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There are quite a few amendments I would make to this if you can supply the configuration link?
New Gaming PC Spec - Suggestion Upon Reciept
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Here you go Spyder.
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Hey Spyder. Are you able to reply with your build options by tomorrow morning at 0900? I'll be calling the shop to sort all this out around 1000.Here you go Spyder.
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Of course I'm asking very politely. You are a gem on these forums and I'd never think to ask you to quicken your process. 😂😂
But thank you for all of your help.
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This is where I'd land. with a couple of notes
The SATA SSD's? What are your use for those? You would never use an SSD as a storage drive as if they fail, they fail instantly, there's no degradation like on an HDD. A 7200RPM HDD is still vastly superior for storage content.
Personally, I'd want a better case, you don't NEED one, but I would prefer something with more room considering the components. I'd be looking at the Meshify 2, Hyte Y60 or Torrent Design sort of area.
You're not going to benefit at all from a 4090, totally wasted for your monitor and usage. Having a GPU overpowered doesn't improve anything as the monitor and applications using hardware acceleration just will never use it, it's just wasting money. No matter if you get the 4090 or the 4080, it will be the first thing needing upgrading anyway, you can't avoid that. The 4080 is still on the very high end of what’s suitable for your needs.
Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16 Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.7GHz/144MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO (WIFI 6E, DDR5, PCIe 5.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 5600MHz (2 x 32GB) AMD
Graphics Card
16GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
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
4TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/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)
ARGB Power Supply Extension Cables
LIAN LI ARGB STRIMER PLUS V2 24-PIN CABLE
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK H150i RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
2 x 50cm UV LED Strip
Extra Case Fans
3 x Corsair ICUE LINK QX120 RGB PWM Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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
Google Chrome™
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
FAST TRACK 3 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Price: £3,892.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/DQPUahce2u/
The SATA SSD's? What are your use for those? You would never use an SSD as a storage drive as if they fail, they fail instantly, there's no degradation like on an HDD. A 7200RPM HDD is still vastly superior for storage content.
Personally, I'd want a better case, you don't NEED one, but I would prefer something with more room considering the components. I'd be looking at the Meshify 2, Hyte Y60 or Torrent Design sort of area.
You're not going to benefit at all from a 4090, totally wasted for your monitor and usage. Having a GPU overpowered doesn't improve anything as the monitor and applications using hardware acceleration just will never use it, it's just wasting money. No matter if you get the 4090 or the 4080, it will be the first thing needing upgrading anyway, you can't avoid that. The 4080 is still on the very high end of what’s suitable for your needs.
Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16 Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.7GHz/144MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO (WIFI 6E, DDR5, PCIe 5.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 5600MHz (2 x 32GB) AMD
Graphics Card
16GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
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
4TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/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)
ARGB Power Supply Extension Cables
LIAN LI ARGB STRIMER PLUS V2 24-PIN CABLE
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK H150i RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
2 x 50cm UV LED Strip
Extra Case Fans
3 x Corsair ICUE LINK QX120 RGB PWM Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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
Google Chrome™
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
FAST TRACK 3 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Price: £3,892.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/DQPUahce2u/
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Absolutely perfect Spyder. Thank you. I've changed the case, graphics card, and storage drives per your recommendations.
As a side note. I'm an electronics engineer with an expertise in RF and satellite communications, not computer hardware.
I truly appreciate you and Ekans help in sorting me out with this hardware. I appreciate the support you both have given me in this condensed timeframe.
As a side note. I'm an electronics engineer with an expertise in RF and satellite communications, not computer hardware.
I truly appreciate you and Ekans help in sorting me out with this hardware. I appreciate the support you both have given me in this condensed timeframe.
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Absolute pleasure, would love to see pictures when you get it, that's gonna be a stunning system.
One thing I forgot to add
The GPU bracket comes as standard with cards over the 4070ti
The cooler comes pre applied with high quality paste, so no need for the additional, it would actually reduce cooling potential not improve it on the corsair AIOs.
Here you go. Is this right?
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The Asus card doesn't perform any better than the standard card, but is a huge premium purely for the branding, it's up to you weather that's worth it. But there's no difference in performance, it's the same nvidia GPU at the heart of any of them.Here you go. Is this right?
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You've actually chosen a worse PSU, the 1200w Shift is a better unit.
The configurator tells me the 1200W won't work with that case. Can I call PCS tomorrow and they can make it happen?
And a million thanks for saving me some ££££. Very appreciated.
New config.
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Ah, that makes sense, in that case no, the 1600W or 1200w standard PSUs will have to do.
The Shift series are a different layout, not all cases support them.
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Yeah, definitely, looks good.
This is so different than what I expected. I learned alot thank you both for all the support.
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That particular case, IMHO is an absolute winner, the design pushed the boundaries, although it used the bedrock foundation of the LianLi O11D, it still took it to another level, it's a beautiful design, and would be what I would have chosen too. I'd happily take the trade off of an ATX2 PSU over another case, and either 1200W or 1600W will cover you for any upgrades you want to do during the lifetime anyway, you won't be at all restricted unless NVidia really loses their minds and escalates wattages to ridiculous levels, but I really think government will start putting in mandates to cap power usage in the near future.
I understand your reasoning. The case is very beautiful and the clear walls will give the RGB all the space they need to show through.