A new beast...comments and suggestions please

[dominicmcafee]

Case
PCS PRISM TG WHITE ARGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 10 Core Processor i9-10900X (3.7GHz) 19.25MB Cache
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 RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
24GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3090 - HDMI, DP
Graphics Card Support Bracket
PCS ARGB GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT BRACKET
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ - MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR H100i ELITE RGB High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
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 & 6 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
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
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 7 to 10 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Price: £3,015.00 including VAT and Delivery

 

[dominicmcafee]

Is it fair to assume that I would get overall better performance from the 3090 rather than the 4070?

 

[SpyderTracks]

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[dominicmcafee]

Monitor - Acer Nitro VG270Ubmiipx 27-inch Quad HD Gaming Monitor x 2
Uses - Flight simming / Video editing / Motion Graphics / 3D Rendering
Budget £2900 - £3100 inc vat

 

[dominicmcafee]

Any updates?

 

[dominicmcafee]

I dont I posted this correctly before so I'll try again. I am going to be using the PC for serious 4k editing and Microsoft Flight Sim work. There will also be heavy after effects and blender work. I am wondering if I should go with the 4080 or stick to the 3090 for graphics. I have been listening to JaysTwoCents and LinusTechTips so I thought I'd get an opinion here. I am also wondering if I could save money on the RAM and CPU anywhere while still keeping performance up?

I am currently using the following:

Monitor - Acer Nitro VG270Ubmiipx 27-inch Quad HD Gaming Monitor x 2
Uses - Flight simming / Video editing / Motion Graphics / 3D Rendering
Budget £3k +

Case
PCS PRISM TG WHITE ARGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 12 Core Processor i9-10920X (3.5GHz) 19.25MB Cache
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 RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
24GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4090 - HDMI, DP
Graphics Card Support Bracket
PCS ARGB GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT BRACKET
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ - MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX XT RGB High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
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 & 6 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
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
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 7 to 10 working days
Price: £3,659.00 including VAT and Delivery

 

[dominicmcafee]

Hello?

 

[sck451]

There's a lot that's quite challenging here! Basically, don't buy that PC. It's based off the very old and slow X299 platform, which is way outperformed by modern systems.

Do you mean the 4090 rather than the 3090? I can't quite make sense of that part of your post.

I'm going to go off the budget in your build above and spec something. It's arguably overkill for 1440p gaming, but 4k video editing won't complain.

Case
CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE - WHITE A far better case
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16 Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.7GHz/144MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5) The "have it all" CPU: great for gaming, and almost as good as it gets for video editing too
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI (DDR5, PCIe 5.0) - RGB Ready! Plenty of motherboard for that chip
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 5600MHz (2 x 32GB) AMD
Graphics Card
24GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4090 - HDMI, DP
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW) Boot drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW) Games/project drive (a third SSD to be a scratch disk would also be wise)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE Surely a video editing PC needs some bulk storage space?
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W HX SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® PLATINUM, ULTRA QUIET Probably wise with a 4090, though 1000W would probably be OK
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H115i ELITE CAPELLIX XT RGB High Performance CPU Cooler Very solid cooling
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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 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 10 working days
Price: £3,547.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/XCN4RBmWf0/

 

[dominicmcafee]

So for what I want it to do, you would recommend AMD over Intel?

 

[sck451]

So for what I want it to do, you would recommend AMD over Intel?

Yes. For gaming, and especially with a 4090, AMD's X3D chips are beyond anything else.

For content creation, it's less clear-cut, but for me AMD's efficiency and thermal performance is so far ahead that I'd choose them every time.

 

[dominicmcafee]

Thank you!

 

[dominicmcafee]

Quick question, is it worth going for the bigger cooler: Corsair iCue H150i Elite capellix XT RGB 270W TDP?

 

[sck451]

Quick question, is it worth going for the bigger cooler: Corsair iCue H150i Elite capellix XT RGB 270W TDP?

Wouldn't hurt but wouldn't make that much difference. They're very similar size/cooling capacity.

Some people prefer the H150i because it uses up the whole top of the case. Personally I prefer the look of the H115i as it's a little wider. The H115i is probably a little quieter, but it's all tiny differences.

 

[dominicmcafee]

Cool, just purchased! Thanks again for the help!

 

[sck451]

Cool, just purchased! Thanks again for the help!

No worries. Would be great to see pictures and hear how you're finding it when it arrives!

 

[dominicmcafee]

So my new PC arrived while I was on holiday and I'm only getting it set up now. It looks incredible and preforms scarily fast when it comes to editing and ingesting. I was able to ingest a 31min 4k file for proxy in 3:57! Unfortunately I am experiencing a high number of BSOD's which I am currently trying to get addressed in other forums on here