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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST 2nd graphics card

    The 3080 Ti die is SLI/NVlink capable (as it's just a downbinned 3090 with half the memory). It's not supported though as it would cut into the 3090 and A series market. As others have said for gaming there is virtually no benefit. For compute heavy tasks, and if you have the right sort of...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Gaming PC with £2k - £2.5k Budget

    If you are running the Dell AW3821DW (I have one), it might be worth considering the 3080. The 3840x1600 res is about 24% more pixels than the normal 3440x1440. It's still about 26% less than 4K though. It's marginal. The 3070 Ti is probably good enough. To keep costs down, one option might be...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST AMD Strikes Back! 6 New CPU's to Combat Intel

    As I implied on another thread, it's the 5700X that is the most interesting since it should give performance very close to the 5800X but with a TDP of 65W should be able to use a lower end board with cheaper cooler. It won't be able to compete with the single core performance of the 12600K but...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Opinions on this gaming PC

    I'd open the box and get the PC setup. You've taken pictures of the state of the box, so you have evidence of it clearly being knocked around. To be honest, though the box is there to take those knocks so the PC doesn't have to. What matters is the state of the PC, not the state of the box. My...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST It Was Only A Matter Of Time- 3090TI, 16GB 3070TI & 3050 Announcing Next Month

    What's most damning is that the 3090 Ti FE is still available from Scan via this link https://www.scan.co.uk/nvidia/products/3090ti/ythgn89iikthd. Most cheaper FEs, say a 3070, go within a minute. Sometimes for the more expensive GPUs, the 3080 Ti or 3090, it might take a few hours. These...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Need help with specs, and what monitor to get please

    There are currently two major panel types available for 32" 4k monitors: Innolux and AU Optronics. The Innolux panels are HDR400 and the AU Optronics panels are HDR600. In reality, however, the HDR rating is irrelevant because neither have effective local dimming. The real difference is that the...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Gaming PC spec check/advice!

    Alternatively I'd just take the spec by @Scott, drop the GPU and pay just £1,042. Source a Palit 3060 Ti for £530 from a well know 3rd party store (it's currently in stock) and you're done for sub £1,575.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST AMD fires back at Intel: Ryzen 5 5700X and 5600 look interesting, 5600X gets a price cut.

    Oops didn't realize there was another thread. Too slow again ...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST AMD fires back at Intel: Ryzen 5 5700X and 5600 look interesting, 5600X gets a price cut.

    Frankly, I was rather underwhelmed by AMD's launch of a single V cache CPU, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Meanwhile, Intel released the non K 12th gen models which, while not offering any real performance advantage, did offer a lower price and could be paired with lower end coolers and motherboard...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Founders edition cards and how to get them

    If anyone wants a 3090 FE for £1,399 they are still available via this link https://www.scan.co.uk/nvidia/products/3090/pikv74w8mk0tbh The 3060Ti and 3070 were out of stock within a few mins.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST RTX 4000 leak

    Those specs for the Ada Lovelace (4000 series) have actually been around for a number of months. It was reported even in Nov on sites such as Videocardz that the AL102 would have a maximum of 18,432 CUDA cores vs. the GA102 with a 10,752. So a 71% increase. Going from an 8nm Samsung node to a...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST PC build

    I doubt a 5600G is going to run TW: WH3 acceptably. The iGPU is more comparable to a 1030 in terms of performance. Even on TW: Troy (based on TW: ToB so a 2017 game design), a 5600G can only give you 30-40 fps at Medium in small skirmishes. In a large multi-stack battle that will collapse. Troy...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST PC build

    If you mean Total War: Warhammer III, then a 5600G system is a non-starter. A 1660 Super is really as low as you can go, netting an average of 40fps at 1080p High settings. The minimum card to give you 60fps average is a 3050. Something like a 2060 will get you to 70 fps with 1% lows in the 45...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST At....... last....... a PC for me......

    On the GPU. How much are you paying for that ASUS 3070 Ti? I'm seeing that at £866 when it's at £800 with a third party. A Zotac one at £790 . I can also get a Palit 3070 for £730. Seems poor value. PCS is better for vanilla GPU prices than the Asus ones. Also £80 for 16GB of RAM seems a bit...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Would like to play Warhammer 3 (Total War) on the highest resolution

    If you are discussing TW:WH3 at 4K then nothing will currently run that at 60fps at Ultra presents. TW3 still has big issues with DX12 and the engine is archaic so it's a bit like pushing on string when it comes to getting the frame rate up. The 3090 and 3080 Ti will give you about 55 fps. Of...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Specs on custom build PC I have ordered.

    What are your storage requirements? The spec you placed above has just a single 250GB SDD which is pretty much the absolute minimum for even the OS (since you don't really want the drive more than 50% full). Do you have any major data storage needs? Are you planning on buying a new screen or...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Specs on custom build PC I have ordered.

    I don't see why you need a 16-core 12900F for the uses you will be putting this PC to. It seems that it's typical office type apps. I think that downgrading the CPU to something more mid range would allow some of the budget to be put toward giving you a more balanced build.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Check My Spec

    Hi. Impossible to say since we don't know what you intend to use the PC for. We don't know what monitor you are pairing it with and we don't know your budget. Too many unknowns. What I can say is that choosing a 10th Gen Intel CPU on a already obsolete Z590 motherboard, when they are now on a...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST WFH/Gaming PC £1200-1300

    The advantages of two drives are various but a) Tidyness: you can put the OS and main programs on one drive, and data/games/personal stuff on the other. b) If you need to reinstall the OS, you won't need to reinstall anything on that second drive. c) the system can access both drives at the...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST WFH/Gaming PC £1200-1300

    If you wanted to go with a 12400F adn 16GB of fast RAM, you could fit a 1660 Super and two separate drives for around £1,275. I suspect this is adequate for your work. Case LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-12400F (2.5GHz) 18MB Cache...
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