Any advice on my new RTX 3080 build?

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lawrencea110

Active member
Hey!

This is my new build I have ordered, specifically for gaming. I am going to be installing the RTX 3080 on this when its out! Do you have any advice/recommendations on this build that could make it better/more efficient?

I could spend an extra £300-£400 if I wanted to (but I will only do this if it's really necessary!) The cost of this build was £962 (not including the price of the RTX 3080 which we cant buy yet!)

I have a 1440p monitor at 60hz however I might upgrade to a faster refresh rate in the future. I plan to use for Flight Sim 2020, and other general gaming.

Id really appreciate your feedback, and Ive only just placed the order so I can cancel and reconfigure if I really really needed to! cheers!


Case
NZXT H511 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (WHITE)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-10600K (4.1 GHz) 12 MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (LGA1200, USB 3.2, CrossFireX/SLI) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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


EDIT!

This is also a potential build I am looking at. Could I be advised whether this is a better build to go for? I will be going for the Ryzen 5 3600 CPU, its just not available at the moment!

Case
NZXT H511 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (WHITE)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT Six Core CPU (4.5GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
RTX 3080
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Cheers!
 
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Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
Could you provide the links generated from your builds so that we can easily advise? Makes a huge difference and saves us from having to start from scratch each time.

You definitely want to be looking at an AMD system but you ideally want to be looking at an 8 core build (3800XT).
 
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lawrencea110

Active member
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
It's not a must, but it would very much be recommended. The game is going to be optimised for XBox, which has an 8 Core AMD chip in it..... very much like the 3800XT (possibly even a stripped down version of it entirely). This basically means that the architecture should take the most advantage of producing the best results. Anything above that is going to help to add to the performance but not to the same degree as features that it's actually designed for.

There is another angle to consider. The 3070 is said to be as powerful as the 2080Ti so the 3080 would be considerably over-shooting the mark of what you require. FS2020 doesn't use a HUGE amount of GPU power. I think my 2080 could handle 4k without too many issues for example. Having the modern 3070 would be more than enough for any level of 1440p. The 3060 would likely have it but for the shear value and availability (October) I think the 3070 makes the most sense... along with a build like this...

Case
NZXT H511 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (WHITE)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT Eight Core CPU (4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM 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)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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 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
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Home Installation
NONE
Delivery
TIMED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND - MON-FRI (BEFORE 2PM)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 14 to 16 working days
Price: £1,382.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/MTdHzPb!JU/



I personally wouldn't put all my eggs in the one basket with regards to the storage but this is a personal thing. I would want a 500GB primary drive and a 1TB game drive personally.
 
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lawrencea110

Active member
Brilliant, I will implement that CPU into my build! Thanks for explaining that as I had no idea. I didn't think I'd need one that powerful as I'm planning to upgrade to a 4K display but as it has 8 cores and has the features I need it seems like a very good idea.

I will do some research on the 3070 as what you've said is very interesting. I was going to go for the 3080 as it seemed very future proof but if its way over-shooting the mark then maybe a 3070 is a better choice. I will be playing games other than flight simulator, so I will have to consider future games that will require a really high-end GPU, but I've read a lot about how the 3080 will have lots of problems with bottle-necking as not many processors can keep up with it (none in my price range anyway!).

A question about the cooler, do I need a water-cooled CPU cooler? I have heard good things about the standard AMD cooler so I wondered if I could save a few quid there?

Thanks for your insight on the storage. I might reconfigure so I have a small OS M.1 drive and a games drive as I don't really save much to my computer other than game files.

Thanks again for your help!
 
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lawrencea110

Active member
A little bit of an update to my situation! I have managed to increase my budget to around £1800 by selling old PC parts on eBay (this budget does NOT include the GPU), so I was wondering if you guys had any insight on where I could increase performance on this build? I want the best bang for my buck on a PC for what I have stated in this thread!

Just as a reminder, I use a 60Hz 1440p 27 inch monitor, but I plan to upgrade to a 4K monitor soon (possibly with 144Hz).

I plan to use the PC for gaming, with games such as MFS2020, Mount and Blade Bannerlord, Total war series, COD Warzone, RDR, and new titles that come out! I will also use for virtual machines with Oracle VMware some of the time!

I could stretch my budget to £2000 if really necessary. I would just like the PC to be as future proof as possible!

If this means upgrading to a threadripper CPU for example, or a i9 10900K, or the case, I am all ears.

Thanks in advance, I have really appreciated your feedback!
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
This is very luxurious and uses most of the budget. Ticks every single box and paired with the 3070 or 3080 will make for an outstanding all rounder.

If you're selling on your old PC and want to keep the license for Windows you could transfer it onto this build and save the license money.

Case
FRACTAL DEFINE 7 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12 Core CPU (4.7GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 2500MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM 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)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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 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
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Home Installation
NONE
Delivery
TIMED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND - MON-FRI (BEFORE 2PM)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 14 to 16 working days
Price: £1,740.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/zT5PJD08zU/
 
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lawrencea110

Active member
Thanks for that advice again Scott!

For the 3070/80, would you guys recommend buying and installing myself? I know how to install a GPU, however, I didn't know if it would be better to wait for PCS to release it and have them build it into the system.
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
lawrencea110 said:
Thanks for that advice again Scott!

For the 3070/80, would you guys recommend buying and installing myself? I know how to install a GPU, however, I didn't know if it would be better to wait for PCS to release it and have them build it into the system.
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I would personally hold off on the GPU until the reviews come out. You know you want the PC though so I would be placing the order. You will likely be in a 4 week build queue so you will have time to add the GPU at any stage should you wish to do so. You will be far better informed in a couple of weeks to know which route to go down but you will also be 2 weeks into the queue which means less wait time ;)
 
alastc

alastc

Active member
Just to confirm:

the H115i is the ultimate in CPU cooling...quiet, efficient and looks good too
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I just got a build with a AMD Ryzen 9 3900 12 Core CPU and the H115i, it rocks. Just converted ~20 blu rays, running all the cores at 100% and it stays in the 50-60C range (only a bit more than idle) without making more noise than at idle.
 
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