I'm over my £2500 budget, but is it worth it?

[mylBlu]

Hey all!

I'm looking to get a powerful home PC for both work and gaming along with a high refresh 2K monitor. My work requires a powerful CPU hence my Ryzen 7 5800X choice but the GPU and monitor are solely focused on gaming so are up for debate. I just felt this was a good build and wanted to see if others thought the £320 over my original budget is worth it or not.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING WIFI (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7300MB/R, 6900MB/W)
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
PCS FrostFlow 240 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid Cooler (AMD)
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 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
Norton 360 Deluxe: 1 User, 5 Devices - 1 Year Subscription
Browser
Google Chrome™
Monitor
MSI 31.5" Optix G32CQ4 - 2560 x 1440, 1MS, 165Hz
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Insurance
Simplesurance Purchase Protection inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 14 to 17 working days
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[Steveyg]

3080 is wasted on that monitor mate, to make use of the 3080 you would ideally want a 4K monitor like the Samsung G9

I recommend the 3070 for that monitor personally but the 3060Ti is a viable alternative

 

[mylBlu]

3080 is wasted on that monitor mate, to make use of the 3080 you would ideally want a 4K monitor like the Samsung G9

I recommend the 3070 for that monitor personally but the 3060Ti is a viable alternative

Fairs, you saying the GPU could run 4K at 144Hz pretty easily then? because obviously 4k is the goal haha

 

[Martinr36]

Fairs, you saying the GPU could run 4K at 144Hz pretty easily then? because obviously 4k is the goal haha

How far down the line is 4k the goal, if its more than a few months as @Steveyg said the 3080 would be a waste of money

 

[mylBlu]

How far down the line is 4k the goal, if its more than a few months as @Steveyg said the 3080 would be a waste of money

I mean if I could do it now I would, just the monitors tend to be £1000 to themselves…

 

[johtri]

If you wanted , you could always downgrade your M.2 SSD drive from 2TB to 500GB ( you could add another ssd if you wish and keep the 500GB drive for windows only ) and upgrade your monitor to a 4K and be happy with your set-up , also do you really need Norton Anti-Virus as windows itself has 1 incorporated ?

 

[mylBlu]

I mean if I could do it now I would, just the monitors tend to be £1000 to themselves…

Did you have any reasonably priced 4K 120+Hz monitor suggestions?

 

[mylBlu]

If you wanted , you could always downgrade your M.2 SSD drive from 2TB to 500GB ( you could add another ssd if you wish and keep the 500GB drive for windows only ) and upgrade your monitor to a 4K and be happy with your set-up , also do you really need Norton Anti-Virus as windows itself has 1 incorporated ?

Thanks for the suggestions. I am migrating from Mac so I was unaware windows now had an antivirus😂

 

[Steveyg]

Fairs, you saying the GPU could run 4K at 144Hz pretty easily then? because obviously 4k is the goal haha

Ah right missed that detail mate, 4K 144Hz pretty much need a 3080. The 3070 does really really well here too but the 3080 is the choice for that kind of beef

 

[robin h 25]

Did you have any reasonably priced 4K 120+Hz monitor suggestions?

LG 27GP950 4K 144hz at Currys

Samsung G7 4K 144hz at Currys

Both are out of stock at the moment, but these are the best sub £1000 4K 144hz monitors,

there is a £100 difference on these two, though there pretty much the same, except the Samsung has HDR400 and the LG is HDR600,

I'm using this LG model, and i bought this before i upgraded to a 3080Ti, It's worth getting the monitor asap to get your moneys worth out of the 3080.

 

[mylBlu]

Hi all!
Thank you for the advice. Think I’m gonna make the jump and go for 4K. I’ve taken on johtri’s suggestion and re-jig my storage and remove Norton (new specs below) Going to buy my monitor separate to pc specialist when I get my next pay check.👍🏼

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING WIFI (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W)
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
PCS FrostFlow 240 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid Cooler (AMD)
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 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 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)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 14 to 17 working days
Promotional Item
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[Steveyg]

Just a couples of notes mate the 4TB HDD is only 5400RPM which is abysmally slow in this day and age. Max I would recommend is the 3TB version which is still 7200RPM. There is also the Iron Wolfs but they are server rack drives and very loud

Also you're much better going for a M.2 SSD as your secondary storage as opposed the the SATA you've selected. At their slowest M.2's are up to six times faster than SATA SSD's

I would want a minimum of 850W PSU for a 3080 build mate and the 5800x is one of the hottest running chips on the markets so you're really rolling the dice a CPU Cooler that isn't tried or tested to my knowledge

Silver warranty is also only a fiver and well worth it. I also wouldn't bother with Windows 11 I'd stick with 10 for now, it's a free upgrade when it's worth swapping to

 

[Steveyg]

This is what I would do mate

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING WIFI (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
3TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
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 H100i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB 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
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 10/11 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™
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
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 14 to 17 working days
Price: £2,399.00 including VAT and Delivery

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