Me again, ready to buy and back for more advice

Dayve

Dayve

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I made this thread a while back where I embarrassed myself by revealing that my brain is stuck in 2008 where 1080p is awesome, anything higher than 60fps is unnecessary, didn't know that gaming monitors existed and thought decent gaming PC's still cost £1,000.

Well I'm back, I bought this monitor and have around £2,000 to spend. Like in the previous thread, already got all peripherals.
 
sck451

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That's a super monitor. You can get a lot for that money, though it's not a "no compromise" price!

Here's where I'd start...

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS 2 ARGB GAMING CASE (BLACK) Solid case
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-5.5GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5) Current gen CPU. Not the absolute greatest, but that adds £150 (the 9800X3D)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X870 EAGLE WIFI7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7) Current gen motherboard (you can save a bit by going last gen with the Tuf B650 and not lose much)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB XFX RADEON™ RX 7800 XT QICK 319 - HDMI, 3 x DP I'd prefer something a little stronger, but this is the top of the price range you can realistically get
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW) Boot drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW) Games drive
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ - MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Good quality and headroom for upgrades
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX XT RGB High Performance CPU Cooler Plenty for the 9700X
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
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
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
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 - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Price: £1,954.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/D0P4pn4aa9/
 
Dayve

Dayve

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sck451 said:
That's a super monitor. You can get a lot for that money, though it's not a "no compromise" price!

Here's where I'd start...

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS 2 ARGB GAMING CASE (BLACK) Solid case
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-5.5GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5) Current gen CPU. Not the absolute greatest, but that adds £150 (the 9800X3D)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X870 EAGLE WIFI7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7) Current gen motherboard (you can save a bit by going last gen with the Tuf B650 and not lose much)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB XFX RADEON™ RX 7800 XT QICK 319 - HDMI, 3 x DP I'd prefer something a little stronger, but this is the top of the price range you can realistically get
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW) Boot drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW) Games drive
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ - MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Good quality and headroom for upgrades
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX XT RGB High Performance CPU Cooler Plenty for the 9700X
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
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
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
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 - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Price: £1,954.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/D0P4pn4aa9/
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When I click the link it says £1,880 including VAT, not £1,954.

The main game I have in mind for this PC (although there will obviously be others) is STALKER 2, which I hear is very heavy on the CPU due to having such an enormous open world. I'd be willing to pay the extra £150 for the 9800X3D if it's a significant upgrade, but that really would be the limit for what I'm able to spend (without going into debt, which I'm just not willing to do lol).

Edit - actually the one you already made (without the extra £150 on the processor) already quite far exceeds the recommended specs for Stalker 2. Seems like it would probably be unnecessary and I might be better using that leftover cash on something else.
 
SpyderTracks

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Dayve said:
Edit - actually the one you already made (without the extra £150 on the processor) already quite far exceeds the recommended specs for Stalker 2. Seems like it would probably be unnecessary and I might be better using that leftover cash on something else.
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I would never go by recommended specs, that's a baseline to allow for people on older generations to be able to play, but that won't be great performance.

The CPU simply unlocks further performance from the GPU, in a CPU heavy game, you want as fast a processor as possible.

You also have to account that a game like this will go through updates and DLC further down the line and you want to be future proofed for that.

9800X3D is a VERY worthwhile investment if your budget can stretch.
 
sck451

sck451

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Dayve said:
When I click the link it says £1,880 including VAT, not £1,954.

The main game I have in mind for this PC (although there will obviously be others) is STALKER 2, which I hear is very heavy on the CPU due to having such an enormous open world. I'd be willing to pay the extra £150 for the 9800X3D if it's a significant upgrade, but that really would be the limit for what I'm able to spend (without going into debt, which I'm just not willing to do lol).

Edit - actually the one you already made (without the extra £150 on the processor) already quite far exceeds the recommended specs for Stalker 2. Seems like it would probably be unnecessary and I might be better using that leftover cash on something else.
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Spend £1400 on a "meets the minimum spec" build and you can look forward to spending another £1400 in two or three years. Spend a little more and you get a really good experience now and a much longer lifespan and, ultimately, much better value for money.
 
SpyderTracks

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I just wouldn’t be buying a system this late into the product lifecycle unless you absolutely have to.

The value across CPUs and GPUs is so inflated, it just makes zero sense to buy now, and they won’t address any of this until after Christmas as factories basically stop production over December so prices are only going to increase.
 
Dayve

Dayve

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SpyderTracks said:
I just wouldn’t be buying a system this late into the product lifecycle unless you absolutely have to.

The value across CPUs and GPUs is so inflated, it just makes zero sense to buy now, and they won’t address any of this until after Christmas as factories basically stop production over December so prices are only going to increase.
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When would be the best time then you think? January maybe? Because I don't mind waiting a bit more. It'll give me a bit more time to save another £200-£300 for a better processor/graphics card, and the one game I'm actually wanting to play (Stalker 2) has only just released and is full of bugs and optimization problems, so waiting another month or three is no problem for me.
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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Dayve said:
When would be the best time then you think? January maybe? Because I don't mind waiting a bit more. It'll give me a bit more time to save another £200-£300 for a better processor/graphics card, and the one game I'm actually wanting to play (Stalker 2) has only just released and is full of bugs and optimization problems, so waiting another month or three is no problem for me.
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New GPUs are being announced first week of january, that’s when we’ll know more. I expect the 5090, 5080 and 5070 will be released in the following weeks, maybe a month.
 
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