Prospective build - thoughts please?

[silvergipper]

A shameless cross-post from Liquid Series as i realise i may get a better response from this forum. Mods: I'll remove the other post if duplication is frowned on.

I'm just waiting on the new NVidia 3080 cards to be available in the liquid series configurator to be available before placing my order. Can i ask those of you knowledgeable in such matters if the build i have selected makes the best use of the components.

I have 2 questions on this build:
1. Will the new 3000 series cards have water blocks available on the launch day (17th) - i know EK have said they they will have 3080 blocks available.
2. I really want RGB ram sticks (aesthetics mostly) but they are only showing as 3200Mhz sticks - the MB i have selected can support up to 4400Mhz and reviews put the sweet spot @ 3600Mhz. Are RGB RAM sticks available @ 3600Mhz?

I need 64GB as this machine will be used, not only for gaming but for running multiple VM's for work use.

The Build:
Case
LIAN LI O11 DYNAMIC XL ROG CERTIFIED GAMING CASE
Custom Liquid Cooling Kit
Liquid Series RGB Lian Li PC011D – EK
Tubing
Clear Hardline PETG Tubing (Bent/Metallic Fittings)
Graphics Card Cooling
GPU Water Block - For One Graphics Card!
Coolant Colour
Mayhems X1 UV Clear Blue
LED Lighting
2x 50cm Blue LED Strip
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core (3.8GHz @ up to 4.3GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 16GB)
I Need 64GB but would prefer 3600Mhz RAM - i may overclock this 3200Mhz to 3600 - i'll see how that goes
Graphics Card
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX - Liquid Series
Change for 10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Boosted from 750W as i like to have a bit of headroom on power delivery for potential future upgrades (and not sure what the TPW will be for the 3080 cards)
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
I have Windows 10 Pro waiting for this machine
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 (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Home Installation
NONE
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Liquid Series® Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days

 

[Scott]

Some things don't really add up with the build to be honest. With your intended build I would tend to steer clear of custom loop. There's no real need for it, especially with a 3900X. If you dropped the custom liquid cooling and went with the likes of the H115i RGB to cool the chip, you could save a fortune and up the processor to the likes of the 3950X.

I wouldn't recommend overclocking any of the AMD chips as this bottle necks the upper frequencies when using less threads. The difference to multi-core is measureable of course but pretty much negligible in most use cases.

If you need Wifi you want the AX200 as the stock option isn't very good.

For the RAM there is no 3600 RGB on the configurator that I am aware of. They may be able to order it in though if you call up and ask for it.

 

[silvergipper]

Thanks Scott. Are there any red flags on this build though? I picked a custom loop as i want the pc to be a showcase build, not one tucked away under the desk but up on top with all the *bling* on show so i'm prepared to spend a bit on the look & feel over all out performance.. WiFi is not an issue as i'm only 2m from my router & only use a wired connection. As for the overclock - i cant choose in the configurator a non-overclocked spec.

 

[Scott]

The build looks fine other than the custom loop and the Wifi to me. I would drop the wifi altogether in your case

With regards to the look. You should check out the 500D SE case with the H115i Platinum RGB cooler and 1 or 2 additional ML120 RGB fans

I would have that over any custom looped build any day of the week,. The hassle of maintaining it properly would grow old very fast.

 

[Scott]

Spoiler alert:

 

[silvergipper]

Nice and easy to do - this system will be matched with my 55" LG 4k TV REALLY looking forward to getting this. I have some additional bits to add (another M.2 drive and a couple of 3.5" drives - and Windows 10 Pro)