New Gaming PC replacing my old one from 2015.

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coolbeans2me

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So I'm in the market for a new PC since my old pc is well... getting a little old. Looking at taking advantage of the Samsung G7 monitor I got so I'm aiming for 1440p high refresh rate gaming.
Got something together but I'm willing to hear If anyone has any suggestions. Thank you.

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W 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
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
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 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 - Supplied on USB Drive
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 Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 16 to 19 working days
Promotional Item
Get Battlefield 2042 with select GeForce RTX™ 30 Series GPUs
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery

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AgentCooper

AgentCooper

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I’ve rebalanced it a wee bit. The Strix motherboard isn’t a necessity for the 5800X, the TUF X570 will do the job nicely. Changed up the storage so you’ve got the 980 as your primary drive, OS and programs live on there to ensure an ultrafast boot time. The second, 1TB Intel drive is then used for your fast storage to keep your games library on. The HDD is just for general storage, music, videos, documents etc. Upped the PSU to the 850w model, this will give you headroom for GPU upgrades. Dropped the thermal paste as the cooler comes with its own high quality stuff pre-applied.

I’ve left the 3080 in there… although it’s debatable if it’s necessary. Most of us mortals can’t actually detect anything over around 120Hz so unless you’re one of the tiny percentage of people who can, the 3070Ti would be a sensible change.

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING WIFI (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
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 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 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
NOT REQUIRED
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 - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 16 to 19 working days
Price: £2,416.00 including VAT and Delivery

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coolbeans2me

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Thank you so much for the help. :) Yeah I was debating between 3080 and 3070ti. Went with the 3080 for the extra overhead so I can keep playing at 120 plus into the future. Truth be told haven't even been able to try out what 240hz feels like because my poor R9 390 can't even get close to that so I most probably will be like the majority and notice no difference.
 
AgentCooper

AgentCooper

At Least I Have Chicken
Moderator
coolbeans2me said:
Thank you so much for the help. :) Yeah I was debating between 3080 and 3070ti. Went with the 3080 for the extra overhead so I can keep playing at 120 plus into the future.
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You’re welcome 🙂👍

Just bear in mind that the first thing you’ll be upgrading in the future will be the GPU. The money you’d save now could be put towards that…

But it’s completely your choice, just thought I’d raise the frames per second issue as a bit of a devils advocate 😈
 
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coolbeans2me

Member
Just wondering would it be worth just going down to the 5600X? I'd be losing out on 2 cores but saving £133. Can then put some of that money towards 3080 and it would then only cost £6 more than the current build with 5800x and 3070ti
 
AgentCooper

AgentCooper

At Least I Have Chicken
Moderator
coolbeans2me said:
Just wondering would it be worth just going down to the 5600X? I'd be losing out on 2 cores but saving £133. Can then put some of that money towards 3080 and it would then only cost £6 more than the current build with 5800x and 3070ti
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I’d absolutely stay with the 5800X. Looking at it objectively, the new consoles have eight core CPUs so I’d want to keep up with them. And the GPU will always be the first thing you upgrade in time, the CPU is often with you for the entire lifespan of the system.
 
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coolbeans2me

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AgentCooper said:
I’d absolutely stay with the 5800X. Looking at it objectively, the new consoles have eight core CPUs so I’d want to keep up with them. And the GPU will always be the first thing you upgrade in time, the CPU is often with you for the entire lifespan of the system.
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Okay I'll stick with the plan thank you. 5600x is great for the here and now I guess, but maybe later on I'll be missing those 2 cores the 5800x would have given me.
 
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