Most expensive PC I’ve ever bought…

[Richard37]

Hello all, I’m new to the PCSpecialist forum and just wanted to introduce myself, and the PC I‘ve purchased, but yet to receive.

I’ve been working in IT since the 1990’s after completing my degree in Business Computing. My first computer was a Sinclair Spectrum, but my first ”real” computer was an Ambra 386, purchased in 1993. For the last 10 years however, I’ve not had a computer as I’ve been looking after my elderly parents, one of whom has terminal cancer, and I’ve not had the time or money. However, after saving like mad for the last few years I’ve now been able to purchase my dream PC.

COOLERMASTER COSMOS C700M TOWER GAMING CASE
Intel® Core™ i9 24-Core Processor i9-13900K (3.0GHz) 36MB Cache
ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (DDR5, LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
64GB Corsair DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB DDR5 5200MHz (2 x 32GB)
24GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4090 - HDMI, DP
2TB CORSAIR FORCE MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 4950 MB/R, 4000 MB/W)
8TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 256MB CACHE
CORSAIR 1000W RMe SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
CORSAIR iCUE H150i ELITE LCD Display RGB CPU Cooler

I’ve also purchased from DELL their Alienware 34 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor-AW3423DW-86.8cm
And from Amazon: The Corsair K100 RGB keyboard and Corsair Dark core RGB mouse.
Total cost €7500
I may wake up one day and think what on earth have I done, but this PC will last me the remainder of my life (I hope).
Once I have delivery of all components and have set everything up, I’ll post photos and updates with comments and opinions regarding my new PC.

Any comments would be extremely welcome.

Richard

 

[SpyderTracks]

Hello all, I’m new to the PCSpecialist forum and just wanted to introduce myself, and the PC I‘ve purchased, but yet to receive.

I’ve been working in IT since the 1990’s after completing my degree in Business Computing. My first computer was a Sinclair Spectrum, but my first ”real” computer was an Ambra 386, purchased in 1993. For the last 10 years however, I’ve not had a computer as I’ve been looking after my elderly parents, one of whom has terminal cancer, and I’ve not had the time or money. However, after saving like mad for the last few years I’ve now been able to purchase my dream PC.

COOLERMASTER COSMOS C700M TOWER GAMING CASE
Intel® Core™ i9 24-Core Processor i9-13900K (3.0GHz) 36MB Cache
ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO (DDR5, LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
64GB Corsair DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB DDR5 5200MHz (2 x 32GB)
24GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4090 - HDMI, DP
2TB CORSAIR FORCE MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 4950 MB/R, 4000 MB/W)
8TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 256MB CACHE
CORSAIR 1000W RMe SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
CORSAIR iCUE H150i ELITE LCD Display RGB CPU Cooler

I’ve also purchased from DELL their Alienware 34 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor-AW3423DW-86.8cm
And from Amazon: The Corsair K100 RGB keyboard and Corsair Dark core RGB mouse.
Total cost €7500
I may wake up one day and think what on earth have I done, but this PC will last me the remainder of my life (I hope).
Once I have delivery of all components and have set everything up, I’ll post photos and updates with comments and opinions regarding my new PC.

Any comments would be extremely welcome.

Richard

You don't mention what the build is for?

The PC comes fully built from PCS, not as components, I'm sure you realise, but sounded like you may be expecting the parts delivered rather than fully built PC

If it were me, judging by the power requirements of the last 2 gens of CPU's and GPU's I would probably up the PSU to 1600W to cover transient spikes of up to 2 x the GPU (600W for the aftermarket 4090)

 

[Richard37]

You don't mention what the build is for?

The PC comes fully built from PCS, not as components, I'm sure you realise, but sounded like you may be expecting the parts delivered rather than fully built PC

If it were me, judging by the power requirements of the last 2 gens of CPU's and GPU's I would probably up the PSU to 1600W to cover transient spikes of up to 2 x the GPU (600W for the aftermarket 4090)

Hi SpyderTracks, the PC is for gaming and photography. I know its probably over specked, but I wanted to go all out on this build While I have the disposable income. Although I’ve always built my own computers from scratch, I’ve been out of touch with PC’s and hardware for some time, so I thought I would let someone else build it for me this time, hence purchasing from PCSpecialist. I think your probably right regarding the power supply and was thinking about increasing the specification for this component and going with the 1600w. I’d rather have too much power, than not enough.

 

[SpyderTracks]

I’d rather have too much power, than not enough.

I think that's really wise until we get some kind of standardisation about wattage ceilings, I don't think things can keep rising the way they have been over last couple of generations, so hopefully we should see wattage start to reduce, but it's good to prepare for the unknown and the first upgrade that will need to be done is the GPU, no matter what you spec now, it's only going to last 3 or 4 years (GPU only, not the rest of the build)

If it were me, I would up the SSD to a Samsung 980 Pro which is significantly faster.

I would also fit a cache drive if you're rendering photo's like even a 500Gb SATA would be hugely beneficial.

I would also suggest a dedicated gaming NVME, again a Samsung 980 Pro as that will make use of Microsoft DirectStorage tech

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The only other thing worth mentioning is that Z790 is largely a cash grab, it offers almost zero usable improvements over Z690 but costs substantially more, I would personally suggest speccing the same build but on Z690 Maximus

 

[Faolchu]

That is a really nice build and very close in spec to the one I have in building with PCS atm great minds think alike! I've gone with a 1200w PSU after researching I find the 1600w might be a little overkill and looking at the PSUs listed they seem to have a higher than rated draw in the testing I've seen, not a guarantee but I'm comfortable with it and the headroom.

I've also gone with the Z790 mostly because I'm going with DDR5 and while the difference is negligible my thinking was eh I'd only spend it on something stupid anyway!

 

[Scott]

That is a really nice build and very close in spec to the one I have in building with PCS atm great minds think alike! I've gone with a 1200w PSU after researching I find the 1600w might be a little overkill and looking at the PSUs listed they seem to have a higher than rated draw in the testing I've seen, not a guarantee but I'm comfortable with it and the headroom.

I've also gone with the Z790 mostly because I'm going with DDR5 and while the difference is negligible my thinking was eh I'd only spend it on something stupid anyway!

Z690 supports DDR5 as well. Z690 STRIX is £100 cheaper than the Z790 with effectively ZERO difference.

 

[Richard37]

That is a really nice build and very close in spec to the one I have in building with PCS atm great minds think alike! I've gone with a 1200w PSU after researching I find the 1600w might be a little overkill and looking at the PSUs listed they seem to have a higher than rated draw in the testing I've seen, not a guarantee but I'm comfortable with it and the headroom.

I've also gone with the Z790 mostly because I'm going with DDR5 and while the difference is negligible my thinking was eh I'd only spend it on something stupid anyway!

I’ve mostly gone with the spec that I have because I want to future proof it as much as possible. I know aspects of the build are probably overkill, however, I have the disposable income at the moment and have no one but myself to worry about, so why not…

My Alienware 34 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor-AW3423DW arrived today, and all I can say is, wow!!!

 

[Scott]

I’ve mostly gone with the spec that I have because I want to future proof it as much as possible. I know aspects of the build are probably overkill, however, I have the disposable income at the moment and have no one but myself to worry about, so why not…

My Alienware 34 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor-AW3423DW arrived today, and all I can say is, wow!!!

There's no such thing as future proof unfortunately. Technology moves so fast that you're never going to cover the missing technologies in the latest hardware.

The best thing you can do is try to stay ahead of the curve by spending wisely and using any saved cash to prop up the build with newer technology as time goes on.

The slowest and lowest tier CPU currently trades blows with the bleeding edge tech when it comes to 4k gaming..... as an example... it doesn't make any sense at all to pay extra for something you're never going to use. Gaming typically uses 1-4 cores with the expectation to increase to 8 cores over the coming years. Most would agree that an 8 core gaming chip is the best chip for gaming. Right now, the best option for that is the 5800X3D.

DDR5 RAM won't do you much good right now, and even when it matures you're going to need to replace your RAM to take advantage. You've currently opted for slower RAM than is currently available which will mean it'll perform worse than a DDR4 selection.

It seems like a sound argument with solid reasoning, but it doesn't stack up and experience always wins over consideration.

I get that you're trying to explain your reasoning to us, but to most here in the know it's a fairly common train of thought that we would often agree to be misplaced.

 

[MartinRichards323]

Hi i have a pc of similar spec in build phase , most I’ve ever spent but has taken me 34 years to be able to do it , overkill it will be but I’m going to enjoy it so very much . 5k mine happy gaming