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Liamletts

Member
Hi, I am looking to buy a PC that is capable of running games on high graphic settings and to have very quick processing times. I would also want it to be capable of handling three 24" curved gaming monitors with Full HD 1920 x 1080p and a 144hz refresh rate.

This is what I've come up with so far, If there is anything that I might of missed out or included something that is a bit over the top then please let me know!

Case
NZXT H511 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (WHITE)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 12 Core CPU (3.1GHz-4.3GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CV SERIES™ CV-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 V2 Series High Performance CPU Cooler (AMD)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting
2x 50cm RGB LED Strip
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® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - 3 User, 1 Year
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 14 working days
Price: £1,585.00 including VAT and Delivery
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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Do you have a current copy of windows you could transfer over on an older system? That would save a significant amount towards the build?

There's a lot missing from that build that needs optimising, I'm struggling to get it within budget.
 
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Liamletts

Member
Just make whatever changes you feel need to be made and I can save more if needed.

As for windows, I've got windows on my current PC, just unsure if/how it could be transferred.
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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This would be far more suitable if you can push to it, a 2070 Super would struggle to get near 144Hz on 3 monitors, this would be far closer:

Case
NZXT H511 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (WHITE)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Eight Core CPU (3.9GHz-4.5GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4) You can reduce this to 3600 if you need to save further cash
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB) Ryzen responds to fast RAM
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready! Much more appropriate for your monitors
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W) Fast M2 as the primary drive for OS and games
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET RMx is semi passive so fans only kick in when under high load, much quieter and better airflow in case as less cables
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER Really good coolers on 3000 series
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) Sure you don't need wifi?
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® Office® 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 14 working days

Price: £1,769.00 including VAT and Delivery

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

TomBerry

Bright Spark
SpyderTracks said:
This is how to tie your current license to your MS account so you can transfer it to the new build:

www.windowscentral.com

How to link your Windows 10 product key to a Microsoft account

If you're using a local account, use this guide to link your Windows 10 product key to your Microsoft account for easier re-activation.
www.windowscentral.com www.windowscentral.com
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Just on this topic, I have my Windows linked to my Microsoft account so I'm going to remove it from my build I've got atm. What will happen when it arrives with no Windows activated? Will it ask me to sign in?
 
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Liamletts

Member
So would that recommended build be able to deal with the three monitors and also play games on high graphic settings?
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
Liamletts said:
So would that recommended build be able to deal with the three monitors and also play games on high graphic settings?
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It will do a lot better, I'm not 100% positive but reckon you'll manage about 80 - 100fps across the 3 monitors on highest settings on almost all games. There are always going to be a few where you'll need to reduce settings like Red Dead Redemption 2, or shadow of the tomb raider or very demanding games like that, but it will be good in most games.
 
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Liamletts

Member
Hello everyone,

I am looking to buy a PC. But I am not great with knowing which parts are required for my needs. I am looking for something that is more that able to do the following things;

can run three 144hz monitors and play games at a good level.

Thanks for any help / advice!
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
I'm wondering if there is a miscommunication here.

Are you actually looking to game across the 3 monitors? As in split the game into 3 across them all, or are you simply looking for a system that can happily handle 3 144hz monitors while focusing gaming on one of them?
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
Nursemorph said:
I was going to say the first post made it look like gaming across all 3 given they are all gaming monitors....but then would it even work with 3 curved monitors? :unsure:
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Work..... probably, I can't see any limitation as long as the devs have made the stretch an option.

It would look pretty awful though I imagine. I can only think of getting away with it in driving games and flight simulation etc, where you can define a fixed border area. The borders constantly moving would do my head in.
 
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Liamletts

Member
Hi, I would only be gaming on the one monitor but am in need of a pc that can cope with the three monitors all running at the same time.
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
You'll actually want to drop the GPU to a 2060 Super at the very most. You could easily get away with a 1660 Super.

Any GPU will happily run multiple monitors. It's only when gaming that power comes into question.
 
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Liamletts

Member
So I've made a few adjustments, would this build be able to do what i need?

Case
NZXT H511 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (WHITE)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12 Core CPU (4.7GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
2x 50cm RGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
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
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
Microsoft® 365 Personal (12 Month Subscription - Digital Key)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - 3 User, 1 Year
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 21 to 23 working days
Price: £1,991.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/5BdJXDYzJ8/
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
It'll do what you need but its not well balanced and the 2070 is huge overkill for 1080p.
 
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