May I have some assistance please.

[Computasaysbuy]

Cheers Fellas,

I really appreciate any of you taking the time to look through this. The last two computers I've bought through PC specialist, I didn't ask for any advice and while they've been great, they may have been better!

Current Build

Obsidian Series 500D RGB SE Premium Mid-Tower Case

Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-9800X (3.8GHz) 16.5MB Cache

ASUS® ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING: ATX, USB 3.1, SATA 6 GB/s

Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4 3200 (running at 3k)

11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 Ti BLOWER

Corsair H150i PRO Hydro Series

Samsung 870 QVO 500 GB 2.5 inch Solid State Drive x 2

4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE

Corsair H150i PRO Hydro Series

Monitor - I currently use Samsung U32R590 32Inch Curved UHD 4K Monitor 3840x2160 - I may move beyond 60 fps soon. For the moment I am very happy playing at 2160p / 60fps

Uses - Gaming. Some games I play like Anno, X4 and KSP are dependent on single core performance (I think)(had the same fleet fight in x4 and 2160 and 1080p with similar fps) so looking for a better CPU. Having to lock TW3 to 30 fps and playing other games at medium rather than at high. For some games it makes little difference, for others it's critical.

Budget - I would like to keep it below £4000 or around £3500, but my objective in simplistic terms is to get a computer with twice or nearly twice the performance that I have now.

Thanks for your help. I've added some commentary to the parts.


Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000T RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 16-Core Processor i7-13700K (3.4GHz) 30MB Cache
Motherboard - Just guessing here.
ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (DDR5, LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB DDR5 5200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive - Would consider smaller, but selected this size due to read and write speed?
4TB CORSAIR MP600 PRO NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 7000 MB/R, 6850 MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
4TB CORSAIR MP600 PRO NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 7000 MB/R, 6850 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H150i ELITE LCD XT RGB CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
3x Corsair LL120 RGB LED Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card - Connect via ethernet with a speed at ther machine of 150 Mbps, will this do the job?
ONBOARD LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options - It's greek to me, would like ALL usb ports fitted to the case to function
2 PORT (2 x TYPE A) USB 3.0 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
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
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Price: £4,086.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z790-ddr5-pc/sVjs2jucS3/

 

[Steveyg]

In this budget mate you can get an all singing all dancing beast that'll do anything at 4K

The 7800X3D is the obvious choice for the CPU it is the best on the market right now specifically for gaming. Give me a couple minutes I'll come with something absurd and try not to blow your entire budget

 

[Steveyg]

With cash left over to get a 4K monitor to compliment the build, any questions fire away

Case
HYTE Y60 MID-TOWER PANORAMIC CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI (DDR5, PCIe 5.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB) AMD
Graphics Card
16GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W) - One 600GB to discourage filling it up. this will be the drive with your operating system on it so you should aim to not go over 50%-60% capacity on this as drives start to slow down when you fill them up. Keeping this around 50% will ensure you have the OS running at it's optimal conditions at all times
1st M.2 SSD Drive
4TB CORSAIR MP600 PRO NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 7000 MB/R, 6850 MB/W) - Mass storage, fill this up as much as you like. Interestingly they only allow you to select two M.2 Drives but I believe that motherboard supports 4No. M.2 SSD's. If you lift the phone to them you can likely add more the configurator doesn't let me add them for some reason
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ - MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H115i 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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
Microsoft® Edge
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 - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £3,308.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/vjmXjrVtkV/

 

[Computasaysbuy]

In this budget mate you can get an all singing all dancing beast that'll do anything at 4K

The 7800X3D is the obvious choice for the CPU it is the best on the market right now specifically for gaming. Give me a couple minutes I'll come with something absurd and try not to blow your entire budget

Thank you Steveyg, very kind of you to take the time. I've been doing some additional reading to help me understand the good choices you've made here.

How did you choose the motherboard, it's still bit of a mystery to me.

Thank you.

 

[Steveyg]

Thank you Steveyg, very kind of you to take the time. I've been doing some additional reading to help me understand the good choices you've made here.

How did you choose the motherboard, it's still bit of a mystery to me.

Thank you.

I went for the motherboard that could best support the CPU with solid VRM's. Also went for something with plenty of M.2 expansions slots because storage seemed important to you and the X670-E TUF comes with 4No. M.2 slots.

Basically something that's a little more than you probably need without going for one of the top end options and that's only because the build quality is soo good on the "lower" end boards of this gen that going into the higher tiers makes less sense that it did in the past

Motherboards get very very in the weeds and you can spend all day trying to get the into the details of them to be honest. Generally we like to match the CPU to a suitable motherboard unless there are specific features you require from certain boards

 

[Computasaysbuy]

I went for the motherboard that could best support the CPU with solid VRM's. Also went for something with plenty of M.2 expansions slots because storage seemed important to you and the X670-E TUF comes with 4No. M.2 slots.

Basically something that's a little more than you probably need without going for one of the top end options and that's only because the build quality is soo good on the "lower" end boards of this gen that going into the higher tiers makes less sense that it did in the past

Motherboards get very very in the weeds and you can spend all day trying to get the into the details of them to be honest. Generally we like to match the CPU to a suitable motherboard unless there are specific features you require from certain boards

Thanks, that's a very useful answer.