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Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 24-Core Processor i9-14900K (Up to 6.0GHz) 36MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z790-F GAMING WIFI II (LGA1700, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
24GB ASUS TUF GEFORCE RTX 4090 OC EDITION OG - 2x HDMI, 3x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W HXi SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® PLATINUM
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK H150i RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 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
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 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
FAST TRACK 3 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
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PCSpecialist Welcome Book
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Packaging
PCS Corsair Carton Upright
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z790-ddr5-pc/CQqjHWjwnU/
 
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Martinr36 said:

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Nfive said:
Didn’t think that was relevant as I’d already ordered it, was just looking for opinions. I don’t have a budget really, apologies for confusion
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You asked for feedback, without knowing a ceiling we don’t know how better we could configure it.

Straight off the bat, the 14900k isn’t a gaming cpu, it doesn’t any real gains over the 14700k especially limited to a 360mm radiator which isn’t enough to stop it thermal throttling. So it would never be able to achieve the optimum performance that the 14900k is capable of anyway.

An AMD rig would offer overall better performance while operating at significantly lower temps and using substantially less power.

So the general advice would be to cancel and get some advice on a better system.
 
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Solid advice thank you. What rad would you switch out to, to prevent the throttling? Was aware AMD are probably the better choice for gaming these days, but always been with intel so thought I’d stick with them
 
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Nfive said:
Solid advice thank you. What rad would you switch out to, to prevent the throttling? Was aware AMD are probably the better choice for gaming these days, but always been with intel so thought I’d stick with them
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PCS only do up to 360mm radiators, so there is no better option.

There's no probably, Intel are now like AMD were 6 years ago or so before they made their comeback, there are a very few niche use cases like Adobe apps where they hold a worthwhile advantage, but outside of that, especially when you have a healthy budget, it's a really poor choice.

But if you wanted to stick with Intel despite lesser performance and other issues, then drop to the 14700k which is the same for gaming as it can actually be cooled (just about) with a 360mm radiator.
 
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Nfive said:
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 32GB)
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Any reason for so much RAM?

Nfive said:
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
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Only one drive is a huge no no. Always have a dedicated OS drive (I'd suggest 1TB) and a secondary games drive. The Samsungs are not worth it IMHO over the P44 Pros which have higher endurance.

Nfive said:
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W HXi SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® PLATINUM
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I would suggest the Shift model which is the new ATX 3 standard and far more efficient.

Nfive said:
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
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Cooler comes pre applied with higher quality paste, this is actually a downgrade

Nfive said:
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
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Suggest silver for only £5 extra, increases collect and return to 1 year.

But I'd still strongly suggest cancelling and getting an AMD build.
 
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SpyderTracks said:
Any reason for so much RAM?


Only one drive is a huge no no. Always have a dedicated OS drive (I'd suggest 1TB) and a secondary games drive. The Samsungs are not worth it IMHO over the P44 Pros which have higher endurance.


I would suggest the Shift model which is the new ATX 3 standard and far more efficient.


Cooler comes pre applied with higher quality paste, this is actually a downgrade


Suggest silver for only £5 extra, increases collect and return to 1 year.

But I'd still strongly suggest cancelling and getting an AMD build.
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I thought more RAM is better lol

I’ll partition the main m2 for the OS and insert a second for games

Will keep the PSU and paste but upgrade to the silver protection

sorry, won’t be switching to AMD any time soon.

Thanks for your advice
 
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Nfive said:
I thought more RAM is better lol
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Common misconception. RAM doesn’t increase performance in any way. It only maintains performance if that program requires that amount. Anything over that will just never be used. 32GB is more than enough for a gaming system.

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I’ll partition the main m2 for the OS and insert a second for games
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Partitioning isn’t done on SSDs. It affects performance and longevity.

Unfortunately there’s no cure for fanboy. I’d love to know why you’re so adamant against AMD, I just don’t understand the rationale.
 
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This is where we would aim for a top end build for gaming. It would perform better than what you have chosen and is around £600 cheaper. The 4090 isn't worth it IMO and adds a significant increase in cost over the 4080 Super without having that much more grunt. It is the best though, but comes at a cost of £670. You could easily have saved £1200, which could buy you the next generation GPU.

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X670E-A GAMING WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
24GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4090 - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W RMx SHIFT 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 LINK H150i RGB 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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
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 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
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 5 to 7 working days
Price: £3,394.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/r3Ufj0pKm!/
 
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Scott said:
This is where we would aim for a top end build for gaming. It would perform better than what you have chosen and is around £600 cheaper. The 4090 isn't worth it IMO and adds a significant increase in cost over the 4080 Super without having that much more grunt. It is the best though, but comes at a cost of £670. You could easily have saved £1200, which could buy you the next generation GPU.

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X670E-A GAMING WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
24GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4090 - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W RMx SHIFT 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 LINK H150i RGB 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
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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
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 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
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 5 to 7 working days
Price: £3,394.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/r3Ufj0pKm!/
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Brilliant take thanks very much. I was half tempted to wait for the 4080ti - but took the plunge and went all in. I don’t plan on upgrading for a good few years after this so thought why not. Thanks again
 
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