looking to buy my first pc, does this look ok?

[ChaHoa]

hello! i want to buy a pc for video editing, gaming (i don’t mind not playing in 4k), streaming and general work content, but i also wanted to spec it out as much as possible for my budget of around £1.3k. i know basically nothing about computers but i tried to do a lot of research regarding the components.

does this all look ok and will it run well for my purposes? are there any swaps i could make that could improve the build?

thanks!

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[Martinr36]

I suggest that you give this a read

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[Scott]

Unfortunately that's very poorly configured. All the parts are compatible, of course, but it's a very sacrificial PC based around a CPU with lesser spec supporting parts.

What you have specced can't be done at that level for that budget unfortunately. There needs to be either an increase in the budget or a decrease in the expectations of the spec.

You can get a competent system for £1300 but it won't be a specified gaming rig.

Some info here to help us and to give you some insight. Pop back with your thoughts and we'll get cracking

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[ChaHoa]

Unfortunately that's very poorly configured. All the parts are compatible, of course, but it's a very sacrificial PC based around a CPU with lesser spec supporting parts.

What you have specced can't be done at that level for that budget unfortunately. There needs to be either an increase in the budget or a decrease in the expectations of the spec.

You can get a competent system for £1300 but it won't be a specified gaming rig.

Some info here to help us and to give you some insight. Pop back with your thoughts and we'll get cracking

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thank you for your response!

to be honest, i’m a casual gamer so i’m prioritising video editing and work with this computer (i don’t mind if it’s not 4k video editing but i’d like it to be able to handle long projects of 30min upwards. i also use adobe after effects and premiere pro, if this helps). i’m an artist so i’m ok with not streaming games as well, as i plan on streaming art applications most of the time which aren’t so intensive.

my budget is around £1.3k and the parts i’m willing to skimp out on are the graphics card and storage - but not if it’ll severely hamper the system of course.

i’m currently using a very old and outdated monitor having recently transitioned from using a macbook - i’m unsure of the model but i don’t think it has a very high refresh rate, nor a high resolution. i’ll be getting a new monitor soon and my budget is £100-200.

with this in mind, what do you recommend? thank you in advance for your help!

 

[ChaHoa]

For a system able to game and stream at the same time, you realistically are looking at around £1800. Based on the CPU you initially chose, this would be the bare minimum:

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 12-Core Processor i7-12700KF (3.6GHz) 25MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B660-PLUS WIFI D4: ATX, LGA1700, USB 3.2, SATA 6GBs - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR, 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H115i RGB PRO XT 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
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]
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United Kingdom - English Language
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Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
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Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 6 working days
Price: £1,834.00 including VAT and Delivery
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thank you! unfortunately £1.8k is quite a lot out of my budget. what do you recommend for my budget of £1.3k, specifically for non-4k video editing? i replied to scott earlier with more information, if this helps!

 

[Scott]

I'm also genuinely struggling. I meant to write video editing earlier, rather than gaming..... I just had that word in my head haha.

It if were my money, this is what I would buy for an entry system. I would look to save more to let it happen. Let me check AMD though in case there are potential savings there:

There are sacrifices here, it is entry level in my opinion. It will have an excellent quality of life though.

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 10-Core Processor i5-12600K (3.7GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR, 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H100i RGB PRO XT 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
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 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
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 3 to 6 working days
Price: £1,585.00 including VAT and Delivery

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[Scott]

Fortunately there are some savings to be had with an AMD rig. I think the 5800X is actually a better fit overall. It will offer fantastic options across all your uses. Again, it's not in budget..... but it's close enough to consider I think.

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR, 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H115i RGB PRO XT 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
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
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Build Time
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Price: £1,474.00 including VAT and Delivery

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[Scott]

@Scott Would the 3050 be a better choice over the 2060 given it's newer and with more VRAM? I only ask as that is £10 cheaper than the 2060....I don't really know the 3050 that well.

I think it's got more juice gaming wise, but the 2060 is far more powerful RT wise. It's a little bit of a toss up really. Would need to see actual benchmarks in the softwares involved. I don't know how the compare in Adobe.

Gaming the 3050 has a slight edge though.

 

[ChaHoa]

Fortunately there are some savings to be had with an AMD rig. I think the 5800X is actually a better fit overall. It will offer fantastic options across all your uses. Again, it's not in budget..... but it's close enough to consider I think.

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR, 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H115i RGB PRO XT 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
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
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 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 3 to 6 working days
Price: £1,474.00 including VAT and Delivery

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thank you for these builds! guess i’ll get saving then.

i wanted to ask, would going for lower ssd storage be a significant impact to the pc’s performance? i have a couple external drives on hand already, so i’m not planning on keeping all my data on the computer. also, i will be using wifi - does this mean i’ll need a wireless network card (and if it does, which one do you recommend)?

 

[Scott]

Apologies, I missed the WIFI card, amended list below.

For the storage, I would keep what's selected below and add what you have in addition. The second drive is for fast storage, cache and games. It's effectively a "work" drive. You want to keep it fast for quality of life, and believe me it'll make a difference.



Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR, 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H115i RGB PRO XT 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 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
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 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 3 to 6 working days
Price: £1,493.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/38qZebVSVb/

 

[ChaHoa]

Apologies, I missed the WIFI card, amended list below.

For the storage, I would keep what's selected below and add what you have in addition. The second drive is for fast storage, cache and games. It's effectively a "work" drive. You want to keep it fast for quality of life, and believe me it'll make a difference.



Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR, 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H115i RGB PRO XT 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 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
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 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 3 to 6 working days
Price: £1,493.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/38qZebVSVb/

looks great, thanks again for your help!

 

[Scott]

Thanks for clarifying. I'm surprised that the 2060 beats the 3050 in non-gaming...I thought the number of CUDA cores was the important factor for editing so expected the 3050 to be better based on that

Cuda cores for some effects, RT cores and tensor cores for others. I honestly can't say either way as each use case will vary.

Here's a little reading that I just spotted on it:

6 Reasons the Nvidia RTX 2060 Is Better Than the RTX 3050

It's a much older GPU, so surely it can't beat out the shiny new offering from Nvidia?

www.makeuseof.com

 

[SpyderTracks]

The 3050 is not a good card and is best avoided, it's overpriced and very weak.

 

[Aza]

Slightly off-piste but perhaps worth mentioning, the 2070 super is currently cheaper than the 2060 super (although both cards will add about £100 to the price).

With Premiere pro, it will absolutely benefit from a 8 core cpu compared to 6 (so 5800 vs 5600) and its something I play with myself, a scratch drive (can be a cheap small sdd drive) will help but more RAM is a massive boost. I have a 5800XT/2070 super/16GB RAM with a SSD drive set up as my cache folder (scratch drive) and it happily deals with 1440p video, RAM would be the best upgrade to speed it up at this point.

You mentioned budget, and I would really suggest pushing to save nearer 1800/2000 for a genuinely competent machine, and with that said, give it 3 or 4 months to save and the new gen cpus/gpus/RAM/motherboards are all due out so another factor to consider (more performance at similar cost, and also the possibility that current gen may drop a little in price with the new stuff coming out).

Video editing is generally more expensive to spec for than gaming, needs a better cpu, more RAM and still wants a decent GPU where a lot of programs will use it for effects. A better budget will also mean being able to up the motherboard a little which opens up better storage options and such.

I wouldnt want to build a editing PC for £1300, too many compromises and it will kill the longevity of the build. A decent investment at the start will mean a 10 year lifespan with just a couple of gpu upgrades, doing it on the cheap will significantly cut that down and you'll end up completely rebuilding twice in that timeframe and spend more overall.

I really think your best option is push towards saving a £1.8/2K budget and see what autumn brings.

 

[ChaHoa]

Slightly off-piste but perhaps worth mentioning, the 2070 super is currently cheaper than the 2060 super (although both cards will add about £100 to the price).

With Premiere pro, it will absolutely benefit from a 8 core cpu compared to 6 (so 5800 vs 5600) and its something I play with myself, a scratch drive (can be a cheap small sdd drive) will help but more RAM is a massive boost. I have a 5800XT/2070 super/16GB RAM with a SSD drive set up as my cache folder (scratch drive) and it happily deals with 1440p video, RAM would be the best upgrade to speed it up at this point.

You mentioned budget, and I would really suggest pushing to save nearer 1800/2000 for a genuinely competent machine, and with that said, give it 3 or 4 months to save and the new gen cpus/gpus/RAM/motherboards are all due out so another factor to consider (more performance at similar cost, and also the possibility that current gen may drop a little in price with the new stuff coming out).

Video editing is generally more expensive to spec for than gaming, needs a better cpu, more RAM and still wants a decent GPU where a lot of programs will use it for effects. A better budget will also mean being able to up the motherboard a little which opens up better storage options and such.

I wouldnt want to build a editing PC for £1300, too many compromises and it will kill the longevity of the build. A decent investment at the start will mean a 10 year lifespan with just a couple of gpu upgrades, doing it on the cheap will significantly cut that down and you'll end up completely rebuilding twice in that timeframe and spend more overall.

I really think your best option is push towards saving a £1.8/2K budget and see what autumn brings.

hey! thank you for this comment, it was really helpful.

i’ve never bought a pc before so i didn’t want to splash out just in case i bought something wrong and would regret it later, but i’m willing to spend more upfront if it means i’ll get to use it for longer without having to pay for upgrades - luckily not going out during the pandemic has given me a large pool of savings to draw from! what parts do you think i should keep an eye out for, and what specs do you recommend?

 

[Aza]

Depending on budget, and with that £1800/£2000 as an aim, something along these lines
(Bear in mind these are draft specs, to give an idea of configuration and ball-park. The mods will be able to tailor a build much better than I can, they know this stuff inside out)

 

[Aza]

AMD

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE Decent case for airflow and room to grow storage etc
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4) Solid 8 core cpu for video editing, good for gaming too
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING WIFI (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready! Givbes you better M2 storage options and support for RAM and CPu etc plus includes wifi already
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB) 32GB RAM for video editing is very beneficial, 16GB would be gaming focused
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready! Cheaper than the 2060 Super atm, and a good card, others may be better depending on actual budget, this would also do 1440p screens/gaming nicely
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W) OS drive for windows and main programs
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW) Games drive
1st Storage Drive
256GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (500MB/R, 400MB/W) Scratch drive (put your "cache folder" locations on here
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE Storage/Archive for finished videos and general documents etc
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Good headroom and upgrade room for future GPU's
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler Good cooler for the 5800X, could also take the H150i
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
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 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
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 6 working days
Price: £1,970.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/kKAa9B5Jum/

 

[Aza]

Similar theme to the AMD one, can probably be tuned better as well in terms of motherboard etc but platform is newer, meaning there will be future generations of CPU you could upgrade to in 7 or 8 years to boost performance (by that point, youd be putting in an old cpu, but it would be newer than the one currently spec'd - if that makes sense)

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 12-Core Processor i7-12700KF (3.6GHz) 25MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st M.2 SSD Drive
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[Aza]

What i'd suggest is to look at what budget you would be able to invest, bearing in mind whats been said.

Its a bad time to buy right now with new stuff due so soon, holding off can mean much more performance for the same budget.
Alternatively, if you want to buy now,. see what current spec they can put together with a revised budget.

The above builds are with a view to give a good editing pc, with a games drive, so should tackle all sides, but both could likely benefit from a bit of tuning.

 

[Scott]

I don't think there's going to be enough stretch to go from £1300 to £2k though. It's quite the jump. Even if that was possible, with the way the budget is being considered I think it would make far more sense to hold off until the new tech is out.

I don't think the 2070 is a good choice though, it's previous gen..... especially for gaming where it's blitzed by the 3060Ti for new technology. I get that it's a good price right now, but there's a reason for that as well. To be 2 steps behind at the end of the year after spending big isn't ideal.

I think the build I suggested with the 5800X would be the best happy medium. Any extra cash available should absolutely be put on the RAM, then the PSU, then the motherboard, then the storage.... but I wouldn't get carried away on the GPU as that will likely be switched out first.