Are These Specs Appropriate?

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Lee87

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Wanted a mid-range gaming PC, also to use it for music recording, video editing and multitasking which tax my current computer. My budget is around £2,000 but some of these choices were shots in the dark, was hoping somebody in the know could tell me anywhere I went wrong. I genuinely have no clue about cooling for example. Also wasn't entirely sure between the i7s and i9s.

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 Eight-Core Processor i9-11900F (2.5GHz) 16MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z590-F GAMING WIFI (LGA1200, USB 3.2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NOT REQUIRED
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
 
Martinr36

Martinr36

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Bigfoot said:
You would be much better off with an AMD CPU.
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And if you read this you'll understand why

AMD Vs Intel

So some of you aren't aware of the reasons why so many people are heading away from Intel to AMD, so thought it would be important to lay that out for people to refer back to. A lot of you will go to cpubenchmark or userbenchmark to find performance metrics for CPU's. These sites are complete...
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Bigfoot

Grand Master
Here is a starter for ten. This should handle the gaming and editing. There might be a few changes worth making for music recording, but @SpyderTracks or @Scott would be able to advise better on this. For gaming alone you could manage with a lesser graphics card, e.g. 2060.

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING WIFI (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st Storage Drive
256GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (500MB/R, 400MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
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 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PRO XT 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)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NOT REQUIRED
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 16 to 19 working days
Price: £2,076.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/7SfyPBN4F8/
 
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Lee87

Member
Bigfoot said:
Here is a starter for ten. This should handle the gaming and editing. There might be a few changes worth making for music recording, but @SpyderTracks or @Scott would be able to advise better on this. For gaming alone you could manage with a lesser graphics card, e.g. 2060.

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING WIFI (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st Storage Drive
256GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (500MB/R, 400MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
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 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PRO XT 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)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NOT REQUIRED
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 16 to 19 working days
Price: £2,076.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/7SfyPBN4F8/
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Thanks! Curious about one thing, is there a benefit to having multiple storage drives like that over one large SSD? I have external hard drives so might not need the Seagate HDD, but I was wondering about the purpose of the other three SSDs?
 
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Bigfoot

Grand Master
Lee87 said:
Thanks! Curious about one thing, is there a benefit to having multiple storage drives like that over one large SSD? I have external hard drives so might not need the Seagate HDD, but I was wondering about the purpose of the other three SSDs?
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The Samsung 980 is the fastest drive available and is for OS and programmes. The second m.2 drive is also fast and is for games, LR catalogues and current projects. The small SATA SSD is a cache / scratch drive for the editing programmes. This is a luxury, but can improve performance with large projects. The HDD is for files that don’t need fast storage. The main advantage of separating OS & programmes from data is that you won’t lose everything if you need to reinstall Windows. It can also give some benefits to performance.
 
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Lee87

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"You have selected a 850W power supply, but based on our calculations you actually only need a 650W power supply. We have calculated your specification to require around 466W of power including a 20% allowance. Although it is not a mandatory requirement to select a lower wattage power supply, doing so will save you money and the last thing we'd like to do is over charge you!"

Should I ignore this or get the 650W version?
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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Lee87 said:
"You have selected a 850W power supply, but based on our calculations you actually only need a 650W power supply. We have calculated your specification to require around 466W of power including a 20% allowance. Although it is not a mandatory requirement to select a lower wattage power supply, doing so will save you money and the last thing we'd like to do is over charge you!"

Should I ignore this or get the 650W version?
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Ignore, accounts for future upgrades for the life of the PC
 
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Lee87

Member
Hey guys, computer arrived and is set up, runs like a dream. One slight hiccup, I know this isn't the right section for a technical question but I figured I'd start here since it's where I got the specs. The intel wireless AC9260 that came with BigFoot's specs has very low signal strength, my laptop has full strength when placed right next to it so it's definitely not an issue on the other side. The drivers were up to date but I reinstalled the latest ones anyway, no luck. Any suggestions?
 
sck451

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Lee87 said:
Hey guys, computer arrived and is set up, runs like a dream. One slight hiccup, I know this isn't the right section for a technical question but I figured I'd start here since it's where I got the specs. The intel wireless AC9260 that came with BigFoot's specs has very low signal strength, my laptop has full strength when placed right next to it so it's definitely not an issue on the other side. The drivers were up to date but I reinstalled the latest ones anyway, no luck. Any suggestions?
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Have you attached the WiFi antennae?
 
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