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Alex0991

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Hey all,

Gonna slap down some money on a brand new rig intended for high quality gaming at 1080p 60fps+ and to last me well into the future for next gen.

My queries are mostly around cooling and fans i guess, not too sure if i need more or less? Also, if liquid cooling is more risky as opposed to a dedicated CPU fan?


Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL II GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.6GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 470MB/W)
2nd Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
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
PCS FrostFlow 100 RGB Series High Performance CPU Cooler (AMD)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
50cm Blue LED Strip
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy™ FX OEM
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
 
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If you are using a 1080p monitor then the GPU is complete overkill, you will never use its potential, a 1660 Ti (or push the boat out completely and go 2060 Super) would be more than enough to comfortably play on high settings on a 1080p 144Hz monitor.

I recently went through the process of putting a spec together myself, and on a 1440p 165Hz monitor the 2070 Super is more than capable, just so you have a comparison. Overspecing the GPU looks nice but you wont gain any benefit from it, the monitor will bottle neck the build so the GPU will sit half idle.

WiFi is worth switchig to the AX200 (£18) very heavily recommended WiFi card (even over the more expensive options)

If you might want to upgrade things like the CPU in a few years, worth going for a 550 motherboard.

Sound card is probably not needed, onboard sound is meant to be far, far better than it was, only very high quality audiophile standard headphones/speakers would benefit from it.

With the 3900X CPU its also worth going for a high quality cooler, H100i RGB costs more but is a far better model, and will mean increased lifespan and more stable temps. The H100i is also a completely sealed unit, I dont think you have any risk of it going wrong unless you damage it yourself.

If you are looking at the sort of budget your spec leans towards, its also worth getting a M.2 SSD, far quicker than a normal SSD, can still pair it with the HDD you have selected as bulk storage, the M.2 would then have the operating system etc on making the entire system much quicker
 
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Ive made a few changes, worth getting a proper expert to look at it though.
Switched the CPU down to the 3800X as well, the 3900X is overkill for what you mention, spec below is a kinda top spec for 1080p, also leaves the ability to go 1440p at a later date if you upgrade the monitor.

If you have Win 10 already on an old system you can also transfer the licence and save a bit of money there, if staying with 1080p for the forseeable future you can easily drop down to a 1660 Ti GPU, should you ever upgrade to 1440p you can upgrade the GPU at the same time and there are new graphics cards due towards the end of the year, so might as well save money for time being.


Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL II GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Eight Core CPU (3.9GHz-4.5GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 SUPER - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/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)
Wireless/Wired Networking
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 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 - 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 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 20 to 22 working days
Price: £1,617.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/YXFe8atqU2/
 
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Get one of the mods or someone whos far more aware of putting builds together to have a look over, they helped me massively with my build and will be able to give far more info/tips than I can.
 
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(I'm basically repeating what theyve told me lol)
 
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keithbeaks

Enthusiast
Alex0991 said:
Hey all,

Gonna slap down some money on a brand new rig intended for high quality gaming at 1080p 60fps+ and to last me well into the future for next gen.

My queries are mostly around cooling and fans i guess, not too sure if i need more or less? Also, if liquid cooling is more risky as opposed to a dedicated CPU fan?


Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL II GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.6GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 470MB/W)
2nd Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
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
PCS FrostFlow 100 RGB Series High Performance CPU Cooler (AMD)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
50cm Blue LED Strip
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy™ FX OEM
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
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There are a few things that need looking at and changing. Your motherboard for one, you really need a 570 with that CPU. The cooler might also not be sufficient for the CPU and these two things could lead to problems.
 
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