New Pc for 2023

[AndrewWatters464]

Right People,

I have ordered a new pc for the first time in a long time, I added all the bits i thought was good for the PC given the budget i allowed myself.
Im also currently using the Acer Predator X34A 32 inch Curved with Gsync, What do you think of the spec's?

Case	CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16 Core CPU (4.5GHz-5.7GHz/80MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard	ASUS® TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI (DDR5, PCIe 5.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)	32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 4800MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card	16GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive	2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st Storage Drive	2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply	CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable	1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Braided Power Supply Cables	CORSAIR Premium Individually Sleeved PSU Cable Kit Pro - Red
Processor Cooling	PCS FrostFlow 360 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid 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 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]

 

[MrWilson]

Not a bad build, but definitely room for optimisation.

What’s your budget?
What are you going to be using the PC for?

 

[AndrewWatters464]

My budget was 3k - 3.5k Euros
Pc was going to mainly used for FPS games,
Squad, Hell let Loose, Mainly Escape from tarkov.

 

[MrWilson]

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Eight Core CPU (4.5GHz-5.4GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5) If sticking with an AM5, the 7700X is ample for gaming. The 7950X is more geared towards productivity builds. This means you can save a good chunk of change factoring in the CPU and motherboard costs associated with the 7950X. Other options include looking at an Intel build, or waiting for the 7000X3D CPUs to release in a couple of months which will likely retake the gaming crown.
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI (DDR5, PCIe 5.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB) AMD CPUs like fast RAM, 6000mhz has been recommended by AMD as the sweet spot.
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR The 4080 is massive overkill for your display, even the 3080 is slightly overkill, but it fits in the budget without cutting back elsewhere.
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W) Fast primary drive for OS and programs
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW) Fast 2tb drive for games
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ - MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Beefier PSU to handle transient spikes, and support future GPU upgrades.
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Braided Power Supply Cables
CORSAIR Premium Individually Sleeved PSU Cable Kit Pro - Red
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler I wouldn't rate the Frostflow for the toasty Zen 5 chips, the Capellix is a more suitable option that also looks great.
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
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
Microsoft® Edge
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 6 to 8 working days
Price: €3,026.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/AwtAmPV74J/

 

[AndrewWatters464]

Case	PCS PRISM TG BLACK ARGB MID TOWER CASE Change to: CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16 Core CPU (4.5GHz-5.7GHz/80MB CACHE/AM5) Change to: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Eight Core CPU (4.5GHz-5.4GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard	ASUS® TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI (DDR5, PCIe 5.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)	32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 4800MHz (2 x 16GB) Change to: 32GB Corsair DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card	20GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7900 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12 Change to: 16GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive	2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W) Change to: 256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3000 MB/R, 1200 MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive	NOT REQUIRED Change to: 2TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
1st Storage Drive	2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply	CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Change to: CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ - MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable	1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core) Change to: 1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Braided Power Supply Cables	CORSAIR Premium Individually Sleeved PSU Cable Kit Pro - Red
Processor Cooling	Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler Change to: Corsair iCUE H150i 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

 

[MrWilson]

Your GPU is still going to be bottlenecked by your monitor, there’s no point in having a GPU that can put out more frames than your monitor can display. It’s your money, keep it in if you want, but if you’re sticking to a budget don’t short change other components to keep this GPU in.

Your storage is still a bit outdated. I would ditch the old, slow SATA SSD and go for the 500GB 980 pro and the 2tb Solidigm drive. The Solidigm is both faster and cheaper than the 970 pro.

 

[AndrewWatters464]

I took note of your Suggestions in relation to the display running with the GPU. The monitor is old and will be upgraded in the near future for something that runs better with my system. So thanks very much for your Amazing input MrWilson! much appreciated, I also took note of all your suggestions in relation to Memory so i made a few more changes to the System. How do you think this will be a final Product?

Case	PCS PRISM TG BLACK ARGB MID TOWER CASE Change to: CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16 Core CPU (4.5GHz-5.7GHz/80MB CACHE/AM5) Change to: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Eight Core CPU (4.5GHz-5.4GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard	ASUS® TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI (DDR5, PCIe 5.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)	32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 4800MHz (2 x 16GB) Change to: 32GB Corsair DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card	20GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7900 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12 Change to: 16GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive	2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W) Change to: 500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive	NOT REQUIRED Change to: 2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive	2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply	CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Change to: CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ - MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable	1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core) Change to: 1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Braided Power Supply Cables	CORSAIR Premium Individually Sleeved PSU Cable Kit Pro - Red
Processor Cooling	Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler Change to: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste	STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING