Build advice needed

MikeL

New member
Hi everyone, I am looking for a reliable build that will last me for the next 5 to 10 years for gaming only, dual monitor setup, 4K and full HD, at the moment i have full HD monitors but i plan to upgrade to 4K, my biggest concern is overheating, that's why i am going for liquid build, please go nuts with any input you may have to below notes, Thank you in advance!

Case
THERMALTAKE LEVEL 20 HT WHITE TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE

***** i could not save a quote with Lian Li case and cooling as it seems PCS do not have them in stock, could not as well choose "i have my own case" for some reason, after reading previous posts and researching online i am leaning heavily towards Lian Li Lancool - any advice?

Custom Liquid Cooling Kit
Liquid Series RGB Extreme Kit - EK

***** it does not matter how much research i do i still feel that i don't know enough about liquid cooling, i will rely completely on PCS and advice i can get here on which Kit to go for, how many reservoir's/pumps/gpu blocks and fans to go for - the aim is for the system to not overheat as i have bad experiences with it (even with my previous PCS build from years ago)

Tubing
Clear Hardline PETG Tubing (Bent/Black Fittings)
Graphics Card Cooling
GPU Water Block - For One Graphics Card!
Coolant Colour
Mayhems Pastel Pure Black
LED Lighting
50cm Red LED Strip
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core (3.7GHz @ up to 4.7GHz)

***** i wanted to go for Intel as my old AMD FX-8350 is overheating a lot almost from the day one but after researching it, it seems unreasonable - looks like AMD took the market by storm, change my mind? as well how much more difference will i see if i pay a bit more for the 16 core version? Does it make sense to wait for any new upcoming processors?

Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 16GB)

***** does it make sense to change to 32GB DDR4 3600MHz , any advantage?

Graphics Card
10GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP (Xmas delivery not guaranteed)

***** i would love 3090 but i think there's no point of spending more for my usage, as far as i can play games like CP2077 on full detail i will be happy, any reason to wait for AMD cards? From what i read 3080 is better for 4K and AMD for full HD gaming.

1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET

***** i will add couple more hard drives to the build, do i need more power?

Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
2 PORT (1 x TYPE A, 1 x TYPE C) USB 3.1 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB 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
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Build time: Approx. 2 months - Xmas delivery not guaranteed
Price: £3,883.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-liquid/uzhfW7mmyt/
 
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SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
What’s your max budget?

What 4k monitor are you pairing it with? If you don’t have it yet, what’s your budget for the monitor?

Liquid series don’t provide any benefit for gaming and take a lot of maintenance which if you don’t know how to do would cost you each year to return if to PCS to have it flushed and refilled.

AIO coolers are so good these days that they’ve pretty much eradicated the need for custom loops for gaming.
 

MikeL

New member
Thanks for your replies, so does that mean that liquid series are open builds and need yearly maintenance? I wanted to avoid that...

AIO hydro builds on the other hand provide liquid cooling only to the CPU and not to GPU, correct? Does that make a big difference in below build?

My budget i 3-4k so if i went with something as below i would have money left for a good 4K @ 144Hz monitor to go with it straight away

What case would you recommend for a build like that? I do not care about any RGB or flashing lights, if i get any i will switch all lights off anyway. Perfect cooling and quiet, that is the way for me, Lian Li Lancool Mesh 2?

Case
Send In Your Own Case
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16 Core CPU (3.4GHz-4.9GHz/72MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
10GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP (Xmas delivery not guaranteed)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/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 H115i RGB PLATINUM 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)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
ASUS PCE-AC88 AC3100 2100Mbps/5GHz, 1000Mbps/2.4GHz
USB/Thunderbolt Options
2 PORT (1 x TYPE A, 1 x TYPE C) USB 3.1 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB 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 Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 15 working days
Price: £2,931.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/bezSKS0NNC/
 

AgentCooper

At Least I Have Chicken
Moderator
The fundamentals of the build are now solid. There’s only a couple of extra tweaks that I’d suggest. An extra M.2 for fast storage is handy, especially if you’re playing something like Red Dead Redemption 2 that takes forever to load. I’d up the PSU for a bit of headroom should you wish to make any upgrades in the next few years. If you’re not fussed about RGB then you can change to the H115i RGB XT Pro, that’s only got RGB on the pump head and is a bit cheaper than the Platinum version. You can also drop the extra thermal paste as the cooler comes with a high quality paste pre-applied.

Case
Send In Your Own Case
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16 Core CPU (3.4GHz-4.9GHz/72MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
10GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP (Xmas delivery not guaranteed)
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 PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W AX SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® TITANIUM
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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
2 PORT (1 x TYPE A, 1 x TYPE C) USB 3.1 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB 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
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 15 working days
Price: £3,003.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/H5Ur2dnDbf/
 
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