Advice on spec for gaming and media please

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germor371

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This will be my third PC Specialist machine although I was shocked to see my current one was bought in 2011, it has received a few upgrades since however.

I will be working on the machine by day and then gaming whenever I have the chance really. Work is media based, so photography and some basic video editing - Adobe Creative Cloud etc. I will be using my current GTX 1070 with this new build initially along with my Asus XG35V.

I'd like some advice on the general spec and whether there are any advisable upgrades or tweaks needed to make the most of things. The case itself I'm not sure about too, just kind of liked the look of the one below. Budget will be £1500 - £1750 if it's worth spending a little extra. Cheers.

Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 570X RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.6GHz/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 (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 21 to 23 working days
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Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Price: £1,508.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/G7c5wer3ZS/
 
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Nursemorph said:
I take it you will be upgrading the GPU at some point? Am amazed the 1070 has the power to run an Ultrawide..then again, I don't know that GPU very well.

Case: That is a very good case
Cooler: You really want the H100i RGB Platinum at least to keep the chip cool and running at peak efficiency
Wi-Fi: The Intel Ax200 for £190 more is a much better choice
Warranty: Silver is good for only £5 more
PSU: I would consider upgrading that to the RMx as they are much better PSUs

Rest of the build is good for an editing machine
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1070 is roughly the equivalent of the 2060.
 
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germor371

Member
Thanks for your help, I did have a little heart attack when you recommended a £190 WiFi upgrade, thankfully it was just a typo! :)

Is there little benefit of upgrading to the XT chip at this point?

I have made the other changes and pasted below.

Yeah, the plan is to upgrade the graphics at some point but as it stands, the 1070 handles things surprisingly well. I'm generally playing older games anyway and many can be played at the monitor's maximum 100hz.

Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 570X RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.6GHz/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 (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 21 to 23 working days
Price: £1,594.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/ZAWmPDaBGz/
 
Scott

Scott

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I don't know if the XT is worth it with the 3900 to be honest. I would probably stick with the X personally. The 3800XT is definitely worthwhile over the X, that's a level down though.

It may actually be worth considering dropping down to the 3800XT. It isn't THAT much of a saving but the frequency is good enough and I doubt you would get that much use out of the extra cores. It'll help with video editing but if it's minimal then I doubt you would notice. It's also worth considering the RAM. If your video usage is minimal, 16GB would likely have you covered and then you could go for 3600Mhz RAM.

With the storage I would have to go for the firecuda. The speed is crazy.
 
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germor371

Member
Too late, I already pulled the trigger and made the order.

.. added a 2070 Super in there though for good measure.

Thanks for all the help, can't wait to get it now.
 
Scott

Scott

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germor371 said:
Too late, I already pulled the trigger and made the order.

.. added a 2070 Super in there though for good measure.

Thanks for all the help, can't wait to get it now.
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You are free to make changes as you wish until the order is being built. If you go into your account you can chop and change various options :)
 
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germor371

Member
Ok, slight amendment with the Firecuda, the speed difference is quite a lot.

I think I'm happy with the CPU and RAM at the moment though.
 
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