current build is in testing already after less than a day O.o thoughts on the spec :D

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Case
CORSAIR iCUE 465X RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 20-Core Processor i7-14700K (Up to 5.6GHz) 33MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI D4 (LGA1700, DDR4, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200Mhz (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
16GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
Graphics Card Support Bracket
PCS GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT BRACKET
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
External DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x Slim USB 2.0 External DVD-RW
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMe SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 240 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting
2 x 50cm ARGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 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
Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2021 (1 Digital License)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
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
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
 
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We’d need to have a lot more information to be able to give any opinion.

What’s it for?

What’s your max budget?

How much did it come to?

What make and model screen are you using?
 
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Storage and cooling looks a bit off...but other than that I can't say much without knowing the usage (1080p gaming, video/photo editing, AI, etc.).
 
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MajJohnShephard said:
what do you mean by the cooling looks a bit off?
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Cooler looks to be a bit weak for that quite hot CPU - we'd tend to recommend a Corsair 150i (360mm) AIO for 12th gen and later i7/i9 CPUs.

Single relatively slow PCIe3 SSD means everything is on one drive...so it slows it down, and you risk losing everything if it fails (or you need to reinstall Windows for some reason). We'd normally recommend a 500GB very fast SSD (a Solidigm P44 Pro at twice the speed of the Samsung 970 Evo Plus) for Windows, Apps and Game Launchers, and a secondary 2TB Solidigm P41+ for games storage (a lot of modern games are coming in at 100GB+).
 
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TonyCarter said:
Cooler looks to be a bit weak for that quite hot CPU - we'd tend to recommend a Corsair 150i (360mm) AIO for 12th gen and later i7/i9 CPUs.

Single relatively slow PCIe3 SSD means everything is on one drive...so it slows it down, and you risk losing everything if it fails (or you need to reinstall Windows for some reason). We'd normally recommend a 500GB very fast SSD (a Solidigm P44 Pro at twice the speed of the Samsung 970 Evo Plus) for Windows, Apps and Game Launchers, and a secondary 2TB Solidigm P41+ for games storage (a lot of modern games are coming in at 100GB+).
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the cooler that ive got is the only available one i could have aside from the "basic" one and its the one my current one has - its lasted 7 and a half years to date so its done well for essentially playing WoW and youtube etc., nothing major. the brief specs of the one im upgrading from is an Intel i7 7800X processor, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, same cooling as new one, 1660TI Geforce RTX Graphics card. thats the basics of what im upgrading *from*
 
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TonyCarter said:
we'd tend to recommend a Corsair 150i (360mm) AIO
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Don't think you'd get one in that case, going to depend on memory, I've got that case and had to go with Corsair H100i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler and that came as a sandwich on the front
 
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Martinr36 said:
Don't think you'd get one in that case, going to depend on memory, I've got that case and had to go with Corsair H100i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler and that came as a sandwich on the front
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as i say the cooler i chose is the only one i could choose other than the "basic" one but thanks for your inputs :)
 
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MajJohnShephard said:
the cooler that ive got is the only available one i could have aside from the "basic" one and its the one my current one has - its lasted 7 and a half years to date so its done well for essentially playing WoW and youtube etc., nothing major. the brief specs of the one im upgrading from is an Intel i7 7800X processor, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, same cooling as new one, 1660TI Geforce RTX Graphics card. thats the basics of what im upgrading *from*
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Without the required information, we can't give any proper advice as we don't have a clue what it's pairing with.

The 12700k is an entirely different architecture to a 7 !/2 year old processor, they're even remotely similar. If you're expecting the same performance between those two chips you're going to be sorely let down.

But again this is someone asking for advice but not really interested in it.
 
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Without the required information, we can't give any proper advice as we don't have a clue what it's pairing with.

The 12700k is an entirely different architecture to a 7 !/2 year old processor, they're even remotely similar. If you're expecting the same performance between those two chips you're going to be sorely let down.

But again this is someone asking for advice but not really interested in it.
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so your saying i *wont* get the same performance? in a bad way or...?
 
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Martinr36 said:
Don't think you'd get one in that case, going to depend on memory, I've got that case and had to go with Corsair H100i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler and that came as a sandwich on the front
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Sorry, didn't realise the 465X was a particularly small case. Thought it must be bigger than my 220T, and that has the H100i on the top (but no fancy RGB RAM for me) ;)
 
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MajJohnShephard said:
so your saying i *wont* get the same performance? in a bad way or...?
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Again, until we have all the required information, we literally can't give any accurate advice.

The advice given so far is purely based on the specs, but we have no idea what it's pairing with, so can't tell if it's suitable or not.
 
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SpyderTracks said:
Again, until we have all the required information, we literally can't give any accurate advice.

The advice given so far is purely based on the specs, but we have no idea what it's pairing with, so can't tell if it's suitable or not.
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forgive me, i dont know anything about building custom builds hence leaving it to PCSpecialist, what you do mean by "what its pairing with"? :)
 
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TonyCarter said:
Sorry, didn't realise the 465X was a particularly small case. Thought it must be bigger than my 220T, and that has the H100i on the top (but no fancy RGB RAM for me) ;)
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I think a 360 would fit in the top if it wasn't for the RGB RAM, or it would go in the front without the hard drive enclosure
 
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MajJohnShephard said:
forgive me, i dont know anything about building custom builds hence leaving it to PCSpecialist, what you do mean by "what its pairing with"? :)
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What monitor, resolution (1080p, 1440p, 2160p) & hz (60hz, 144hz, 240hz, 360hz), or exact model number.

What sort of FPS you're aiming in WoW...are there any other games that you regularly play, etc...
 
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MajJohnShephard said:
forgive me, i dont know anything about building custom builds hence leaving it to PCSpecialist, what you do mean by "what its pairing with"? :)
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The specs of the monitor, best thing you could have done would have been come here first and got a spec
 
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TonyCarter said:
What monitor, resolution (1080p, 1440p, 2160p) & hz (60hz, 144hz, 240hz, 360hz), or exact model number.

What sort of FPS you're aiming in WoW...are there any other games that you regularly play, etc...
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duel monitor setup, "off monitor - i.e. not main one is HP 22f Ultraslim Full HD Monitor and my main one is Lenovo L24e-30 23.8 inch FHD Gaming Monitor both display at 60Hz i am mainly just interested in playing WoW and steam games of varying requirements (indie to current AAA titles) 1080P as i have a series X, and PS5 for my major gaming needs.

if theres any other info your after please let me know i think ive responded as well as i can
 
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