Help a Brother Out - Build advice

[RobV]

Guys I have a quick question and hopefully you can help me out. My build is a 5800x - 3080, should I consider changing to a 5900x or is it not really worth it? I've had a look around to see what others have been saying, but I'm still not sure. Many thanks 🙏

Also your boy is almost halfway through, slowly but surely getting there 😅

 

[AgentCooper]

Guys I have a quick question and hopefully you can help me out. My build is a 5800x - 3080, should I consider changing to a 5900x or is it not really worth it? I've had a look around to see what others have been saying, but I'm still not sure. Many thanks 🙏

Also your boy is almost halfway through, slowly but surely getting there 😅

Post a thread with your build details in the check this spec section and we’ll let you know. Details we want to know: budget, what you’ll be using the system for, and what monitor will you be pairing with it. Make and model or resolution and refresh rate. Without all that info we’re not in a place to offer sound advice 🙂👍

 

[SpyderTracks]

Hi Rob, have moved to own thread for spec advice

If you can post your current specs, what you’re using it for and what monitor (make and model) you’re pairing it with plus max budget then we can offer advice:

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[RobV]

Post a thread with your build details in the check this spec section and we’ll let you know. Details we want to know: budget, what you’ll be using the system for, and what monitor will you be pairing with it. Make and model or resolution and refresh rate. Without all that info we’re not in a place to offer sound advice 🙂👍

Thank you for that and also sorry for posting it in the wrong section initially 😅🙈 I will shortly post in the right one 😁

 

[RobV]

Hi Rob, have moved to own thread for spec advice

If you can post your current specs, what you’re using it for and what monitor (make and model) you’re pairing it with plus max budget then we can offer advice:

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Thank you for that 🙏

 

[RobV]

Hi everyone,

So this is my current build and I'm contemplating if I should change the 5800x for the 5900x or not 🤔 also if there is anything else that you guys would change.

The monitor that I'm probably going for will be a 4k one, something along the £300-£400 mark.

I will most likely be using the pc for video/photo editing (Photoshop/lightroom/premiere pro etc) and for gaming of course.

Budget: £2300 - £2500

Let me know what you think 🙏

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8 Core (3.8 GHz @ up to 4.8 GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
External DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x Slim USB 2.0 External DVD-RW
Memory Card Reader
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre European Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i 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
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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
US International/USA - US 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
Google Chrome™
Cable Management
3 x PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
6 DAY DELIVERY TO ROMANIA
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 14 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo

 

[Martinr36]

i'd suggest you take a read of this, and you wont get a 4k monitor worth its salt for that price, maybe double

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[MrWilson]

Hi there,
This is a pretty good start, but could do with some adjustment?
What is your budget?
What are you going to be using the PC for? E.g Gaming, Streaming, Editing, Rendering etc
You’re probably looking at closer to £800 for a monitor that makes full use of the 3080.
Please could you include the config link.

 

[RobV]

Hi there,
This is a pretty good start, but could do with some adjustment?
What is your budget?
What are you going to be using the PC for? E.g Gaming, Streaming, Editing, Rendering etc
You’re probably looking at closer to £800 for a monitor that makes full use of the 3080.
Please could you include the config link.

Well I've already ordered the pc about 45 days ago, oh the wait for the 3080, but I'm thinking if there are any changes that I should make or not.

As for the monitor, I really want to go for a 4k one but most of the ones that are within budget are at 60hz.

 

[MrWilson]

Help a Brother Out - Build advice

Guys I have a quick question and hopefully you can help me out. My build is a 5800x - 3080, should I consider changing to a 5900x or is it not really worth it? I've had a look around to see what others have been saying, but I'm still not sure. Many thanks 🙏 Also your boy is almost halfway...

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Please keep your questions to one thread, it makes it easier for people advising you to see the history.
Still need budget and use cases from you. If it’s for gaming a 3070 will be a much better fit for 4k60hz, you’re spending extra and waiting much longer for a 3080 paired with a monitor that will bottleneck performance.

 

[AgentCooper]

Threads merged!

 

[RobV]

Threads merged!

Thank you and once again sorry for all the hassle 🙈

 

[RobV]

Help a Brother Out - Build advice

Guys I have a quick question and hopefully you can help me out. My build is a 5800x - 3080, should I consider changing to a 5900x or is it not really worth it? I've had a look around to see what others have been saying, but I'm still not sure. Many thanks 🙏 Also your boy is almost halfway...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

Please keep your questions to one thread, it makes it easier for people advising you to see the history.
Still need budget and use cases from you. If it’s for gaming a 3070 will be a much better fit for 4k60hz, you’re spending extra and waiting much longer for a 3080 paired with a monitor that will bottleneck performance.

So the budget will probably be around £2300

Also what monitor would you recommend then for the current build that's not too expensive 😅

 

[RobV]

i'd suggest you take a read of this, and you wont get a 4k monitor worth its salt for that price, maybe double

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NB: These forums are not an official support channel. None of us work for PCS, we're all either customers or techies who just like to help out where possible. For any official support, you need to contact PCS directly either through your PCS account, or via the contact details on the main...

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Thank you for posting this, great info there. I think I will have to increase my budget for the monitor 😅.