MrWilson
Godlike
Time to catch some shuteye, Cooper can’t beat me to the punch if he’s still in bed! 😂He beat you again wilson dont stand for thisgreat build tho !!!!
Good set up? (For gaming)
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AverageSphinx
Active member
Okay, got it. Yeah the monitor is 1440p. I'm going to wait for this refund to come through an then opt for an AMD build. Although the CPU is pre-order only too so might still have to wait a while! I don't care. Im currently rocking with a 980TI (Which in all fairness runs cod at 80-110fps) so I can definitely wait a few month
jamiephillips909
Godlike
Also in a few years that build just enables you to stick a new gpu in if you ever want to upgrade to a better monitor etc your original build left you with little upgrade paths so good on ya
No problemo, you can see from all the posts above that there’s a good collective of tech enthusiasts here who want you to get the best value for money and a system that’ll keep you grinning for the best part of a decade. If you’ve any further questions, just update this thread and someone will jump on to assist 👍
I’m a notorious insomniac and when I do sleep... it’s with one eye open... 🤪
For your budget and with a 1440p, 144hz monitor, I'd be going for a 3070. Give your pc to your brother and tell him to buy windows himself and take that licence with you. You can make this £2k friendly by changing the 980 m2 ssd to the 512gb PCS one of you want, would still fly:
Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER 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)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PRO XT 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)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
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 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 17 to 19 working days
Price: £2,090.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/D!d3cjgA28/
Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER 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)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PRO XT 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)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
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 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 17 to 19 working days
Price: £2,090.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/D!d3cjgA28/
AverageSphinx
Active member
Hey appreciate the feedback!!! Unfortunately my little brother is only 16 and in NO WAY will be able to afford a Microsoft key.. even if I did want to knock off 100 lol
The 3060Ti is the perfect card for 1440p 144Hz, it’s not necessary to bump to the 3070.
Meh maybe. Depends on the games. If I get a 144hz monitor, and only get double figures at 1440p at ultra on on horizon zero dawn I'd be a bit 'meh'. I know you can turn things down to get 144hz but given he can afford it and games will only get more demanding I'd still personally try and get one if I could afford it.
AverageSphinx
Active member
Hey,
I don't really think I need any higher than an 3060ti, after looking into with the help of the guys on the forum I think I'd be buying it for buying sake..
I'd just like to say a massive thank you to everyone who helped me to process the right PC spec, specially @AgentCooper - my refund came through today and i've purchased the exact build you recommended (plus some RGB lights for the pretty aesthetics). n also @jamiephillips909 for helping me cancel. I appreciate your two pence you put in too @MrWilson.
Never really used and/ posted to a forum before but you guys are absolutely awesome and made me feel very welcome and also not stupid for not knowing. Absolute GEMS!!!! <3
I don't really think I need any higher than an 3060ti, after looking into with the help of the guys on the forum I think I'd be buying it for buying sake..
I'd just like to say a massive thank you to everyone who helped me to process the right PC spec, specially @AgentCooper - my refund came through today and i've purchased the exact build you recommended (plus some RGB lights for the pretty aesthetics). n also @jamiephillips909 for helping me cancel. I appreciate your two pence you put in too @MrWilson.
Never really used and/ posted to a forum before but you guys are absolutely awesome and made me feel very welcome and also not stupid for not knowing. Absolute GEMS!!!! <3
It’s a pleasure, happy to help you spend your hard earned cash on something you can enjoy for years to come 🙂👍
AverageSphinx
Active member
Can i rattle your brains one more time? So I’ve heard that people that have ordered the same CPU and GPU a couple days ahead of me have just gone into building... now of course, I’m definitely not getting my hopes up (🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞) BUT I can see that the power supply I selected (850w is currently on pre order) should I change it, cos what if they could squeeze me in this week if all my parts are here???
so the real question is: do I got for 750W or do I go above 850w?
*let’s hope that they haven’t used all the parts and I’m not getting my hopes up for nothing*
Let’s also point out I’m on 15 workin days and I shouldn’t be this excited but I am .....
so the real question is: do I got for 750W or do I go above 850w?
*let’s hope that they haven’t used all the parts and I’m not getting my hopes up for nothing*
Let’s also point out I’m on 15 workin days and I shouldn’t be this excited but I am .....
AverageSphinx
Active member
Ok I think I’ve got ahead of myself... I think they’re in stock... I’m just getting ahead of myself as usual
Not to worry, you’re always welcome to resurrect the thread if you have any issues 👍
AverageSphinx
Active member
Hello..
I think waiting on the PC has just made me do so much more research and I have a couple questions if one of you lovely people could help?
So I've been reading up about my CPU (5800X) and just Zen 3 in general (not that I understand any of it) but I have come across this thread on the forum ( https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/foru...3-4-ram-sticks-seemingly-better-than-2.74323/ ). I currently have my build set at 2x8GB 3200, should I go up to 32GB? I don't think there is an option for 4x4 for 3200 unless I went with a lower speed RAM... but AMD likes fast RAM...
Do you think i should stop being tight and just spend the extra £100?
I think waiting on the PC has just made me do so much more research and I have a couple questions if one of you lovely people could help?
So I've been reading up about my CPU (5800X) and just Zen 3 in general (not that I understand any of it) but I have come across this thread on the forum ( https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/foru...3-4-ram-sticks-seemingly-better-than-2.74323/ ). I currently have my build set at 2x8GB 3200, should I go up to 32GB? I don't think there is an option for 4x4 for 3200 unless I went with a lower speed RAM... but AMD likes fast RAM...
Do you think i should stop being tight and just spend the extra £100?
Citrus_9
Expert
I would go 3200 2x16gb=32gb. Ram is cheap now but not for long. People are talking that ram prices will, together with other pc parts, start rising. It's just talks, so think yourself how much of ram you currently use. If more than 10-12gb, then go with 32gb, if less than 10-12gb, then stick with 16gb.
I would (and do) run with 2X8GB of 3200MHz RAM on my system that is 90% gaming, 10% music production. It’s absolutely fine with that, so I’d recommend sticking with your original selection. You could spend that hundred notes on something else far more useful 🙂👍
AverageSphinx
Active member
And there you are again easing my mind! Thank you, I really do appreciate the advice!!
No problemo 👍
It’s one of those decisions that’s not too hard to make because the beauty of it is that you’ll still have two slots left over. So if you do decide to take up something like photo editing in a year and need extra RAM, it’s the easiest upgrade in the world to add another two sticks in.