Specs on custom build PC I have ordered.

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stehar18

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Case
Send In Your Own Case
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 16-Core Processor i9-12900F (2.4GHz) 30MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME Z690-P D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
256GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (500MB/R, 400MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W CV SERIES™ CV-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 V3 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 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [MUP-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 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 8 to 11 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo

Any opinions?
 
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Steveyg

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Oh mate I would cancel that to be honest, it's incredibly unbalanced and wont work properly due to clear cooling issues. That CPU cooler will die very fast trying to keep that CPU cool it's no where near powerful enough

Slow RAM

Not a suitable motherboard

A PSU that will struggle hard

This isn't well built at all mate I'm sorry

If you let us know your budget and what it's for we can help build you something much better
 
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Scott

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Completely agree with the above, it's definitely a rip it up and start again time :)

I would start here as we need to know some more details in order to help you:

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stehar18

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Astonished at the replies I have received!
PC Specialist's tech team do not have a problem with my selections.
My budget is around £1'300
 
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Steveyg

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stehar18 said:
Astonished at the replies I have received!
PC Specialist's tech team do not have a problem with my selections.
My budget is around £1'300
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At the end of the day PCS will build what you ask for mate and if someone from PCS suggested these parts to you then there is a serious problem that they need to rectify

I see your budget of £1300 but you haven't told us what the machine will be used for? Also do you have a monitor already and can you let us know what it is? Generally you want to match the GPU to the monitor so knowing that will help us spec out the build as best we can within the budget

I see you've also gone for the send in your own case option, which case will you be using?
 
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stehar18

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I use open office for correspondence, calc for spreadsheets. Videos on YouTube. Quick Assist, Zoom meetings of up to 10 people. I have 27" AOC E2770S monitor, currently use AGP. But will need to switch to HDMI.
 
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DarTon

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I don't see why you need a 16-core 12900F for the uses you will be putting this PC to. It seems that it's typical office type apps. I think that downgrading the CPU to something more mid range would allow some of the budget to be put toward giving you a more balanced build.
 
sck451

sck451

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Do you do anything graphically intensive? E.g. gaming, video editing? If not, you don't need to spend anything like this money for what is essentially an office build. You could do something very reasonable for £900.
 
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DarTon

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What are your storage requirements? The spec you placed above has just a single 250GB SDD which is pretty much the absolute minimum for even the OS (since you don't really want the drive more than 50% full). Do you have any major data storage needs?

Are you planning on buying a new screen or moving to multiple screens? Your current monitor is a 1080p 60Hz type and the apps you are running don't seem to require much in the way of dedicated GPU support. I'm not seeing any game usage which also might require GPU support.

Finally what case are you sending in? Or have you not decided that.
 
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