Opinions on a 'Gaming on Max settings' PC while streaming as well as Video Editing.

[TaylorMcDonald]

Hello,

I'm looking to buy new PC for the purpose of Gaming on max settings for all games. I want to be able to stream these games at the same time. I also do tons of video editing in Premiere Pro/After effects/Photoshop. My budget is £2500 and I want the PC to be a solid build for quite a few years.

Is this build appropriate for everything mentioned above?
Cheers!

Case
PCS SR-620C MID TOWER CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™ i9-10900K 10 Core (3.7GHz @ up to 5.1GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME Z490-P (LGA1200, USB 3.2, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080
1st Storage Drive
512GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 470MB/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
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
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)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
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 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 9 to 11 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Price: £2,177.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z490-overclocked/uCeKNBkY0s/

 

[steaky360]

@TaylorMcDonald rather than posting a screenshot can you post the specs via the post to forums link (just below where your picture was cut off!) and include the hyperlink at the bottom of the text that button creates.

 

[Stevewtw]

Definetely go for a M.2 NVMe storage for the boot/Windows drive. Also I would recommend upgrading to 3200Mhz rated memory.

 

[TaylorMcDonald]

Definetely go for a M.2 NVMe storage for the boot/Windows drive. Also I would recommend upgrading to 3200Mhz rated memory.

Thanks for the comment! Would I notice a significant increase in speed with those changes?

 

[Stevewtw]

The M.2 NVMe would make a significant difference. The memory is more questionable I would say. I think AMD processors are more sensitive to higher RAM speeds.

 

[TaylorMcDonald]

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) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 2500MB/W)
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 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
TIMED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND - MON-FRI (BEFORE 2PM)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Price: £2,516.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/xcjzrS6PCF/

Thanks for the recomendation! Just 2 questions since I'm not the best with PC specs (My last build was a mid range PC in 2014).

- Is the more expensive case for the purpose of better cooling?
- Why is 2 x 500gb SSD and a 2TB HDD better than 1 x 500GB SSD and a 2TB SSD?

 

[Scott]

I would bump the cache drive down to the 250GB 980 Pro. It'll save a few quid and will have a fine capacity for a cache drive.

As suggested the main use is for when working with large, dense, video files (4k video) and effects. This combo uses a lot of RAM and rather than spending a fortune on 128GB of RAM you simply add a fast cache drive. You want it as a separate drive so that it has it's own I/O channel and you want to have it pretty fast as it'll be the over spill for the RAM. RAM will always be miles faster than the drive but every little helps. When your project buffer eats up all the RAM it'll start to cache to the drive. When previewing a project, or etc, without a cache drive you may get stutters or have to wait on it buffering each segment, with a cache drive it should dramatically reduce this experience if not negate it all together (loads of factors need to be considered).

Whether this is worthwhile all depends on how much you would utilise the cache drive and how important having everything running quickly is to your productivity.

 

[TaylorMcDonald]

Thank you all for the feedback so far! I've learned a lot today so it's appreciated. I think I'll follow up with that M.2 cache SSD - it would be extremely useful in my new PC and just what I need to eliminate problems I'm having right now while editing!