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Also FYI, here's a thread discussing part of the reasoning for our dislike of Intel... https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/intel-cpus-crashing-in-games.96599/

For reference, this is how much the same build would cost if it were on the AMD platform with the better performing, much cooler, and much more efficient AMD 7800x3D...about £300 less...which could go towards better motherboard, PSU, cooling Not that this is what we’d actually suggest for you...

Careful, he might change his name again and be stuck with it for longer this time ;)

Which pre-built system did you pick (I can't find that case & CPU combo on any of them)? So did you do any config tweaking yourself or did you just leave it as it came? Anyway, moot point now, as we'll hopefully get the go ahead from you to start building something more appropriate to your...

Is it a RMA for diagnosis/repair, or for refund/replacement? I agree that PCS should do better in this area, as whilst the parts will 'technically work' if PCS base their decisions on the power figures provided by Intel...however, everyone knows Intel are shysters and their CPUs draw about...

Isn't Hi-Fi Rush rom the studio that was bought and now just closed by Microsoft. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/microsoft-shuts-down-bethesdas-hi-fi-rush-redfall-studios/

Wow, a top-tier i9 on a low-tier Prime motherboard o_O You can't upgrade it to fix it, you'll have to return it, and then get some help from the 'Check this spec!' forum on configuring a more balance replacement (4K gaming I assume?).

That is my understanding too...but if the PCS guy was getting confused as you've said then there must have been something in the way it was phrased to create the confusion...unless he was just discombobulated by the sheer audacity to tell him how to do his job :LOL:

How long are you willing to wait? Depending on the specific CPU, and AMD's launch/release schedule, the CPU you want may not be 4 months away, it may not release until Q1 2025.

If they've questioned it originally, and you've told them to do otherwise, then it may have confused them...but I'd like to think they'd ignore it and realise what you meant. But I'd contact them and clarify that you want the AIO rad on the top, with the fans pulling air from inside the case...

...and to put your mind at ease about the AMD vs Intel arguments...here's the latest 14900K vs 7800x3D comparative benchmarks from Hardware Unboxed...running the i9 at the 'official' power specs (and not the over-powered specs that they claim were causing issues)...and the 7800x3D delivers this...

Just wait to you get to House of Gucci ;)

The only AIO I'd ever buy would be an iMac, and that wouldn't be for gaming...and I know it's completely locked down so I wouldn't be tempted to fiddle with it. ...and even then, I'd be tempted by a MacMini with a decent 27/32" screen instead, which would be just as portable (FWIW, I ended up...

I don't think you need the 4090 for 4K, and you could significantly reduce the cost by going to the 4080 Super...and keep the extra £500 for a GPU upgrade when you do need it in 2-3 years. I'd be going along similar lines to what you already have, but tweak it a little... Case CORSAIR 5000D...

I'd probably not even have specified exhaust/intake/push/oull on any of the fans, as the default would be front=intake, rear=exhaust, AIO=push. I'd only specify the flow it if I wanted something other than the default.

As others have said, it's like buying a new car and picking all your options from the configuration tool. You don't actually build it, you just pick from the options list. A 'pre-built' from Curry's, Littlewoods, Costco, etc. is like going into the car dealer and buying a pre-registered (but...

Without knowing what it's for, or the monitor(s) it's being used with, or the max budget, it's very difficult to give a definitive answer. But in most cases we'd probably recommend a current-gen AMD build.

Definitely, and I like the way some devs with take quite strict rule-books (in D&D/WotC type games) and make so many different-looking games out of them...e.g. Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Divinity, Iceland Dale, etc.

Are you sure it's exactly the same model, as I believe the name is also used for later versions with different components. If you've got an account with PCS and registered the PC with them...if you haven't got an account, then call PCS to register for one. Then log in and retrieve the full...

Wondered why I knew the name 'Supergiant' when I've not played Hades, and then realised it's the same developer who made Bastion. Just finished Horizon Forbidden West (not 100% though as I can't be bothered with the PitMaster trials), and am playing Cat Quest now...which is almost identical to...