First time, so i just wanted to check everything :)

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georgielang

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Case
CORSAIR 275R TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 Ten-Core Processor i9-10900K (3.7GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO Wi-Fi (LGA1200, USB 3.2, CrossFireX/SLI) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
10GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
8TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting
2x 50cm ARGB LED Strip
Extra Case Fans
1x 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)
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 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
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 15 to 17 working days

Price: £2,774.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z490-pc/TEn7yNs8T!/

I will be using the pc mostly for gaming and I will be getting a monitor eventually I'm hoping for a high res 144hz monitor so if you have any suggestions for that then please do share.

my price is top £3,000, any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated

what do you think?
 
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AgentCooper

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Hi there. Can I ask a couple of questions to get a handle on things?

What's your budget?

Uses for the system, gaming, streaming, editing, design etc?

What monitor will you be using with the build? Make and model or resolution and refresh rate would be handy to know 👍
 
AgentCooper

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Okay, thanks. First things first... go for an AMD system. They’re the market leaders these days and Intel have got a lot of catching up to do. Have a look at the thread below for more info.

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 www.pcspecialist.co.uk

With that budget we can get you a great system and a monitor to go with it. Give me five minutes, I’ll spec something up for you 👍
 
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georgielang

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AgentCooper said:
Okay, thanks. First things first... go for an AMD system. They’re the market leaders these days and Intel have got a lot of catching up to do. Have a look at the thread below for more info.

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 www.pcspecialist.co.uk

With that budget we can get you a great system and a monitor to go with it. Give me five minutes, I’ll spec something up for you 👍
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3k is just for the computer system itself, everything else can be on top of it, I don't mind
 
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georgielang

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AgentCooper said:
Excellent... how much are you willing to spend on the monitor?
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i don't really know, as long as its not crazy expensive so maybe £500 if that'll manage to get me a good one. I'm just hoping for a 144hz and maybe higher resolution than 1920x1080 if that's possible so the budget for that isn't as strict
 
AgentCooper

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This combo of system and monitor would be a peach. The 3070 would have you nicely covered, you don’t actually need a 3080 as it’s a 4K 144Hz GPU and those monitors are the best part of a grand. For me 1440p ultrawide is much more immersive.

Note - I don’t actually like this case all that much, I’d be looking to swap in a Corsair 500D SE or 680X when they come back into stock 👍

Case
BE QUIET! BASE 601 TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB 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
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series 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
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
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 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
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 15 to 17 working days
Price: £2,623.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/wmzH3NGFU9/

 
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georgielang

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this looks good, the case I chose on the original was just a filler for the time being, because the case I was planning on getting went a couple of days ago, I've still got a while until I buy it so I'll have a look over all the cases before I get it.

that monitor looks good although I'm not sure how well I would manage to fit it into my setup I'll do some checking with that one

is there any reason you made the HDD lower storage but added SSD Drives? I'm just curious because I have no idea about storage solutions and this looks odd to me

also, I assume it will do but you halved the amount of RAM, will this be enough, I assume so just wanted to make sure

Thanks a lot for your help btw, I'm clueless
 
AgentCooper

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No worries, that’s what the forum is for 😀

Frankly, 32GB of RAM is a little bit overkill for a gaming system, it’s usually only flight simulators that get any use of anything over 16GB. So you’ll definitely be covered for any game you’d ever want to play.

The M.2 drives I put in are the next generation of SSD. Amazingly quick and you definitely want a couple of these in there. The logic of having two is to have the smaller one just for your OS and programs, so when you turn on the PC you’ll be at your home screen within seconds. The second one will be your main storage drive and it will load up your games FAST. The icing on the cake with this setup is that if your computer fails or gets a virus and needs a complete reinstall, it’s only the small drive that gets wiped. All your games and saves are safely housed and you don’t have to go through the giant hassle of downloading them all over again. The standard HDD is just for things like music and videos, they don’t get any benefit of being on a fast drive.
 
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georgielang

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oh wow, that's amazing, thank you very much, when I get it will I have to do anything to set my system files to be in the smaller SSD or will that be done on its own?
the last question I have, I noticed you didn't use the 16 core AMD processor, is this because it's unnecessary or is the smaller core processor the faster option for gaming?
 
AgentCooper

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georgielang said:
oh wow, that's amazing, thank you very much, when I get it will I have to do anything to set my system files to be in the smaller SSD or will that be done on its own?
the last question I have, I noticed you didn't use the 16 core AMD processor, is this because it's unnecessary or is the smaller core processor the faster option for gaming?
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They’ll install Windows on the fastest drive as standard, which in this case is the smaller drive. So no issues there 👍

Similarly to the RAM situation, going for the sixteen core processor isn’t necessary for a gaming system. With the 5900X you’ll be able to play whatever game you want... with cores to spare if you also want to stream it 😀
 
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