streaming/gaming setup

[softi]

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO WIFI (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3070 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W 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 LCD Display RGB CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
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

Never done this before, so i'm definitely in need of some help.
I stream ffxiv/eso and other similar games, would like to be able to play them on higher settings. got a budget of around £3k which needs to include 2 monitors. I have the other peripherals. Any advice would be massively appreciated.
Thanks!

 

[Martinr36]

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[softi]

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sorry, I thought I had specified what I could underneath the specs...

For clarification:
Monitors - i'd like 2, 24-27 inch size wise, and as high res as possible - they'd need to be included in the purchase - the ones i've chosen was what looked like they'd do the trick, but advice on them would also be helpful.
Uses: streaming and playing MMOs mostly, along with your average amount of video editing. I'd like to be able to play my games on as maximum settings as possible, while also streaming. idk what else to put here?
Budget - as I said earlier, but also to clarify... including 2 monitors I'm looking at an absolute maximum of £3300, though I'd prefer it to be around the 3k mark.

Is that the info you needed? I'm not sure what else after reading the post you shared that I didn't do already. Sorry for the inconvenience!



Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO WIFI (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3070 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W 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 LCD Display RGB CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
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
Capture/Streaming Cards
Elgato Game Capture 4K60 PRO MK.2 - PCIe Card
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
Google Chrome™
Monitor
IIYAMA G-MASTER GB2760QSU-B1 27"
Monitor
IIYAMA G-MASTER GB2760QSU-B1 27"
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Home Installation
Technician Assisted Installation & Set-Up
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 7 working days

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/7kU5Pbsgww/
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/why-buy/#iso

 

[SpyderTracks]

sorry, I thought I had specified what I could underneath the specs...

For clarification:
Monitors - i'd like 2, 24-27 inch size wise, and as high res as possible - they'd need to be included in the purchase - the ones i've chosen was what looked like they'd do the trick, but advice on them would also be helpful.
Uses: streaming and playing MMOs mostly, along with your average amount of video editing. I'd like to be able to play my games on as maximum settings as possible, while also streaming. idk what else to put here?
Budget - as I said earlier, but also to clarify... including 2 monitors I'm looking at an absolute maximum of £3300, though I'd prefer it to be around the 3k mark.

Is that the info you needed? I'm not sure what else after reading the post you shared that I didn't do already. Sorry for the inconvenience!



Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO WIFI (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3070 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W 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 LCD Display RGB CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
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
Capture/Streaming Cards
Elgato Game Capture 4K60 PRO MK.2 - PCIe Card
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
Google Chrome™
Monitor
IIYAMA G-MASTER GB2760QSU-B1 27"
Monitor
IIYAMA G-MASTER GB2760QSU-B1 27"
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Home Installation
Technician Assisted Installation & Set-Up
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 7 working days

Can you include the configuration link as in the guide posted?

 

[MrWilson]

AMD Spec, Intel Spec and explanation to follow.
Case
CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/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 RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 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 H115i 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
Wireless Network Card
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 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
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: £2,216.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/wqn4SGF7sM/

 

[Aza]

Can you include the config link from teh bottom of the page you copied across, makes alteration suggestions a lot easier and also means we can see what monitor res etc rather than having to google it.

3K budget with two monitors would kinda place you top end 1440p or middle ish 4K (assuming both monitors are the same)
Have you thought about a main monitor and a side monitor, if the second is for streaming/discord display etc, or perhaps a single ultrawide monitor instead?

 

[MrWilson]

Some good points made above about monitors. Looking at a single ultrawide display, or a dual monitor display are both valid options. What I would categorically not recommend is going for the Ilyama monitors. They are TN panels, which have poor contrast, image quality and viewing angles. They are a panel type that is really only relevant for super high refresh, low input lag competitive e-sport play by top tier professionals.
For streaming I would either recommend a main 1440p screen and then a basic 1080p or 1440p 60hz as your secondary screen, or you could opt for a single Ultrawide screen. This would be the height of a 27 inch 1440p screen but come with a third of extra width as well, in a 21:9 ratio against the industry standard 16:9. The only use case I could see for having a high refresh second screen would be if you were playing multiple accounts concurrently as I know that can happen in MMO titles.
Plenty of budget spare, so we can explore a lot of options, and work out what's optimal for you.

 

[MrWilson]

Intel Spec and explanation:
Case
CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE Coolermaster case selected is a good case, but does not support 280mm radiator which I would recommend for the 5900X or 12700K
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 12-Core Processor i7-12700K (3.6GHz) 25MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR MMOs you have listed are not hugely graphically intensive. The 3060ti will handle them comfortably at 1440p on high settings.
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W) Super fast primary OS drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW) We would recommend having games on a separate drive so that they don't need to be reinstalled in case your drive needs an update or gets corrupted. With Direct Storage coming into effect and with regards to your budget opting for a Gen 4 drive here is definitely an option.
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE

(Waffled too much, this spec is getting split in 2 )

 

[MrWilson]

Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET While overspecced for your current needs this PSU should cover you for the lifetime of the build. Future GPU generations have been confirmed to be very power hungry, so this extra headroom will be useful in accommodating a future upgrade.
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler As mentioned previously, I would want a 280mm over a 240mm as both the 5900x and 12700k run quite hot. If you're set on the LCD model I would opt for the H150i, which will look great in the 5000D case.
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 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
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) Silver warranty is where I would land. Any hardware faults are most likely to happen within the first 12 months. It is your purchase though, so while I would recommend silver as a minimum, if you want to upgrade to gold or platinum it won't do any harm.
Home installation is not needed. It will come ready to go, just needing to unbox it and plug everything in, and then running some updates and downloading the appropriate drivers.
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 7 working days
Price: £2,196.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/ewQAF2s3r3/

P.S The capture card is not needed. The capture card comes only into play when you are streaming from Console to PC, or if you are streaming your PC gameplay onto a secondary PC to stream it. If you are gaming on PC the 5900X or 12700k has enough oomph to game and stream simultaneously.

 

[softi]

Can you include the configuration link as in the guide posted?

have edited to add, thank you!

 

[softi]

Can you include the config link from teh bottom of the page you copied across, makes alteration suggestions a lot easier and also means we can see what monitor res etc rather than having to google it.

3K budget with two monitors would kinda place you top end 1440p or middle ish 4K (assuming both monitors are the same)
Have you thought about a main monitor and a side monitor, if the second is for streaming/discord display etc, or perhaps a single ultrawide monitor instead?

Have edited to add the config link!
re monitors, that's a very good point, I'd rather have one really decent for gaming and as you said, a secondary would be for streaming//discord/vtube program, so it doesn't need to be as top end as that. I'd rather stick to 2 monitors though, I tend to have them slightly separated with my cam in between due to space.

 

[softi]

Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET While overspecced for your current needs this PSU should cover you for the lifetime of the build. Future GPU generations have been confirmed to be very power hungry, so this extra headroom will be useful in accommodating a future upgrade.
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler As mentioned previously, I would want a 280mm over a 240mm as both the 5900x and 12700k run quite hot. If you're set on the LCD model I would opt for the H150i, which will look great in the 5000D case.
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 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
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) Silver warranty is where I would land. Any hardware faults are most likely to happen within the first 12 months. It is your purchase though, so while I would recommend silver as a minimum, if you want to upgrade to gold or platinum it won't do any harm.
Home installation is not needed. It will come ready to go, just needing to unbox it and plug everything in, and then running some updates and downloading the appropriate drivers.
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 7 working days
Price: £2,196.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/ewQAF2s3r3/

P.S The capture card is not needed. The capture card comes only into play when you are streaming from Console to PC, or if you are streaming your PC gameplay onto a secondary PC to stream it. If you are gaming on PC the 5900X or 12700k has enough oomph to game and stream simultaneously.

wow thank you so much for taking the time to respond! And yes you're right, i was considering streaming from a console at some point but honestly it's not really a must have. What would you suggest is the best possible build I could get for longevity? Would a faster 4k monitor be possible, alongside a smaller 60hz 1080 for the streaming software etc? and good point re the home installation. I would *like* to be able to play more graphic intensive games like cyberpunk, horizon zero dawn and such. I've not been able to play them at all!
Thanks again for your input!

 

[MrWilson]

wow thank you so much for taking the time to respond! And yes you're right, i was considering streaming from a console at some point but honestly it's not really a must have. What would you suggest is the best possible build I could get for longevity? Would a faster 4k monitor be possible, alongside a smaller 60hz 1080 for the streaming software etc? and good point re the home installation. I would *like* to be able to play more graphic intensive games like cyberpunk, horizon zero dawn and such. I've not been able to play them at all!
Thanks again for your input!

So “longevity” is a bit of a touchier subject, as we are getting new CPU and GPU releases later this year, which will beat out anything I spec for you today.
But if you don’t want to wait another 3-4 months (which I can fully respect) the build doesn’t need much changed. To handle 4K, and more graphically demanding titles at 4K, we can up the GPU to the 10GB 3080. There are more powerful options here, but they come with vastly worse price to performance, and as mentioned will be eclipsed by the latest gen AMD and Nvidia GPUs coming later this year.
The Gigabyte M28U is going to be your best bet for entry level 4K gaming, it can be had for around £620 on Curry’s or other sites. There are some more premium options but I am wary that shooting for 4K means we are already pushing the £3k budget!

Case
CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 12-Core Processor i7-12700K (3.6GHz) 25MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
10GB 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
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 H115i 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 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
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: £2,508.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/A9ag7kEyyb/

 

[softi]

So “longevity” is a bit of a touchier subject, as we are getting new CPU and GPU releases later this year, which will beat out anything I spec for you today.
But if you don’t want to wait another 3-4 months (which I can fully respect) the build doesn’t need much changed. To handle 4K, and more graphically demanding titles at 4K, we can up the GPU to the 10GB 3080. There are more powerful options here, but they come with vastly worse price to performance, and as mentioned will be eclipsed by the latest gen AMD and Nvidia GPUs coming later this year.
The Gigabyte M28U is going to be your best bet for entry level 4K gaming, it can be had for around £620 on Curry’s or other sites. There are some more premium options but I am wary that shooting for 4K means we are already pushing the £3k budget!

thanks so much again!
As for timing, the latest I can put it off is till mid september, as my son's birthday present is going to be my previous PC, set up etc while he's away. Would the new release components not be a lot pricier? and will they really make that much of a difference, if I hold off?

 

[Steveyg]

thanks so much again!
As for timing, the latest I can put it off is till mid september, as my son's birthday present is going to be my previous PC, set up etc while he's away. Would the new release components not be a lot pricier? and will they really make that much of a difference, if I hold off?

By all accounts the jump is going to be significant especially in the CPU's and GPU generations are always a good bump in performance

Now that said there's no reason the above still wouldn't last 7-10 years with appropriate care and upgrades it's just the new tech is approaching rapidly at this point so it's more of a personal call for yourself

Essentially your 3080 will offer similar performance to a 4070 if previous generations are anything to go by

For example I went with a 3060Ti which now offers similar performance to the 2080 or 2070 Super but it was significantly cheaper

so you're paying premium for one of the flagships of this gen which will drop a tier or two in the next gen