Going for an expensive build. What would you swap in/out?

[Kryogen]

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE H500M GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 12 Core Processor i9-10920X (3.5GHz) 19.25MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING II: ATX, USB 3.2, SATA 6 GB/s, Wi-Fi AC - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
24GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3090 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
External Hard Drive
1TB Seagate One Touch External HDD, USB 3.0, Black
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100x Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
1x 120mm Thermaltake TOUGHFAN 12
Monitor
ASUS XG27AQ 27" G-Sync ROG Strix

Also whats the wait for a 3090 over a 3080ti? I'm assuming because of the price and little performance increase the 3080 may be longer?

 

[JUNI0R]

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE H500M GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 12 Core Processor i9-10920X (3.5GHz) 19.25MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING II: ATX, USB 3.2, SATA 6 GB/s, Wi-Fi AC - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
24GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3090 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
External Hard Drive
1TB Seagate One Touch External HDD, USB 3.0, Black
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100x Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
1x 120mm Thermaltake TOUGHFAN 12
Monitor
ASUS XG27AQ 27" G-Sync ROG Strix

Also whats the wait for a 3090 over a 3080ti? I'm assuming because of the price and little performance increase the 3080 may be longer?

Hi there! We'll need some more info before we give any advice

1) What's your budget?
2) What will you be using the system for?
3) What monitors will you be using? (either make and model or resolution and refresh rate) I see you have a monitor in your build, would this be the only one, or would you have others? And would it be included in your budget?

Oh, and to answer your questions about wait times, if the card doesn't have a "pre-order" tag next to it, it should be the standard wait is says at the bottom if the configurator

I'd also highly recommend a read of this. Intel is currently suffering, it's a long way behind AMD's offerings for just about every use case. The X299 chipset I've assumed you're using here (as it's an X processor) is also many many years old.
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/amd-vs-intel.72675/

 

[Kryogen]

Budget was 5k. Will be used for gaming and It'll just be the 1 monitor.

From what you suggested I took the I9 out and replaced it with the Ryzen 9 5950x

I've also dropped the 3090 for the 3080TI. From what I can see the performance isn't that much better for the extra 500 squid or so.

Still hits 5k but the CPU seems to be loads better so thanks for the recommendation.

 

[Steveyg]

The 5900x will out perform the 5950x in gaming for example. The 5950x is amazing for editing, rendering, etc though so it all depends on what the machine is for

We still don't know what this machine is for so it's hard to offer advice. Also knowing what monitor you plan to use will definitely help us make recommendations

 

[rouchie]

Hi there! We'll need some more info before we give any advice

3) What monitors will you be using? (either make and model or resolution and refresh rate) I see you have a monitor in your build, would this be the only one, or would you have others? And would it be included in your budget?

To get the full benefit of any advice you will need to fully answer q3 asked @JUNI0R

 

[Kryogen]

Oh sorry. The monitor is ASUS XG27AQ 27" G-Sync ROG Strix. Will be used mainly for gaming

 

[Martinr36]

Ok So yo say you've made changes so can you post the updated spec as described in this link

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[Steveyg]

For gaming in that budget mate this is about as good as it gets, then pair it with a Samsung G9 and you're top of the foodchain

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
12GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3080 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H150i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB 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
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT 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)
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NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 16 to 19 working days
Price: £3,735.00 including VAT and Delivery

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[JUNI0R]

Budget was 5k. Will be used for gaming and It'll just be the 1 monitor.

From what you suggested I took the I9 out and replaced it with the Ryzen 9 5950x

I've also dropped the 3090 for the 3080TI. From what I can see the performance isn't that much better for the extra 500 squid or so.

Still hits 5k but the CPU seems to be loads better so thanks for the recommendation.

This should be beast of a PC

The 5000X is an incredible case and our favourite top end case here although the H500 you had originally looks like it should suffice if you prefer it. As @Steveyg the 5950X is really a workstation CPU designed for multi core Workflows (which gaming isnt) you’ll get better performance out the 5900X for less money. For RAM, 64GB is pointless, and 32GB is still rather overkill, you could swap to 16GB and still have a perfectly enjoyable experience. Also gone for RGB, you can switch to non-RGB if you’d prefer. Good choice on GPU, the 3090 is really a workstation card, the 3080TI will handle any gaming you throw at it. For storage, AMD supports PCIe Gen 4, so now there’s a 500GB OS and programs drive, then a dedicated 2TB M.2 SSD for games and a 2TB HDD for general files as these don’t gain anything by being on SSD. For the best temps, and for fantastic aesthetic, the H150i Capellix is a great cooler choice and the ML fans are known to be quiet (as I noticed you went for quiet fans on the previous cooler). I’ve added in the AX200 WiFi card but it can be removed if you use Ethernet. I’ve removed the anti virus as it’s known to cause issues and the silver warranty is well worth the fiver.

for monitors, there’s really only one choice for a build at this budget. The Samsung G9

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H150i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB 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
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT 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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 16 to 19 working days
Price: £3,161.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/qKmw7u2cp0/

 

[JUNI0R]

For gaming in that budget mate this is about as good as it gets, then pair it with a Samsung G9 and you're top of the foodchain

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
12GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3080 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H150i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB 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
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT 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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 16 to 19 working days
Price: £3,735.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/AWeYc2dsSW/

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Snap! Our builds are identical apart from the STRIX GPU, RAM configuration and 2nd M.2 choice 😂 great minds think alike, clearly

 

[Steveyg]

Snap! Our builds are identical apart from the STRIX GPU, RAM configuration and 2nd M.2 choice 😂 great minds think alike, clearly

Yeah I was going for all the bells and whistles, if it was my money I would go for your more sensible and reserved option to be completely honest haha

 

[Kryogen]

Bloody hell that monitor is like a spaceship

 

[JUNI0R]

Yeah I was going for all the bells and whistles, if it was my money I would go for your more sensible and reserved option to be completely honest haha

Haha! Tbh I’m not sure I’d be able to resist the STRIX GPU if the wait was about the same 😂

Bloody hell that monitor is like a spaceship

It’s absolutely insane. I could only imagine playing some racing games on it

 

[Martinr36]

Bloody hell that monitor is like a spaceship

If you've got that type of money for a system you might as well have the best

 

[Kryogen]

Haha! Tbh I’m not sure I’d be able to resist the STRIX GPU if the wait was about the same 😂


It’s absolutely insane. I could only imagine playing some racing games on it

I'd love it but the wife would stab me if I had that in the living room so it may have to be the suggested monitor. I would have chosen the 37 inch Asus but that won't fit either

 

[JUNI0R]

I'd love it but the wife would stab me if I had that in the living room so it may have to be the suggested monitor. I would have chosen the 37 inch Asus but that won't fit either

That’s a shame! If you’re going for a 3080TI and not the G9, I’d highly suggest going for a 4K 144hz monitor (if you can get your hands on one) otherwise the GPU won’t be used to it’s full potential. Either that, or you could go for a lesser GPU that would be a better fit for a monitor that fits in your space?

 

[Kryogen]

That’s a shame! If you’re going for a 3080TI and not the G9, I’d highly suggest going for a 4K 144hz monitor (if you can get your hands on one) otherwise the GPU won’t be used to it’s full potential. Either that, or you could go for a lesser GPU that would be a better fit for a monitor that fits in your space?

Can always be a later addition. For now the PC will be in the front room(Which was a stretch to get her to agree to that) But in a couple years I should have a spare room in the house. I could then set up a G9 there. I'll stick with everything you suggested and go for the ASUS XG27AQ 27" G-Sync ROG Strix. Sell that later and grab a G9

 

[Steveyg]

Can always be a later addition. For now the PC will be in the front room(Which was a stretch to get her to agree to that) But in a couple years I should have a spare room in the house. I could then set up a G9 there. I'll stick with everything you suggested and go for the ASUS XG27AQ 27" G-Sync ROG Strix. Sell that later and grab a G9

In a few years there will likely be something much better than the G9 mate, I'd say if your sticking with the 27" ASUS you'd be better served with a 3070, you'll not see much benefit of the 3080 there.

In a few years when you get the chance to change you'll likely be upgrading the GPU anyways so a monitor and GPU together then would be better. Save some cash now to plan for a future upgrade makes the most sense, your call though

 

[Kryogen]

In a few years there will likely be something much better than the G9 mate, I'd say if your sticking with the 27" ASUS you'd be better served with a 3070, you'll not see much benefit of the 3080 there.

In a few years when you get the chance to change you'll likely be upgrading the GPU anyways so a monitor and GPU together then would be better. Save some cash now to plan for a future upgrade makes the most sense, your call though

Defo see what you are saying.

From the list of monitors available on this site, What would you recommend?