Hi all,
Great forum. I have been reading across a few years and actively for past several weeks. I own an advertised PCS Vortex IV (I think) laptop since 2013 that is still going strong. Other than going through 3 hinges and a motherboard (when trying to fix the hinge) it's been superb.
I'm finding that the laptop (GTX 780m, i7-4750, 16gb 1533 ram, SSD & Seagate HD - some of those numbers might be made up!) is starting to minimally lag when working with bigger data sets and running lots of programs. It's more an annoyance than actually disruptive. I originally bought the laptop to play games but dont really game anymore. Really I'm interested in fast computation and I'd like to give my laptop to my nephew so he can learn to code / YouTube / play Fortnite.
In the past I've not really been interested in upgrading components. Normally run things until they dont work, but I'm getting more interested in the mechanics of computers and may tinker more going forward (e.g. swap to a new CPU, plug in some extra ram haha). I have been looking at the 3970 threadripper also, but I think that is really overkill.
Main questions about the spec below:
Better case choice?
Why does the configuration only allow 16gb of 3600 RAM?
How many years future proof is the Motherboard?
Configurator tries to save me money and downgrade the PSU, I like the idea of having something will last 7 years. Is that realistic/stupid?
PCSPECIALIST.CO.UK SPECIFICATION
The specification below has been formatted so you can easily copy and paste this to our forums when discussing your specification. Once you've copied the specification, please click here to continue.
Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16 Core CPU (3.5GHz-4.7GHz/73MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA 120 2.5" SSD, (up to 560MB/sR | 540MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W HXi SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® PLATINUM
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM 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)
Wireless/Wired Networking
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 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 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
Firefox™
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 16 to 18 working days
Price: £3,565.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/MKUTCJxWPp/
Great forum. I have been reading across a few years and actively for past several weeks. I own an advertised PCS Vortex IV (I think) laptop since 2013 that is still going strong. Other than going through 3 hinges and a motherboard (when trying to fix the hinge) it's been superb.
I'm finding that the laptop (GTX 780m, i7-4750, 16gb 1533 ram, SSD & Seagate HD - some of those numbers might be made up!) is starting to minimally lag when working with bigger data sets and running lots of programs. It's more an annoyance than actually disruptive. I originally bought the laptop to play games but dont really game anymore. Really I'm interested in fast computation and I'd like to give my laptop to my nephew so he can learn to code / YouTube / play Fortnite.
In the past I've not really been interested in upgrading components. Normally run things until they dont work, but I'm getting more interested in the mechanics of computers and may tinker more going forward (e.g. swap to a new CPU, plug in some extra ram haha). I have been looking at the 3970 threadripper also, but I think that is really overkill.
Main questions about the spec below:
Better case choice?
Why does the configuration only allow 16gb of 3600 RAM?
How many years future proof is the Motherboard?
Configurator tries to save me money and downgrade the PSU, I like the idea of having something will last 7 years. Is that realistic/stupid?
PCSPECIALIST.CO.UK SPECIFICATION
The specification below has been formatted so you can easily copy and paste this to our forums when discussing your specification. Once you've copied the specification, please click here to continue.
Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16 Core CPU (3.5GHz-4.7GHz/73MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA 120 2.5" SSD, (up to 560MB/sR | 540MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W HXi SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® PLATINUM
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM 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)
Wireless/Wired Networking
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 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 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
Firefox™
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 16 to 18 working days
Price: £3,565.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/MKUTCJxWPp/
