Proposed PC

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My existing 6 y old PC keeps freezing up and has so many possible issues Iwant to get a new one up and running before failure or lengthy diagnostic taking it out of use.

My hopefully long term PC specs


Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE (LS)
Custom Liquid Cooling Kit
Liquid Series RGB Mid Kit - EK
Tubing
Clear Flexible Tubing (Black Fittings)
Graphics Card Cooling
GPU Water Block - For One Graphics Card!
Coolant Colour
Mayhems X1 Blue
LED Lighting
50cm White LED Strip
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™ i9-10920X 12 Core (3.50GHz @ up to 4.7GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING II: ATX, USB 3.2, SATA 6 GB/s, Wi-Fi AC - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
6TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 256MB CACHE
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
4TB CORSAIR MP400 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 3480 MB/R, 3000 MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
4TB CORSAIR MP400 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 3480 MB/R, 3000 MB/W)
External DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x Slim USB 2.0 External DVD-RW
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
1x 120mm PCS Liquid Series Ultra Quiet Fan
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
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 [KUK-00003]
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Cable Management
PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
 
sck451

sck451

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OK, so you've gone for a very expensive machine, but you're definitely not making the most of your budget. We can help you get a way better system.

Some questions:
  1. What will you be using the machine for? If gaming, what games?
  2. What monitor(s) will you be using?
  3. What's the budget?
  4. Do you particularly want the looks of the water-cooled build, or would you be happy with an AIO liquid-cooler setup? It will be a lot cheaper and every bit as good in almost all situations.
 
sck451

sck451

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OK, if we have a £4600 budget, which is what I think this is, let's allocate £1000 to getting you a new monitor (either a 4K 144Hz display or the Samsung G9 if you fancy the super-ultra-wide setup), because I'm going to guess that's a 1080p monitor and therefore not worthy of this kind of build! Let's also assume you're going for a standard AIO-based cooling setup, as a liquid series build is a £500 premium for no increased performance. This gives us £3600 to spend on the build, and we can still go mega overkill on it.

Here's the AMD build I'd recommend for you. Honestly, you could comfortably drop another £500 or so off this and still get pretty amazing performance. But let's go with it anyway. I've dropped you from 18TB of storage down to 8.5TB because I very much doubt you need 18TB for gaming purposes! If you do need more, external hard drives are a better solution, compared to those noisy IronWolf drives.

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
3TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st Storage Drive
3TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Braided Power Supply Cables
CORSAIR Premium Individually Sleeved PSU Cable Kit Pro - Blue
Processor Cooling
Corsair H150i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Cable Management
PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
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 14 to 17 working days
Price: £3,536.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/FaYvrh3Uhr/
 
Martinr36

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sck451 said:
OK, if we have a £4600 budget, which is what I think this is, let's allocate £1000 to getting you a new monitor (either a 4K 144Hz display or the Samsung G9 if you fancy the super-ultra-wide setup), because I'm going to guess that's a 1080p monitor and therefore not worthy of this kind of build! Let's also assume you're going for a standard AIO-based cooling setup, as a liquid series build is a £500 premium for no increased performance. This gives us £3600 to spend on the build, and we can still go mega overkill on it.

Here's the AMD build I'd recommend for you. Honestly, you could comfortably drop another £500 or so off this and still get pretty amazing performance. But let's go with it anyway. I've dropped you from 18TB of storage down to 8.5TB because I very much doubt you need 18TB for gaming purposes! If you do need more, external hard drives are a better solution, compared to those noisy IronWolf drives.

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
3TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st Storage Drive
3TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Braided Power Supply Cables
CORSAIR Premium Individually Sleeved PSU Cable Kit Pro - Blue
Processor Cooling
Corsair H150i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Cable Management
PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
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 14 to 17 working days
Price: £3,536.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/FaYvrh3Uhr/
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Very nice, with a build of that value I might have considered another £64 and upped the warranty to Gold
 
sck451

sck451

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No question that the 64GB of RAM is overkill. (Along with the 3080 Ti, which could very happily be a 3080, the braided cables, arguably the second 3TB hard drive). All that would cut another £580ish off the budget without a significant loss of performance. OP, you can choose for yourself whether you want the have-it-all build or the have-it-all-with-cherries-on-top build!

But yeah, I'd definitely upgrade the warranty: good shout.
 
G

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Yes reviewing - will ditch the pure water cooled base and go for cheaper option - I do use a lot of storage but will reduce drive sizes and go for SSD and not mechanical drives. Upgrading warranty. Still gives me what I want with slightly reduced cost on non essential stuff
 
sck451

sck451

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[email protected] said:
Yes reviewing - will ditch the pure water cooled base and go for cheaper option - I do use a lot of storage but will reduce drive sizes and go for SSD and not mechanical drives. Upgrading warranty. Still gives me what I want with slightly reduced cost on non essential stuff
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Do you mean going for, say, the 8TB Samsung 870 in addition to the two Seagate Firecudas I recommended? That would be the have-it-all-with-cherries-and-cream-on-top build! But I wouldn't change either of the two Seagates: they are the super-fast options, far faster and more reliable than the Corsair ones, say.

If you order it, I definitely want to see photos when it comes!
 
Martinr36

Martinr36

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[email protected] said:
Yes reviewing - will ditch the pure water cooled base and go for cheaper option - I do use a lot of storage but will reduce drive sizes and go for SSD and not mechanical drives. Upgrading warranty. Still gives me what I want with slightly reduced cost on non essential stuff
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Post the build you decide on, HDD are better value for money for general storage
 
G

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Still kicking specs and ditched watercooled option and also as suggested AMD looks a better bet than intel after a lot of reviewing on line. Is the jump up from 5900x Ryzen to 5950x worth it? Also suggested board out of stock so was looking at next one up = the ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO.

I am prepared to pay more for SSD rather than HDD and get monitor in a few months.

I could save a lot of money dropping from 3080Ti to 3060Ti or RTX3070Ti. Whilst not on 4k yet will be looking to do so in near future. Any thoughts gratefully received. Tempted by the 308 non Ti although I may have to wait for it to become available
 
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