Hi all,
I haven't built or used a PC for about 15 years (funnily enough that was a K8 Athlon, things seem to have come full circle!) so I don't know much about latest gen parts. Any help would be much appreciated
It's mostly for gaming and possibly some music production (I have Macs for music and work so not too fussed on those use cases). I do want it to dual boot linux though, but only as a headless server so I don't need working drivers for absolutely everything such as the graphics card. If no one can give me much advice here I can do more googling no prob. Don't suppose I can get it built with a linux partition from the shop?
I'm mostly keen to play Doom Eternal and Half Life Alyx (so Valve Index compatibility is also a must). My monitors are 4k (3840 x 2160). 60Hz refresh and 5ms response unfortunately but I'm not interested in playing competitively so I'd like games to at least look good. Otherwise Cyberpunk 2077 looks interesting and I'm keen on playing Skyrim with loads of graphics mods.
Budget is not 100% set TBH. I could go higher but aiming for good bang for buck if that makes sense.
Case wise I don't want any RGB anything and preferably on the quiet side. It'll be in the office so if it's as close to inaudible when idling that would be great.
I'm not fussed if it doesn't arrive by Christmas.
Thanks!
(edited to downgrade to a 3070 as I've been reading some of the other sticky posts and maybe I probably don't need a 3080)
(edited to downgrade the MoBo and upgrade to a quieter case)
Case
FRACTAL DEFINE 7 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER 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 Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
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
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet 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 [KK3-00002]
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™
Mouse Pad
PCS Mouse Mat
Surge Protection
6 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 15 working days
Price: £2,053.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/707Aw6HmQs/
I haven't built or used a PC for about 15 years (funnily enough that was a K8 Athlon, things seem to have come full circle!) so I don't know much about latest gen parts. Any help would be much appreciated
It's mostly for gaming and possibly some music production (I have Macs for music and work so not too fussed on those use cases). I do want it to dual boot linux though, but only as a headless server so I don't need working drivers for absolutely everything such as the graphics card. If no one can give me much advice here I can do more googling no prob. Don't suppose I can get it built with a linux partition from the shop?
I'm mostly keen to play Doom Eternal and Half Life Alyx (so Valve Index compatibility is also a must). My monitors are 4k (3840 x 2160). 60Hz refresh and 5ms response unfortunately but I'm not interested in playing competitively so I'd like games to at least look good. Otherwise Cyberpunk 2077 looks interesting and I'm keen on playing Skyrim with loads of graphics mods.
Budget is not 100% set TBH. I could go higher but aiming for good bang for buck if that makes sense.
Case wise I don't want any RGB anything and preferably on the quiet side. It'll be in the office so if it's as close to inaudible when idling that would be great.
I'm not fussed if it doesn't arrive by Christmas.
Thanks!
(edited to downgrade to a 3070 as I've been reading some of the other sticky posts and maybe I probably don't need a 3080)
(edited to downgrade the MoBo and upgrade to a quieter case)
Case
FRACTAL DEFINE 7 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER 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 Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
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
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet 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 [KK3-00002]
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™
Mouse Pad
PCS Mouse Mat
Surge Protection
6 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 15 working days
Price: £2,053.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/707Aw6HmQs/
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