Finally bit the bullet and ordered, this is the spec.

[Muin]

Well after much changing and tweaking I finally hit the button. I was hoping to build it myself but after days and days of trying to get a GPU I gave up. Need a 1440p 144Hz monitor to go with it and plan on adding a Noctua NH-D15 cooler pretty much straight away.
Does anyone know if the lead time on a 3070 is less than 3060 ti?


Case
CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ 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
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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
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 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 14 to 16 working days
Price: £1,686.00 including VAT and Delivery

 

[Muin]

I should have added, it'll mostly be used for gaming with a little engineering drawing and some analysis... but mostly gaming and as a PLEX server. I had posted a spec previously but it's changed a bit so I thought I'd just post the new one.

 

[Steveyg]

Solid build, my only suggestion would have been to go for a better CPU cooler

 

[sck451]

Looks like a very solid build indeed. My only points would be (a) that the extra fans are probably unnecessary: the airflow in the 5000D is excellent; and (b) to suggest that you reduce the SSD to 500GB and get a PCS 1TB one as your main storage for games and files.

 

[Martinr36]

Have you got additional storage that you plan putting in

 

[Muin]

I've 1x 4TB and 2 x 2TB Seagate Barracudas that have all my movies on that can be installed. Not the fastest drives I know but they should suffice for just now. Down the line I plan to add in some more SSDs once I pay off this build.

 

[Muin]

Solid build, my only suggestion would have been to go for a better CPU cooler

I'll be adding a Noctua NH-D15 pretty much as soon as it arrives.

 

[AgentCooper]

I've 1x 4TB and 2 x 2TB Seagate Barracudas that have all my movies on that can be installed. Not the fastest drives I know but they should suffice for just now. Down the line I plan to add in some more SSDs once I pay off this build.

If those HDD drives are just for movies that you're keeping, there's no real point in moving them over to SSD as that medium gains no benefit of being on a faster drive

 

[Martinr36]

I've 1x 4TB and 2 x 2TB Seagate Barracudas that have all my movies on that can be installed. Not the fastest drives I know but they should suffice for just now. Down the line I plan to add in some more SSDs once I pay off this build.

The PCS M.2 1TB is great value for money

 

[Muin]

If those HDD drives are just for movies that you're keeping, there's no real point in moving them over to SSD as that medium gains no benefit of being on a faster drive

Yeah I'll likely keep the HDDs for movies at least and add more SSDs for games, can never have too much storage.

 

[Muin]

The PCS M.2 1TB is great value for money

Good to know, cheers!

 

[Martinr36]

Good to know, cheers!

In fact thinking about it, i'd drop the Firecuda to 500GB and pop a 1TB PCS M.2 in as a secondary high speed drive, that way you can the OS on the firecuda & your games on the PCS M.2, so if you ever have to clean install the OS you don't need to download all your games as well

 

[Muin]

In fact thinking about it, i'd drop the Firecuda to 500GB and pop a 1TB PCS M.2 in as a secondary high speed drive, that way you can the OS on the firecuda & your games on the PCS M.2, so if you ever have to clean install the OS you don't need to download all your games as well

I see your thinking though kinda thinking of keeping the M.2 slot free and adding another 1TB drive in 6 months or so.

 

[Muin]

Out of curiosity, how do you change the configuration of the order? Does it take an email?

 

[Martinr36]

Out of curiosity, how do you change the configuration of the order? Does it take an email?

no all you do is go to the order, scroll down and there is an amend order button at the bottom

 

[Muin]

no all you do is go to the order, scroll down and there is an amend order button at the bottom

Awesome, cheers mate.