Is this build ok for my needs?

[ashbrick14]

Hi guys, only know a little bit about building computers so after some help. I will mainly be using it for lots of gaming, generating digital art (with a local install of Stable Diffusion) and video editing. I know I need 64gb+ RAM and around 600gb+ of storage. Is everything in this build compatible and able to meet my needs? Anywhere I could save some money? Any other advice? TIA

Case
CORSAIR 3000D AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12 Core CPU (4.7GHz-5.6GHz/76MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5200MHz (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
16GB MSI GEFORCE RTX 4060 Ti VENTUS 2X BLACK OC - HDMI, 3 x DP
Graphics Card Support Bracket
PCS ARGB GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT BRACKET
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3100 MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3100 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR H100x RGB ELITE HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
2 x 120mm PCS Black Case Fan
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

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[Ekans2011]

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[ashbrick14]

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I want to keep it under £2000 if I can but not really got a set budget, will spend more if needed as I don't want performance issues. Haven't got a monitor yet, this was something I was going to look into after I have sorted the desktop. I would want to spend no more than £100 on a monitor if possible, but I don't really know what that gets me, so again, I will spend more if I need to.

The building guide has give me more questions than answers. Like it says when it talks about the motherboards it says "no problem if purely for gaming", but I'm doing more than just gaming so don't know if those motherboards are good for me or not. For the wireless section it says go with AX200, not the stock option, but I only have the choice of the stock option and nothing else, and so on.

 

[Ekans2011]

I want to keep it under £2000 if I can but not really got a set budget, will spend more if needed as I don't want performance issues.

So, what's the maximum budget?

Haven't got a monitor yet, this was something I was going to look into after I have sorted the desktop. I would want to spend no more than £100 on a monitor if possible, but I don't really know what that gets me, so again, I will spend more if I need to.

The same as above. What's the maximum budget for the monitor?
FYI, £100 will get you a very low-end 1080p monitor (which is a terrible gaming experience).

The building guide has give me more questions than answers. Like it says when it talks about the motherboards it says "no problem if purely for gaming", but I'm doing more than just gaming so don't know if those motherboards are good for me or not. For the wireless section it says go with AX200, not the stock option, but I only have the choice of the stock option and nothing else, and so on.

What is the system's main purpose? Gaming? Editing? Are each of them equally important?

In any case, the new hardware will hit the market in a few weeks, and my advise is to wait until the middle/end of January to allow pricing to return to normal.

 

[ashbrick14]

So, what's the maximum budget?


The same as above. What's the maximum budget for the monitor?
FYI, £100 will get you a very low-end 1080p monitor (which is a terrible gaming experience).


What is the system's main purpose? Gaming? Editing? Are each of them equally important?

In any case, the new hardware will hit the market in a few weeks, and my advise is to wait until the middle/end of January to allow pricing to return to normal.

My max budget for both desktop and monitor is whatever I need to spend to get good performance without going too overkill and just wasting money unnecessarily, whether I spend £200 or £12,000 doesn't really matter to me, I will spend what I need to, but obviously I don't have to spend anything close to £12,000 for what I need.

The gaming and digital artwork are of equal importance. Will be spending hours a day doing these things. The video editing is not as important, mainly just 20-30 min YouTube vids that I edit for 2 of my friends maybe 2-3 times a week using DaVinci Resolve.

I'm not really looking to wait another month, the PC is needed ASAP and waiting on the pricing doesn't bother me too much.

I just need to know if that build can handle those tasks, playing games such as GTA, Assetto Corsa, Battlefield, Elder Scrolls on high graphics settings and running a local install of stable diffusion for a few hours a day

I really don't know anything about the hardware side of computers, outside of RAM and CPU's, and even that knowledge is very limited

 

[SpyderTracks]

the PC is needed ASAP and waiting on the pricing doesn't bother me too much.

It's not so much pricing, but performance, in a month you'd be able to get a 5090 and 9950X3D which will wipe the floor with anything you can currently buy.

 

[ashbrick14]

It's not so much pricing, but performance, in a month you'd be able to get a 5090 and 9950X3D which will wipe the floor with anything you can currently buy.

I wish I could wait a month, but the digital artwork is my income, and the gaming is my main hobby. My old PC has given up on me (it's old and needs upgrading anyway), so the new one is needed ASAP. I would need to have a computer on order within the next day or two. I would just like to know if the build can handle the tasks, or will I run into performance or compatibility issues

 

[SpyderTracks]

This is what I'd be suggesting though, it's going to limit you, nothing you can do about that, it's essentially a 2 year old PC.

4090's sold out a long time ago, so 4080 Super is the best you can get currently.

Unfortunately you've missed pre-christmas delivery

Case
LIAN LI O11DYNAMIC EVO RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16 Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.7GHz/144MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® ProArt X670E-CREATOR WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E, 1 x 10GbE)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 32GB) KIT
Graphics Card
16GB ASUS PROART GEFORCE RTX 4080 SUPER - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CRUCIAL T705 GEN 5 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 14,500MB/sR, 12,700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR, 1625MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
8TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1600W PRO SERIES™ TITANIUM AX1600i DIGITAL MODULAR PSU
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre IEC C19 UK Power Cable
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
4 x Corsair ICUE LINK RX120 RGB PWM Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
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
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
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
Christmas Delivery No Longer Guaranteed
Price: £4,026.00 including VAT and Delivery
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[SpyderTracks]

I’m not sure I follow on the monitor side of things, surely your monitor hasn’t failed also?

Is it the gaming side or the sitting side that you need a monitor for?

Im not really getting what’s going on here, if its for professional use surely you have insurance to cover it, I don’t understand how you could not have a monitor?

 

[ashbrick14]

This is what I'd be suggesting though, it's going to limit you, nothing you can do about that, it's essentially a 2 year old PC.

4090's sold out a long time ago, so 4080 Super is the best you can get currently.

Unfortunately you've missed pre-christmas delivery

Case
LIAN LI O11DYNAMIC EVO RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16 Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.7GHz/144MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® ProArt X670E-CREATOR WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E, 1 x 10GbE)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 32GB) KIT
Graphics Card
16GB ASUS PROART GEFORCE RTX 4080 SUPER - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CRUCIAL T705 GEN 5 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 14,500MB/sR, 12,700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR, 1625MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
8TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1600W PRO SERIES™ TITANIUM AX1600i DIGITAL MODULAR PSU
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre IEC C19 UK Power Cable
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
4 x Corsair ICUE LINK RX120 RGB PWM Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
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
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
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
Christmas Delivery No Longer Guaranteed
Price: £4,026.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/kzQp2gZNDr/

Just to check, the M.2 drives and storage device are all storage space aren't they, or have I misunderstood? I see that would total 11.5TB of storage space, I would definitely never use all that. Is there a reason for there being so much storage space?

I’m not sure I follow on the monitor side of things, surely your monitor hasn’t failed also?

Is it the gaming side or the sitting side that you need a monitor for?

Im not really getting what’s going on here, if its for professional use surely you have insurance to cover it, I don’t understand how you could not have a monitor?

I'm just going to buy a new monitor anyway. There isn't anything particularly wrong with the one I have other than it's a bit old and only 1080p, mainly to be used for the gaming side of things. I will sort the monitor out whenever, for now, I just want a build that I know I can have faith in, but at the same time I'm making sure I'm not ripping myself off because I don't know about computer parts really.

 

[ashbrick14]

Not sure people are understanding what I'm asking. Will the build I have put together handle the tasks I do? Yay or nay. I'm not fussed about anything else

 

[SpyderTracks]

Just to check, the M.2 drives and storage device are all storage space aren't they, or have I misunderstood? I see that would total 11.5TB of storage space, I would definitely never use all that. Is there a reason for there being so much storage space?

You said you were doing video editing?

Best practice for editing is:

Primary fast SSD drive for OS and programs
Second fast SSD for live project files
Basic SSD for cache drive (no matter how much RAM you have you'll be offloading to the cache)
HDD for long term storage

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I haven't included a dedicated games drive currently, but really you'd need a P41 Pro 2Tb for that reason also.

Not sure people are understanding what I'm asking. Will the build I have put together handle the tasks I do? Yay or nay. I'm not fussed about anything else

No, I'm not really understanding where you're coming from, you say you have an unlimited budget. Video editing and Image Generation will take any power you can throw at it, and if you're using it for business, time is money.

You've configured a very basic entry level system which wouldn't accomodate gaming anyway. Your spec would hugely increase render times.

So from what you've said, it's not suitable, but I'm not really understanding where you're coming from as you haven't given any concrete requirements

This is undoubtedly where the person saying "I have no budget" then follows with "but I don't want to spend that much"

 

[ashbrick14]

You said you were doing video editing?

Best practice for editing is:

Primary fast SSD drive for OS and programs
Second fast SSD for live project files
Basic SSD for cache drive (no matter how much RAM you have you'll be offloading to the cache)
HDD for long term storage

I haven't included a dedicated games drive currently, but really you'd need a P41 Pro 2Tb for that reason also.

Ok thank you, I will look into that. I probably should have mentioned that all my project files are stored on separate hard drives anyway. The only real storage on the PC will be the programmes and gaming things.

You've configured a very basic entry level system which wouldn't accomodate gaming anyway. Your spec would hugely increase render times.

So from what you've said, it's not suitable

This is the kind of answer I was looking for, along with some recommendations which you have already done so thank you.

This is undoubtedly where the person saying "I have no budget" then follows with "but I don't want to spend that much"

I'm not saying that. I'm saying there isn't really a budget but at the same time I don't want to spend money just for the sake of it, on stuff I don't need, because I don't really know too much so what's the point in pouring money down the drain for no reason. If I go overkill and can spend less I will, if I go underkill and need to spend more, I will

 

[nephron]

Not sure people are understanding what I'm asking. Will the build I have put together handle the tasks I do? Yay or nay. I'm not fussed about anything else

Just to provide some specific feedback on your build to hopefully give a steer on why some of the other suggestions are the way they are.

the non-XD CPUs (like the 7900x you picked) are generally not recommended for gaming type workloads as you get a massive speedup from the additional L3 cache (think of it as very high speed memory internal to the processor) found on the X3D CPUs. Hence why one suggestion is to go for the 7950x3D since it's got the cache and 16 cores. Unfortunately the cache on that is split unequally across the 16 cores on the 7950X3D so you don't get as much benefit from the cache as the 8 core models in gaming (7800X3D/9800X3D). 7950X3D price is somewhat similar to 9800X3D, so you'd be trading productivity work performance for gaming performance between the two. I believe Stable Diffusion is more on the GPU so for gaming I'd go with the 9800X3D.

I would definitely get the 6000 MHz ram as you're leaving gaming performance on the table that you can't access if you're using the slower ram.

Do you have any space constrains as to why you picked that case? For the best cooling and to fit the higher rated power supplies that PCS offers, the general suggestion is to go with a bigger case (so anything bigger than a Corsair 3500x).

I agree with other posters that 4080 super and even the 4070 Ti super would be much better picks as they unlock a path to 1440p and even 4k gaming later down the line when you get a new monitor. The 4060 16 GB model is too slow to take advantage of that VRAM.

4k high FPS monitor prices honestly are still a bit steep for my taste these days, so 1440p would be the sweet spot price wise. 4070 ti super would be best placed for this.

You will very easily fill up 512 GB of storage with a handful of the triple A game installs these days. Personally I would not go lower than 2 TB for secondary storage. Also don't go with the PCS branded components as they are of unknown make and thus you can't search up reviews etc. Corsair or Solidgm are great picks for SSDs.

Warranty selection is obviously personal preference - build quality from PCS is sound so in my view spending 135 on platinum is quite steep when you could just invest that back into the build. the silver one is a bargain for 5 quid.

Here would be my suggestion (but open to hear feedback if you have specific cosmetic/space constraints not mentioned yet) :

Case
CORSAIR 3500X ARGB TEMPERED GLASS MID-TOWER (WHITE)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 32GB) KIT
Graphics Card
16GB ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti SUPER TRINITY BLACK EDITION - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W RMx SHIFT SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
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
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
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
Christmas Delivery No Longer Guaranteed
Price: £2,638.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/p524qbEws4/

 

[ashbrick14]

Just to provide some specific feedback on your build to hopefully give a steer on why some of the other suggestions are the way they are.

the non-XD CPUs (like the 7900x you picked) are generally not recommended for gaming type workloads as you get a massive speedup from the additional L3 cache (think of it as very high speed memory internal to the processor) found on the X3D CPUs. Hence why one suggestion is to go for the 7950x3D since it's got the cache and 16 cores. Unfortunately the cache on that is split unequally across the 16 cores on the 7950X3D so you don't get as much benefit from the cache as the 8 core models in gaming (7800X3D/9800X3D). 7950X3D price is somewhat similar to 9800X3D, so you'd be trading productivity work performance for gaming performance between the two. I believe Stable Diffusion is more on the GPU so for gaming I'd go with the 9800X3D.

I would definitely get the 6000 MHz ram as you're leaving gaming performance on the table that you can't access if you're using the slower ram.

Do you have any space constrains as to why you picked that case? For the best cooling and to fit the higher rated power supplies that PCS offers, the general suggestion is to go with a bigger case (so anything bigger than a Corsair 3500x).

I agree with other posters that 4080 super and even the 4070 Ti super would be much better picks as they unlock a path to 1440p and even 4k gaming later down the line when you get a new monitor. The 4060 16 GB model is too slow to take advantage of that VRAM.

4k high FPS monitor prices honestly are still a bit steep for my taste these days, so 1440p would be the sweet spot price wise. 4070 ti super would be best placed for this.

You will very easily fill up 512 GB of storage with a handful of the triple A game installs these days. Personally I would not go lower than 2 TB for secondary storage. Also don't go with the PCS branded components as they are of unknown make and thus you can't search up reviews etc. Corsair or Solidgm are great picks for SSDs.

Warranty selection is obviously personal preference - build quality from PCS is sound so in my view spending 135 on platinum is quite steep when you could just invest that back into the build. the silver one is a bargain for 5 quid.

Here would be my suggestion (but open to hear feedback if you have specific cosmetic/space constraints not mentioned yet) :

Case
CORSAIR 3500X ARGB TEMPERED GLASS MID-TOWER (WHITE)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 32GB) KIT
Graphics Card
16GB ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti SUPER TRINITY BLACK EDITION - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W RMx SHIFT SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
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
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
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
Christmas Delivery No Longer Guaranteed
Price: £2,638.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/p524qbEws4/

Perfect, this is exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much!

The size of the case does not matter. When I click proceed I am told I only need a 750w power supply (560w+20% allowance). Is there a reason you chose the 1200w power supply?

 

[nephron]

Perfect, this is exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much!

The size of the case does not matter. When I click proceed I am told I only need a 750w power supply (560w+20% allowance). Is there a reason you chose the 1200w power supply?

No problem.

Power drawn by the GPU (and to a lesser extent even the CPU) can spike well beyond the rated power demand during high workloads and when they start up. So generally best to build in some margin to reduce risk of the PC turning itself off during those times. Alot of folks have been able to get away with lower ratings but personally I wouldn't risk it, and power supplies are pretty cheap compared to the rest of the build.

Nevertheless, it's probably best to leave some margin between the supply and requirement anyway to allow for GPU upgrades further down the line. RMx shift also is a newer model which is more tolerant of these power spikes.

Hope that helps!

 

[ashbrick14]

No problem.

Power drawn by the GPU (and to a lesser extent even the CPU) can spike well beyond the rated power demand during high workloads and when they start up. So generally best to build in some margin to reduce risk of the PC turning itself off during those times. Alot of folks have been able to get away with lower ratings but personally I wouldn't risk it, and power supplies are pretty cheap compared to the rest of the build.

Nevertheless, it's probably best to leave some margin between the supply and requirement anyway to allow for GPU upgrades further down the line. RMx shift also is a newer model which is more tolerant of these power spikes.

Hope that helps!

Brilliant, thank you for your help!

 

[SpyderTracks]

Just to provide some specific feedback on your build to hopefully give a steer on why some of the other suggestions are the way they are.

the non-XD CPUs (like the 7900x you picked) are generally not recommended for gaming type workloads as you get a massive speedup from the additional L3 cache (think of it as very high speed memory internal to the processor) found on the X3D CPUs. Hence why one suggestion is to go for the 7950x3D since it's got the cache and 16 cores. Unfortunately the cache on that is split unequally across the 16 cores on the 7950X3D so you don't get as much benefit from the cache as the 8 core models in gaming (7800X3D/9800X3D). 7950X3D price is somewhat similar to 9800X3D, so you'd be trading productivity work performance for gaming performance between the two. I believe Stable Diffusion is more on the GPU so for gaming I'd go with the 9800X3D.

I would definitely get the 6000 MHz ram as you're leaving gaming performance on the table that you can't access if you're using the slower ram.

Do you have any space constrains as to why you picked that case? For the best cooling and to fit the higher rated power supplies that PCS offers, the general suggestion is to go with a bigger case (so anything bigger than a Corsair 3500x).

I agree with other posters that 4080 super and even the 4070 Ti super would be much better picks as they unlock a path to 1440p and even 4k gaming later down the line when you get a new monitor. The 4060 16 GB model is too slow to take advantage of that VRAM.

4k high FPS monitor prices honestly are still a bit steep for my taste these days, so 1440p would be the sweet spot price wise. 4070 ti super would be best placed for this.

You will very easily fill up 512 GB of storage with a handful of the triple A game installs these days. Personally I would not go lower than 2 TB for secondary storage. Also don't go with the PCS branded components as they are of unknown make and thus you can't search up reviews etc. Corsair or Solidgm are great picks for SSDs.

Warranty selection is obviously personal preference - build quality from PCS is sound so in my view spending 135 on platinum is quite steep when you could just invest that back into the build. the silver one is a bargain for 5 quid.

Here would be my suggestion (but open to hear feedback if you have specific cosmetic/space constraints not mentioned yet) :

Case
CORSAIR 3500X ARGB TEMPERED GLASS MID-TOWER (WHITE)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 32GB) KIT
Graphics Card
16GB ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti SUPER TRINITY BLACK EDITION - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W RMx SHIFT SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
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
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
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
Christmas Delivery No Longer Guaranteed
Price: £2,638.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/p524qbEws4/

No offence to @nephron but this is purely designed for gaming, it's not targeted at editing. If the OP is in fact requiring this for professional work, then rendering is the more important use case, rendering is a multithreaded workload that will benefit from as many cores as you can throw at it, for professional use a desktop chipset is very restrictive in the first place, most places would be opting for Threadripper or even Epyc chipsets. So even with the 7950X3D it's still hugely underpowered for professional use. 8 Cores will literally double your render times and generative outputs vs an 16 core, let alone moving up from desktop chipsets, especially if you're limiting the GPU tier to gaming focus on top of that.

The OP needs a system suitable for professional workflows, that can game on the side, not the other way round.

Unfortunately the cache on that is split unequally across the 16 cores on the 7950X3D so you don't get as much benefit from the cache as the 8 core models in gaming (7800X3D/9800X3D)

This isn't correct, it's 2 8 core CCD's, it's 1 x 7800X3D CCD and one 7800x CCD, so for rendering you get the benefit of the full 16 cores, for gaming you get the 7800X3D 8 Core.

If the OP could hold out for a couple of weeks, the 9950X3D is due for launch which is set to have X3DVCache on both 8 Core CCD's and will utterly destroy anything that's come previous for both gaming and rendering workflows.

I agree with other posters that 4080 super and even the 4070 Ti super would be much better picks as they unlock a path to 1440p and even 4k gaming later down the line when you get a new monitor. The 4060 16 GB model is too slow to take advantage of that VRAM.

4k high FPS monitor prices honestly are still a bit steep for my taste these days, so 1440p would be the sweet spot price wise. 4070 ti super would be best placed for this.

This is all targeting gaming, the video editing is the more important requirement by what the OP has said.

I probably should have mentioned that all my project files are stored on separate hard drives anyway. The only real storage on the PC will be the programmes and gaming things.

You've not understood what's been said. The only storage drive was the HDD, you can leave that out. The others are configuration drives, nothing to do with storage, they're live working directories.

I'm not saying that. I'm saying there isn't really a budget but at the same time I don't want to spend money just for the sake of it, on stuff I don't need, because I don't really know too much so what's the point in pouring money down the drain for no reason. If I go overkill and can spend less I will, if I go underkill and need to spend more, I will

There is no overkill with rendering, or generation, it will use whatever power you can fit into the system and benefits largely on hardware acceleration ie GPU as much as CPU, the higher you go the less your output times are. Most professionals will be on server tier architecture with 64 cores or more with the CPU alone costing more like 15k. You also say you're on a 1080p monitor which again just makes no sense, no professional editor would ever be restricted to 1080p as you can't fit any professional suite into that small real estate without massively increasing basic navigation and tool set displays. The scrubber panel alone would take up half the screen. 4k has been the standard for editing for a good decade at this point.

There seems to be a large disconnect from what you say your requirements are and your budget, to your expectations and limitations of such an entry level system which is why I don't really understand where you're coming from

 

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You've not understood what's been said. The only storage drive was the HDD, you can leave that out. The others are configuration drives, nothing to do with storage, they're live working directories.

I understand what you said about the different drives, I don't understand why you recommend 8TB when I will probably only ever use 15% of that maximum, so I feel I don't need to spend more on storage that will never get used.

Most professionals will be on server tier architecture with 64 cores or more with the CPU alone costing more like 15k

Some not most.

You also say you're on a 1080p monitor which again just makes no sense

You keep bringing up the monitor. It isn't relevant to what I'm asking. I have told you the one I have is old. I have told you I am buying a new one. There isn't more I can tell you than that.

no professional editor would ever be restricted to 1080p as you can't fit any professional suite into that small real estate without massively increasing basic navigation and tool set displays. The scrubber panel alone would take up half the screen. 4k has been the standard for editing for a good decade at this point.

Not true.

There seems to be a large disconnect from what you say your requirements are and your budget

I have told you my main requirements are running stable diffusion reasonably well, gaming at high end and a bit of video editing, I have also told you there isn't a budget, I will spend what I need to spend, but I don't want to spend unnecessary money such as spending money on 8TB of storage when I will only ever use 1.5 at the absolute most.

to your expectations and limitations of such an entry level system which is why I don't really understand where you're coming from

I don't know the limitations, or what I can expect, that's literally why I'm here asking if that system will do what I require, running stable diffusion reasonably well, gaming at high end and a bit of video editing