Help! New to PC AMD or Intel build

[CouparAngus]

Getting ideas for building a gaming PC. Mainly using PC for gaming, CoD, Doom etc. After reading previous forums I see that AMD are more reccomended over Intel nowadays but I'd appreciate any help with whether this build is appropriate and functional with any additional changes. Thank you. Budget is under £3000. Hoping to use 1440p monitor.


Case
CORSAIR iCUE 465X RGB 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
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
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 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 (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 18 to 21 working days
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[Martinr36]

Ok tweaked it a bit, different case, 4*8 GB RAM @ 3200MHz (4 looks better than 2 and performs slightly better), changed the cooler and upped power supply, changed GPU to 3070Ti which would go nice on this monitor

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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
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
250GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6400MB/R, 2700MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/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 H115i 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 10/11 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
Firefox™
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 18 to 21 working days
Price: £2,547.00 including VAT and Delivery
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[CouparAngus]

Thank you for your advice. May I ask if the graphics card is OK at 8GB or will it be better to spend a little more and get the 10 or 12 GB?

 

[sck451]

Thank you for your advice. May I ask if the graphics card is OK at 8GB or will it be better to spend a little more and get the 10 or 12 GB?

The VRAM size is only part of a graphics card's performance. 8GB is plenty for anything up to 4K: certainly at those resolutions you'll be just fine.

Extra-large VRAM sizes are generally more aimed at those playing games at very high resolutions and texture details or more often at content creators or even crypto miners.

 

[Bigfoot]

Wouldn’t a 500GB Samsung 990 Pro be better than 256 GB for the OS drive?

 

[Martinr36]

Wouldn’t a 500GB Samsung 990 Pro be better than 256 GB for the OS drive?

That's a miss click on the configurator, good spot

 

[Bigfoot]

That's a miss click on the configurator, good spot

Although I am not sure that a 990 Pro is available quite yet

 

[Enax]

Ok tweaked it a bit, different case, 4*8 GB RAM @ 3200MHz (4 looks better than 2 and performs slightly better),

Can I ask where you are getting this from? The MB runs on dual channel not quad so any performance increase is highly negligible. Also why 3200 over 3600? AMD recommend 3600 and many tests have 3600 as the better RAM to have (although conflicting data can be seen with who runs the test). Cheers for any info given

 

[Martinr36]

The 3200 Mhz RAM that PCS supply has a cl of 16 and the 3600 has a cl of 18

 

[SpyderTracks]

Can I ask where you are getting this from? The MB runs on dual channel not quad so any performance increase is highly negligible. Also why 3200 over 3600? AMD recommend 3600 and many tests have 3600 as the better RAM to have (although conflicting data can be seen with who runs the test). Cheers for any info given

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[CouparAngus]

Thank you everyone for your help. Got alot more thinking before I make the final decision to go PC but these suggestions are much appreciated.