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[JulKan]

Hi all,

Just wondering could I get some advice on the below build. I've been saving for this build for a long time so pretty excited. I was going to build it myself for the first time but with the way everything is this is much more practical at present.

The PC itself will be 99% for gaming @1440p but I'm trying to future proof as much as possible as I'm still quite new to the world of pcs.

I've looked up all the parts and think this is a good build but open to suggestions

The only things I'm not sure on are the CPU, CPU Cooler, RAM & PC CASE( for best airflow )

Thanks

Case
FRACTAL MESHIFY 2 LIGHT TEMPERED GLASS
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Overclocked AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core (3.7GHz @ up to 4.7GHz) (Pre-Order Only)
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ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO WIFI (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
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32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
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24GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3090 - HDMI, DP
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1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
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Corsair H150i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
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2x 50cm RGB LED Strip
Extra Case Fans
3x Corsair LL120 RGB LED Fan + Controller Kit
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[JulKan]

Hi all,

Just wondering could I get some advice on the below build. I've been saving for this build for a long time so pretty excited. I was going to build it myself for the first time but with the way everything is this is much more practical at present.

The PC itself will be 99% for gaming @1440p but I'm trying to future proof as much as possible as I'm still quite new to the world of pcs.

I've looked up all the parts and think this is a good build but open to suggestions

The only things I'm not sure on are the CPU, CPU Cooler, RAM & PC CASE( for best airflow )

Thanks






Case
FRACTAL MESHIFY 2 LIGHT TEMPERED GLASS
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core (3.7GHz @ up to 4.7GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO WIFI (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
24GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3090 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H150i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting
2x 50cm RGB LED Strip
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
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 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 (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
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Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
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Get Resident Evil Village with select Samsung SSDs
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£4,010.70
€4,715.00

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[sck451]

You say 1440p -- what monitor(s) will you be using? The 3090 is really overkill for 1440p (and pretty much everything else, to be fair...)

 

[JulKan]

You say 1440p -- what monitor(s) will you be using? The 3090 is really overkill for 1440p (and pretty much everything else, to be fair...)

I will probably get the Odyssey G7 1440p 240hz. I pretty much have to buy the whole set up monitor desk chair etc as ive been using a hand down pc for years

 

[SpyderTracks]

I will probably get the Odyssey G7 1440p 240hz. I pretty much have to buy the whole set up monitor desk chair etc as ive been using a hand down pc for years

I wouldn't recommend 240Hz then, unless you've played at that for a while?

99% of people can't notice any difference over 120Hz, that's why competitive players are paid so much money, they're literally superhuman. To most people it makes absolutely no difference.

 

[JulKan]

I wouldn't recommend 240Hz then, unless you've played at that for a while?

99% of people can't notice any difference over 120Hz, that's why competitive players are paid so much money, they're literally superhuman. To most people it makes absolutely no difference.

I'm really into competive shooters so any advantage would be great.( should of stated this in thread)

Would u change any spec on the PC . Is the case and cpu cooler good ones for cooling ? Or is there better ? Also as its dream build should I go 5950x ?

Thank you

 

[SpyderTracks]

I'm really into competive shooters so any advantage would be great.( should of stated this in thread)

I understand that, but what monitor have you played on to date? What refresh rate? And on what system?

To give you some idea of the difference between 144hz and 240hz it’s about 2ms if you were one of the 1% of humans that could even tell the difference.

The time considerations with various refresh rates

A different take on monitor refresh rates (and the actual fact why 60hz to 144hz is the biggest jump and 144hz to 240hz not so much) When we talk about refresh rates, we talk about a frequency in which the monitor refreshes the image on screen every second. We refer to that as hertz (hz). So...

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[JulKan]

Hi all,

Finally saved enough to afford my first mega PC. big time gamer, FPS, strategy, AAA titles etc. This pc will mainly be for gaming and maybe some streaming too.

Monitor ill be using : ALIENWARE 27 GAMING MONITOR - AW2721D.

Aim of pc is too future proof as much as possible and to have a great pc for years to come.

Be great to get some advice on the below as i'm no expert on PCs. As i'm looking to future proof should i upgrade to 5950x ? Also what is the best case and cooler for good airflow as i want to avoid high temps.

Any help would be greatly appreciated as looking to order this week

Thanks

Case
FRACTAL MESHIFY 2 LIGHT TEMPERED GLASS
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO WIFI (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H150i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
2x 50cm ARGB LED Strip
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
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
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 14 to 17 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
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PCSpecialist Logo
Price: €0.00 including VAT and Delivery

Total Order Price

€4,452.00

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[Elliott B]

Hi all,

Finally saved enough to afford my first mega PC. big time gamer, FPS, strategy, AAA titles etc. This pc will mainly be for gaming and maybe some streaming too.

Monitor ill be using : ALIENWARE 27 GAMING MONITOR - AW2721D.

Aim of pc is too future proof as much as possible and to have a great pc for years to come.

Be great to get some advice on the below as i'm no expert on PCs. As i'm looking to future proof should i upgrade to 5950x ? Also what is the best case and cooler for good airflow as i want to avoid high temps.

Any help would be greatly appreciated as looking to order this week

Thanks

Case
FRACTAL MESHIFY 2 LIGHT TEMPERED GLASS
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO WIFI (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H150i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
2x 50cm ARGB LED Strip
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
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
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 14 to 17 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Price: €0.00 including VAT and Delivery

Total Order Price

€4,452.00

Pound sterling £3,754.36

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.ie/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/rbPTEvVEVG/

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE <- If you really like the look of the fractal case go nuts, but this also works
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4) Possibly overkill (but I am getting the same one)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready! I would choose this motherboard unless you really want some of the connections on the other one
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB) Lots of people argue you only need 16GB of ram, also due to the way PCS source RAM there is almost no difference between them
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR Downgraded as for 1440p gaming you dont need 3080TI. Take the £1000 (€ 1200)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PRO XT Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
2x 50cm ARGB LED Strip
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
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 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - 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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor
IIYAMA G-MASTER GB2760QSU-B1 27"
Monitor Cables
1 x 2m DisplayPort Cable - DP (M) to DP (M)
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 - Approximately 14 to 17 working days
Price: £2,900.00 including VAT and Delivery

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[JulKan]

Thanks appreciate it u sure did knock the price down maybe I'm going overboard. Not sure on 3060 but I'll look up some benchmarks.

What do u mean the ram is the same ?

 

[SpyderTracks]

Thanks appreciate it u sure did knock the price down maybe I'm going overboard. Not sure on 3060 but I'll look up some benchmarks.

What do u mean the ram is the same ?

Sorry to bang it home again, but have you experienced over 144Hz before? Do you already own that monitor?

If you have and know that you benefit from high refresh, that's grand, but if not, it may make more sense to suggest a different monitor. When you say you play competitive games, do you just mean FPS or do you mean in a league or something actually in competitions?

Just wondering as a lot of people don't understand high refresh rate and are swayed to it by youtube influencers who are simply making money for stating stuff weather it's best for the customer or not doesn't matter to them.

 

[SpyderTracks]

I'm not trying to throw a spanner in the works BTW, just trying to ascertain your needs.

A lot of people hear that 240hz is somehow better in all circumstances. It's just not true. There's a reason professionals get paid millions per match, it's because they are quite literally superhuman and have eyesight and reflexes that can benefit from higher refresh rates.

A lot of people (usually coming from console) thunk that higher refresh is better visual fidelity, that's totally inaccurate also, it's purely about reflex response for the 1% of humans that can notoce a difference above 120hz.

I'm just trying to gather if you're one of the 1% or just leaping to 240hz being better without understanding what that means.

Either way, if you are a competitive player, then you would need a higher spec gpu to reach the higher frame count.

If you're not a competitive player, then you'll find a superwide or 4k 144hz monitor would give a far better gaming experience.

 

[JulKan]

Your spot on. I do come from a console xbox background. I've only experienced 120fps on xboxsx @1440p and no I don't play competitions but am highly competive and love fps games. I've owned my brothers old pc for around 2 years now (1060 3gb i57400x @1080p). I've wanted a super pc for ages now and 1440p seems to be the sweet spot of fidelity/performance. I've only been using a 24inch 1080p monitor for around 2 years as previously was playing on 55inch 4k tv with xbox x. I would of bought this type of pc few months back but other things came up. I know I'm spending alot but I'm trying to future proof the spec as I don't have the skill set to start upgrading things at later stage, I know I will need to at some stage so I want to eleviate as much as possible. I did look at 4k monitors but there also expensive and feel 1440p is just right, it will also probably look way better than 1440p on sx. Hope this explains my thinking process and thanks for responding I can see you replied a few months back as well 😁. One thing is the factual case the best for airflow and temps from all the options ?

 

[SpyderTracks]

Your spot on. I do come from a console xbox background. I've only experienced 120fps on xboxsx @1440p and no I don't play competitions but am highly competive and love fps games. I've owned my brothers old pc for around 2 years now (1060 3gb i57400x @1080p). I've wanted a super pc for ages now and 1440p seems to be the sweet spot of fidelity/performance. I've only been using a 24inch 1080p monitor for around 2 years as previously was playing on 55inch 4k tv with xbox x. I would of bought this type of pc few months back but other things came up. I know I'm spending alot but I'm trying to future proof the spec as I don't have the skill set to start upgrading things at later stage, I know I will need to at some stage so I want to eleviate as much as possible. I did look at 4k monitors but there also expensive and feel 1440p is just right, it will also probably look way better than 1440p on sx. Hope this explains my thinking process and thanks for responding I can see you replied a few months back as well 😁. One thing is the factual case the best for airflow and temps from all the options ?

It's up to you, 240hz is really not what it's cracked up to be at any resolution quite frankly. The ones that benefit from it reduce graphical settings to the lowest possible, that's the whole idea with competitive play, they don't care what it looks like, only to get the highest frames possible. But that's for those people where 2 nano seconds difference is the difference between a £200,000 second place and £1M first place prize because they can respond within that timeframe, where mere mortals haven't even noticed any change.

1440p is great if you have a mid range budget, but at your budget you can easily afford a high end system, so you're compromising the build for that 240Hz, and the likelihood is that you won't notice any difference from 144hz to 240Hz. So you'll be paying a massive premium to get the 240Hz badge when you could have spent far far less on a 144Hz monitor and lesser GPU for EXACTLY the same experience.

And be careful of "futureproofing" when it comes to GPU's there's no such thing. The idea is that you match it to the screen that's going to give you the best performance for your uses, then when performance starts dipping below what you need, you upgrade the GPU. For the rest of the build, we would always spec it to the 7 - 10 year lifespan for any build at any budget.

Also, be aware that "ultimate graphics" is a meaningless thing. PC gaming is all about optimising graphical settings to get the best performance / graphical experience. You always find with any game that reducing a couple of usual settings down to high does absolutely nothing to the visual effect, but significantly increases FPS. But all benchmarks are set with Ultimate graphics. So you will get more performance than what you see in benchmarks.

In my opinion, if you're primarily playing FPS games, a 4k 144Hz monitor would give a greater visual experience at this budget while still being highly competitive. 4k 144hz monitors are expensive, but not much moreso than the 1440p 240Hz monitors you're proposing which come at a huge premium as they're quite niche.

Before continuing, just have a read of these, and be as informed as possible. Then whichever you decide, we'll spec something suitable. I just want you to know what you're choosing rather than basing it off meaningless numbers.

The time considerations with various refresh rates

A different take on monitor refresh rates (and the actual fact why 60hz to 144hz is the biggest jump and 144hz to 240hz not so much) When we talk about refresh rates, we talk about a frequency in which the monitor refreshes the image on screen every second. We refer to that as hertz (hz). So...

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[Martinr36]

It's up to you, 240hz is really not what it's cracked up to be at any resolution quite frankly. The ones that benefit from it reduce graphical settings to the lowest possible, that's the whole idea with competitive play, they don't care what it looks like, only to get the highest frames possible. But that's for those people where 2 nano seconds difference is the difference between a £200,000 second place and £1M first place prize because they can respond within that timeframe, where mere mortals haven't even noticed any change.

1440p is great if you have a mid range budget, but at your budget you can easily afford a high end system, so you're compromising the build for that 240Hz, and the likelihood is that you won't notice any difference from 144hz to 240Hz. So you'll be paying a massive premium to get the 240Hz badge when you could have spent far far less on a 144Hz monitor and lesser GPU for EXACTLY the same experience.

And be careful of "futureproofing" when it comes to GPU's there's no such thing. The idea is that you match it to the screen that's going to give you the best performance for your uses, then when performance starts dipping below what you need, you upgrade the GPU. For the rest of the build, we would always spec it to the 7 - 10 year lifespan for any build at any budget.

Also, be aware that "ultimate graphics" is a meaningless thing. PC gaming is all about optimising graphical settings to get the best performance / graphical experience. You always find with any game that reducing a couple of usual settings down to high does absolutely nothing to the visual effect, but significantly increases FPS. But all benchmarks are set with Ultimate graphics. So you will get more performance than what you see in benchmarks.

In my opinion, if you're primarily playing FPS games, a 4k 144Hz monitor would give a greater visual experience at this budget while still being highly competitive. 4k 144hz monitors are expensive, but not much moreso than the 1440p 240Hz monitors you're proposing which come at a huge premium as they're quite niche.

Before continuing, just have a read of these, and be as informed as possible. Then whichever you decide, we'll spec something suitable. I just want you to know what you're choosing rather than basing it off meaningless numbers.

The time considerations with various refresh rates

A different take on monitor refresh rates (and the actual fact why 60hz to 144hz is the biggest jump and 144hz to 240hz not so much) When we talk about refresh rates, we talk about a frequency in which the monitor refreshes the image on screen every second. We refer to that as hertz (hz). So...

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ULTRA GRAPHICS SETTINGS - DONT BELIEVE THE HYPE

Hi all Moving to PC Gaming requires some knowledge on adjusting graphical settings to get best performance, especially when on a more budget system, or with some games that aren't ported so well to PC and have rogue settings that can either be turned down or even disabled. For most games, if...

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Very nicely put

 

[SpyderTracks]

Your spot on. I do come from a console xbox background. I've only experienced 120fps on xboxsx @1440p and no I don't play competitions but am highly competive and love fps games. I've owned my brothers old pc for around 2 years now (1060 3gb i57400x @1080p). I've wanted a super pc for ages now and 1440p seems to be the sweet spot of fidelity/performance. I've only been using a 24inch 1080p monitor for around 2 years as previously was playing on 55inch 4k tv with xbox x. I would of bought this type of pc few months back but other things came up. I know I'm spending alot but I'm trying to future proof the spec as I don't have the skill set to start upgrading things at later stage, I know I will need to at some stage so I want to eleviate as much as possible. I did look at 4k monitors but there also expensive and feel 1440p is just right, it will also probably look way better than 1440p on sx. Hope this explains my thinking process and thanks for responding I can see you replied a few months back as well 😁. One thing is the factual case the best for airflow and temps from all the options ?

Just out of interest when did you buy the series x?

 

[JulKan]

Just out of interest when did you buy the series x?

I bought series x June 2020 I think

 

[SpyderTracks]

I bought series x June 2020 I think

So it wasn't released until November but even then you weren't able to actually buy one until about March this year due to stock issues globally.

 

[JulKan]

It's up to you, 240hz is really not what it's cracked up to be at any resolution quite frankly. The ones that benefit from it reduce graphical settings to the lowest possible, that's the whole idea with competitive play, they don't care what it looks like, only to get the highest frames possible. But that's for those people where 2 nano seconds difference is the difference between a £200,000 second place and £1M first place prize because they can respond within that timeframe, where mere mortals haven't even noticed any change.

1440p is great if you have a mid range budget, but at your budget you can easily afford a high end system, so you're compromising the build for that 240Hz, and the likelihood is that you won't notice any difference from 144hz to 240Hz. So you'll be paying a massive premium to get the 240Hz badge when you could have spent far far less on a 144Hz monitor and lesser GPU for EXACTLY the same experience.

And be careful of "futureproofing" when it comes to GPU's there's no such thing. The idea is that you match it to the screen that's going to give you the best performance for your uses, then when performance starts dipping below what you need, you upgrade the GPU. For the rest of the build, we would always spec it to the 7 - 10 year lifespan for any build at any budget.

Also, be aware that "ultimate graphics" is a meaningless thing. PC gaming is all about optimising graphical settings to get the best performance / graphical experience. You always find with any game that reducing a couple of usual settings down to high does absolutely nothing to the visual effect, but significantly increases FPS. But all benchmarks are set with Ultimate graphics. So you will get more performance than what you see in benchmarks.

In my opinion, if you're primarily playing FPS games, a 4k 144Hz monitor would give a greater visual experience at this budget while still being highly competitive. 4k 144hz monitors are expensive, but not much moreso than the 1440p 240Hz monitors you're proposing which come at a huge premium as they're quite niche.

Before continuing, just have a read of these, and be as informed as possible. Then whichever you decide, we'll spec something suitable. I just want you to know what you're choosing rather than basing it off meaningless numbers.

The time considerations with various refresh rates

A different take on monitor refresh rates (and the actual fact why 60hz to 144hz is the biggest jump and 144hz to 240hz not so much) When we talk about refresh rates, we talk about a frequency in which the monitor refreshes the image on screen every second. We refer to that as hertz (hz). So...

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ULTRA GRAPHICS SETTINGS - DONT BELIEVE THE HYPE

Hi all Moving to PC Gaming requires some knowledge on adjusting graphical settings to get best performance, especially when on a more budget system, or with some games that aren't ported so well to PC and have rogue settings that can either be turned down or even disabled. For most games, if...

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Thanks very much for this information still not sure on the monitor but will definitely rethink it. As you said GPU needs to be changed more frequently to keep up with tech Maybe I'll get the 3080 instead and upgrade to a 5950x

 

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So it wasn't released until November but even then you weren't able to actually buy one until about March this year due to stock issues globally.

My bad well I got in 2020 so must of been December time. I stayed up late trying to order on multiple nights but didn't get any luck. In the end I joined a forum similar to reddit that it's in Ireland and people who had pre ordered that no longer wanted it were giving there order numbers away and I ended up driving half the country to collect one from argos .