Desktop Build Advice

[Mick81]

Hello, I was hoping someone could help answer my question on graphic cards. I’m building a pc on pcs website and looking at the RTX 4070ti or the 4080. I’ve noticed it doesn’t specify which brand these cards are and was hoping someone may know which brand pcs tend to use and whether they are a good brand?

Thanks in advance

 

[Mick81]

Hello, could I please ask for people opinions on this build I am looking to order. The main purpose of this build will be for gaming. My monitor will with be the Samsung Odysessy G7 27” or the Dell S2722DGM. I was wondering about the graphics card. The one shown will be a Palit or Zotac. Is it worth me getting the build without a card and buying my own RTX 4070ti ASUS Strix OC or will I not really notice the difference. Any advice is welcome, thanks.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Hiya, if you could post the full specs please so we can edit it? You can't do anything with images

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What's your max budget?

I take it you mean the 1440p Samsung G7?

 

[SpyderTracks]

Full specs are
CPU - Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Board - Gigabyte x670 Aorus Elite AX

RAM - 32gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000mhz

G Card - 12gb RTX 4070ti

SSD - 512gb M.2 for the windows OS
SSD - 2TB storage

Power supply - Corsair 850w RMx series modular 80

Processor cooling - Corsair H100 RGB elite performance

In terms of budget, I didn’t want to spend more than £2500 and this build is currently at £2240.

If you can post them as in the guide above, gives precise instructions, just copy and paste.

Or are you not seeing the link?

 

[Mick81]

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 205 MESH C GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X670 AORUS ELITE AX (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3100 MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3100 MB/W)
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
CORSAIR H100x RGB ELITE 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
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 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
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Google Chrome™
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 4 to 6 working days
Price: £2,238.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/BGvyXkSCEG/

 

[SpyderTracks]

Just reconfigured a little, the PSU was too low to support upgrades beyond where you were, the case was too low tier for the components, the drives were very budget, changed the board for Asus, will link why below, other than that it's fine

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W RMx SHIFT SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR H100x RGB ELITE 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
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 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 4 to 6 working days
Price: £2,462.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/6Mw02t7aM5/

 

[SpyderTracks]

Gigabyte motherboards have had some very very shady dealings with this generation, and IMHO are worth avoiding, but also, they double up beep codes and generally have other bugs that can make troubleshooting extremely challenging.

If you have a Gigabyte motherboard in your PC, you might have a secret firmware backdoor

A cybersecurity firm has discovered that a large number of motherboards made by Gigabyte have a previously undisclosed firmware backdoor that could be used by hackers to install malicious software.

www.neowin.net

With regards to GPU, people get very confused.

A GPU is actually simply the chip on the card that looks like this, the blue square part:

A graphics card is the board design and power relays and cooling shroud.

All GPU's are the same, no matter what brand or model you buy, so it doesn't matter if it's an Asus OC, or a Palit non overclock, they're all using the same nVidia 4070ti chip (and AMD cards all use AMD chips)

These days, because of the way chip design has become, there's almost no benefit in an overclocked card, as modern GPU's automatically overclock themselves as standard.

For very niche uses like render farms or heavy calculations on scientific workflows that go on solidly for days on end, there would be an argument for a premium graphics card as the improved cooling could come in beneficial for those high stress applications.

But for gaming, it literally makes no difference.

 

[Martinr36]

Just reconfigured a little, the PSU was too low to support upgrades beyond where you were, the case was too low tier for the components, the drives were very budget, changed the board for Asus, will link why below, other than that it's fine

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W RMx SHIFT SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR H100x RGB ELITE 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
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 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
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Google Chrome™
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 4 to 6 working days
Price: £2,462.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/kZcmRSvHQp/

@SpyderTracks , you leaving Norton in😉

 

[SpyderTracks]

@SpyderTracks , you leaving Norton in😉

Eeeurgh! Good catch!

Remove Norton whatever you do, it’s pure evil

Edit, have updated the specs and removed the infiltrator!

 

[Mick81]

Thank you for the help with this and thanks for explaining about the graphics card.