Music Producer who likes to casual game (Budget £2000)

[JClayton]

Hello please see the following below, I'll also add my current PC with the only difference being I now have a GTX 1080TI instead.
So I'm looking for an improvement on my current PC, I don't have any issues with gaming really but more for my music project files, more complete projects tend to max on CPU, so I want more headway here, having better performance for gaming is also nice of course, but I'm not super bothered by this. I want the best value upgrade I can get. So if somebody suggests something for an extra £200 that would be a mega upgrade I'll be fine with that but less so for minimal upgrade for the same amount.
I put the budget as £2000 but if I can spend less than that and it only being a minimal downgrade on the 2k I'd prefer that.

Thank you!

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS 2 ARGB GAMING CASE (BLACK)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Eight Core CPU (4.5GHz-5.4GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X870-F GAMING WIFI (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 4800MHz (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
2GB MSI GEFORCE 710 - DVI, HDMI, VGA
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CORSAIR ELITE MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 7000 MB/R, 6200 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CX SERIES™ CX-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 240 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
1 x 120mm Thermaltake TOUGHFAN 12 Case Fan
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
Firewire
2 Port IEEE 1394a Firewire PCI-E Card (2 x 6 pin)
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 Standard Warranty (6 Month 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
Price: £1,537.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/pfvtqUdYUg/

 

[sck451]

I'm very confused by this build. This is essentially not a gaming PC as the 710 is incapable of gaming and is worse than the onboard graphics. Are you planning to replace the 710, say with your 1080 Ti?

The other questions would be (a) what monitor do you use, and (b) why do you need a Firewire card?

 

[TonyCarter]

My biggest concern is the choice of a mini case, as that seriously limits current component options (motherboard, PSU, GPU length, cooling, etc), along with future upgrade possibilities.

Are you planning on moving the 1080Ti over to the new PC, or buying a new GPU to fit in once you have the PC?

Here's the relative performance of your 1080Ti vs current (i.e. 2 year old) GPUs, remembering that new GPUs are about a week away...

You won't need the GT710 in either case as the CPU has an integrated (basic) GPU anyway.

If you're replacing the old PC, then you may be able to save £100 by transferring the Windows licence to the new machine.

 

[JClayton]

Thanks for this!
Yeah the case tbh I have no idea about, so will definitely choose a bigger one. I will be replacing the old PC yes, so I can do the windows transfer. In terms of GPU I was just going to move the 1080 over but if I can pick up a much better one for a decent price then im 100% open to that

 

[JClayton]

I'm very confused by this build. This is essentially not a gaming PC as the 710 is incapable of gaming and is worse than the onboard graphics. Are you planning to replace the 710, say with your 1080 Ti?

The other questions would be (a) what monitor do you use, and (b) why do you need a Firewire card?

So I thought I needed a firewire as my old Audio Interface was firewire, but I have a new one now which isnt so I now remember I dont need the firewire.
Yeah I was just going to use my current 1080 for now & replace that as and when.