Intel i5-13600KF with RTX 3070

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Chepi

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I'm hoping for feedback on how good this build is for gaming. I plan to use it for games such as Cyberpunk 2077, Heavily modded Skyrim/Fallout 4, and the Halo games. I'm not too fussed about playing on the highest graphics settings but would like to if this build can support it.

Case
PCS SPECTRUM RGB MID TOWER CASE (WHITE/PINK)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 14-Core Processor i5-13600KF (3.5GHz) 24MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z690-F GAMING WIFI (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7300MB/R, 6000MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMe SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 240 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
50cm RGB LED Strip
Extra Case Fans
1x PCS ARGB LED Fan
Sound Card
Asus Xonar SE 5.1-Channel Gaming Audio Card
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
2 PORT (2 x TYPE A) USB 3.1 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
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
Firefox™
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 14 to 16 working days
Price: £1,970.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z790-ddr5-pc/fNPMWkr8QQ/

I will be using this monitor to go with it: https://www.currys.co.uk/products/a...27-ips-lcd-gaming-monitor-black-10220251.html
 
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Steveyg

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In this price range mate I'd wait for the 7800X3D it'll likely be best in slot at this price range but just hasn't released yet

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Eight Core CPU (4.5GHz-5.4GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (DDR5, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB) AMD
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR, 1625MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W 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 iCUE 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
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
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 14 to 16 working days
Price: £1,925.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/!vSt6nXk0E/
 
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TonyCarter

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Steveyg said:
In this price range mate I'd wait for the 7800X3D it'll likely be best in slot at this price range but just hasn't released yet
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I'll not bother posting my almost identical build then - would have beaten you too it if I hadn't been trying to squeeze a 6800XT in the budget :LOL:
 
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Chepi

Member
Steveyg said:
In this price range mate I'd wait for the 7800X3D it'll likely be best in slot at this price range but just hasn't released yet

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Eight Core CPU (4.5GHz-5.4GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (DDR5, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB) AMD
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR, 1625MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W 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 iCUE 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
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
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 14 to 16 working days
Price: £1,925.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/!vSt6nXk0E/
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When will that part release? I'm not planning on waiting a long time since I have the money now and I'm terrible at saving, so I don't want to end up spending it on something else. If you have a recommendation based on currently available parts I'd love to see that.
 
SpyderTracks

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Chepi said:
When will that part release? I'm not planning on waiting a long time since I have the money now and I'm terrible at saving, so I don't want to end up spending it on something else. If you have a recommendation based on currently available parts I'd love to see that.
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It's release on the 6th so Thursday week after next

If you put through the order now with a placeholder like the 7900x, then you can amend it once the 7800x3d is released. Won't affect your build time.
 
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Mourant

Member
Chepi said:
When will that part release? I'm not planning on waiting a long time since I have the money now and I'm terrible at saving, so I don't want to end up spending it on something else. If you have a recommendation based on currently available parts I'd love to see that.
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It is set to release on April 6th - so not too long to wait if you can hang on. I am not sure how long it will take for PCS to source the part following its release.
 
SpyderTracks

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Mourant said:
It is set to release on April 6th - so not too long to wait if you can hang on. I am not sure how long it will take for PCS to source the part following its release.
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PCS are a partner so they'll have stock on release date, unless of course it's a paper launch but I seriously doubt that after the issues with the original 5800x3d during th pandemic
 
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Chepi

Member
SpyderTracks said:
It's release on the 6th so Thursday week after next

If you put through the order now with a placeholder like the 7900x, then you can amend it once the 7800x3d is released. Won't affect your build time.
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That's not too bad, I might be able to wait that long. Also I may need some alternatives to some of the parts that were posted in that build. I'm quite set on the case I selected for my initial build, but some of the parts won't fit in the case. I would need a smaller power supply (I'm pretty sure 1000w is way more than I need anyway), and a smaller processor cooler as the case I want only supports coolers with up to 240mm radiators. Any recommendations?
 
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TonyCarter

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The PSU is only more powerful...it shouldn't be physically any larger...although the configurator may warn you that it's too powerful...but it's just the configurator being cheap!

The PCS cases are not premium-level, and are built to appeal to the price-conscious more than the 'enthusiast'. Unfortunately if you're really keen on the white (and or pink) aesthetic, then your choices on the configurator are limited. However, you can source and send in your own case from elsewhere...but then it would be up to you to ensure everything will fit.
 
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Steveyg

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Chepi said:
That's not too bad, I might be able to wait that long. Also I may need some alternatives to some of the parts that were posted in that build. I'm quite set on the case I selected for my initial build, but some of the parts won't fit in the case. I would need a smaller power supply (I'm pretty sure 1000w is way more than I need anyway), and a smaller processor cooler as the case I want only supports coolers with up to 240mm radiators. Any recommendations?
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The case you selected isn't great, it's a very budget case that isn't a well known quantity and if it's to house these parts for potentially the next 10 years you want a good well tried and tested case which the Lian Li is.

If you're absolutely set on a white/pink case you can buy your own on amazon and have it shipped to PCS to use. You'd have to make sure all the parts would fit though

As for the PSU that was selected with the idea of this build lasting 10 years so it's to allow room to make upgrades without having to swap out the PSU. The parts have been getting more and more power hungry with transient spikes being a issue on GPU the massive PSU to account for all that

Minimum I'd honestly recommend these days is 850W but with this budget I wouldn't plan for minimum I'd want bells and whistles and this is bells and whistles only with a 7800X3D when it releases in a couple weeks
 
Martinr36

Martinr36

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TonyCarter said:
However, you can source and send in your own case from elsewhere...but then it would be up to you to ensure everything will fit.
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The lian li 216 is available on amazon in white


Further case details here

lian-li.com

LANCOOL 216

• Mid-tower chassis configurable for air cooling and water cooling • Airflow optimized front, top and PSU shroud side mesh panels • Equipped with 2 x front 160 PWM fans (ARGB or non-RGB) and 1 x rear 140mm PWM fan • Supports 360 radiator at the top, front and a maximum of 10 fans • Includes rear...
lian-li.com lian-li.com
 
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Chepi

Member
Steveyg said:
The case you selected isn't great, it's a very budget case that isn't a well known quantity and if it's to house these parts for potentially the next 10 years you want a good well tried and tested case which the Lian Li is.

If you're absolutely set on a white/pink case you can buy your own on amazon and have it shipped to PCS to use. You'd have to make sure all the parts would fit though

As for the PSU that was selected with the idea of this build lasting 10 years so it's to allow room to make upgrades without having to swap out the PSU. The parts have been getting more and more power hungry with transient spikes being a issue on GPU the massive PSU to account for all that

Minimum I'd honestly recommend these days is 850W but with this budget I wouldn't plan for minimum I'd want bells and whistles and this is bells and whistles only with a 7800X3D when it releases in a couple weeks
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Thanks for the advice. I'm completely new to this as this will be my first proper PC. At the moment I'm using a potato of a laptop that struggles to run Skyrim on the lowest graphics settings. I think I'll get my own case then and send it in, as I am pretty set on a white case.
 
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Chepi

Member
Martinr36 said:
The lian li 216 is available on amazon in white


Further case details here

lian-li.com

LANCOOL 216

• Mid-tower chassis configurable for air cooling and water cooling • Airflow optimized front, top and PSU shroud side mesh panels • Equipped with 2 x front 160 PWM fans (ARGB or non-RGB) and 1 x rear 140mm PWM fan • Supports 360 radiator at the top, front and a maximum of 10 fans • Includes rear...
lian-li.com lian-li.com
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Oh that looks pretty nice, is that exactly the same as the black one? Just so I know everything will fit.
 
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Steveyg

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Chepi said:
Thanks for the advice. I'm completely new to this as this will be my first proper PC. At the moment I'm using a potato of a laptop that struggles to run Skyrim on the lowest graphics settings. I think I'll get my own case then and send it in, as I am pretty set on a white case.
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I'd recommend the below and I think you can get them all in white and should fit all these parts

4000D - CPU cooler will have to be front mounted, not ideal but it'll work
5000D - Bigger version of the 4000D with some nice quality of life features. Will fit the CPU cooler roof mounted which is ideal
Lian Li 215 - One above you can get it in white
Fractal Torrent - One of the best on the market but can get quite pricey
Fractal Meshyfy 2 - Again Fractal make some of the best cases around but can get quite expensive
 
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Steveyg

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TonyCarter said:
Fractal Torrent, Fractal Pop XL, or NZXT H5 Flow are also available in white (y)



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All great choices but I'd say the NZXT is a significant drop in quality from the the Fractal offerings. I think it only takes the H115i front mounted as well which isn't ideal but it's a definite option

EDIT: Seeing the Amazon prices I'd go with the 4000D over the NZXT if the CPU couldn't be roof mounted I'll check here shortly

EDIT 2: Yeah the NZXT can't take the H115i roof mounted only front like the 4000D
 
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Chepi

Member
Steveyg said:
I'd recommend the below and I think you can get them all in white and should fit all these parts

4000D - CPU cooler will have to be front mounted, not ideal but it'll work
5000D - Bigger version of the 4000D with some nice quality of life features. Will fit the CPU cooler roof mounted which is ideal
Lian Li 215 - One above you can get it in white
Fractal Torrent - One of the best on the market but can get quite pricey
Fractal Meshyfy 2 - Again Fractal make some of the best cases around but can get quite expensive
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Is the Lian Li 215 better than the 216? I like the design and it's cheaper, so if it's better or there's not much difference then I might get the 215
 
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