A desktop for Starfield with strong cooling

[hannibal41]

With the release of the Starfield specs(pasted at bottom of post), I'm looking to possibly buy a desktop pc. I currently own a gaming laptop that sits just below recommended specs. So eager to have something a little above recommended specs.

My room (in a shared rental) is south facing and the current heat is leaving the room quite warm, despite blinds down and windows open. Therefore I am also looking to have something with very good cooling, perhaps even a bit overkill. I've always had laptops (due to portability requirement) so know how hot they can get and am eager to have something that can remain cool. If relevant, It will be sat on the carpeted floor.

Another slightly strange thing, is to be able to put my ps5 on top due to limited space.

Finally, my budget is likely up to £1500 max.



Starfield PC system requirements
Recommended specs
OS: Windows 10/11 with updates
Processor: Intel i5-10600K
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 125 GB available space
Additional Notes: SSD Required

 

[SpyderTracks]

With the release of the Starfield specs(pasted at bottom of post), I'm looking to possibly buy a desktop pc. I currently own a gaming laptop that sits just below recommended specs. So eager to have something a little above recommended specs.

My room (in a shared rental) is south facing and the current heat is leaving the room quite warm, despite blinds down and windows open. Therefore I am also looking to have something with very good cooling, perhaps even a bit overkill. I've always had laptops (due to portability requirement) so know how hot they can get and am eager to have something that can remain cool. If relevant, It will be sat on the carpeted floor.

Another slightly strange thing, is to be able to put my ps5 on top due to limited space.

Finally, my budget is likely up to £1500 max.



Starfield PC system requirements
Recommended specs
OS: Windows 10/11 with updates
Processor: Intel i5-10600K
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 125 GB available space
Additional Notes: SSD Required

You won’t be able to achieve the recommended specs I’m afraid at your budget, you’d be looking nearer £2300, starfield is pretty hungry.

At your budget you can do an entry level 1080p system, possibly entry level 1440p

 

[SpyderTracks]

Putting your PS5 on top is going to seriously hamper the cooling of the PC as most decent cases have venting on the roof to allow air to leave (plus that is the best place for the cooler radiator to sit) so it expels the hot air out of the roof and sitting your PS5 on top of a PC tower is going to reduce the life and performance of your PS5...so it wouldn't be recommended for either.

This should do a decent stab at 1440p, although it's difficult to say realistically for Starfield until it's released and we know real-world performance vs what the developer recommends:

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core CPU (4.0GHz-5.2GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (DDR5, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6750 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/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
PCS FrostFlow 240 Series RGB High Performance Liquid Cooler (AMD)
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
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 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
Microsoft® Edge
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 7 to 9 working days
Price: £1,495.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/SHv7Ced0Pu/

6750xt won’t be able to max 1080p with starfield.

 

[hannibal41]

You won’t be able to achieve the recommended specs I’m afraid at your budget, you’d be looking nearer £2300, starfield is pretty hungry.

At your budget you can do an entry level 1080p system, possibly entry level 1440p

What about the Cobalt Pro (£1700) on here?

COBALT PRO

• Intel® Core™ i7-13700
• Windows 11 Home
• GIGABYTE Z690 UD DDR4
• 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE 3200MHz
• 8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4060 Ti
• 2TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2

 

[SpyderTracks]

What about the Cobalt Pro (£1700) on here?

COBALT PRO

• Intel® Core™ i7-13700
• Windows 11 Home
• GIGABYTE Z690 UD DDR4
• 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE 3200MHz
• 8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4060 Ti
• 2TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2

The 4060ti is one of the worst cards ever released, it's been widely hailed as DOA, it can't manage 1440p, and even at 1080p there are a lot of games you won't be able to play without hugely reducing settings as there's not enough VRAM

Basically any NVidia card under the 4070ti / 3080 is pretty much useless for modern games even at 1080p.

Starfield will no doubt require quite a lot of VRAM given the complex graphics although of course, this is pure speculation without 3rd party benchmarks.