115i Platinum comes with premium paste pre-applied.
The AX200 wifi card gives you access to the 5GHz channel and BT support, you don't need to look beyond this for your wireless.
Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16 Core CPU (3.4GHz-4.9GHz/72MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready! Amend to Crosshair when back in stock
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - 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 SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/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 RGB PLATINUM 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 (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 - Supplied on USB Drive
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 - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Price: £3,147.00 including VAT and Delivery

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

Thank you, Very much appreciated for the help, if I went with the cpu 5900 would the strix be more beneficial then the crosshair?

 

[Deleted member 17413]

Not so much beneficial, more a case of having the crosshair wouldnt gain you anything.

 

[The_Fat_Hog]

Not so much beneficial, more a case of having the crosshair wouldnt gain you anything.

Ahh, so it wouldn’t bring anything new to the table. I don’t know if anyone knows the answer, but in terms of future proof when people say go AMD as you can upgrade, will that motherboard work with the new line of AMD CPU’s, hard question, don’t know if ill get an answer

** by new cpus I mean in the next few years cpus not the ones out now *****

 

[Deleted member 17413]

The next series is meant to sit happily on a 570X, and strong possibility the one after would to.

I think with Intel the opposite is true, and they are reaching the stage that you would need the next tier of motherboard.

 

[The_Fat_Hog]

So with all the advice given, I think this is close to the final build? Just confirming if this will be ok


Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4) (Pre-Order Only)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
24GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3090 - HDMI, DP (Pre-Order Only)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/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 RGB PLATINUM 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 (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 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 - Approximately 10 to 12 working days

 

[MrWilson]

So with all the advice given, I think this is close to the final build? Just confirming if this will be ok


Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4) (Pre-Order Only)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
24GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3090 - HDMI, DP (Pre-Order Only)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/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 RGB PLATINUM 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 (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 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 - Approximately 10 to 12 working days

Looks good to me, an absolute monster of a build! Looking forward to seeing some photos when it arrives!

 

[The_Fat_Hog]

Cheers guys, thank you so much for all you help and advice. if you guys are still on here in the year 2030 I’ll take a photo dude, if I get it by then.