Gaming PC spec, please feel free to suggest changes....

[tikky]

Case
FRACTAL DEFINE 7 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Eight Core CPU (4.5GHz-5.4GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X670 GAMING X AX : ATX (WIFI 6E, USB 3.2 Gen 1, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB DDR5 5600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CORSAIR FORCE MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 4950 MB/R, 4000 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W HX SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® PLATINUM, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
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 [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
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 5 to 7 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
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• 1) Your budget (you might not have a budget as such, but you will have an idea of the max you'd like to spend)

About £4000 (including a 4090 FE which will be bought separately)

• 2) What's the PC / Laptop for (gaming, workstation, heavy VM use, etc.) <-- as much detail as we can get here helps!

VR gaming

• 3) What monitor will you be using (especially important for gaming) <-- there's no point in us suggesting a lower end graphics card if you have a 4K high refresh monitor!

A VR headset (Meta Quest 2 initially, will upgrade within the next 6 months)

I haven't included a gpu as I intend to buy a 4090 FE on 12th October to put into this system.
I've over spec'd the psu as there's a good chance i'll upgrade the gpu when the next generation (5000 series) are available.

 

[tikky]

Hi

I'm in the process of specc'ing a new pc and I'm considering 1 of these coolers. What are your thoughts on them?

 

[Martinr36]

If you post the full spec then we can advise, we can really advise if we don't what's included I the rest of the build, I suggest you give this a read

Please read before posting:- Collaboration of Helpful Hints

NB: These forums are not an official support channel. None of us work for PCS, we're all either customers or techies who just like to help out where possible. For any official support, you need to contact PCS directly either through your PCS account, or via the contact details on the main...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

 

[tikky]

If you post the full spec then we can advise, we can really advise if we don't what's included I the rest of the build, I suggest you give this a read

Please read before posting:- Collaboration of Helpful Hints

NB: These forums are not an official support channel. None of us work for PCS, we're all either customers or techies who just like to help out where possible. For any official support, you need to contact PCS directly either through your PCS account, or via the contact details on the main...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

the full spec is in the 1st post, idk whether to go for a well known brand aio or the pcs 360 aio?

 

[SpyderTracks]

the full spec is in the 1st post, idk whether to go for a well known brand aio or the pcs 360 aio?

I would suggest the H150i as a minimum on anything but the 7600x for next gen chips.

Although the PCS 360 is 360 in size, the pump throughput is nowhere near as high as the Corsair equivalents, meaning it can't push as much coolant around the cooler paths, and therefor cooling potential is reduced.

Also with the Corsair coolers, they come pre applied with high quality paste so no need for MX4