The perfect PC for a Samsung Odyssey G9 Monitor?

danparsloe

New member
Hi everyone, would appreciate your expertise with a new build. I am finally looking to buy my first PC, very excited, and looking to get as much value for money as possible, as well as a nice looking PC to go on my desk! Details below.

Monitor - Samsung Odyssey G9 - 5120 x 1440 @240Hz (1945 Mz pixel rate). I have had my heart set on this monitor for a while, and looking for something that can really maximize it capabilities (within my budget).

Uses - Mainly for casual and some competitive gaming, as well as working, which will mainly be looking at complicated excel sheets.

Budget - Max £2300 - Ideally somewhere around the £1900 to £2200 mark.

Additional - Also I know it's not as important and does not effect performance but I would like to have a cool interior design with some RGB lighting on the components, without wasting money on it. But its hard to know how it would look from just picking the components, so advice is appreciated!

Here is my most recent build but feel free to tell me its crap, I only really have a half-good understanding of the GPU everything else I am still learning!

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 Ten-Core Processor i9-10850K (3.6GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard
GIGABYTE B560 AORUS PRO AX (rev. 1.0) : LGA1200, USB 3.2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX, Wi-Fi - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (4 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
1TB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 470MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 360 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid 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 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-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
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Home Installation
Technician Assisted Installation & Set-Up
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery

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sck451

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Hi Dan. The 3080 is a great match for the G9; however, I'm not sure your system as a whole is a great match for the 3080! I'd want to get better cooling, power, storage, and RAM, and I'd also not want to go for the two-generations-old Intel platform, though the 10850K is arguably the best CPU Intel made up until the recent release of the Alder Lake 12th generation.

I'd suggest something like this AMD build, which would be much stronger. It's a touch over your budget, but I'm not sure it's possible to bring it down significantly while keeping the 3080! The best option for doing so would be the 5600X, but I'm not sure I'd want to spend over £2k and only have six cores, personally...

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 465X RGB GAMING CASE - really good and a little cheaper
Processor (CPU)

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4) - super CPU for gaming
Motherboard

ASUS® STRIX B550-F GAMING (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready! - ideal match for the 5800X
Memory (RAM)

16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB) - shiny and fast
Graphics Card

10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W) - super-fast boot drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive

1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW) - games drive
Power Supply

CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET - stronger power supply for quietness and efficiency and future upgrades (1000W would be even better...)
Power Cable

1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler - good shiny cooler for the 5800X
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
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0 - much superior WiFi 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 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-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 (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) - £5 extra on the warranty is well worth it
Delivery

STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 16 working days
Price: £2,366.00 including VAT and Delivery
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