Spec check, please!

Robbie

Robbie

Gold Level Poster
Hey guys,

I've convinced a co-worker to look at getting a PC from PCS, so just wanted to run a spec past you guys to see if there's anything glaringly obvious that needs to be changed. He does have other SSD/HDD to throw in for extra storage.

Needs: He is a fairly casual gamer but wants to run the newer games on highest settings.
Monitor: He is looking at getting the Dell 34" OLED - AW3423DWF
Budget: between £2,000 - £2,500

Currently the build is this:

Case
CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE - WHITE
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Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI (DDR5, PCIe 5.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H150i ELITE RGB 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
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)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Price: £2,169.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/pq9SWqCva2/

Thank you :)
 
Martinr36

Martinr36

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Best thing to do is get him signed up on here so he can ask advise himself, going back and forth through a 3rd party always causes problems
 
Robbie

Robbie

Gold Level Poster
Thing is, he doesn't know what he wants. So he is just asking me to give him a decent build, I trust your guys input.
I can ask him questions easy if needs be, but think I could answer any you might have.
 
Martinr36

Martinr36

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Robbie said:
Thing is, he doesn't know what he wants. So he is just asking me to give him a decent build, I trust your guys input.
I can ask him questions easy if needs be, but think I could answer any you might have.
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well if he comes on here and tells us what he wants it do, using what monitors he's using and what his budget is, folk will advise him accordingly
 
sck451

sck451

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I agree that it would be helpful to speak with your friend directly, but here's where I'd be inclined to spend the budget to match that gorgeous monitor. A lesser motherboard, a less expensive but just as good SSD, and a better graphics card.

Case
CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE - WHITE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (DDR5, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4080 - HDMI, DP, LHR Alternatively the 7900 XTX
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H150i ELITE RGB 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
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)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Price: £2,376.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/twPYbJS8ah/
 
Robbie

Robbie

Gold Level Poster
sck451 said:
I agree that it would be helpful to speak with your friend directly, but here's where I'd be inclined to spend the budget to match that gorgeous monitor. A lesser motherboard, a less expensive but just as good SSD, and a better graphics card.

Case
CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE - WHITE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (DDR5, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4080 - HDMI, DP, LHR Alternatively the 7900 XTX
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H150i ELITE RGB 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
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)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Price: £2,376.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/twPYbJS8ah/
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Thanks @sck451 - Some good ideas, I showed my friend what spec I bought and then just tried to down spec it a bit.

I like the options you have put, I'd also like to keep him away from AMD GPU's, from my own experience just so many driver issues so will stay on the Nvidia 4080 if that's what you suggest. Yeah, I told him about my monitor and how beautiful it is. Now he wants it too! haha

I assume the cooler selected is okay too? I wasn't sure the difference between all the ones listed, I know some are bigger or have more power draw. I just went with cheapest of the Corsair.

Cheers,
 
sck451

sck451

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Robbie said:
Thanks @sck451 - Some good ideas, I showed my friend what spec I bought and then just tried to down spec it a bit.

I like the options you have put, I'd also like to keep him away from AMD GPU's, from my own experience just so many driver issues so will stay on the Nvidia 4080 if that's what you suggest. Yeah, I told him about my monitor and how beautiful it is. Now he wants it too! haha

I assume the cooler selected is okay too? I wasn't sure the difference between all the ones listed, I know some are bigger or have more power draw. I just went with cheapest of the Corsair.

Cheers,
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A 360mm AIO is absurd overkill for a 7800X3D. But I probably wouldn't go cheaper in a build of this budget.

The only question is over those drives. You want to be sure they are good M.2/NVMe drives, not older/slower SATA drives. They would technically do for gaming, but at this budget you can definitely get better!
 
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