Hi guys,
Last throw of the dice before Christmas here. After extensive research I've put together the below which is design to meet my budget of £2,000 for phot editing (Lightroom, bridge + photoshop) and periodic gaming all on a HD (not 4k) 32inch Samsung monitor. I've pulled together the spec below and added some comments, would be grateful of any feedback before hitting the 'go button'.
Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 200R COMPACT GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™ i5-9600K Six Core (3.7GHz @ up to 5.0GHz)
When with the I5 opposed to the I7 as photoshop appears more clock speed dependent than cores so saved me a few quid.
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
This looks like the best value motherboard I can get, the only downside being the lack of WiFI which I don't need.
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 16GB)
High speed ram is obviously a must for the type of files I'll be working with.
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070 Ti - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
The Ti appears cheaper than the 1070 but as I understand it is an better car so have gone with it.
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
I will separately install a 500GB SSD to use as a scratch drive.
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3400MB/R, 2300MB/W)
This is solely for the OS, so could it be smaller?
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i V2 Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Liquid Series Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
Fan Controller
NZXT GRID+ V3 Fan Controller with up to 5 Fitted Case Fans
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Not sure I need extra fans or not? As O/C I included them but might be no need? Same with controller above
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
2 PORT (1 x TYPE A, 1 x TYPE C) USB 3.1 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Quantity
1
Price £2,018.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z370-overclocked/KjjJDD0hf9/
Last throw of the dice before Christmas here. After extensive research I've put together the below which is design to meet my budget of £2,000 for phot editing (Lightroom, bridge + photoshop) and periodic gaming all on a HD (not 4k) 32inch Samsung monitor. I've pulled together the spec below and added some comments, would be grateful of any feedback before hitting the 'go button'.
Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 200R COMPACT GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™ i5-9600K Six Core (3.7GHz @ up to 5.0GHz)
When with the I5 opposed to the I7 as photoshop appears more clock speed dependent than cores so saved me a few quid.
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
This looks like the best value motherboard I can get, the only downside being the lack of WiFI which I don't need.
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 16GB)
High speed ram is obviously a must for the type of files I'll be working with.
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070 Ti - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
The Ti appears cheaper than the 1070 but as I understand it is an better car so have gone with it.
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
I will separately install a 500GB SSD to use as a scratch drive.
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3400MB/R, 2300MB/W)
This is solely for the OS, so could it be smaller?
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i V2 Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Liquid Series Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
Fan Controller
NZXT GRID+ V3 Fan Controller with up to 5 Fitted Case Fans
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Not sure I need extra fans or not? As O/C I included them but might be no need? Same with controller above
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
2 PORT (1 x TYPE A, 1 x TYPE C) USB 3.1 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Quantity
1
Price £2,018.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z370-overclocked/KjjJDD0hf9/
