Nvidia 3000 Gaming PC Spec Advice :)

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adavies87

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Hi there,

I'd really appreciate some advice -I'm looking for a decent spec Nvidia 3000 PC. Budget is around the £2,000 mark.

Here are my thoughts so far:

Case
NZXT H511 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (BLACK)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 Ten-Core Processor i9-10850K (3.6GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF Z490-PLUS GAMING (LGA1200, USB 3.2, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080
1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 240 Series RGB High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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

Many thanks for any suggestions,

Alex.
 
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adavies87

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Thanks for coming back to me Nursemorph.

The monitor I currently have is an ASUS Predator Z321Q. However, I will likely upgrade prior to the release of Cyberpunk 2077.

Not a huge amount of use outside of gaming, no. It's primarily to keep me going for a few years with a good spec.
 
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adavies87

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Thanks for your help here AgentCooper.

It's a 2560 x 1440 monitor @ 144 hz. I'm not too sure exactly what monitor I'll go for next, but it'll be 4k+ at 32"+ (any suggestions appreciated here, too).

That's interesting regarding AMD vs Intel as I wasn't aware that was the case. Thanks for letting me know.
 
AgentCooper

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adavies87 said:
Yep - apologies, just noticed I missed the 'U' in my previous post.
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No worries, amigo! I’ll gracefully step aside and let @Nursemorph and @SpyderTracks be your guides on the monitor recommendations, they know their stuff. If you’ve got deep pockets, it’ll be worth having a look at the upcoming Samsung G9. We’re all quite excited by that one...

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AgentCooper said:
No worries, amigo! I’ll gracefully step aside and let @Nursemorph and @SpyderTracks be your guides on the monitor recommendations, they know their stuff. If you’ve got deep pockets, it’ll be worth having a look at the upcoming Samsung G9. We’re all quite excited by that one...

www.samsung.com

Black Friday Gaming Monitor Deals | Samsung UK

Save up to £500 off Samsung Odyssey Ark monitors, 4K & curved gaming monitors. Browse more Black Friday monitor deals only at Samsung UK.
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Hi all,

Quick Question as I’ll likely be purchasing tomorrow.

I can see you’ve recommended the Ryzen 7 3800xt, but I’ve seen a few reviews saying it’s not great and they’d typically go with the 3700x or 3800x for gaming as there’s no clear benefit for the cost.

It’s currently around £11 extra to upgrade from 3700x to 3800x. It’s £78 to upgrade from 3700x to 3800xt.

Thanks for any help! :)

Alex.
 
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AgentCooper said:
I think depending what applications you’re planning to have for it, it could benefit you. What I can definitely say is that I have the 3800x on a system that is used for 90% gaming and little bit of music production and it’s great. No complaints and I expect it to last me the life of the unit. What will you be using your system for?
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It’s really only gaming to be honest. I’ll be going with the Samsung G9 recommendation (that thing is a beaut) and the rtx 3080.
 
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adavies87

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AgentCooper said:
The 3800XT will have you fully covered for pretty much every game other than something like Flight Sim 20. You’ll still have an amazing looking experience, it’ll just perform better with the extra cores of a 3900+.

Seeing as most games will still run comfortably on four cores, you’ll be well protected for the best part of a decade. What was your final build spec? Post it over, I’d love to see it 👍
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Ok, great. Thank you again :)

Here’s what I’m thinking:


Case
CORSAIR iCUE 465X RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT Eight Core CPU (4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
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 RGB PLATINUM 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)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
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
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
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)
Home Installation
NONE
Delivery
TIMED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND - MON-FRI (BEFORE 2PM)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Price: £1,362.00 including VAT and Delivery

Any tweaks or feedback, please do let me know.

Also, when the new zen cards come out, they’ll work perfectly with that motherboard, right?

Cheers,

Alex.
 
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AgentCooper said:
You certainly have my blessing, that all seems great!

Yep, the TUF x570 motherboard has the future in mind. It should accept anything coming until we get the next major technological change 👍
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I would actually up it to the x570 strix. Reason being is the gigabyte only has 2 usb headers and you’ll find the h100i doesn’t have a spare USB port on the motherboard. You’d need to get an internal usb hub to get all devices attached.
 
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SpyderTracks said:
I would actually up it to the x570 strix. Reason being is the gigabyte only has 2 usb headers and you’ll find the h100i doesn’t have a spare USB port on the motherboard. You’d need to get an internal usb hub to get all devices attached.
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Ah, VERY valid point that I overlooked there! Thanks for intercepting that @SpyderTracks, you've saved the day 🙌
 
AgentCooper

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SpyderTracks said:
It’s only something that’s recently come to our attention, amazed it didn’t come up before. It’s such a shame as otherwise the gigabyte is a better value proposition.
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With my TUF x570 I chose a Corsair case which I'm presuming came with the internal hub/node. Might've been the reason I didn't even think about it 🤦‍♂️
 
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adavies87

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Ok, so this is what I've gone for. Although, any suggestions on an improved case (with additional USBs) so that I can downgrade to TUF would be awesome. Also, I'd be looking at a Ryzen Zen 3 a little further down the line, so not sure if I need to worry about H115i or if the H100i will still be ample.

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 465X RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT Eight Core CPU (4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
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 RGB PLATINUM 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)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
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
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
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)
 
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