Can someone check this 1.5k build?

[Hallom8]

I have a 500gb 760p that I'm planning to put into the build as a boot drive. Unfortunately can't go for the 6700xt to save money due to no support for NVENC, RTX and DLSS. Can someone check whether this build looks alright? I'm concerned about the fan and argb headers on the motherboard, as there are only two of each despite there being 5 fans (3 of which are argb) in this build. Also wondering how much the second black fan will benefit me in terms of airflow at the expense of noise and whether I should remove one or even both. But if there's any other changes you'd like to make, please let me know. Thanks in advance.


Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-11600 (2.8 GHz) 12 MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B560-PLUS WIFI: ATX, LGA1200, USB 3.2, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 RGB V3 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NOT REQUIRED
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £1,459.00 including VAT and Delivery

 

[MrWilson]

Hi there,
Got a few questions for you.
Firstly, any reason for choosing Intel? AMD are currently the better choice for a variety of reasons, outlined below.

AMD Vs Intel

So some of you aren't aware of the reasons why so many people are heading away from Intel to AMD, so thought it would be important to lay that out for people to refer back to. A lot of you will go to cpubenchmark or userbenchmark to find performance metrics for CPU's. These sites are complete...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

What are you going to be using the PC for? Mentioned NVENC so is streaming on the cards or is this purely for gaming? Any editing, rendering etc?
What monitor are you using? Make/model or resolution and refresh rate would be handy to know.

 

[Hallom8]

Hi there,
Got a few questions for you.
Firstly, any reason for choosing Intel? AMD are currently the better choice for a variety of reasons, outlined below.

AMD Vs Intel

So some of you aren't aware of the reasons why so many people are heading away from Intel to AMD, so thought it would be important to lay that out for people to refer back to. A lot of you will go to cpubenchmark or userbenchmark to find performance metrics for CPU's. These sites are complete...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

What are you going to be using the PC for? Mentioned NVENC so is streaming on the cards or is this purely for gaming? Any editing, rendering etc?
What monitor are you using? Make/model or resolution and refresh rate would be handy to know.

Planning to play and stream AAA games and Minecraft RTX at 1080p 144hz but I'm planning to upgrade to 1440p 144hz eventually. Might edit a tiny bit but I don't wanna get an 8 core cpu for it, it's gonna be really minimal if any. No blender rendering, no workstation stuff, no machine learning. Also going Intel because the 5600x isn't available currently, and a 5800x would be pointless and would go over my budget.

 

[MrWilson]

About to eat so I will try and come back to this later.
An 8 core CPU is optimal for streaming, especially in more intensive CPU titles.
How soon are you thinking about upgrading to 1440p? If it's more than a few months I would recommend going with a 1080p GPU and upgrading later. It's going to be a struggle to fit a 3070 into a £1500 build without compromising other components, unfortunately prices are very high at the moment.