thoughts on these specs ? I want the best gaming experience possible

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batmobilelyt

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This will be my first build and I want the best experience possible for gaming. There isn't a budget. I have picked the intel i9-10900k only to start reading about AMD is now better than intel. I want to use this pc for gaming, watching movies, doing work, multi tasking and so on. I've read AMD Ryzen is better value for money but based on these specs have I opted for the best ? should i wait ? I've read AMD is coming out with new CPUs this month.


any advice would be appreciated.







Case BE QUIET! DARK BASE PRO 900 REV. 2 FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)Intel® Core™ i9 Ten-Core Processor i9-10900K (3.7GHz) 20MB Cache
MotherboardGigabyte Z490 AORUS Master (LGA1200, USB 3.2, CrossFireX/SLI, Wi-Fi) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card24GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3090
1st Storage Drive4TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
2nd Storage Drive16TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive2TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY DriveNOT REQUIRED
Power SupplyCORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor CoolingCorsair H115i PRO Cooler w/ PCS Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal PasteSTANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans3x Corsair LL120 RGB LED Fan + Controller Kit
Sound CardASUS STRIX Raid DLX 7.1 PCIe sound card
Wireless/Wired Networking10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB/Thunderbolt OptionsMIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating SystemWindows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System LanguageUnited Kingdom - English Language
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Office SoftwareFREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
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BrowserGoogle Chrome™
Warranty3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Home InstallationNONE
DeliverySTANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build TimeStandard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Welcome BookPCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
 
AgentCooper

AgentCooper

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Yep, if budget isn't an issue and you're prepared to wait the new AMD CPUs are shaping up to be pretty impressive. Do you have a have a monitor or is that something you'll be looking for as well?
 
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batmobilelyt

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AgentCooper said:
Yep, if budget isn't an issue and you're prepared to wait the new AMD CPUs are shaping up to be pretty impressive. Do you have a have a monitor or is that something you'll be looking for as well?
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I haven't figured out the monitor yet. I have been looking but haven't found the one I happy with yet. I want one with 4k and 144hz would be fine as I will be playing more single player games than competitive.
 
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batmobilelyt

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AgentCooper said:
Then this is the one you'll probably want...

www.asus.com

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ASUS monitors are at the forefront of innovative technology. ASUS produces a broad range of displays to satisfy diverse usage scenarios and needs like gaming, content creation and business.
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yea this was one of the monitors i was thinking about or the

www.lg.com

27" UHD 4K UltraGear™ 144Hz Nano IPS 1ms (GtG) Gaming Monitor with VESA DSC - 27GN950-B | LG UK

Discover LG 27GN950-B. Click for pictures, reviews, and tech specs for the LG 27" UHD 4K UltraGear™ 144Hz Nano IPS 1ms (GtG) Gaming Monitor with VESA DSC.
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batmobilelyt

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I have read on these forums how everyone should go with AMD and not intel. Since I have picked Intel I am worried that I will be making a mistake. the research i have done says the i9-10900k is best for gaming.
 
AgentCooper

AgentCooper

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batmobilelyt said:
I have read on these forums how everyone should go with AMD and not intel. Since I have picked Intel I am worried that I will be making a mistake. the research i have done says the i9-10900k is best for gaming.
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Intel is only better at high refresh 1080p gaming, the competitive stuff where you drop your settings as low as possible. AMD trounces it at every other level. SpyderTracks put together a nice little thread about it, well worth having a read...

AMD Vs Intel

So some of you aren't aware of the reasons why so many people are heading away from Intel to AMD, so thought it would be important to lay that out for people to refer back to. A lot of you will go to cpubenchmark or userbenchmark to find performance metrics for CPU's. These sites are complete...
www.pcspecialist.co.uk www.pcspecialist.co.uk
 
AgentCooper

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I think that's really a personal choice, I myself would go for a superwide but that's because of the types of games I play. I love a bit of Euro Truck and the wide screen makes it very immersive. And Red Dead Redemption 2 looks stunning!
 
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Grumpywurzel

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I know there isnt a budget cap on this build, but isnt the RTX 3080 a better card for gaming? Might've got my wires crossed (again) but I thought the 3090 was more for professional work?
 
AccidentalDenz

AccidentalDenz

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Grumpywurzel said:
It's your money bud, but you really wont see the difference between the two cards maybe 10% max you need to be driving top end monitors to notice.. They are both premier league tbh,
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Purely benchmark-wise, I believe the 3090 is the absolute best out there for gaming, but it's literally single percentage figure increases over the 3080 and at a much MUCH higher cost. I'm not sure it's worth it either Grumpywurzel.
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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ActuallyDenz said:
Purely benchmark-wise, I believe the 3090 is the absolute best out there for gaming, but it's literally single percentage figure increases over the 3080 and at a much MUCH higher cost. I'm not sure it's worth it either Grumpywurzel.
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The difference between the 3080 and the 3090 is minimal in relation to hardware and the cuda cores and tensor cores, where the money is being spent is really the VRAM, and that extra VRAM will have almost zero impact for gaming at anything under 8K.

It's not really a gaming card, it's for enthusiast rendering and scientific workflows where GPU acceleration is used.

As people have said, you may get an extra roughly 5fps for almost DOUBLE the cost of a 3080, it’s just not worth it at all.
 
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