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[voodoo]

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 24-Core Processor i9-13900K (3.0GHz) 36MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO WIFI (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB DDR5 5600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
24GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4090 - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
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 H150i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB 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)
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 11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Monitor
ASUS XG27AQM 27" G-Sync ROG Strix
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 - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £4,330.00 including VAT and Delivery

 

[SpyderTracks]

Hiya, if you could go through the following and answer the questions?

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[voodoo]

CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16 Core CPU (4.5GHz-5.7GHz/80MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO (WIFI 6E, DDR5, PCIe 5.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
24GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4090 - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7300MB/R, 6900MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMe 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 H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB 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)
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 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 9 to 11 working days
Price: £3,898.00 including VAT and Delivery

What do you think of this build for gaming mainly fps games like cod the division franchise looking at an alienware ultrawide qd oled monitor budget 4k for pc 1k for monitor.might wait and change the cpu for the new 3d one when they come out.

 

[MrWilson]

Looks like an absolute behemoth, I’m very jealous!
You don’t need the Arctic paste as the Capellix cooler comes with high quality paste attached. You could consider going up to the H150i, it’s not a huge amount of extra cooling over the H115i, but with the high end CPUs every extra bit of cooling counts.
Gaming on the Alienware, I would definitely consider waiting for the X3D parts for that extra gaming boost. The 4090 is already creating a CPU bottleneck on some 1440p titles, having that extra CPU grunt will give you that extra cushioning for the future. Similarly with the PSU, 1000W should be about fine for the 4090, but we’ve seen the generational power requirements increase, going for a 1200W PSU now should prepare you for slotting something like the 6090/6080 a few years down the line.

 

[voodoo]

I'm going to be ordering my new pc as soon as the new amd chips are available I'm pretty much at my budget.This pc will be for mainly gaming as a treat to myself.Im going to pair it with the lg oled 240hz monitor which is available soon.Are the extra fans worth it anything else I should change.


CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16 Core CPU (4.5GHz-5.7GHz/80MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO (WIFI 6E, DDR5, PCIe 5.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
24GB ASUS TUF GEFORCE RTX 4090 OC EDITION - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7300MB/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 H150i ELITE LCD XT RGB CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
3x Corsair LL120 RGB LED Fan + Controller Kit
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 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 16 to 18 working days
Price: £4,200.00 including VAT and Delivery

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[SpyderTracks]

lg oled 240hz

What resolution?

I don't think you'll benefit from the 7950x for gaming, it's a multithreaded chip for things like video editing or data science.

The 7900X3D would be overkill for gaming I think although wait for 3rd party reviews in a few days

 

[voodoo]

1440p monitor I would prefer higher refresh rates than 4k

 

[SpyderTracks]

1440p monitor I would prefer higher refresh rates than 4k

You know they're just about to release an LG 4k 240Hz monitor?

You won't benefit from the 4090 then, most of it won't be used, rather overpowered.

The 4070ti or 4080 would be ample.

 

[Robbie]

I agree and think the 4090 is overkill too, paying so much for little gains. You could always go team red too and look at the 7900 XTX which is showing better performance than the 4080 but a little bit cheaper (not that that seems much of an issue for you)

 

[Alanvan]

I’ve recently purchased pretty much same build other than motherboard Rog strix x670e-e gaming and 1200w power supply depending on game am playing use either ultrawide 165hz or 4k 144hz
4090 definitely seems to be overkill on ultrawide never mind 1440p max frames at 80% gpu usage on titles I’ve run although I assume a higher refresh would push it harder
really only seems to be at 4k I see the benefits of extra power/outlay for the card

 

[voodoo]

I'm in to call of duty at the moment and with the 4090 at 1440p the fps is close to 240 at max graphic card utilisation with the youtube videos ive seen so I'll probably go with that.Im sure once the new chips come out pcs will become quite busy.

 

[SpyderTracks]

I'm in to call of duty at the moment and with the 4090 at 1440p the fps is close to 240 at max graphic card utilisation with the youtube videos ive seen so I'll probably go with that.Im sure once the new chips come out pcs will become quite busy.

That's without optimising it, you optimise any game, max settings is pointless on PC even moreso on call of duty which is a very badly designed port, if you lower RTX to medium it makes absolutely no difference to graphics but hugely increases frames, you'd be massively over 240hz of a 4090

Most games have settings you can disable without affecting performance in a noticeable way. Common misconception that ultra graphics is worthwhile.

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[voodoo]

Ok decided to go for a 4k monitor so this is my hopefully final build as i don't want to wait any longer.The case doesn't have an exhaust fan so I added one to the list.Thoughts?
Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12 Core CPU (4.4GHz-5.6GHz/140MB w/ 3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI (WIFI 6E, DDR5, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 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
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7300MB/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 H150i ELITE LCD XT RGB CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
1x PCS ARGB LED Fan
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 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 12 to 15 working days
Price: £3,905.00 including VAT and Delivery

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[Martinr36]

if you really want an exhaust fan in that case then I'd get a corsair 120 ML RGB Series fan off of Amazon and fit it yourself, by doing that you can plug it into one of the spare channels on the commander core that comes with the cooler and configure its lighting and fan speed through Icue

 

[Steveyg]

You wont need an exhaust fan, pull from the front and exhaust through the radiator on the roof is plenty

 

[SpyderTracks]

To some people (and I will admit that some people aren't always logical thinkers ), buying a PC without an exhaust fan would be akin to walking down the street without clothes on...one just doesn't do that When I bought my system, the first thing I did when I was looking was to make sure it had an exhaust fan...when it arrived, the first thing I did was make sure the exhaust fan was a decent one

The point is, it already has 3 exhaust fans.

It's a common misconception that adding hundreds of fans increases airflow, this isn't the case, it can cause dead spots or negative pressure.

 

[RichLan564]

The point is, it already has 3 exhaust fans.

It's a common misconception that adding hundreds of fans increases airflow, this isn't the case, it can cause dead spots or negative pressure.

Agreed, i have the Corsair 5000D case and got PCS to put 3 x LL120's on the front and one on the back (the rear is just there for RGB goodness and is ticking over on a fixed RPM)

They moved the original fans to the side in intake mode, i have just removed them and put the Corsair blanking plate back in and the result its quieter and if anything seems to be cooler.