My Build

[Royhutchy]

This is my first build and probably my last as I'm getting a bit older now but my 7 and 10 year old kids should get use out of it too.

I'm going to be using it for streaming, gaming and video editing.

Prepared for a long wait due to the shortage(hopefully this will teach me how to be more patient).

Next upgrade is the monitor was looking at a 1440p 165hz pixio display as it seems to be the cheapest at that spec.

Curious about the case I picked as I can't find any videos of it anywhere but can always change that to a different one down the line.

Case
PCS PRISM-X RGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-10700K (3.8GHz) 16MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (LGA1200, USB 3.2, CrossFireX/SLI) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
10GB ASUS ROG STRIX 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
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM 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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Capture/Streaming Cards
Elgato Game Capture HD60 PRO - PCIe Card
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
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
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 22 to 24 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z490-pc/ZDdznsNwT5/

 

[MrWilson]

Hi Roy,

AMD have taken the lead over Intel in recent years, you would be better off with an AMD build.

AMD Vs Intel

So some of you aren't aware of the reasons why so many people are heading away from Intel to AMD, so thought it would be important to lay that out for people to refer back to. A lot of you will go to cpubenchmark or userbenchmark to find performance metrics for CPU's. These sites are complete...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

What is your budget?

Do you have a separate monitor budget?

 

[Royhutchy]

That was something I was considering think I read somewhere that Intel was better for using with Adobe and daVinci resolve products.

I didn't have a budget in mind at the start but was trying to stay below £2000 but that didn't go to plan 🤣

The total cost of that build was £2,372.00 including vat and delivery so would definitely not go over that budget-wise. hoping it will last a long time.

Got to do a bit of saving for the monitor so that will be a separate budget.

 

[MrWilson]

AMD processors should be fine with all mainstream programs.

That was something I was considering think I read somewhere that Intel was better for using with Adobe and daVinci resolve products.

I didn't have a budget in mind at the start but was trying to stay below £2000 but that didn't go to plan 🤣

The total cost of that build was £2,372.00 including vat and delivery so would definitely not go over that budget-wise. hoping it will last a long time.

Got to do a bit of saving for the monitor so that will be a separate budget.

This is the AMD equivalent. The 3070 will be a much better fit for a high refresh 1440p display; the 3080 really needs a Superwide or 4k 144hz monitor to get the most out of it. Got all the storage you need, besides a scratch drive you might find useful, and a top level cooler and PSU to look after your components. Wanted to clarify what type of streaming you do, you only need a capture card if you're streaming from another device e.g Xbox. If you're streaming PC gameplay the GPU has encoding cores designed for that purpose.
AX200 wifi card and silver warranty are a no-brainer.

Had a look at the Pixio monitor; it's certainly good value for a 1440p IPS at £320, but is there any room within that monitor budget to stretch a little further? The Asus VG27AQ and LG 27GL850-B are both fantastic options around the £450 mark; and when you're investing over 2 grand into a new PC it's good to have a solid monitor to match.

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE 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 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - 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 RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM 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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
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 (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 22 to 24 working days
Price: £2,236.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/xV5vjH4aqh/

 

[Royhutchy]

AMD processors should be fine with all mainstream programs.


This is the AMD equivalent. The 3070 will be a much better fit for a high refresh 1440p display; the 3080 really needs a Superwide or 4k 144hz monitor to get the most out of it. Got all the storage you need, besides a scratch drive you might find useful, and a top level cooler and PSU to look after your components. Wanted to clarify what type of streaming you do, you only need a capture card if you're streaming from another device e.g Xbox. If you're streaming PC gameplay the GPU has encoding cores designed for that purpose.
AX200 wifi card and silver warranty are a no-brainer.

Had a look at the Pixio monitor; it's certainly good value for a 1440p IPS at £320, but is there any room within that monitor budget to stretch a little further? The Asus VG27AQ and LG 27GL850-B are both fantastic options around the £450 mark; and when you're investing over 2 grand into a new PC it's good to have a solid monitor to match.

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE 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 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - 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 RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM 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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
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 (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 22 to 24 working days
Price: £2,236.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/xV5vjH4aqh/

I have had a look at that and I'm going to have a good think about that build tonight as it makes a lot of sense.

Thanks for getting back to me. This is the reason I posted this here because before ordering because I didn't really have anyone to talk to about it as my girlfriend has no interest or knowledge in it and none of my friends are into pcs or gaming at all.

I would be hopefully streaming 1080p 60fps on YouTube purely just as a hobby but want it to look as good as possible.

The Elgato was for streaming ps5, Xbox one and switch consoles sometimes too I have a hd60 currently so needed an upgrade for the instant game view.

I think I would try and up the monitor budget and go for the Asus VG27AQ.

 

[MrWilson]

I have had a look at that and I'm going to have a good think about that build tonight as it makes a lot of sense.

Thanks for getting back to me. This is the reason I posted this here because before ordering because I didn't really have anyone to talk to about it as my girlfriend has no interest or knowledge in it and none of my friends are into pcs or gaming at all.

I would be hopefully streaming 1080p 60fps on YouTube purely just as a hobby but want it to look as good as possible.

The Elgato was for streaming ps5, Xbox one and switch consoles sometimes too I have a hd60 currently so needed an upgrade for the instant game view.

I think I would try and up the monitor budget and go for the Asus VG27AQ.

Ah fair enough RE: the capture card, you will need it if you're streaming from console.
The VG27AQ is a great monitor, you get what you pay for!