Thoughts

KillerbubblesMH

Active member
Looking to order the following thoughts would be much appreciated.

Looking to transfer over from console to PC gaming properly so thought I'll treat myself for Christmas;

Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 570X RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-9700K (3.6GHz) 12MB Cache
Get Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 & More w/ select Intel CPUs!
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING II: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070 Ti - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
FREE Geforce Fortnite bundle w/ select GTX cards
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
256GB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3210MB/sR | 1315MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 120 Series High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
LED Lighting
50cm RGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1750 1,300Mbps/5GHz, 450Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine 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® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
 
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Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
What's the budget?

What did the above spec cost?

What monitor will you be using exactly?
 

KillerbubblesMH

Active member
Hey Oussebon

Apologies for the delay in reply, I have currently ordered the current spec.

I am currently using two 24 inch monitors which run 144hz which I may look to replace after Christmas
 

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
The spec seems solid for the use and budget, and a 1070 ti would be good with a 1440p 144hz gsync monitor, without being excessive or a waste of money.

It's worth bearing in mind that an AMD Ryzen 7 spec would be maybe £200 cheaper, and at 1440p the performance would be as near to identical as makes no real difference (which with a £2k budget would let you get a monitor upgrade before Christmas perhaps)

I'd also suggest the TXm PSU as it's better quality, and a WD Black or Samsung 970 Evo SSD as they're faster. And possibly a larger SSD.
 

polycrac

Rising Star
This new review spec is quite close to the build options being looked at, and carries a significant discount (around £500):
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/configure-review/290/

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE H500M GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-9700K (3.6GHz) Get Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 & More w/ select Intel CPUs!
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z390 UD: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Get an AMP500 Gaming Mousemat w/ select GIGABYTE Motherboards!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce Get Battlefield V with select NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs!
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1[SUP]st[/SUP] M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3230MB/sR | 1625MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100x Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
2x 50cm RGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
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
Genuine 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® Office® 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 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,605.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations//F9DWqCs7YY/
 
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KillerbubblesMH

Active member
Both thank you so much for the quick response's! I may of got a bit carried away with the thought of a new PC for Christmas and ordered it last week which it is currently in Pre-Production phase. Will look to update this thread once it has arrived and I have it set up.
 

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
I think the suggestion was to cancel the order and reconsider, since PCS are still guaranteeing delivery before Christmas (any order by Sunday 16th) :)

Pre-production means your order is sat in a queue and hasn't been started anyway.
 

KillerbubblesMH

Active member
Thanks Oussebon!

I'm going to go with my original spec :)

Will keep you both update upon its arrival but thank you both for taking time and answering
 

KillerbubblesMH

Active member
Currently in building phase! Out of curiosity are you aware whether they apply the latest BIOS firmware to the motherboard during the build and ensure that the memory is set correctly in the BIOS?
 

KillerbubblesMH

Active member
So it has arrived and running like a charm! So happy with it :) one question I do have is the Wi-Fi adapter I seem to have issues connecting to the broadband currently running a ethernet cable directly for the time being
 
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