Due to my machine (purchased late 2019) being non-upgradable to Win 11, I am taking this opportunity to purchase a new PC. I have a budget of around £2000. I am looking for a PC than can cope with reasonable high end gaming and a motherboard capable of upgrading its components (CPU/Graphics Card etc). I am a fan of onboard drives (Currently 2 x M.2 SSD). I have 3 monitors attached to my graphics card (4 Ports total). I would greatly appreciate some direction on suitable PC spec/s for me to investigate further. Thank you in advance.
Requesting Help for a New PC Spec.
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SpyderTracks
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You only have one gaming monitor currently which is 1080p, that's going to bottleneck any modern system at this budget. You really need to consider a 1440p monitor.
SpyderTracks
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It's too low resolution, the GPU wouldn't be able to perform at it's capability.
1080p is a dead resolution, 1440p is the new standard. And it's such a vast improvement, there's really no reason to limit yourself to 1080p anymore. Things have moved on substantially in the last 5 years.
1080p going bye bye
Official recognition that 1440p is ready to push out 1080p now that prices are really lowering for standard IPS or high end VA HDR panels
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SpyderTracks
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What’s your budget for a monitor as that will affect the pc specs?Looks like I will be getting a new monitor thenSo back to an upgraded PC Spec request>>>
Nursemorph
Silver Level Poster
I've done a spec which, admittedly, is a bit over the budget. Some provisos:
GPU: I don't know what, if any, AMD GPUs are incoming...I know the NVIDIA 5070 is coming but no clue on it's pricing
Drives: No clue what your drive capacity is but I figure you can use your old M.2s as storage/games drive/s
Windows: Left it out as you can transfer your W10 licence to your new PC, install W10 then do an in-place free upgrade to W11.
Case
CORSAIR FRAME 4000D RS ARGB MODULAR
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X870 EAGLE WIFI7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz CL36 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
20GB GIGABYTE RADEON™ RX 7900 XT GAMING OC - 2 x HDMI, 2 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W HXi SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® PLATINUM V2
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK TITAN 240 RX LCD RGB 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
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 7 to 9 working days
Price: £2,128.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/JrPG2raCQc/
GPU: I don't know what, if any, AMD GPUs are incoming...I know the NVIDIA 5070 is coming but no clue on it's pricing
Drives: No clue what your drive capacity is but I figure you can use your old M.2s as storage/games drive/s
Windows: Left it out as you can transfer your W10 licence to your new PC, install W10 then do an in-place free upgrade to W11.
Case
CORSAIR FRAME 4000D RS ARGB MODULAR
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X870 EAGLE WIFI7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz CL36 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
20GB GIGABYTE RADEON™ RX 7900 XT GAMING OC - 2 x HDMI, 2 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W HXi SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® PLATINUM V2
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK TITAN 240 RX LCD RGB 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
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 7 to 9 working days
Price: £2,128.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/JrPG2raCQc/
I'm curious - How do you transfer a Win 10 License to a new PC that doesn't have an operating system?
Nursemorph
Silver Level Poster
You makes sure that it has been tied to your Microsoft account then simply install WIndows on your new machine and sign in with the same MS account. This thread covers the process:
Transferring digital windows 10 license to new machine
Hi all Quite a few people already have a windows 10 License which they want to transfer over to the new PC. Windows 10 now makes this easy, even if you have an OEM license, you can legitimately turn it into a "digital license" by tying it to your microsoft account, and then transfer it legally...
Can I upgrade to Windows 11? - Microsoft Support
You can upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 if your device meets hardware specifications, and if the Windows 11 release has been made available to your device.
support.microsoft.com
Thank you, good to know.You makes sure that it has been tied to your Microsoft account then simply install WIndows on your new machine and sign in with the same MS account. This thread covers the process:
Transferring digital windows 10 license to new machine
Hi all Quite a few people already have a windows 10 License which they want to transfer over to the new PC. Windows 10 now makes this easy, even if you have an OEM license, you can legitimately turn it into a "digital license" by tying it to your microsoft account, and then transfer it legally...www.pcspecialist.co.uk
I If I transfer my Win 10 License to a new machine, does my old machine cease to function?You makes sure that it has been tied to your Microsoft account then simply install WIndows on your new machine and sign in with the same MS account. This thread covers the process:
Transferring digital windows 10 license to new machine
Hi all Quite a few people already have a windows 10 License which they want to transfer over to the new PC. Windows 10 now makes this easy, even if you have an OEM license, you can legitimately turn it into a "digital license" by tying it to your microsoft account, and then transfer it legally...
Can I upgrade to Windows 11? - Microsoft Support
You can upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 if your device meets hardware specifications, and if the Windows 11 release has been made available to your device.
TonyCarter
VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
It doesn’t stop working, but you won’t have a valid licence on the old PC.