Will this be OK for word processing and playing Solitaire?

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FergusM

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Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 275Q QUIET CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 12 Core Processor i9-10920X (3.5GHz) 19.25MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME X299-A II: ATX, USB 3.2, SATA 6 GB/s, RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 470MB/W)
2nd Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 V2 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
2 PORT (2 x TYPE A) USB 3.0 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [MUP-00003]

Kidding. I'll be doing photo editing and some gaming.
 
andjac

andjac

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There a few suggestions to be made, but I'll leave that to some of the experienced techs. To help them out:
What monitor will you be pairing the PC with. Model number or resolution and refresh rate?
Budget, what's your max spend?
What types of video quality do you edit and what games are played?
 
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FergusM

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andjac said:
There a few suggestions to be made, but I'll leave that to some of the experienced techs. To help them out:
What monitor will you be pairing the PC with. Model number or resolution and refresh rate?
Budget, what's your max spend?
What types of video quality do you edit and what games are played?
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I use a SWEDX 28" 4K and a pair of 27" 1080p Philips 273V5s. I edit digital images taken at 4K, and play Fallout 4 when I'm bored. I also keep a LOT of browser windows open, which is why I went for slower, but more, RAM.
 
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FergusM

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I was wondering about changing the SSD for an M2. I'm not really familiar with M2, but I'm guessing that would work as a Windows drive and give better performance than a SATA one.
 
andjac

andjac

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It definitely will but theres also a few other bits you'll likely want to change.
I'm sure you're eager to order but It's still early, the suggestions I see made on here are fantastic.
There all done by enthusiast volunteers so they will respond when they can but its worth getting the feedback before ordering
 
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FergusM

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Well, I already have ordered, but it's still in pre-production so changing a couple of bits shouldn't slow me down too much. If you have any suggestions go ahead.
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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TBH I would cancel the build and start over.

It's a poor platform, AMD would be much better for your uses.
 
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FergusM said:
I considered AMD, but I went down that rabbit hole once before so I'm somewhat wary. Why would AMD be better for my uses?
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Because it’s about double the performance for the same money, plus intel chips are plagued with security flaws and each time they’re patched they lose for their performance.
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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Don't base previous experience of AMD with who they are now, since Lisa Su took over in 2015 they are a COMPLETELY different company.

AMD vs Intel, for your uses, there's just no comparison, AMD absolutely destroys intel.
 
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