First gaming PC - Is this okay?

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baldguy207

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First gaming PC guys, £1800 is pretty much my budget without monitors etc. I'd be using mostly for gaming (Cold war/cyberpunk etc) and some work stuff (Tekla Structures), I already know this is more then enough for Tekla. Looking to game on a 27" 1440p monitor @ 120hz plus (Which I still need to find a decent one).

Thoughts? Don't know enough if anything might get bottlenecked or if I've over specced anything compared to other components

Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 570X RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® STRIX B550-F GAMING (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 665p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 2000MB/sR | 1925MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance 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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 15 working days
Price: £1,820.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/SyD069WTAz/
 
AgentCooper

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I've added on an extra £15 worth of changes... changed the case in order to keep the budget as close to your as possible...

Motherboard to the TUF X570, changed the M.2 to the PCS one as the Intel range have a much lower maximum write capacity, you don't want that! Got rid of the thermal paste, your Corsair cooler comes with high quality case pre-applied. And the silver warranty for an extra fiver is just good sense :D (y)

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 465X RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i 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)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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 13 to 15 working days
Price: £1,835.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/puPSRZ5jJK/
 
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baldguy207

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Nice one cheers, didn't check the warranty part -_-.

If I was to stretch to the 1TB firecuda ssd, would I notice any performance increase? or is it overkill?
 
AgentCooper

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You’d have a crazy fast boot with the Firecuda. And any games that have big load times (something like Red Dead Redemption 2) would see a significant impact too.

The luxury move would be something like a 500GB Samsung 970/980 as your boot drive and then adding a second M.2 like the 1TB PCS one and use that as your game storage 👍
 
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baldguy207

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Good stuff, I'll have a think between the 2, and place an order at weekend. Was going to wait till black Friday, but I've heard there's not many deals normally on PC parts, well not on the new stuff anyway, so doubt I'd see much saving. Also got a feeling most are going to wait till black Friday to pull the trigger on their rigs, I risk being on the wrong side of the waiting list on the pre-order parts.

Thanks for the help (y)
 
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baldguy207

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Update, I've pulled the trigger on this last Friday (I went for the luxury move with the 500gb boot drive and 2nd 1TB drive). I've managed to get an additional 100-200 budget. If I was to amend the order, what would you recommend be worth upgrading? MOBO? CPU from 5800x to 5900x, 16gb ram to 32gb ram? Better storage?

I don't have to improve anything, but would rather make sure I get the best out of it as I can before production (I've ruled out going from a 3070 to a 3080 GPU due to wait times)
 
AgentCooper

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If you upgraded the CPU, you'd have to up the motherboard too. Have you picked a monitor yet? It might be worth pushing the extra funds in that direction.
 
Interstellar

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I'm no expert here, and would love to have someone experienced correct me. However, I feel you might see a benefit from upgrading to the 3900x, considering the multi-core strength and the savings of £1 :cool:. But please ignore this if it wouldn't strengthen the PC.
 
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baldguy207

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AgentCooper said:
If you upgraded the CPU, you'd have to up the motherboard too. Have you picked a monitor yet? It might be worth pushing the extra funds in that direction.
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Probably best leave it alone, it will probably do more then what I ask it to anyway as it is. Got the Dell s2721dgf on order (£300), which is a great price but alot there's a big back log in production. So might see what crops up next week in the sale. Need to get a mouse and keyboard, so might get something more top end in that department.
 
AgentCooper

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AgentCooper said:
If you upgraded the CPU, you'd have to up the motherboard too. Have you picked a monitor yet? It might be worth pushing the extra funds in that direction.
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I’ve just done the maths, taking the CPU up to the 5900X and the motherboard to the ROG Strix X570 is £142.

That’s a quality upgrade for the price. If you’ve got the extra funds, go for it! 👍
 
AgentCooper

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baldguy207 said:
Doesn't fit, case only takes 240mm fans, not 280mm. It'll be alright, won't be pushing it to its limits 95% of the time, it would only be when I process renders, or 3D point cloud models, which will be once a month max.
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If the Corsair 680X or 500D SE come back into stock, they definitely accommodate it.

It’ll definitely be okay with the H100i, it’d have just been the cherry on top if we could’ve got the H115i in there 😆
 
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