New PC build looking for advice please.

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Adm9154

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Case
BE QUIET! BASE 601 TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 16-Core Processor i9-12900KF (3.2GHz) 30MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z690-F GAMING WIFI (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CORSAIR MP400 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 3480 MB/R, 3000 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
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
PCS FrostFlow 120 Series RGB High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
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 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
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 11 working days
Price: £2,484.00 including VAT and Delivery


I'm buying a new PC for both gaming and watching streams at the same time. I have two monitors, a 1440 and a 4k. I use the 1440 for gaming and 4k for streaming. Please can I have some advice on the specs I have posted above. My highest budget would be £3000 but I would prefer it to be closer to £2000.


Thanks.
 
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What 1440p monitor do you have? I'm presuing that, if you are using it for gaming, it is at least 144Hz, but it's important to know before speccing a system!
 
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Initially I’d say you’ve gone for the top CPU out there, but other things are not on par with it. Your cooling is way too inadequate for a cpu that runs hotter than many others. I’d be looking at a H115i or H150i aio instead.

The psu could prob be a 850 or 1000 for more headroom.

And lastly, DDR5 ram is expensive right now, do you reallly need it? Why not go DDR4 and use the money saved on more critical items?

I’m not an expert on streaming requirements but the GPU might be underperforming there. I’ll let someone else comment on that.
 
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sck451 said:
What 1440p monitor do you have? I'm presuing that, if you are using it for gaming, it is at least 144Hz, but it's important to know before speccing a system!
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My monitor is DELL - S2721DGFA Quad HD 27” LCD Gaming Monitor, 1440 and I believe 165Hz
 
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IRLRobinS said:
Initially I’d say you’ve gone for the top CPU out there, but other things are not on par with it. Your cooling is way too inadequate for a cpu that runs hotter than many others. I’d be looking at a H115i or H150i aio instead.

The psu could prob be a 850 or 1000 for more headroom.

And lastly, DDR5 ram is expensive right now, do you reallly need it? Why not go DDR4 and use the money saved on more critical items?

I’m not an expert on streaming requirements but the GPU might be underperforming there. I’ll let someone else comment on that.
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I've gone for top CPU because I'm fed up of my current PC always using 100%. Cooling is the thing I'm worried most about because I have no idea about it. As for the DDR5 vs DDR4, I'm not sure how different they are, I just went for the higher one. I'm just thinking that if I want to upgrade my graphics card in a few year, I will need sufficient other specs. Thanks
 
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Adm9154 said:
My current specs are awful, 5 years old now.
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7600K CPU @ 3.80GHz 3.79 GHz,
ASUS® Z170-P: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
16GB HyperX FURY DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 8GB)
Geforce GTX 1060 6GB
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There's nothing awful about those specs apart from the GPU could do with an upgrade.

If it's running at 100% CPU, it's because of a software issue, likely a virus stealing resource, it's nothing to do with the hardware.
 
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It's worth saying that your GPU should be running at 100% in gaming. If it's not then you're wasting your money or are bottlenecked.
 
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SpyderTracks said:
There's nothing awful about those specs apart from the GPU could do with an upgrade.

If it's running at 100% CPU, it's because of a software issue, likely a virus stealing resource, it's nothing to do with the hardware.
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Oh, I just assumed they were bad because they're so old. Currently I'm playing World of Warcraft and watching stuff on Google Chrome and that's using all my CPU
 
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Adm9154 said:
Oh, I just assumed they were bad because they're so old. Currently I'm playing World of Warcraft and watching stuff on Google Chrome and that's using all my CPU
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5 years is by no means old. A PC should last 7 - 10 years with a couple of GPU upgrades in that time.

You don't need to replace the whole PC, that's the whole point of a gaming PC is that it's upgradeable when the GPU gets too old.

You just need to upgrade your GPU.
 
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SpyderTracks said:
5 years is by no means old. A PC should last 7 - 10 years with a couple of GPU upgrades in that time.

You don't need to replace the whole PC, that's the whole point of a gaming PC is that it's upgradeable when the GPU gets too old.

You just need to upgrade your GPU.
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But would the rest of my specs be able to handle a 3060Ti?
 
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SpyderTracks said:
You haven't posted the full specs, could you post the full ones please?
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Sorry, I wasn't sure of them.

Processor (CPU) Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7600K CPU @ 3.80GHz
Motherboard ASUS® Z170-P: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM) 16GB HyperX FURY DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 6GB
1st Hard Disk Kingston Digital SSDNow UV400 240GB 2.5-Inch SATA III SSD)
2nd Hard Disk 1TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Dcrive 12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW
Power Supply CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling PCS FrostFlow 120 Series High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting 50cm Red LED Strip
Fan Controller NZXT GRID+ V2 Fan Controller with upto 5 Fitted Case Fans
Extra Case Fans 1x 120mm Apache Black Quiet Fan (fitted to extract from rear/roof

I believe those are my specs.
 
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Adm9154 said:
Sorry, I wasn't sure of them.

Processor (CPU) Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7600K CPU @ 3.80GHz
Motherboard ASUS® Z170-P: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM) 16GB HyperX FURY DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 6GB
1st Hard Disk Kingston Digital SSDNow UV400 240GB 2.5-Inch SATA III SSD)
2nd Hard Disk 1TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Dcrive 12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW
Power Supply CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling PCS FrostFlow 120 Series High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting 50cm Red LED Strip
Fan Controller NZXT GRID+ V2 Fan Controller with upto 5 Fitted Case Fans
Extra Case Fans 1x 120mm Apache Black Quiet Fan (fitted to extract from rear/roof

I believe those are my specs.
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Yes, that could handle the 3060ti. You wouldn't need to upgrade anything else.

You could order a 3060ti through the upgrades section on the PCS account, and they'd ship it next day once it's available. It's very easy to fit yourself and we can help with that if you need some guidance.
 
sck451

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SpyderTracks said:
Yes, that could handle the 3060ti. You wouldn't need to upgrade anything else.

You could order a 3060ti through the upgrades section on the PCS account, and they'd ship it next day once it's available. It's very easy to fit yourself and we can help with that if you need some guidance.
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I agree that it would be able to handle the upgrade and that it shouldn't be running at 100%, but it is worth saying that the 7600K is not a terribly strong chip: it's a 4-core 4-thread chip, which is underpowered by today's standards. I wouldn't put significant money or effort into upgrading that system.
 
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sck451 said:
I agree that it would be able to handle the upgrade and that it shouldn't be running at 100%, but it is worth saying that the 7600K is not a terribly strong chip: it's a 4-core 4-thread chip, which is underpowered by today's standards. I wouldn't put significant money or effort into upgrading that system.
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Yeah, I feel like my current CPU is not capable of gaming and streaming in 4k
 
SpyderTracks

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Adm9154 said:
Interesting, I didn't expect that. But what about 100% of my CPU being used by WoW and Chrome?
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As said, if that's the case it's because something is stealing resources.

You need to troubleshoot what processes are using CPU at these times.

It's almost certainly a dodgy chrome addon or a virus.
 
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Adm9154 said:
Yeah, I feel like my current CPU is not capable of gaming and streaming in 4k
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You're not gaming or streaming in 4k, you've got a 1440p monitor.

I'm currently gaming at double your resolution with a 4th gen i7 very happily.

Your CPU is not the issue.
 
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