These good specs for a gaming Pc for my brother?

Storm.rl

Active member
Hello all!

After I received my new gaming pc my brother wanted to join me and build his own.


This is the configurations link, however the case and cpu cooler aren’t available so he used a temporary cpu cooler and will send in his own case.

He is also keeping his storage devices he has currently and is upgrading to a better windows boot m.2 shown in the spec.

Case: lian li o11 dynamic evo white

Cpu cooler:

Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX Liquid CPU Cooler​


Monitor is included in the budget of around

1440p 165hertz 1ms 27inch primary
Secondary monitor is his current 1080p 60Hertz 5ms 23inch monitor

Budget: £2500 - £2700
 

JUNI0R

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Heya! Honestly looks like a solid build, although if you're looking for top performance, Intel 12th gen is currently the way to go.

For monitors, I'd recommend looking externally. Our current go to options are the Dell S2721DGF, Gigabyte M27Q and ASUS VG27AQ which should all be available for about £280-320 depending on the monitor you choose.

Any questions, ask away!

Case
Send In Your Own Case
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 12-Core Processor i7-12700K (3.6GHz) 25MB Cache Fantastic gaming CPU from Intel (the 12900K adds a lot of heat for not a lot of performance so it's a CPU we steer clear of for gaming)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready Actually slightly overspecced motherboard, but white mobo with white case will look 👌 (our normal choice would be the TUF Z690 for the 12700K)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
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)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Upped slightly for future upgadability
Power Cable
1 x 1 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
Extra Case Fans
3x Corsair LL120 RGB LED Fan + Controller Kit The case you're sending in doesn't come included with any fans so I've added a pack of LL's to act as either intake or exhausts
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 9 to 12 working days
Price: £2,189.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/A46WYG5!8z/
 

Storm.rl

Active member
Heya! Honestly looks like a solid build, although if you're looking for top performance, Intel 12th gen is currently the way to go.

For monitors, I'd recommend looking externally. Our current go to options are the Dell S2721DGF, Gigabyte M27Q and ASUS VG27AQ which should all be available for about £280-320 depending on the monitor you choose.

Any questions, ask away!

Case
Send In Your Own Case
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 12-Core Processor i7-12700K (3.6GHz) 25MB Cache Fantastic gaming CPU from Intel (the 12900K adds a lot of heat for not a lot of performance so it's a CPU we steer clear of for gaming)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready Actually slightly overspecced motherboard, but white mobo with white case will look 👌 (our normal choice would be the TUF Z690 for the 12700K)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
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)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Upped slightly for future upgadability
Power Cable
1 x 1 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
Extra Case Fans
3x Corsair LL120 RGB LED Fan + Controller Kit The case you're sending in doesn't come included with any fans so I've added a pack of LL's to act as either intake or exhausts
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 9 to 12 working days
Price: £2,189.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/A46WYG5!8z/

He looked at intel vs amd and was wanting to go amd, but from what I read intel is the best to go for as currently, also the fans weren’t added as he tried selecting them but they didn’t go through and also the whole build is going to be white or requested to be white. We have googled around for white parts so wondering if i called PCS they would do so?
 

Storm.rl

Active member
Heya! Honestly looks like a solid build, although if you're looking for top performance, Intel 12th gen is currently the way to go.

For monitors, I'd recommend looking externally. Our current go to options are the Dell S2721DGF, Gigabyte M27Q and ASUS VG27AQ which should all be available for about £280-320 depending on the monitor you choose.

Any questions, ask away!

Case
Send In Your Own Case
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 12-Core Processor i7-12700K (3.6GHz) 25MB Cache Fantastic gaming CPU from Intel (the 12900K adds a lot of heat for not a lot of performance so it's a CPU we steer clear of for gaming)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready Actually slightly overspecced motherboard, but white mobo with white case will look 👌 (our normal choice would be the TUF Z690 for the 12700K)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
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)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Upped slightly for future upgadability
Power Cable
1 x 1 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
Extra Case Fans
3x Corsair LL120 RGB LED Fan + Controller Kit The case you're sending in doesn't come included with any fans so I've added a pack of LL's to act as either intake or exhausts
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 9 to 12 working days
Price: £2,189.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/A46WYG5!8z/
Also with the case and the fans, the cpu cooler would be the H150i which is a 3 fan cpu cooler, and place that on the top of the pc, then 3 at the front and 1 at the back which would be 4 extra fans.
 

JUNI0R

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
He looked at intel vs amd and was wanting to go amd, but from what I read intel is the best to go for as currently, also the fans weren’t added as he tried selecting them but they didn’t go through and also the whole build is going to be white or requested to be white. We have googled around for white parts so wondering if i called PCS they would do so?
For the white parts, PCS will use whatever stock they have. The motherboard will be white along with the case you're sending in, you could add some white braided cables and you might get lucky to recieve a white GPU (although statistically incredibly unlikely).

The above seems like a pretty good list of white parts- you could make a request for white parts, but to keep cost down, I'd expect they mostly stock black parts. If you want to go all out completly white then your best bet would be a self build really- then you'd get control over all the parts that go into the build.

Also with the case and the fans, the cpu cooler would be the H150i which is a 3 fan cpu cooler, and place that on the top of the pc, then 3 at the front and 1 at the back which would be 4 extra fans.
Yeah sure, that's fine too. I just went for 3 for an even 3 intake 3 exhaust pattern.
 
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