£3000 budget PC

[Scottmask]

Hi,

looking to purchase an upgrade since I've been sitting on a microwave for some time now. (pretty much literally)

I have roughly a £3000 budget which I will have to eat into to buy a monitor too. (can stretch slightly)

I will be replacing the 3900X with the 5900X today if i can.

I am also pondering swapping the 3080 and for a 2060 temporarily and waiting on the Radeon RX 6800 XT.

Proposed monitor: 27" 27GN950-B 3840X2160 4K NANO IPS 144HZ 1MS HDR 600 FREESYNC/G-SYNC COMPATIBLE LED WIDESCREEN G

Build:

Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 680X RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12 Core CPU (4.7GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP (Xmas delivery not guaranteed) (Pre-Order Only)
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PRO XT Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
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 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 15 working days

I don't know alot about computer's I've just been scrolling the internet comparing Intel to AMD and seems like Intel is now inferior, likely going to be the case with Nvidia too?

Thoughts?

thanks!

REconfig link: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/yh49FQkmmG/

update 1: removed overclock and updated reconfig link

 

[Martinr36]

Can you include the configuration link as it makes it easier for the guys to tweak things?

 

[Scottmask]

updated mate

 

[Scott]

I would remove the overclock for sure. You don't want to overclock any of the AMD systems for general use. You would need to re-configure in the normal desktop build configurator.

The cooler you want the H115i Platinum over the PRO XT. The Platinum is the better design/cooler.

You don't need the thermal paste with the Corsair coolers. They have pre-applied premium paste.

The rest looks good to pair with the 5900X.

With regards to the GPU. The 3080 and 6800XT should be ideally paired with the monitor you have selected. It's entirely up to you. Personally I would be holding off for the 6800XT reviews before deciding but to be honest, you're unlikely to get a 3080 anytime soon so if you spec the build up and submit it.... you're at least in the queue. If you decide the 6800 is for you then simply swap them over once you decide. Worst case your PC arrives early with a shiny 3080 in it.

 

[Scottmask]

Thanks Scott,

I've redone the config in the desktop config so it's no longer overclocked.

yeah i think i'll spec the 3080 for now then and just wait in the queue.

 

[Scottmask]

Ordered it! thanks for the help guys.

 

[Scottmask]

now i've been waiting since placing this order i'm looking at the queue times and thinking... i have the money to buy a 3090... would this build bottleneck anywhere?

i'm not knowledgeable on the inner workings of components.

i ofcourse won't add the 3090 without asking where i am in the queue for a 5900x, as i'm not willing to spend the extra money if it's not going to speed the process up.

 

[RobSas]

The RTX 3090 is very good for 3D modelling, CAD, compositing, visual effects etc, so it really depends on your major usage for PC. I think NVidia pitch as a GPU for creatives.

 

[Martinr36]

Queue placement (assuming they would tell you) may not tell you anything at all beyond having a number. Let's say you are 500th in the queue...you would need to know how many orders PCS have placed with their suppliers, how many each delivery so far has sent, how many they are expecting in their upcoming deliveries, how many systems with that component in are being built a week etc etc...and even with all that information, it ends up being worthless as PCS have no clue how many units will be delivered each time...could be the whole order, could be a handful.

When it comes to working out queue times for the new gen components, "How long is a piece of string?" springs to mind

And of course that is only the queue for that particular component, not the main build queue, it's like if you go to the supermarket, you might be lets say 5th in the queue at the deli counter, but when you get to go out the checkout, there might be 15 other folk in front of you.....