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Captain-Vimes

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Looking to upgrade to a new PC and I need some advice, spec is below.

Just going to be using it for gaming, and my current monitor is a IIYAMA G2450HSU-B1 24". I'm also thinking about upgrading to either a better 1080p monitor or a decent 1440p monitor, although probably not for a month or two after I buy this new PC. I'd appreciate some recommendations on this.

First, I just want to know if there is anything wrong with it/should be changed.

Secondly, I currently have 2 1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSDs installed in my current PC that I want to transfer over. Will the new PC support 3 SSDs?

Ideally, I'd like to stay below £2200.

Case
CORSAIR FRAME 4000D RS ARGB MODULAR - WHITE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI 7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB PALIT GEFORCE RTX 5070 Ti GAMINGPRO - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CORSAIR ELITE MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 7000 MB/R, 6200 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ ATX 3.1, MODULAR, CYBENETICS GOLD
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR NAUTILUS 240 RS ARGB 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
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
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
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 2PM)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Price: £2171.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/7nanEFFT84/
 
Ekans2011

Ekans2011

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Captain-Vimes said:
Looking to upgrade to a new PC and I need some advice, spec is below.

Just going to be using it for gaming, and my current monitor is a IIYAMA G2450HSU-B1 24". I'm also thinking about upgrading to either a better 1080p monitor or a decent 1440p monitor, although probably not for a month or two after I buy this new PC. I'd appreciate some recommendations on this.

First, I just want to know if there is anything wrong with it/should be changed.

Secondly, I currently have 2 1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSDs installed in my current PC that I want to transfer over. Will the new PC support 3 SSDs?

Ideally, I'd like to stay below £2200.
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The build looks virtually spot on to me. (y)

I'd just replace the 5070ti with a 9070XT, which is a better value and has the same raster performance while costing £150 less, and I'd go with the 360mm AIO rather the 240mm one.

You'd need to replace your monitor ASAP because it's unsuitable for gaming and will bottleneck any modern system.

This AOC is a good affordable 1440p option: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CNRPGQBG

Case
CORSAIR FRAME 4000D RS ARGB MODULAR - WHITE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI 7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB SAPPHIRE PULSE RADEON™ RX 9070 XT GAMING - 2 x HDMI, 2 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CORSAIR ELITE MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 7000 MB/R, 6200 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ ATX 3.1, MODULAR, CYBENETICS GOLD
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR NAUTILUS 360 RS ARGB 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
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
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
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 2PM)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Price: £2,035.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/ehDDZqRPSr/
 
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Captain-Vimes

Member
Ekans2011 said:
The build looks virtually spot on to me. (y)

I'd just replace the 5070ti with a 9070XT, which is a better value and has the same raster performance while costing £150 less, and I'd go with the 360mm AIO rather the 240mm one.

You'd need to replace your monitor ASAP because it's unsuitable for gaming and will bottleneck any modern system.

This AOC is a good affordable 1440p option: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CNRPGQBG

Case
CORSAIR FRAME 4000D RS ARGB MODULAR - WHITE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI 7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB SAPPHIRE PULSE RADEON™ RX 9070 XT GAMING - 2 x HDMI, 2 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CORSAIR ELITE MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 7000 MB/R, 6200 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ ATX 3.1, MODULAR, CYBENETICS GOLD
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR NAUTILUS 360 RS ARGB 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
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
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
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 2PM)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Price: £2,035.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/ehDDZqRPSr/
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Thanks for the advice, I'm definitely going to get a new monitor as soon as I can.

What about the SSDs? Like I said, I have 2 1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe installed in my current computer that I want to transfer over, will the new PC support all 3? I'm assuming it would as the motherboard does have 3 M.2 ports.

Also, what's the easiest way to transfer Windows 11 to a new PC? I have a digital licence linked to my microsoft account that came with my current PC, which I got through PC Specialist. Should I keep Windows on my current SSD, and can I just install the SSD and it will work? Or should I move Windows to the new SSD on the new PC? If so, what's the easiest way to transfer it?

Sorry for all the questions, I've just never done this before and I don't want anything to go wrong.
 
Ekans2011

Ekans2011

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Captain-Vimes said:
What about the SSDs? Like I said, I have 2 1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe installed in my current computer that I want to transfer over, will the new PC support all 3? I'm assuming it would as the motherboard does have 3 M.2 ports.
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The B850 Aorus Elite has 3 M.2 slots.


Captain-Vimes said:
Also, what's the easiest way to transfer Windows 11 to a new PC? I have a digital licence linked to my microsoft account that came with my current PC, which I got through PC Specialist. Should I keep Windows on my current SSD, and can I just install the SSD and it will work? Or should I move Windows to the new SSD on the new PC? If so, what's the easiest way to transfer it?
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Here's a useful guide from @Martinr36

W11 clean install instructions

Download a new copy of Windows using the (Second option on linked page) to an 8GB (min) USB. Media Creation Tool
Boot that USB and choose a Custom Install.
Delete all UEFI partitions on the system drive (EFI System, Recovery, MSR Reserved, Primary).
Select the unallocated space that results and click the Next button. The installer will create the correct partitions and install Windows.
Run Windows Update repeatedly, even across reboots, until no more updates are found.
You may need/want to download and install the latest graphics driver from the Nvidia/AMD website (they change so regularly the latest version isn't always in the Windows libraries).
This is also worth a watch

Transferring digital windows 10 license to new machine

Hi all Quite a few people already have a windows 10 License which they want to transfer over to the new PC. Windows 10 now makes this easy, even if you have an OEM license, you can legitimately turn it into a "digital license" by tying it to your microsoft account, and then transfer it legally...
www.pcspecialist.co.uk www.pcspecialist.co.uk
 
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Captain-Vimes

Member
Ekans2011 said:
The B850 Aorus Elite has 3 M.2 slots.



Here's a useful guide from @Martinr36

W11 clean install instructions

Download a new copy of Windows using the (Second option on linked page) to an 8GB (min) USB. Media Creation Tool
Boot that USB and choose a Custom Install.
Delete all UEFI partitions on the system drive (EFI System, Recovery, MSR Reserved, Primary).
Select the unallocated space that results and click the Next button. The installer will create the correct partitions and install Windows.
Run Windows Update repeatedly, even across reboots, until no more updates are found.
You may need/want to download and install the latest graphics driver from the Nvidia/AMD website (they change so regularly the latest version isn't always in the Windows libraries).
This is also worth a watch

Transferring digital windows 10 license to new machine

Hi all Quite a few people already have a windows 10 License which they want to transfer over to the new PC. Windows 10 now makes this easy, even if you have an OEM license, you can legitimately turn it into a "digital license" by tying it to your microsoft account, and then transfer it legally...
www.pcspecialist.co.uk www.pcspecialist.co.uk
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If I did this and installed Windows onto the new SSD, what do I need to do to remove Windows from my old SSD before installing it in the new PC? Is there a way to remove it without wiping the whole drive?
 
BlessedSquirrel

BlessedSquirrel

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Captain-Vimes said:
If I did this and installed Windows onto the new SSD, what do I need to do to remove Windows from my old SSD before installing it in the new PC? Is there a way to remove it without wiping the whole drive?
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There's no need to touch your old SSD if you don't want to

If you need to wipe windows off it to use it as storage then you'd need to copy off any data and format it, no other way to clean an OS drive.
 
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