New PC help

Labpig

Member
Hi folks i am in need of some help.My brother is looking at getting a new computer and he is not really sure on what to upgrade to.

Price Budget is anything up to £4000
Uses are:
.Gaming
.Video editing
.Streaming(Now and again)
.Internet
.Watching Films
.Sony Vegas
More or less Just General Use.

On the case he would like 3 USB ports on the front as well as the audio jacks as he uses quite of a lot of the USB slots up.

For storage space he doesn't really need any apart from a something to put OS on as he as plenty of USB hard drives.

He has a 4k 60hz monitor.

Thanks in advance for any help
Piggy

Sorry if mods see this and move,yes i know its a repost but other one not seen
 

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
£4k buys you pretty much anything but that's not to say I would recommend spending £4k.

What sort of level of video editing are we talking about here? Hobbyist or does he need it professionally for high end?

I'm going to cobble together a build just now with 4k gaming in mind along with reasonably high end professional use/application.

What monitor is it he has? Do you have a model number? For such a system you really want a high end monitor.
 

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
I know you said he has plenty of storage but I've added some extra with the idea that it's as fast as it gets. 500GB for the OS & Programs..... 2 TB for games and Scratch (professional use).

My guess is he won't have any storage options even coming close to this to plug in....

The only significant movement you have would be to increase the CPU to the 3950X (massive overkill) and get a high end 4k monitor (Depending what he already has).

The below will demolish every game and every piece of software you can throw at it.

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.6GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
NOT REQUIRED
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 2500MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
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 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® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 12 to 14 working days
Price: £2,948.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/9yE67EU4WB/
 

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
The monitor is a Phillips 288pl 4k.
Hobby sort of editing not major.
I sort of persuaded him to get rid of the 4k monitor and get a 1440p 144hz as i have one and looks better for games etc.
He said he would also like 32gb ram (Future Proof)

My build above more than has all of that covered. The 32GB of RAM is overkill though, even though I've selected it. I would honestly reconsider and go with 16GB of 3600Mhz RAM..... overall it will serve him better.

32GB does not future proof the system. In fact, spending 4k, or even 8k, doesn't future proof anything. You can bet your bottom dollar that 4k spent now will be outshone by 2k spent in 2 years. It's just how the computer world is.

If he is indeed going for a 1440p 144hz monitor, I would drop to the 2080 Super over the Ti. It's ludicrously expensive and only really aimed at 4k gaming.
 

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 Eight Core Processor i9-9900K (3.6GHz) 16MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z390 AORUS Master: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs Wi-Fi AC - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
2nd Graphics Card
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
500GB Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i PRO Cooler w/ PCS Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 12 to 14 working days
Price: £3,541.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z370-pc/0Es48e8K!M/

I'm not sure if you are serious here or not now? 2x 2080 TI's is a crazy selection to make given the uses.
 

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
I'll stand by my original recommendation. Going to just leave you to it as I'm getting the impression you aren't serious. You're making crazy selections with no real thought behind them while dismissing sound advice.
 
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