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gillyx0101

Member
Hi All,

Looking for advice/thoughts on the below spec. I've got a budget of around £2500 plus monitor. Not decided on the monitor yet, I'm hoping to get a 4k (3840 x 2160) screen (something like this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Predator-XB273KPbmiphzx-Monitor-27-Inch/dp/B07JNQCPM7). It will be mainly used for gaming and video editing, games in mind Red Redemption II, Cyberpunk. I would of selected the RTX 3080 card, but with Pre-order delays I've gone with 6800 XT ( it doesn't have a pre-order status/warning) so I'm hoping this will speed up build and delivery. I've left off the wireless card as its showing pre-order on the site and will install/transfer my windows license. Thanks!

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER 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)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
16GB SPEEDSTER MERC319 AMD RADEON™ RX 6800 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
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 H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro 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
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 12 to 15 working days

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/28xrkwwzHj/
 
AgentCooper

AgentCooper

At Least I Have Chicken
Moderator
If you’re doing any amount of regular editing you’re going to want more RAM than you’re currently packing. The 2TB Corsair M.2 drive would’ve been my storage choice but it’s currently out of stock. And as @Martinr36 says, the RMx PSU is the newer model, worth it for the few extra quid 🙂👍

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB SPEEDSTER MERC319 AMD RADEON™ RX 6800 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CORSAIR MP400 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 3480 MB/R, 1880 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro 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
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
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
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 15 working days
Price: £2,534.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/C9!kYkZpnu/
 
Citrus_9

Citrus_9

Expert
gillyx0101 said:
Hi All,

Looking for advice/thoughts on the below spec. I've got a budget of around £2500 plus monitor. Not decided on the monitor yet, I'm hoping to get a 4k (3840 x 2160) screen (something like this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Predator-XB273KPbmiphzx-Monitor-27-Inch/dp/B07JNQCPM7). It will be mainly used for gaming and video editing, games in mind Red Redemption II, Cyberpunk. I would of selected the RTX 3080 card, but with Pre-order delays I've gone with 6800 XT ( it doesn't have a pre-order status/warning) so I'm hoping this will speed up build and delivery. I've left off the wireless card as its showing pre-order on the site and will install/transfer my windows license. Thanks!

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER 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)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
16GB SPEEDSTER MERC319 AMD RADEON™ RX 6800 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
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 H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro 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
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 12 to 15 working days

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/28xrkwwzHj/
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Beautiful build, just a few things...

Change a PSU to RMx instead of RM.

It's absolutely fine with both storages being same speed, but I would take the second M.2 slower but 2TB. However, it a personal choice it perfectly fine the way it is now.

Do you have your own OS? You haven't chosen one, which means you'll need to do a clean OS reinstall the very first day a PC arrives, will need to do drivers etc.

You haven't picked wifi and Bluetooth, is it ok for you?

Well done for not using Bullguard and Chrome. There're better antivirus solutions and the Edge is a much better browser too.
 
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gillyx0101

Member
Thanks all for your valuable input. Any thoughts on fan configuration? The case comes with 3, and 2 exhaust fans from the AIO cooler. With this be sufficient to maintain sensible temps and noise?
 
Citrus_9

Citrus_9

Expert
gillyx0101 said:
Thanks all for your valuable input. Any thoughts on fan configuration? The case comes with 3, and 2 exhaust fans from the AIO cooler. With this be sufficient to maintain sensible temps and noise?
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This case comes with SP 120 RGB Elite fans. And the cooler with ML fans. I would take exhaust rear SP 120 RGB fan from Amazon and mount myself as they're cheaper than ML.
 
AgentCooper

AgentCooper

At Least I Have Chicken
Moderator
gillyx0101 said:
Thanks all for your valuable input. Any thoughts on fan configuration? The case comes with 3, and 2 exhaust fans from the AIO cooler. With this be sufficient to maintain sensible temps and noise?
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The ML fans on the cooler don’t use traditional bearings, they work on the principle of magnetic levitation and are whisper quiet. The SP fans on the case are a newer, improved version of the fans I have on my case and whilst not silent, shouldn’t bother you for noise. That combination should keep your CPU well within normal temperature ranges. And like @Citrus_9 says, an additional fan can easily be added as an exhaust. You shouldn’t need it... but it is aesthetically pleasing 😁
 
Citrus_9

Citrus_9

Expert
AgentCooper said:
The ML fans on the cooler don’t use traditional bearings, they work on the principle of magnetic levitation and are whisper quiet. The SP fans on the case are a newer, improved version of the fans I have on my case and whilst not silent, shouldn’t bother you for noise. That combination should keep your CPU well within normal temperature ranges. And like @Citrus_9 says, an additional fan can easily be added as an exhaust. You shouldn’t need it... but it is aesthetically pleasing 😁
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I don't know what have you done to me with those RGBs, it's highly contagious and extremely satisfying 😌
 
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gillyx0101

Member
AgentCooper said:
The ML fans on the cooler don’t use traditional bearings, they work on the principle of magnetic levitation and are whisper quiet. The SP fans on the case are a newer, improved version of the fans I have on my case and whilst not silent, shouldn’t bother you for noise. That combination should keep your CPU well within normal temperature ranges. And like @Citrus_9 says, an additional fan can easily be added as an exhaust. You shouldn’t need it... but it is aesthetically pleasing 😁
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Thanks! I'll start off without. I was concerned as the GPU seems mahausive. on the subject of RGB, can you control case and cooler lighting from the motherboard software?
 
AgentCooper

AgentCooper

At Least I Have Chicken
Moderator
gillyx0101 said:
Thanks! I'll start off without. I was concerned as the GPU seems mahausive. on the subject of RGB, can you control case and cooler lighting from the motherboard software?
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You’d use the iCue software by Corsair. It integrates with the case and cooler fans perfectly and allows you control over a lot of things, not just lighting. Fan speeds, temperature control, pump speed etc...
 
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gillyx0101

Member
AgentCooper said:
If you’re doing any amount of regular editing you’re going to want more RAM than you’re currently packing. The 2TB Corsair M.2 drive would’ve been my storage choice but it’s currently out of stock. And as @Martinr36 says, the RMx PSU is the newer model, worth it for the few extra quid 🙂👍

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB SPEEDSTER MERC319 AMD RADEON™ RX 6800 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CORSAIR MP400 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 3480 MB/R, 1880 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro 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
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
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
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 15 working days
Price: £2,534.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/C9!kYkZpnu/
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@AgentCooper Just noticed the motherboard selection - Asus TUF x570-plus. Does the board support front panel USB C support? I'm happy to downgrade the MB for my requirements but a USB 3.2 connector to make use of the front port is a must for me.
 
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gillyx0101

Member
Last question for the day (hopefully):) Anyone got any experience with the SPEEDSTER MERC319 AMD RADEON RX 6800 XT ? Hopefully a decision i'm not going to regret for not holding out for the 3080 instead.
 
sck451

sck451

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
gillyx0101 said:
Last question for the day (hopefully):) Anyone got any experience with the SPEEDSTER MERC319 AMD RADEON RX 6800 XT ? Hopefully a decision i'm not going to regret for not holding out for the 3080 instead.
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It looks like you pay a premium for something that isn't a huge upgrade. If the standard ones were in stock, it would be hard to recommend the Merc319 model, but as they aren't and if you're willing to pay the price, it's going to be a great card for you.
 
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