Upgrade my Gaming Rig

[sck451]

Having an absolute disaster because when I try to proceed to payment the site tells me that the Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler is out of stock 😭

Can anyone suggest an alternative that is similar? I really don't want to compromise on quality.

Go for the H115i Capellix if you want the RGB fans and the H150i RGB PRO XT if you aren't bothered about them. There's very little to choose between them in terms of cooling, to be honest.

 

[MrH]

Go for the H115i Capellix if you want the RGB fans and the H150i RGB PRO XT if you aren't bothered about them. There's very little to choose between them in terms of cooling, to be honest.

Will the H115i Capellix provide less efficient cooling because its smaller and has one less fan than the H150i PRO?

 

[sck451]

Will the H115i Capellix provide less efficient cooling because its smaller and has one less fan than the H150i PRO?

Not really, because the fans are bigger. They're 140mm diameter rather than 120mm. The radiator is 280x140mm, whereas the H150i is 360x120mm. This works out at around a 10% difference in radiator size, which is pretty negligible.

 

[MrH]

Not really, because the fans are bigger. They're 140mm diameter rather than 120mm. The radiator is 280x140mm, whereas the H150i is 360x120mm. This works out at around a 10% difference in radiator size, which is pretty negligible.

In that case, I can't really say no to a bit of RGB can I

 

[MrH]

Just placed my order! This was the final Spec!

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER 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 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/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 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
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Insurance
Simplesurance Purchase Protection inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 12 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/g87HPsyUs0/

 

[DarTon]

@MrH. That's a lovely, well balanced system that would squash certain Alien-based PCs like a bug.

 

[Salmon Fisher]

That'll blow yet socks off! Nice build.

 

[Steveyg]

Lovely system mate, The H115i is superb too. Nothing it can't handle at this level

 

[MrH]

Been reading quite alot about the concerning lack of RTX 3080’s on the market atm. Am I likely to be waiting weeks or months for a 3080? I’m currently 134 in the queue so it’s not looking great!

 

[SpyderTracks]

Been reading quite alot about the concerning lack of RTX 3080’s on the market atm. Am I likely to be waiting weeks or months for a 3080? I’m currently 134 in the queue so it’s not looking great!

Considering the build thousands a week, 134 is extremely low

 

[MrH]

Considering the build thousands a week, 134 is extremely low

Fair enough! I didn’t really know what the baseline was ahaha

 

[SpyderTracks]

Fair enough! I didn’t really know what the baseline was ahaha

If you need to keep up on rough current order times for the 3080, there's a thread here: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/rtx-3080.73216/page-307#post-665903