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Hi
Haven't bought a custom pc since 2015 (overclocked i7-4790K, 16Gb, with Nvidia GTX 980) so a rather rusty with all the possible options.
This will be for work (running big spreadsheets with real-time data, VMs) and some occasional gaming (mods of Total war mainly, rather than FPS etc). Typically run 3 monitors (2x32 1440p, 1x24 1200p or 1x42 2160p, 2x24). Have to computer on from 7am till midnight so needs to be robust.
Case
CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100x Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Ultra Quiet Fans
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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Price: £2,205.00 including VAT and Delivery
Price is at upper end of range I'd want to pay. Would prefer to pay more like £2k but those graphics card prices are a bit bonkers ...
Questions:
Motherboard: Given I probably only need 1 NVMe SSD (I'll fit a 1GB Samsung 850 SATA I have as backup drive), do I really need the X570 or could I just get away with the 550?
Memory:
I currently have 16Gb in my old rig and that is normally fine. Is it worth getting 32Gb? And what clock speed? 3000, 3200, 3600 etc.
Graphics card
Went for 3070. Wonder if 3060 Ti is better value. Bit concerned about both only having just 8Gb. Would AMD GC be better option? I've steered away from AMD GC's in my last build due to higher power consumption and reliability concerns.
Cooling:
My current old rig has the H100 with 2x quiet fans and has worked for 6 years so I've gone for that again. Is there a cheaper/better option for AMD processors?
Power Supply
Current rig has RM750, but that isn't available, so went for RM850. System doesn't need this much but I like to run it well below capacity given how much use it gets. Is it better to go for RMx750 or would TX series do the job?
Apologies for all the questions. Any thoughts appreciated.
Haven't bought a custom pc since 2015 (overclocked i7-4790K, 16Gb, with Nvidia GTX 980) so a rather rusty with all the possible options.
This will be for work (running big spreadsheets with real-time data, VMs) and some occasional gaming (mods of Total war mainly, rather than FPS etc). Typically run 3 monitors (2x32 1440p, 1x24 1200p or 1x42 2160p, 2x24). Have to computer on from 7am till midnight so needs to be robust.
Case
CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100x Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Ultra Quiet Fans
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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Price: £2,205.00 including VAT and Delivery
Price is at upper end of range I'd want to pay. Would prefer to pay more like £2k but those graphics card prices are a bit bonkers ...
Questions:
Motherboard: Given I probably only need 1 NVMe SSD (I'll fit a 1GB Samsung 850 SATA I have as backup drive), do I really need the X570 or could I just get away with the 550?
Memory:
I currently have 16Gb in my old rig and that is normally fine. Is it worth getting 32Gb? And what clock speed? 3000, 3200, 3600 etc.
Graphics card
Went for 3070. Wonder if 3060 Ti is better value. Bit concerned about both only having just 8Gb. Would AMD GC be better option? I've steered away from AMD GC's in my last build due to higher power consumption and reliability concerns.
Cooling:
My current old rig has the H100 with 2x quiet fans and has worked for 6 years so I've gone for that again. Is there a cheaper/better option for AMD processors?
Power Supply
Current rig has RM750, but that isn't available, so went for RM850. System doesn't need this much but I like to run it well below capacity given how much use it gets. Is it better to go for RMx750 or would TX series do the job?
Apologies for all the questions. Any thoughts appreciated.