What do you guys think of this build?

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Grendel85

Member
Hi Guys,

This is my first build for gaming what do you guys think? I am seriously considering changing the graphics card to the 3090 as i have read that some have been waiting 70 days and still nothing.

I am currently on day 26.

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT Eight Core CPU (4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 665p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 2000MB/sR | 1925MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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 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 23 to 25 working days
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MrWilson

MrWilson

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What is your budget?
What monitor are you pairing this with? Make/model or resolution/refresh rate would be handy to know.
As you're not including windows I'm assuming you have an old PC you are retiring; are you carrying any of those components over from that build e.g HDD.
Is this PC just going to be used for gaming? Any streaming, editing, design etc?
A config link would also be handy.

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Grendel85

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MrWilson said:
What is your budget?
What monitor are you pairing this with? Make/model or resolution/refresh rate would be handy to know.
As you're not including windows I'm assuming you have an old PC you are retiring; are you carrying any of those components over from that build e.g HDD.
Is this PC just going to be used for gaming? Any streaming, editing, design etc?
A config link would also be handy.

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My budget was around the £2300 / £2500 mark but managed to save a little extra as i dont need Windows as i have received a free copy from Work along with Microsoft word and so on.

This is my first PC and will be used only for gaming however i am keen to try a little bit of streaming, I have a 2019 27" Mac for editing work.

As for the HDD i just thought i could add that at a later point in time.

I have purchased a LG Ultragear27GL850-B
  • Quad HD 2560 x 1440p
  • Refresh rate: 144 Hz
  • Response time: 1 ms
the main game i am currently playing is Warzone on a xbox so hoping to take this to the next level.
 
Scott

Scott

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I would lower the GPU to the 3070. More than has you covered for performance and the queue time is significantly shorter. You can actually happily run the 3060Ti.

I would change the brand of M2 drive too. The Samsung ones are known good drives. The previous gen Intel ones were poor.
 
MrWilson

MrWilson

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For 1440p 144hz gaming the 3060ti is a better fit, I've put in a 3070 so that you can still max out your frame rate while keeping graphics settings at reasonable level. The 3080 and 3090 will be wasted on this monitor, you need to spend £750 on a top-end display before you're using those cards to the full.
Updated CPU to current gen, downgraded your motherboard to something more appropriate for gaming. The Crosshair is only really needed for the 16-core monsters.
Optimised storage to include a super fast 980 pro for your OS and a reliable 1TB PCS m.2 to store your games on. HDD is needed if you want to stream as VODs take up a lot of space.
The cooler comes with premium thermal paste so the arctic is not needed.
AX200 Wireless card comes with Bluetooth, that and silver warranty is only £24 so a no-brainer.
Taking out the 3080, this should also speed up your order.
Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER 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)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP
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 PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/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 H100i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler H115i was out of stock on config, keep that for your build.
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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Surge Protection
6 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 23 to 25 working days
Price: £2,139.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/uVjKgT2Uur/
 
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Grendel85

Member
MrWilson said:
For 1440p 144hz gaming the 3060ti is a better fit, I've put in a 3070 so that you can still max out your frame rate while keeping graphics settings at reasonable level. The 3080 and 3090 will be wasted on this monitor, you need to spend £750 on a top-end display before you're using those cards to the full.
Updated CPU to current gen, downgraded your motherboard to something more appropriate for gaming. The Crosshair is only really needed for the 16-core monsters.
Optimised storage to include a super fast 980 pro for your OS and a reliable 1TB PCS m.2 to store your games on. HDD is needed if you want to stream as VODs take up a lot of space.
The cooler comes with premium thermal paste so the arctic is not needed.
AX200 Wireless card comes with Bluetooth, that and silver warranty is only £24 so a no-brainer.
Taking out the 3080, this should also speed up your order.
Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER 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)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP
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 PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/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 H100i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler H115i was out of stock on config, keep that for your build.
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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Surge Protection
6 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 23 to 25 working days
Price: £2,139.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/uVjKgT2Uur/
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This is brilliant thank you for this i will make a few changes
 
sck451

sck451

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
What will it be used for?

The only thing that looks a touch strange is the motherboard. The storage configuration is also a bit extreme, but perhaps there's a reason you've gone for that?
 
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