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ASHENTI

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Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
24GB ASUS TUF GAMING RADEON™ RX 7900 XTX OC - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
Graphics Card Support Bracket
PCS ARGB GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT BRACKET
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/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 LINK H115i RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
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
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
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Price: £2,818.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/MZg2D3WBs2/

I have bought 2 Gaming Rigs from PCS and would not go anywhere else. I value the opinions of some of the established names on the forum. SpyderTracks was especially helpful on my last build. This build will be for pure gaming and I want a machine that will last a long time. I know VRAM has become the latest talking point when it comes to gaming and that's why I opted for the AMD card.

I have always bought NVIDIA so I am a little worried going AMD. One thing is I have little interest in Ray Tracing so not sure if that matters. As always all help greatly appreciated.
 
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ASHENTI said:
My daughter started Uni in September so the desktop has been claimed by her!
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This is the way, cool, let's have a look then.
ASHENTI said:
I have always bought NVIDIA so I am a little worried going AMD. One thing is I have little interest in Ray Tracing so not sure if that matters.
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Totally get where you're coming from, I haven't bought an AMD GPU for many years, but they really have come an awfully long way with GPU's in the last 3 generations or so. The 5000 series were DOA, those just had issues at a design level that could never really be rectified. Then the 6000 series, Lisa Su recognised that the drivers sorely needed a lot of work and invested heavily in top developer talent. 6000 series were good, but still a little sketchy with the driver often crashing. But 7000 series do seem to have really gotten them up to par, don't get me wrong, drivers are still not as polished as Nvidia, but the whole package is so much more reliable. I'm going to be getting an AMD GPU this generation also, and my cousin recently built a new rig around a 7900XT and really loves it (he's always been Nvidia also).

Regarding the build, it's top end, but all balanced very well. Of course you could save an awful lot of money if you wanted to but I think you realise that.

The only amendment I may suggest is upping the PSU to the 1200w SHIFT series, that's a brand new ATX 3 standard which is far more efficient and actually allows for double the rating of the PSU in transient spikes which is a thing modern graphics cards tend to do. But it's mainly to have the new ATX 3 design and be as up to date as possible.
 
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ASHENTI

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Case
FRACTAL NORTH TG GAMING CASE (BLACK)
Promotional Item
Get Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ with select AMD products. (C)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
24GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7900 XTX - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
Graphics Card Support Bracket
PCS ARGB GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT BRACKET
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 3500 MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W RMx SHIFT 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 LCD XT RGB CPU Cooler
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
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
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/S3FskRTv8h/

As always the advice is greatly appreciated. Changed the PSU to what you suggested and also changed the GPU to the standard non OC edition. I was already over budget by about £200!! so made a few more changes to the Case, SSD and Cooler hopefully not to the determent to the build. This will be a purely gaming build and I am hoping not to have to make upgrades for several year but when the time comes for an upgrade it will be in a state to do so.

That's good to know about AMD GPU'S. I am just finding it harder to pay more for less regarding NVIDIA. I do believe the 7900XT would be suffice but I thought if I can stretch for the XTX the extra 4GB VRAM may just be worth the extra premium.
 
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SpyderTracks

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ASHENTI said:
Case
FRACTAL NORTH TG GAMING CASE (BLACK)
Promotional Item
Get Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ with select AMD products. (C)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
24GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7900 XTX - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
Graphics Card Support Bracket
PCS ARGB GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT BRACKET
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 3500 MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W RMx SHIFT 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 LCD XT RGB CPU Cooler
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
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
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/S3FskRTv8h/

As always the advice is greatly appreciated. Changed the PSU to what you suggested and also changed the GPU to the standard non OC edition. I was already over budget by about £200!! so made a few more changes to the Case, SSD and Cooler hopefully not to the determent to the build. This will be a purely gaming build and I am hoping not to have to make upgrades for several year but when the time comes for an upgrade it will be in a state to do so.

That's good to know about AMD GPU'S. I am just finding it harder to pay more for less regarding NVIDIA. I do believe the 7900XT would be suffice but I thought if I can stretch for the XTX the extra 4GB VRAM may just be worth the extra premium.
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Yeah, it's just shaved some of the bling off but won't change performance at all, it's a good fit.

That case design is absolutely stunning, usually that would mean poor airflow, but they've really managed to design it around a killer performance as well, so it's a superb case.

The case only comes with 2 front 140mm fans, then you'd have the additional 2 x 120mm fans on the cooler on the roof, I'd suggest just getting one addition corsair AF120 for the rear as an extractor.

And regarding the GPU, yeah, no need for overclocked cards these days for gaming as the GPU itself automatically overclocks, so there's almost no margin to be gained in a gaming workload. It's more for rendering or something where it may be able to net 10%.

The core platform is solid as hell, you won't need to change that for the lifetime of the build, BUT it will support future CPU generations so you do have the option if you wanted to down the line. The GPU will need to be swapped mid lifetime, but other than that, it's a solid build.
 
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