First time buyer - 3d Rendering and gaming PC

Mka

New member
Hi !

This is my first time buying PC like this, so if anyone can check this spec and let me know if this works good for GPU redshift rendering and playing some sim racing games like Rfactor2, asseto Corsa...?

Do I have good enough cooling for a small case like this?

By budget is cca £ 1500.

Spec>
Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 130 CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)

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Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X470-I GAMING (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 860 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W VS SERIES™ VS-650 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Noctua NH-L9i Low Profile AM4, Super Quiet CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
GIGABIT LAN PORT + Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi excluded on H310I-PLUS)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 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® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 14 working days
Price: £1,588.00 including VAT and Delivery


Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!
 

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
I'd avoid a mini system in most cases.

They're not particularly cheap. They're not particularly mini. They do have implications for cooling.

And I say that as someone who owns a Cooler Master Elite 120 (the model 1 gen older than the above). Great budget case for a low end system. But I wouldn't put £1500's hardware in it.

Instead, look at the ATX cases that are relatively compact:

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)

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Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X470-PLUS GAMING (DDR4, 6Gb/s, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB ADATA SX6000 Pro PCIe M.2 2280 (2100 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
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
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
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 14 working days
Price: £1,580.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/URp89R0R!c/

Faster SSD
Faster RAM
Better quality PSU
Much better cooler (the Noctua NH-L9i is small and quiet, but not very powerful at all - also it doesn't really matter how quiet it is because the case design means everything else is going to be noisy)
Better quality and more efficient PSU
Relatively compact ATX case. But there are a few that have even smaller footprints.
 

Mka

New member
thank you very much @Oussebon !

Is there any way to invest more money in a better cooling for a mini case or that's a total dead end?

Again, very much appreciate your help, I thinks that's my configuration!
 

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
It's not an issue that throwing money at can easily fix, as the issue is the space. You're trying to fit the same amount of hardware (and cables etc) into a smaller space, while still flowing air through, and the smaller cases mean fewer CPU cooling options.

There are larger mini ITX cases like the Define Nano S.

But that proves the point... because:
FRACTAL DEFINE S NANO - 330mm x 203mm x 400mm (Approx H x W x D)

Which apart from ~10cm on the height, is basically the same size as the "full size" cases:

FRACTAL FOCUS G - 444mm x 205mm x 464mm (Approx H x W x D)
NZXT H500 - 460mm x 210mm x 428mm (Approx H x W x D)

So you're getting a case that's nearly the same size, but the mini ITX form factor limits upgrades, PCS's mobo selection makes it more expensive, and they don't sell the systems with 240mm AIO coolers.
 

Mka

New member
Ok got it, I understand now. I will go ahead and buy spec that you've helped me configure, much appreciated your help!
 
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