lukesmasher
Member
Hi all,
Spent some time putting together this setup. Current price is sitting at £1,858 and I am willing to push the boat out to £2,000 for the PC if necessary.
I'm shooting to really maximise my immersion for demanding games like RDR2, ARK, RE Village on the high graphics at 4K. Note I don't play many competitive FPS games, so really I'm going for visual quality over competitive capability. While the build was built entirely with gaming in mind, being an undergrad student it'll also get used most days as a work station.
I've set aside part of my budget to invest in a 28" 144Hz 4K Samsung G7 monitor. Reading this post convinced me to go 4k144Hz to make full use of the 3080.
I'll make some notes on thought process/uncertain areas on the spec list below.
Cheers.
Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-10700KF (3.8GHz) 16MB Cache
ASUS® PRIME B560-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2200 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 RGB V3 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
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 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
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 7 working days
Price: £1,826.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z590-pc/fX3sCb!P8M/
Spent some time putting together this setup. Current price is sitting at £1,858 and I am willing to push the boat out to £2,000 for the PC if necessary.
I'm shooting to really maximise my immersion for demanding games like RDR2, ARK, RE Village on the high graphics at 4K. Note I don't play many competitive FPS games, so really I'm going for visual quality over competitive capability. While the build was built entirely with gaming in mind, being an undergrad student it'll also get used most days as a work station.
I've set aside part of my budget to invest in a 28" 144Hz 4K Samsung G7 monitor. Reading this post convinced me to go 4k144Hz to make full use of the 3080.
I'll make some notes on thought process/uncertain areas on the spec list below.
Cheers.
Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
- On recommendation of this post. If you think any cheaper cases would do the job function-wise, I have no problem losing some of the flashiness.
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-10700KF (3.8GHz) 16MB Cache
- Is this a good match for the 3080? Some comment on this choice of CPU would be appreciated.
ASUS® PRIME B560-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
- Wasn't entirely sure what to look for when it came to motherboard. Some guidance here would be helpful.
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
- After reading the guide, decided to upgrade from 2666Hz to 3600Hz. I don't believe I'll have any need to go to 32GB.
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
- Probably the point of interest. Wasn't an 'on-a-whim' decision of course, but open to recommendations to downgrade if you think it's possible to achieve what I want with a less powerful GPU.
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2200 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
- Chose the M2 based on recommendation from the guide
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
- I've never found I've needed more than 1TB of hard drive storage, personally
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
- "Anything over a 3060(Ti) I would normally recommend a 750W RM(x)." - same guide as I keep linking
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 RGB V3 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
- Some input on this would be appreciated
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 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
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 7 working days
Price: £1,826.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z590-pc/fX3sCb!P8M/
