Last Minute Check on 3070 Mixed Use Build

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AniRic

Member
Hi! Just wanted to do a last minute check on this build as it's in pre-production. I'm very much a PC newb but I tried to do my research to configure something that would suit my needs. My budget is about 3k euro, though it's currently under that at 2,859 but if there was something it desperately needed I could maybe push it a bit more. I have the Acer Nitro VG280k monitor which does 4K at 60hz and I believe 1080p at 144hz. I wanted something that could be great for ultra graphics on older games like Witcher 3 and keep up fairly well with newer titles and give me some room for even better performance when I upgrade my monitor in the future so I thought the 3070 would do well for that. I also do a lot of editing in the Adobe suite and Protools so went for 32gb of ram and went probably a bit overkill on the storage but I want room for lots of media files and games. my main concern is with cooling, I understand that liquid cooling is probably better than fans but the idea of water anywhere near components terrifies me and I'd be very intimated by the maintenance so I don't mind sacrificing some performance there to protect the components from me 😂 Thanks in advance!

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Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX MB530P ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® STRIX B550-F GAMING (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
6TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting
50cm ARGB LED Strip
Extra Case Fans
3x CoolerMaster SickleFlow 120 ARGB + Controller Kit
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy Rx
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
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
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: €2,859.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.ie/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/dma4xa7BNZ/
 
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Bigfoot

Grand Master
I have made a few tweaks. Others may be along to improve this.

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Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE Allows bigger cooler and comes with fans
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready! Better board for CPU
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
6TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W) Fastest drive for OS
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW) Fast drive for games and current projects
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Modularr, high quality PSU with headroom for future upgrades
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler 5800x runs hot and needs AIO cooler. This needs no maintenance, except occasional removal of dust
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING Cooler comes with high quality paste as standard
LED Lighting
50cm ARGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD) Onboard sound is good quality and separate card not needed
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 More modern card with 5GHz band and BT
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
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £2,665.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.ie/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/MQ9S9Z6D7e/
 
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AniRic

Member
Bigfoot said:
I have made a few tweaks. Others may be along to improve this.

pcs_logo.jpg


PCSPECIALIST.IE SPECIFICATION

The specification below has been formatted so you can easily copy and paste this to our forums when discussing your specification. Once you've copied the specification, please click here to continue.
Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE Allows bigger cooler and comes with fans
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready! Better board for CPU
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
6TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W) Fastest drive for OS
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW) Fast drive for games and current projects
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Modularr, high quality PSU with headroom for future upgrades
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler 5800x runs hot and needs AIO cooler. This needs no maintenance, except occasional removal of dust
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING Cooler comes with high quality paste as standard
LED Lighting
50cm ARGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD) Onboard sound is good quality and separate card not needed
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 More modern card with 5GHz band and BT
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
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £2,665.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.ie/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/MQ9S9Z6D7e/
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Thank you so much for your thorough reply and for easing my worries about cooler matanience! I really appreciate you explaining the changes because I do want to try learn as I go 😂. I have a question about the wireless network card if you don't mind. The internet in my area is awful, max 4mbs for regular WiFi and 20mbs on a good day using 4G which we've had to use instead. Would that make the better network card useless or would that make the the most out of the bad situation?
 
sck451

sck451

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
The network card is about communicating with your router. It has no effect on the internet speed, which depends on the router's connection to the outside world. The better card will, however, give a better quality connection in your house and be less susceptible to interference as it uses a less congested part of the spectrum. It may also speed up transfers to other computers on the network.

If, however, you can go with a network cable, do that instead: it's ultimately a far better way of connecting and you can then drop the WiFi card entirely.
 
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AniRic

Member
Bigfoot said:
I have made a few tweaks. Others may be along to improve this.

pcs_logo.jpg


PCSPECIALIST.IE SPECIFICATION

The specification below has been formatted so you can easily copy and paste this to our forums when discussing your specification. Once you've copied the specification, please click here to continue.
Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE Allows bigger cooler and comes with fans
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready! Better board for CPU
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
6TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W) Fastest drive for OS
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW) Fast drive for games and current projects
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Modularr, high quality PSU with headroom for future upgrades
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler 5800x runs hot and needs AIO cooler. This needs no maintenance, except occasional removal of dust
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING Cooler comes with high quality paste as standard
LED Lighting
50cm ARGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD) Onboard sound is good quality and separate card not needed
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 More modern card with 5GHz band and BT
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
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £2,665.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.ie/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/MQ9S9Z6D7e/
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Another very silly follow up, I was looking at the measurements for the Corsair case compared to Coolmaster and the bigger size means it won't fit on the table I just bought for the pc 😅 (It's 2 inches too long). I'm not sure where that leaves me casewise, is there maybe a smaller cooler that would fit the Coolmaster?
 
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AniRic

Member
sck451 said:
The network card is about communicating with your router. It has no effect on the internet speed, which depends on the router's connection to the outside world. The better card will, however, give a better quality connection in your house and be less susceptible to interference as it uses a less congested part of the spectrum. It may also speed up transfers to other computers on the network.

If, however, you can go with a network cable, do that instead: it's ultimately a far better way of connecting and you can then drop the WiFi card entirely.
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Brilliant thank you so much for explaining!
 
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Bigfoot

Grand Master
AniRic said:
Another very silly follow up, I was looking at the measurements for the Corsair case compared to Coolmaster and the bigger size means it won't fit on the table I just bought for the pc 😅 (It's 2 inches too long). I'm not sure where that leaves me casewise, is there maybe a smaller cooler that would fit the Coolmaster?
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I am not the most knowledgeable on cases. I am sure someone else will be along soon with suggestions.
 
sck451

sck451

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
AniRic said:
Another very silly follow up, I was looking at the measurements for the Corsair case compared to Coolmaster and the bigger size means it won't fit on the table I just bought for the pc 😅 (It's 2 inches too long). I'm not sure where that leaves me casewise, is there maybe a smaller cooler that would fit the Coolmaster?
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The Cooler Master case you selected is fine, but not amazing. If I were you I'd actually do a "send in your own case" thing and order the Corsair 4000X: it's just a touch smaller than the 5000X but has all its many qualities. You can order it from Amazon for about £95 either in black or white.
 
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Bigfoot

Grand Master
The original case you selected would not allow me to select the Corsair 115i. You could go for the Corsair H100i Elite Cappelix instead. The 5800x does run hot, so I originally picked a bigger radiator. I am sure there are forum members with this CPU and cooler config who can give you their experience.
 
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