Spec review

[MathieuJackson568]

Good afternoon all,

Following my current PC (5yr old PCS system) suddenly dying, and no measures I take bringing her back to life, I have decided to bite the bullet and go for an upgrade.

Can I ask for people's thoughts on the following:

Case
PCS LUMIN ARGB MID TOWER CASE (WHITE) (PWM)
Promotional Item
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Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D 12 Core CPU (4.4GHz-5.5GHz/128MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X870-F GAMING WIFI (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair DOMINATOR TITANIUM DDR5 7200MHz CL34 (2 x 16GB) KIT
Graphics Card
32GB PALIT GEFORCE RTX 5090 GAMEROCK - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3100 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 ICUE LINK TITAN 360 RX LCD RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
ID-COOLING FROST X45 THERMAL PASTE APPLICATION
Extra Case Fans
2 x 120mm Thermaltake TOUGHFAN 12 Case Fans
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
Windows 11 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
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
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
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days


Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/mdp7WP2RSZ/

Monitors are a 32" Samsung 4k 120hz (unable to get exact model right now) and a 27" Samsung C27F390FHU.

Main use: Gaming

Budget: £4-4.5k

Much appreciated!
Mat

 

[Ekans2011]

Good afternoon all,

Following my current PC (5yr old PCS system) suddenly dying, and no measures I take bringing her back to life, I have decided to bite the bullet and go for an upgrade.

What is your "dead PC's" full specs? Perhaps it can be fixed without wasting a platform that is still good and has plenty of life left.

Monitors are a 32" Samsung 4k 120hz (unable to get exact model right now) and a 27" Samsung C27F390FHU.

Main use: Gaming

Budget: £4-4.5k

Here are two options for a top-tier 4K gaming PC: a full white one and a standard black one.

1) WHITE

N.B. There's a bug in the configuration regarding SSD Gen5 compatibility for the X870E AORUS PRO Motherboard.
The price will be little higher, around £3125.

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 X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair DOMINATOR TITANIUM DDR5 6400MHz CL32 (2 x 16GB) KIT - WHITE
Graphics Card
16GB MSI GEFORCE RTX 5080 VENTUS 3X OC WHITE - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CRUCIAL T705 GEN 5 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 14,500MB/sR, 12,700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CRUCIAL T500 GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7400MB/sR, 7000MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W HXi SERIES™ ATX 3.1 & 5.1 PCIe MODULAR 80 PLUS® PLATINUM V2
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER - WHITE
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
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 Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Price: £3,068.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-white/VFf269Efwv/

2) BLACK

Case
LIAN LI O11DYNAMIC EVO RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7 (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 5080 GAMINGPRO - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CRUCIAL T705 GEN 5 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 14,500MB/sR, 12,700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CRUCIAL T500 GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7400MB/sR, 7000MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W HXi SERIES™ ATX 3.1 & 5.1 PCIe MODULAR 80 PLUS® PLATINUM V2
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK TITAN 360 RX 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
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 Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Price: £2,995.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/nbeP30Dn2X/

 

[MathieuJackson568]

Appreciate the quick response!

Current PC has the following specs:

Case
NZXT H511 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (BLACK)
Promotional Item
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Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2200 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND APPLICATION
Extra Case Fans
1 x 120mm Black Case Fan
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
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 [KK3-00002]
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 4 to 6 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo



Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/peSW7E0mTM/

 

[Ekans2011]

Appreciate the quick response!

Current PC has the following specs:

Case
NZXT H511 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (BLACK)
Promotional Item
Get 1-Year Founders Membership to GeForce Now w/ select RTX Cards
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2200 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND APPLICATION
Extra Case Fans
1 x 120mm Black Case Fan
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
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 [KK3-00002]
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 4 to 6 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo



Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/peSW7E0mTM/

The platform itself, with the exception of the absolutely inadequate power supply, was not so bad designed, however the storage configuration was not ideal. What kind of troubles are you experiencing?

 

[MathieuJackson568]

The platform itself, with the exception of the absolutely inadequate power supply, was not so bad designed, however the storage configuration was not ideal. What kind of troubles are you experiencing?

Believe it or not but that spec was defined on these forums 5 years ago. The only thing I added to it was another 16gb of ram.

The pc has completely shut down, and no removal/disconnection of components helps to bring it back, yet the PSU is still working due to the RGB lights on the back of the mobo illuminating.

The white build you posted is certainly in the realm of where I would look for, and the drop down to 5080 makes sense, maybe I was being a bit to ambitious with what demand I thought I would throw at it.

 

[Martinr36]

The platform itself, with the exception of the absolutely inadequate power supply, was not so bad designed, however the storage configuration was not ideal. What kind of troubles are you experiencing?

He was advised a 750 watt PSU by @MrWilson

Thoughts on build?

Hi guys and gals, I am currently looking at changing my pc after a faithful 7 years of service from PC Specialist, so not going to look anywhere else! I am aiming for sub £1,500 (ideally below £1,400) and have spec'd the following: Case CORSAIR 175R RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE Processor (CPU)...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

 

[Ekans2011]

Believe it or not but that spec was defined on these forums 5 years ago. The only thing I added to it was another 16gb of ram.

Do you mean this? The recommended PSU for a 2060 was 750W.

Thoughts on build?

Hi guys and gals, I am currently looking at changing my pc after a faithful 7 years of service from PC Specialist, so not going to look anywhere else! I am aiming for sub £1,500 (ideally below £1,400) and have spec'd the following: Case CORSAIR 175R RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE Processor (CPU)...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

The pc has completely shut down, and no removal/disconnection of components helps to bring it back, yet the PSU is still working due to the RGB lights on the back of the mobo illuminating.

That PSU didn't have enough power to sustain a 3060ti and a 5600X, especially since the ATX3 standard with built-in transient spikes protection had not yet been released at the time. I would not have gone below 850W for future GPU upgrades.

The white build you posted is certainly in the realm of where I would look for, and the drop down to 5080 makes sense, maybe I was being a bit to ambitious with what demand I thought I would throw at it.

Personally, I'd try to fix and upgrade the existing build by replacing the PSU with something acceptable (1000W ATX3), removing the PCS drive and installing a couple of decent SSD NVME drives, and obviously upgrading the GPU for your monitor's 4K resolution (the Samsung C27F390FHU is unsuitable for gaming).

 

[Ekans2011]

He was advised a 750 watt PSU by @MrWilson

Thoughts on build?

Hi guys and gals, I am currently looking at changing my pc after a faithful 7 years of service from PC Specialist, so not going to look anywhere else! I am aiming for sub £1,500 (ideally below £1,400) and have spec'd the following: Case CORSAIR 175R RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE Processor (CPU)...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

Yes, 750W for a 2060 was acceptable, albeit with a bit too little room for upgrades; certainly, a 550W was not good for a 3060ti in the long run.

 

[MathieuJackson568]

Do you mean this? The recommended PSU for a 2060 was 750W.

Thoughts on build?

Hi guys and gals, I am currently looking at changing my pc after a faithful 7 years of service from PC Specialist, so not going to look anywhere else! I am aiming for sub £1,500 (ideally below £1,400) and have spec'd the following: Case CORSAIR 175R RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE Processor (CPU)...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

That PSU didn't have enough power to sustain a 3060ti and a 5600X, especially since the ATX3 standard with built-in transient spikes protection had not yet been released at the time. I would not have gone below 850W for future GPU upgrades.


Personally, I'd try to fix and upgrade the existing build by replacing the PSU with something acceptable (1000W ATX3), removing the PCS drive and installing a couple of decent SSD NVME drives, and obviously upgrading the GPU for your monitor's 4K resolution (the Samsung C27F390FHU is unsuitable for gaming).

I have a donor PSU arriving next week to see if anything wakes up, though I am not hopeful.

The C27F monitor is not for gaming, rather running videos or things like discord on, so I am not too worried about that.

Appreciate everyone's inputs on this. I will make a decision on what route to go after testing the PSU in a week's time, though it is likely I will go for the 5080 build given the age of some of the components in the PC, and that quite a few of the hard drives are borderline antiquated 😂