PC Help needed!

[SpyderTracks]

Ill certainly do that next time I play, it does seem a waste of all that screen not to use it, haha.

I can't wait to grab a new card, unless they're out of stock for 6 months lol. Wish we had more info on the next gen cards, I was very tempted to just grab a 7900xtx but I don't wanna do that and the next gens just blow it out the water for same price.

I would definitely wait, it's not long at all now. You'll be fine on the 2080ti for a couple of months, especially with Christmas in the middle.

AMD have already announced they're not going to be competing at the high end, so likely will be under 5080 performance as their highest spec. But I think we can look forward to even better driver stability this generation from AMD, and I think by the leaks so far, the reported 5090 may actually be a 5000 series Titan card I'm guessing and then the 5090 may be using the same die but slightly cut down to bridge the gap between that and the 4080, I just can't see the 5090 being literally double the hardware specs of the 5080, just doesn't make sense to me unless they are making the 5090 the new Titan nomenclature and intentionally putting it out of reach financially for gamers. There's no way that card is going to be under £2k with those specs.

 

[Boothy]

I would definitely wait, it's not long at all now. You'll be fine on the 2080ti for a couple of months, especially with Christmas in the middle.

AMD have already announced they're not going to be competing at the high end, so likely will be under 5080 performance as their highest spec. But I think we can look forward to even better driver stability this generation from AMD, and I think by the leaks so far, the reported 5090 may actually be a 5000 series Titan card I'm guessing and then the 5090 may be using the same die but slightly cut down to bridge the gap between that and the 4080, I just can't see the 5090 being literally double the hardware specs of the 5080, just doesn't make sense to me unless they are making the 5090 the new Titan nomenclature and intentionally putting it out of reach financially for gamers. There's no way that card is going to be under £2k with those specs.

Yeah ill wait, I doubt I'd be going for a 5090 anyways, more than likely just try and get the 70/80 as they'll still be better than the xtx or the 4080super I would imagine. Surely not too much difference in price from the 4070/80?

Edit: The wife is now going money crazy and wants a new screen to go with her shiny new toy, so if you could suggest a decent 4k / 1440p screen that would be very helpful.

Nothing crazy, maybe £400 max if possible for a decent one around 32" too, I'm terrible with screens I don't know what is good/bad.

 

[Boothy]

Wife also wants the same case but in White, I can't find it in the list of cases, I guess I'll have to buy that seperate and send that in? She likes to make everything difficult, you see.

 

[TonyCarter]

There’s 6 ‘white’ versions to choose from…3 variations white, white & alu, white & bamboo) in each of the non-RGB and RGB models. The RGB model includes 3xRX120 iCUE Link fans & controller kit (which is over £100 if bought elsewhere, or £55 if bought from PCS).

iCUE LINK 6500X RGB Mid-Tower ATX Dual Chamber PC Case - White

The CORSAIR iCUE LINK 6500X RGB Mid-Tower Dual Chamber PC Case organized view of your SFF PC through dual tempered glass panels, with three pre-installed RX120 RGB fans.

www.corsair.com

 

[Boothy]

Yeah, I'll have to buy that seperate and send it in, though, right? I can't find the 6500X in white on the PCS website.
Unless I'm blind.

 

[TonyCarter]

Yeah, I'll have to buy that seperate and send it in, though, right? I can't find the 6500X in white on the PCS website.
Unless I'm blind.

Correct, can’t even see it in the ‘Luna’ (white configurator)…which you might want to use for a white build.

PCSPECIALIST - Configure the AMD Am5 White to your ideal requirements.

PCSpecialist is an award-winning manufacturer of high quality custom PCs & Laptops. Configure the AMD Am5 White to your ideal requirements.

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

 

[Boothy]

Yeah that's what I did just couldn't find the case, no worries I'll grab that now and send it in when it comes. Cheers bud

 

[Boothy]

OK before I order

Is there any benefit to swapping the SSD's for Samsung or Corsair ones? Just had a friend tell me I should upgrade the SSD's

From

1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW)

To

1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)

 

[Martinr36]

I'd stick with the drives you've got, the latest Samsung drives are not good, and are prone to failure

 

[TonyCarter]

I'd stick with the drives you've got, the latest Samsung drives are not good, and are prone to failure

This ^^^

As you'll see almost zero difference in loading games from a gen 4 SSD over a gen 3, we tend to recommend saving money and using gen3 ones for games storage (which usually means you can get a larger drive for the same money as a smaller faster one).

If your budget has increased and you want to splash the cash for extra secondary storage (rather than speed), then the 4TB Corsair MP600 is well rated, or if you wanted a faster, larger primary drive just take it up to the 1TB version (but ask yourself what you're going to do with that extra space on the primary drive).

 

[Boothy]

Ok thanks, I guess I'll purchase these 2 then.
The Wifes:

Case
Send In Your Own Case (Corsair 6500X white)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB) KIT - WHITE
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W RMx SHIFT 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 LINK H150i RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER - WHITE
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
6 x Corsair ICUE LINK RX120 RGB PWM Fan + Controller Kit - WHITE
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT 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
Firefox™
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: £1,718.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-white/HVwjYccDJM/

Mine:

Case
CORSAIR 6500X TEMPERED GLASS MID TOWER DUAL CHAMBER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING X870-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W RMx SHIFT 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 LINK H150i RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
3 x Corsair ICUE LINK RX120 RGB PWM Fan + Controller Kit
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
Firefox™
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 5 to 7 working days
Price: £1,814.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/KvMRrAX6K9/

I'm pretty happy with these and we'll grab a 50 series card when they drop. There's no real gain is there like swapping the TUF GAMING X870 for the CROSSHAIR? I don't plan to OC or anything.

 

[TonyCarter]

I'm pretty happy with these and we'll grab a 50 series card when they drop. There's no real gain is there like swapping the TUF GAMING X870 for the CROSSHAIR? I don't plan to OC or anything.

Not in you use case - it's just extra expense for those with money to burn (or those who can claim it back on their influence tax breaks).