Any recommendations for changes?

[Zyton_]

Hey all, I have this PC currently ordered but waiting for the 3080 which could take a while before it is in the build stage so thought I would see if anyone had any suggestions on changes to make. The PC is listed below:

Case	NZXT H511 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (WHITE)
Processor (CPU)	Intel® Core™ i9 Eight Core Processor i9-9900K (3.6GHz) 16MB Cache
Motherboard	ASUS® ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)	32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card	10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive	2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive	1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	NOT REQUIRED
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	Corsair H100x Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste	ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card	ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless Network Card	WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options	MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System	NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language	United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media	NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
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 10 to 12 working days
Welcome Book	PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland

- Note: I already plan to change the RAM to 32GB of the faster 3200MHZ

Any feedback would be welcome!

Thanks

 

[CEng]

I will expect you will be asked why not AMD but that aside.
SSDs on SATA are limited by the interface so you should make M.2 PCIe or change to HDD to save money.
The AX200 wireless card is a better option if you are using WIFI otherwise better to use cable and not bother with WIFI.

 

[CEng]

The 1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W) is on M.2 PCIe and is running 6 times faster than the 2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW) so it is being slowed by the interface 6Gb/s = 600MB/s but with packet overhead =about 560MB/s limit. The HDD will run at about 100MB/s. There is a price penalty moving to M.2 PCIe which is a bit larger than I thought. 2TB Samsung SSD on M.2 PCIe = £353 2TB Samsung SSD on SATA = £203 2T HDD on SATA = £53. (I have been looking at unbranded prices which are much closer) If you are like me you will not use the second device that much so a saving of £150 moving the second drive to HDD could be used to increase the size of the first drive to 2TB where most of the action is.