markgledhill870
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Hi,
I'm looking to get a gaming rig after being without a pc for about 15 years. Since then it's been mac for work and consoles for gaming. We've got a PS5 which myself and the kids love, but I'm looking to run a PC alongside it for things like the MS and PC exclusives, Sim Racing (just got a wheel which is ridiculously good fun), and also so my son can start getting into the Minecraft modding community. He likes his art too, so it would be good to get him trying out some 3D programs - he'd love to be a game artist or animator when he grows up.
Initially this is going to be plugged into our main TV - a 4k 65inch OLED that will run 60hz. Budget in the £3-3.5k range - looking for top end graphic performance and speed that will last a while before needing upgrading. IF/when we do upgrade the TV it will probably be to a 120hz model, so would be nice if it had the potential to run games at that frame rate but not a deal breaker. Because it's in the living room, the quieter the better and ideally it would look ok too,
I've looked at Scott's guide which was unbelievably helpful - probably the most useful resource I've found in terms of components, so thanks a lot for that!!
I've gone for the 12gb 3080 - similar price to the 10gb 3080 on PCS. Says it's on offer. Seems to offer a good level of future proofing whilst being a fair bit cheaper than the Ti, and should cope with 60Hz 4k fine for most games I believe?? Ideally I want to be able to route 5.1 sound through the hdmi port of the graphics card and into my av amp, which looks to be an option with the GeForce control panel.
Gone top end on the PSU, and what I think is a decent case? Not sure on the motherboard and cooling - seems a decent match for the system? Gone M.2 SSD for the main drives for o/s and games because I definitely want fast startups. From my experience with macs the easiest speed upgrade you could give them was swapping an HDD for an SSD as it was always the bottleneck. There's an HDD in there as a storage drive because I might move my music and Roon server onto it.
I don't really understand about braided power cables - are they purely an aesthetic thing for the inside of your case, which I'm not planning on spending much time looking at? Or are they worth adding to a high spec pc?
Anyway - any advice appreciated!
Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 16-Core Processor i9-12900KF (3.2GHz) 30MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
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 SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Braided Power Supply Cables
CORSAIR Premium Individually Sleeved PSU Cable Kit Pro - Black
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H100i ELITE LCD Display RGB 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
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Promotional Item
Get Dying Light 2 with select Samsung SSDs
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
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Price: £3179 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/NJMJ25W6FU/
I'm looking to get a gaming rig after being without a pc for about 15 years. Since then it's been mac for work and consoles for gaming. We've got a PS5 which myself and the kids love, but I'm looking to run a PC alongside it for things like the MS and PC exclusives, Sim Racing (just got a wheel which is ridiculously good fun), and also so my son can start getting into the Minecraft modding community. He likes his art too, so it would be good to get him trying out some 3D programs - he'd love to be a game artist or animator when he grows up.
Initially this is going to be plugged into our main TV - a 4k 65inch OLED that will run 60hz. Budget in the £3-3.5k range - looking for top end graphic performance and speed that will last a while before needing upgrading. IF/when we do upgrade the TV it will probably be to a 120hz model, so would be nice if it had the potential to run games at that frame rate but not a deal breaker. Because it's in the living room, the quieter the better and ideally it would look ok too,
I've looked at Scott's guide which was unbelievably helpful - probably the most useful resource I've found in terms of components, so thanks a lot for that!!
I've gone for the 12gb 3080 - similar price to the 10gb 3080 on PCS. Says it's on offer. Seems to offer a good level of future proofing whilst being a fair bit cheaper than the Ti, and should cope with 60Hz 4k fine for most games I believe?? Ideally I want to be able to route 5.1 sound through the hdmi port of the graphics card and into my av amp, which looks to be an option with the GeForce control panel.
Gone top end on the PSU, and what I think is a decent case? Not sure on the motherboard and cooling - seems a decent match for the system? Gone M.2 SSD for the main drives for o/s and games because I definitely want fast startups. From my experience with macs the easiest speed upgrade you could give them was swapping an HDD for an SSD as it was always the bottleneck. There's an HDD in there as a storage drive because I might move my music and Roon server onto it.
I don't really understand about braided power cables - are they purely an aesthetic thing for the inside of your case, which I'm not planning on spending much time looking at? Or are they worth adding to a high spec pc?
Anyway - any advice appreciated!
Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 16-Core Processor i9-12900KF (3.2GHz) 30MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
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 SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Braided Power Supply Cables
CORSAIR Premium Individually Sleeved PSU Cable Kit Pro - Black
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H100i ELITE LCD Display RGB 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
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Promotional Item
Get Dying Light 2 with select Samsung SSDs
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Price: £3179 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/NJMJ25W6FU/
