First PC ordered - are the fans OK?

[Vonsique]

Hello everyone! I have ordered my first ever PC from PCSpecialist a few days ago, and I was wondering if the spec I've come up with is good, most importantly if the cooling will be enough with the following spec. To my understanding, the case comes with 3 fans pre-installed already. Should I amend my order to add one extra fan?

Any other advice on the spec is also welcome!

(Note: I own a 1440p 144hz monitor already which I will be using with this PC - perhaps I should upgrade my monitor to really do this build justice?

LG UltraGear 27GN850-B, 27-inch, 144Hz, 1ms, 1440p with G-Sync compatibility)

Here's the spec:
Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 240 Series RGB High Performance Liquid Cooler (AMD)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
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 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
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FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
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Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
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Microsoft® Edge
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3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
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[MrWilson]

Hi there,
Pretty solid spec, but I would recommend some changes while it’s still in pre production to get a bit more bang for your buck. You can make amendments at no extra cost or without losing your place in the queue up until your PC goes into building.

To help us make these recommendations, please could you post the full config, as well as let us know your budget, use cases for the PC, and the monitor that you’re pairing this with?

 

[Vonsique]

Hi there,
Pretty solid spec, but I would recommend some changes while it’s still in pre production to get a bit more bang for your buck. You can make amendments at no extra cost or without losing your place in the queue up until your PC goes into building.

To help us make these recommendations, please could you post the full config, as well as let us know your budget, use cases for the PC, and the monitor that you’re pairing this with?

I have updated my post with the full config and monitor.

My budget is pretty much as far as this build goes, this one was priced at 1660£, and was already slightly above my budget which I would say is around 1500£. Therefore, I wouldn't opt for big upgrades from this point on. I'm more concerned with having this current build run as efficiently as possible, therefore the question about cooling.

The biggest use will be gaming. I play a lot of MMORPGs and had my eyes on getting Cyberpunk 2077 and RDR2 for a while. Might pick up Metro Exodus while it's on sale too, so I'd say few of the games I plan to play require decent systems. I want to be able to keep the PC running as cool as possible over long gaming durations.

 

[sck451]

I would do the following (without knowing exactly how it affects price!):

• Downgrade the GPU to the 3070. The Ti option adds little for much more money.
• Upgrade the cooler, probably to the H100i or the H115i as they're more reliable, quieter, and easier to control.
• Upgrade the WiFi card to the AX200 one as it's much more modern.
• If you have budget left, upgrade the power supply to the RM850x to give room for future upgrades as well as quieter and more efficient operation.

Personally, I'd also want to have a separate boot SSD, rather than running both Windows and the games off the same drive. The biggest advantage is when you come to reinstall Windows, where you will avoid having to re-download all your games! But that will probably add significantly more cost than the others and it may be an upgrade you can do later in the day...

 

[Vonsique]

I would do the following (without knowing exactly how it affects price!):

• Downgrade the GPU to the 3070. The Ti option adds little for much more money.
• Upgrade the cooler, probably to the H100i or the H115i as they're more reliable, quieter, and easier to control.
• Upgrade the WiFi card to the AX200 one as it's much more modern.
• If you have budget left, upgrade the power supply to the RM850x to give room for future upgrades as well as quieter and more efficient operation.

Personally, I'd also want to have a separate boot SSD, rather than running both Windows and the games off the same drive. The biggest advantage is when you come to reinstall Windows, where you will avoid having to re-download all your games! But that will probably add significantly more cost than the others and it may be an upgrade you can do later in the day...

Thanks so much for the input, I'll give it a thought while the order's still processing.

 

[Vonsique]

I do have one question: Do you guys know if they fit in an exhaust fan at the rear by default? I couldn't see it explicitly mentioned in the config so I was wondering if I'm meant to add 1x extra case fan to make sure that will be done?

 

[B4zookaw]

Yes, plain black DC fan is installed by default.

 

[sck451]

I do have one question: Do you guys know if they fit in an exhaust fan at the rear by default? I couldn't see it explicitly mentioned in the config so I was wondering if I'm meant to add 1x extra case fan to make sure that will be done?

If you want one, you'll need to add it. You don't need it, though, as the AIO will act as an exhaust.