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[MattBailey959]

This should be one pretty ballin' PC

For gaming and streaming the Ryzen 7 5800X would be a great choice, I'd only recommend a 5900X if video editing was your primary use, but for the occasional edit it should be perfectly adequate. For the 5800X, the TUF X570 is perfectly fine. For streaming, video editing and MSFS you'll benefit from the 32GB of RAM so I've kept your inital selection in there. For storage, I've had a little play and gone for a super fast 500GB Gen 4 SSD for Windows and programs, then a 2nd 1TB M.2 SSD for your games which will be considerably faster than a SATA SSD. For general files I've stuck in a 2TB HDD as they don't benefit from being on a fast drive. the RMx850 is the top of the line PSU and the one you want for this system. I've upgraded the cooler to the Capellix cooler as it's a top of the line AIO that will keep the 5800X icy cool.

That brings it to a total of £2,543 which is a little over your £2,500 budget but not by much. I think the only question I have around this build is if the 1TB SSD will be enough for your games. Having mentioned Warzone and MSFS, they're two very large file games so you may want to upgrade to the Corsair 2TB SSD if you feel 1TB won't be enough. That will add about £110 to the price

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - 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
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/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 ELITE CAPELLIX RGB 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
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £2,543.00 including VAT and Delivery

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Thank you for your help, My budget was for original full price, so I have committed say £2500 plus all the extras that come with all the games, I am now going to look at all the upgrades you have suggested, but keep the 5900 rather than the 5800, I understand that if you have a sky high budget everyone can recommend the best option, but as you stated in your first sentence, that is all I wanted to hear, the money we are spending for a long term pc is worth its salt.

 

[AgentCooper]

Thank you for your help, My budget was for original full price, so I have committed say £2500 plus all the extras that come with all the games, I am now going to look at all the upgrades you have suggested, but keep the 5900 rather than the 5800, I understand that if you have a sky high budget everyone can recommend the best option, but as you stated in your first sentence, that is all I wanted to hear, the money we are spending for a long term pc is worth its salt.

You’d be wanting the ROG Strix X570 as your motherboard if you’re insistent on keeping the 5900X. But I’m of the opinion that, for your uses, the twelve core CPU isn’t worth the expenditure. The system that @JUNI0R put together for you has you covered.

 

[JUNI0R]

Thank you for your help, My budget was for original full price, so I have committed say £2500 plus all the extras that come with all the games, I am now going to look at all the upgrades you have suggested, but keep the 5900 rather than the 5800, I understand that if you have a sky high budget everyone can recommend the best option, but as you stated in your first sentence, that is all I wanted to hear, the money we are spending for a long term pc is worth its salt.

The 5800X would give you a more balanced build providing your primary use is gaming. The 5900X is more designed for multi core performance use which is used for design and creative work like photo/ video editing, motion graphics, graphic design etc. Where as the 5800X is more designed for single core performance which is what is used for gaming. The 5800X is a fantastic CPU and I’m sure it’ll be ample for your uses.

Although it’s up you! If you go for the 5900X, I’d recommend upgrading to the STRIX X570 motherboard it comes with better VRM’s which will be better suited to handle the more powerful 5900X.

 

[MattBailey959]

The 5800X would give you a more balanced build providing your primary use is gaming. The 5900X is more designed for multi core performance use which is used for design and creative work like photo/ video editing, motion graphics, graphic design etc. Where as the 5800X is more designed for single core performance which is what is used for gaming. The 5800X is a fantastic CPU and I’m sure it’ll be ample for your uses.

Although it’s up you! If you go for the 5900X, I’d recommend upgrading to the STRIX X570 motherboard it comes with better VRM’s which will be better suited to handle the more powerful 5900X.

Thanks Junior, your info is much appreciated. Matt

 

[sck451]

It's worth saying for clarity that the 5900X won't give worse gaming performance. The 5800X and 5900X are broadly identical in almost all gaming scenarios. The question is whether it's worth spending extra money, not only on the CPU but also on the motherboard and cooler, for no gain in gaming.

The other enormous difference at the moment seems to be in terms of stock, but that's kind of obviated by the 3080 in the order as that will take far longer than either in any case.

 

[MattBailey959]

For storage, I've had a little play and gone for a super fast 500GB Gen 4 SSD for Windows and programs, then a 2nd 1TB M.2 SSD for your games which will be considerably faster than a SATA SSD. For general files I've stuck in a 2TB HDD

Hi Junior, just wanted some more advice on the storage, would the 1TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe have any benefits than the 500GB?
so looking at changing to:

2 TB Seagate Barracuda Sata-III 3.5 HDD - General file storage - Videos and photos
2 TB Corsair MP400 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD - game storage
1 TB Samsung 980 M.2 PCIe NVMe - Windows and program's (Thought's are to run current projects and game on the 980)

Would this give me any advantage than the 500GB?

Many thanks

Matt

 

[JUNI0R]

Hi Junior, just wanted some more advice on the storage, would the 1TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe have any benefits than the 500GB?
so looking at changing to:

2 TB Seagate Barracuda Sata-III 3.5 HDD - General file storage - Videos and photos
2 TB Corsair MP400 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD - game storage
1 TB Samsung 980 M.2 PCIe NVMe - Windows and program's (Thought's are to run current projects and game on the 980)

Would this give me any advantage than the 500GB?

Many thanks

Matt

It depends how large your current projects are really. The idea behind having the OS on a separate drive is that if you have to re-install windows for whatever reason, you won’t lose as much data as it'll be on separate drives. I personally wouldn’t put games on the boot drive so you don’t have to sit through the re-download. So then the question becomes ‘will my workflow/ current projects mean I need more than the 500GB?’ It’s worth noting that SSD’s start to lose performance at about 3/4 capacity as they fill up so ideally it’s more like 400GB but I’m still inclined to say no, obviously you’ll know better than me and there’s nothing wrong with getting ‘too much’ storage, especially if it doesn’t effect other parts of the build but I don’t think you’d lose out especially, if you were to go for 500GB instead of 1TB

 

[MattBailey959]

It depends how large your current projects are really. The idea behind having the OS on a separate drive is that if you have to re-install windows for whatever reason, you won’t lose as much data as it'll be on separate drives. I personally wouldn’t put games on the boot drive so you don’t have to sit through the re-download. So then the question becomes ‘will my workflow/ current projects mean I need more than the 500GB?’ It’s worth noting that SSD’s start to lose performance at about 3/4 capacity as they fill up so ideally it’s more like 400GB but I’m still inclined to say no, obviously you’ll know better than me and there’s nothing wrong with getting ‘too much’ storage, especially if it doesn’t effect other parts of the build but I don’t think you’d lose out especially, if you were to go for 500GB instead of 1TB

Thanks Junior, I will stick with the 500GB just for the OS