PC for the end of the year

[Juni0r321123]

Hey everyone

I currently have a good pc but I am thinking about upgrading it. - You know how it goes, you always want something better
My idea is to buy myself a new one by the end of the year.
(I know we're only in february but I just like to plan everything and I don't think that until the end of the year there are new specs coming out.)

This is the one I prepared, please give me feedbacks also about the bottlenecks etc.

Case
CORSAIR FRAME 4000D RS ARGB MODULAR
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core-CPU (bis 5,2 GHz/104 MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Mainboard
GIGABYTE X870E AORUS MASTER (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
RAM
32 GB Corsair DOMINATOR TITANIUM DDR5 7200MHz CL34 (2 x 16GB) KIT
GPU
16GB MSI GEFORCE RTX 5070 Ti GAMING TRIO OC PLUS - HDMI, 3 x DP
M.2 SSD
1 TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (bis zu 7450 MB/R, 6900 MB/W)
M.2 SSD
4 TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (bis zu 7450 MB/R, 6900 MB/W)
PSU
CORSAIR 1000 W RMx SERIES™ ATX 3.1, MODULAR, CYBENETICS GOLD
CPU-Cooling
Hochleistungs-CPU-Kühler der FrostFlow 360-Serie ARGB
CPU-Thermalpaste
APPLICATION OF AN ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREMELY THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE CONNECTION
Soundcard
ONBOARD 6 KANAL (5.1) HIGH DEF-AUDIO (STANDARDMÄSSIG)
Networkcard
ASUS XG-C100C V2 10 Gigabit PCI-E-KARTE (1 x RJ45)
WiFi-Card
KEINE ODER ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARDABHÄNGIG)
USB-/Thunderbolt-Options
2 Inputs (1 x type A, 1 x type C) USB 10Gbps PCI-E CARD + STANDARD-USB-Inputs


Here the link to the config:
https://www.pcspecialist.ch/gespeicherte-konfigurationen/amd-am5-pc/2NTGru5YMz/

Price is at: CHF 3'351.- after Taxes.

EDIT:
Monitor - I have 2 Monitors:
1. ASUS TUF VG279QM (1920 x 1080) 280Hz ( Use this more for all the gaming)
2. ASUS TUF VG27AQ (2560 x 1440) 165Hz (Using this as secondary monitor so far) - The DP is broken so I have it connected by HDMI

Uses - I want to use the system for high-end gaming but also for everyday tasks, like HomeOffice etc.

Max Budget - For my Max budget I would say I can go as far as CHF 3'500.-

Thank you in advance for all your feedbacks.

Cheers

JuNi0r

 

[TonyCarter]

It's a bit early, and you may find components in your build go out and come back into stock/rotation as the year plays out.

Also, end of the year tends to get busy due to Christmas, so September/October is the latest I'd leave it - unless new components are released (maybe AMD AI CPUs and AMD GPUs), in which case you'd want to move quicker to avoid the mad rush for those.

But to help, we'd need some info from you...so please read the following forum post, digest it, and come back to us with the answers to the questions posed in the 'WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU' section...

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[Juni0r321123]

It's a bit early, and you may find components in your build go out and come back into stock/rotation as the year plays out.

Also, end of the year tends to get busy due to Christmas, so September/October is the latest I'd leave it - unless new components are released (maybe AMD AI CPUs and AMD GPUs), in which case you'd want to move quicker to avoid the mad rush for those.

But to help, we'd need some info from you...so please read the following forum post, digest it, and come back to us with the answers to the questions posed in the 'WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU' section...

Please read before posting:- Collaboration of Helpful Hints

NB: These forums are not an official support channel. None of us work for PCS, we're all either customers or techies who just like to help out where possible. For any official support, you need to contact PCS directly either through your PCS account, or via the contact details on the main...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

Hey Tony!
Thank you for your comment and inputs, I understand your points and I might as well get it in september / october.

I have edited the asked information directly on the post.

 

[TonyCarter]

Unless you have some specific need for super-fast, or just extra 10Gb ethernet, then the onboard 5Gb ethernet will be plenty.

There's little point (from what I can see of your usage) for such a high-end motherboard...the Eagle X870 or Auros Elite X870E would be plenty and save CHF300.

7200MHz RAM will offer almost nothing for gaming...and 6000-6400MHz is the sweet spot between cost/value/performance.

I'd want a better cooler than the PCS offering, no point going for premium components elsewhere and going cheap on a critical part like the cooler. For that CPU a Titan 280 or Titan 360 would be a very good match...and be better quality/reliability than the PCS ones. You also won't need the premium thermal paste as the Corsair pre-applied paste is better...and machine-applied, so rules out poor application by the builder.

We're not fans of the latest 990 Pro Samsung drives, as their endurance/reliability has not been very good...along with some well-documented firmware issues when they were launched. We'd suggest a 1TB Solidigm P44 Pro as the primary/boot drive, and a 4TB Solidigm P41 Plus, Corsair Core XT MP600, or Corsair MP600 Pro.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Hey everyone

I currently have a good pc but I am thinking about upgrading it. - You know how it goes, you always want something better
My idea is to buy myself a new one by the end of the year.
(I know we're only in february but I just like to plan everything and I don't think that until the end of the year there are new specs coming out.)

This is the one I prepared, please give me feedbacks also about the bottlenecks etc.

Case
CORSAIR FRAME 4000D RS ARGB MODULAR
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core-CPU (bis 5,2 GHz/104 MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Mainboard
GIGABYTE X870E AORUS MASTER (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
RAM
32 GB Corsair DOMINATOR TITANIUM DDR5 7200MHz CL34 (2 x 16GB) KIT
GPU
16GB MSI GEFORCE RTX 5070 Ti GAMING TRIO OC PLUS - HDMI, 3 x DP
M.2 SSD
1 TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (bis zu 7450 MB/R, 6900 MB/W)
M.2 SSD
4 TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (bis zu 7450 MB/R, 6900 MB/W)
PSU
CORSAIR 1000 W RMx SERIES™ ATX 3.1, MODULAR, CYBENETICS GOLD
CPU-Cooling
Hochleistungs-CPU-Kühler der FrostFlow 360-Serie ARGB
CPU-Thermalpaste
APPLICATION OF AN ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREMELY THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE CONNECTION
Soundcard
ONBOARD 6 KANAL (5.1) HIGH DEF-AUDIO (STANDARDMÄSSIG)
Networkcard
ASUS XG-C100C V2 10 Gigabit PCI-E-KARTE (1 x RJ45)
WiFi-Card
KEINE ODER ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARDABHÄNGIG)
USB-/Thunderbolt-Options
2 Inputs (1 x type A, 1 x type C) USB 10Gbps PCI-E CARD + STANDARD-USB-Inputs


Here the link to the config:
https://www.pcspecialist.ch/gespeicherte-konfigurationen/amd-am5-pc/2NTGru5YMz/

Price is at: CHF 3'351.- after Taxes.

EDIT:
Monitor - I have 2 Monitors:
1. ASUS TUF VG279QM (1920 x 1080) 280Hz ( Use this more for all the gaming)
2. ASUS TUF VG27AQ (2560 x 1440) 165Hz (Using this as secondary monitor so far) - The DP is broken so I have it connected by HDMI

Uses - I want to use the system for high-end gaming but also for everyday tasks, like HomeOffice etc.

Max Budget - For my Max budget I would say I can go as far as CHF 3'500.-

Thank you in advance for all your feedbacks.

Cheers

JuNi0r

If I’m not mistaken, you only bought your current pc in 2022, so replacing it is entirely pointless, just upgrade it which is rather the point of investing in a custom pc

 

[MrWilson]

If I’m not mistaken, you only bought your current pc in 2022, so replacing it is entirely pointless, just upgrade it which is rather the point of investing in a custom pc
Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 10-Core Processor i5-12600K (3.7GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B660-PLUS WIFI D4: ATX, LGA1700, USB 3.2, SATA 6GBs - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H100i 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
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 10/11 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
Monitor
ASUS TUF GAMING VG27AQZ 27"
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: CHF2,736.00 including VAT and Delivery

Wow, a Wilson spec!

You've got the 1000W PSU on there (hopefully) so you've got room for an upgraded GPU. It'll be worth seeing what's happened with pricing towards the end of the year, and see if all the kinks have been ironed out of the 5000 series launch.

Potentially you may benefit from another games drive, I've been contemplating swapping mine out now as games keep getting bigger and bigger. Your motherboard has room for another one.

And unless you're looking to upgrade your monitors, you won't get much mileage out of a GPU upgrade anyway. The only thing really holding the 3060ti back is the 8GB VRAM, but there's not too many titles that this will limit you on at the moment.

 

[Juni0r321123]

If I’m not mistaken, you only bought your current pc in 2022, so replacing it is entirely pointless, just upgrade it which is rather the point of investing in a custom pc

Yes, the pc is from 2022 and it still works pretty good (thanks for your help Wilson )
I also thought about upgrading it, but as I don't really (still) don't understand much, I thought, if I upgrade my CPU and RAM I would also have to upgrade the MB.
Do you have any tips on what I should upgrade then? (In these 3 years, what I noticed is that I use it for a bit more then just fps-gaming and the CPU and RAM don't really follow up anymore on the newer games)
Thank too all of you!

 

[SpyderTracks]

Yes, the pc is from 2022 and it still works pretty good (thanks for your help Wilson )
I also thought about upgrading it, but as I don't really (still) don't understand much, I thought, if I upgrade my CPU and RAM I would also have to upgrade the MB.
Do you have any tips on what I should upgrade then? (In these 3 years, what I noticed is that I use it for a bit more then just fps-gaming and the CPU and RAM don't really follow up anymore on the newer games)
Thank too all of you!

you can upgrade the cpu to 14700k

replace the cooler to an iCue Titan 360

Double the RAM to 32gb

Upgrade the GPU to whatever tier your monitor needs.

You don’t need to replace it, completely pointless, you’ll get far less performance than if you upgrade it