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WMD93

New member
Comments please on the following. (Please not e I shall be moving my current disks to the new machine)

Case
Send In Your Own Case: Cooler Master HAF920
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 10 Core Processor i9-10900X (3.7GHz) 19.25MB Cache
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X299 UD4 Pro: USB 3.1, SATA 6 GB/s - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB PCSpecialist PRO DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2200 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
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
PCS FrostFlow 150 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
2.5G ETHERNET PCI-EXPRESS CARD (10/100/1000M/2.5G) (1 x RJ45)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 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
Firefox™
 
MrWilson

MrWilson

Godlike
Hi there,

Firstly, I wouldn't recommend that spec as the 10900X is not a good CPU at all and there are far better options on the market from both Intel and AMD.

I would recommend giving the following a read: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/foru...posting-collaboration-of-helpful-hints.77691/

Then please could you let us know your budget, use case, and monitor?

Additionally, are you retiring your old machine? If so, you can save a chunk of change by transferring your old licence across. Please could you also elaborate on what drives you will be taking across to the new build, so that we know what other drives we need to spec in.
 
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WMD93

New member
MrWilson said:
Thank you very much for your reply.
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My Budget is £3k. Use is email, net surfing and games, from Solitaire to Farcry.
Monitor is a twin setup - portrait and landscape - comprising 2 AOC; AG271QG & AG271QG4.
Yes I am retiring my old machine which is currently MS Win10 64 on SSD 512Gb.
The other drives are;
SSD 150 Gb dedicated to paging.
HDD 2 Tb
HDD 1 TB
HDD 3 TB external backup


Regards,

Mike Duffy
 
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WMD93

New member
Case
Send In Your Own Case
Cooler Master HAF920
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 Quad Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.0GHz/6MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE B550 GAMING X V2 : DDR4, USB 3.2 - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - 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
250GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 2300MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD 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
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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
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 4 to 7 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
 
Aza

Aza

Rising Star
As a 2nd spec... I'm assuming you have another post somewhere with your original ideas?
This thread will probably be moved if you do, but are you able to link it?
Curious as to budget/uses and monitor etc.

Also wondered about your choice of CPU given you've gone for a 3080 GPU... build doesnt seem very balanced but perhaps your use case can explain why youd tilt the budget so heavily towards a GPU.
 
Aza

Aza

Rising Star
I found your original post....
WMD93 said:
My Budget is £3k. Use is email, net surfing and games, from Solitaire to Farcry.
Monitor is a twin setup - portrait and landscape - comprising 2 AOC; AG271QG & AG271QG4.
Yes I am retiring my old machine which is currently MS Win10 64 on SSD 512Gb.
The other drives are;
SSD 150 Gb dedicated to paging.
HDD 2 Tb
HDD 1 TB
HDD 3 TB external backup


Regards,

Mike Duffy
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Im confused by the spec youve put above given a 3K budget, monitors appear to be 1440p (think one is even the same as the monitor I have...)
I'd suggest something like this, excellent case (I know you put you wanted to reuse your own... but I dont know a huge amount about it or if you would be able to fit the components selected) 5000X is an excellent case, and looks good too.

32GB RAM seems incredibly excessive for your uses, its very rare a gaming machine makes use more than 16Gb unless its stuff like MSFS2020, 3070Ti is also going to be more than good enough for your monitors/uses...3080 is more expensive and I dont think you'll gain anything from it. (Argueably, the 3070 Ti is quite possibly overkill still)

500Gb M2 for a dedicated OS drive, 1TB M2 for games, youve then said youve got drive you want to put in and the case should have plenty of room to do that.

1000W PSU to give great head room and allow future GPU upgrades.

Quite possible that theres a few changes that can still be made to get the most out of it, but as you can see, no where near that 3K budget ceiling and I would think far better performance over what you selected above.

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 12-Core Processor i7-12700KF (3.6GHz) 25MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 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 SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7300MB/R, 6000MB/W)
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 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
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
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 4 to 7 working days
Price: £2,207.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/FJEYY5f9Z!/
 
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