Possible spec for high-end gaming and video editing

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thebeardedsurfer

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I'm looking for advice on replacing my old gaming laptop with a gaming PC. I'd like to be able to play the latest games at high spec (not worried about 4k) and do high-end video editing. I don't really know much about power supplies, monitors or cases, so really looking for advice. Is all of this overkill?


Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ AIR 540 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor i7-7800X (3.5GHz) 8.25MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING: ATX, USB 3.1, SATA 6 GB/s, WIFI - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3200MB/R, 1900MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
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 H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
EK-TIM ECTOTHERM THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Monitor
ASUS VG248QE 24" 3D 144Hz GAMING DISPLAY
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 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price £2,292.00 including VAT and delivery
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
The 7800x has been made obsolete by the 8700k on the Z370 configurators. The 8700k is better in pretty well every way and probably cheaper too.

You could look at the Ultima X01 which has a fixed £1479 price for about £1700's of hardware including an i7 8700k, 16gb 3000MHz DDR4, GTX 1080, H100i V2 cooler, TXm 650W PSU, etc. Less storage but you could buy your own storage to add in and it would still be hundreds of £ cheaper than the above, while offering more performance.

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/configure-review/238/

The monitor is a fair match for a GTX 1080.
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
It has a heavily discounted price so if you specced the same thing in the configurator it would come out as about £1700 instead of £1479. The set configuration is the trade in for the ~£200+ discount.

If the Ultima looks good and your only concern is the lack of wifi + BT, you could always either ask PCS to add a wifi+BT network card for an appropriate fee, or buy and add your own network card / USB adapter. :)
 
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thebeardedsurfer

Member
Do you think the motherboard in the Ultima has the potential for a long life of upgrades in case I want to, for example, get a new graphics card in a couple of years?
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
Yes. It should offer the same performance with a new GPU in however many years compared to even the most expensive alternatives.

It doesn't support SLI, but SLI is rarely the best option when there are single GPU alternatives. And in 2-3 years there will be at least a couple of gens of better single GPU options from both Nvidia and AMD to choose from. The only modern context in which SLI seems really relevant is GTX 1080 ti SLI for 4k gaming on a ~£2500-£3000 budget.

Besides which, DX12 is moving away from SLI such that SLI will likely be progressively less relevant future multi-GPU gaming anyway.

The mobo has an extra 3 sata III ports for more HDDs (additional to the HDD it comes with), and 2 M.2 slots, both capable of supporting PCIe NVMe SSDs, so you can add another one of those in addition to the 256gb one it ships with.
 
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Oussebon

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
Yes, it would do well in VR and significantly exceeds the required hardware specs for things like the Vive and Rift
 
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