@Oussebon :
I think this is the largest Case I've ever seen. Most cases limit the width to 210 - 250mm which to my thinking makes the graphics and other cards an air and heat trap, even on Cooler Master cases. This model has the following attribute : Dimensions : 270 mm x 750 mm x 615 mm (W...
This comes in ["Satin"] Black or ["anthracite"] Grey, is supplied with several fans and 4 Type A 3.0 USB & 1 Type C USB front ports [plus headphone & Mic jacks, HDMI port, etc]. Personally I would prefer a White version although I don't know what material that could be made from but if they can...
@Oussebon : thank you again for all the effort you have put into erasing my ignorance, so kind of you and I'm really grateful. I think you've assuaged all my doubts about my spec. although I have made a few minor changes especially to the HDD/SSD configurations which now takes my budget up to...
@Oussebon : Thanks again for the interest and advice, and yes I'm going to wait a while. What was a little disconcerting is the issue of the 2080ti Dumping all the heat into the case [as all video cards do] , which gives me the impression that extra case-fans are not a luxury and shouldn't be...
I read the whole thread [although I'd seen it before]. My conclusion is that coping with opponents [i.e. Turn-times] is more dependent on the number of processor cores whereas map sizes are definitely dependent on the amount of RAM available. I think the only change I'd make is to the Mobo if...
I currently have an i7-6700K 4-core processor @4Ghz and 32GB 2400Mhz Ram which is happily coping with all my uses with or without multi-screen multi applications running. When I'm gaming I usually have only MS Media Player running background music rather than the repetitive game score music...
one other thing I forgot to mention is that I do play "Galactic Civilizations 3" which can use up to 32Gb and all processor cores depending on the size of map [Galaxy] you choose to play on [and you can choose some very exceptionally large sizes] and the number of opponents you choose to play...
Thanks guys, you've been really helpful which is much appreciated but just reminds me of the old meme that the right time to buy a computer is either last year [because you'd have had a years useage from it] or next year [when the hardware will be so much better] but never now LoL Cheers.
Thanks guys for the prompt info which really puts my mind at ease. I would be using the Rig for all normal stuff like a bit of word-processing, the occassional spreadsheeet, keeping in touch on facebook and general browsing the web, but mainly playing strategy games through steam. My spec is...