Going from 2013 mac to this | Will be using this for gaming | 2k budget (happy to go over a bit) | PCSpecialist | Page 1

thin skiff Jul 20, 2023, 3:45 PM

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Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000T RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Eight Core CPU (3.4GHz-4.5GHz/100MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP, LHR
Graphics Card Support Bracket
PCS GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT BRACKET
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
500GB Samsung 870 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H150i ELITE LCD XT RGB 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 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]

Additional Comment:
I'm going for corsair icue aesthetics hence the CPU cooler and the case. The RAM I was told 2x 16gb is better but I'm more than likely wont be upgrading to 64gb ever hence I wanted to go for 4x 8gb sticks (mostly for RGB aesthetics). I was also adviced something about having another storage for the OS hence I went with the 500gb ssd.

I'm thinking of buying it in a few weeks and I do understand some parts may become unavailable/sold out later on and might have to adjust, it's ok.

ember coral Jul 20, 2023, 3:49 PM

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the OS should be on the fastest available drive, so a small M.2 and then a large storage drive should be chosen

thin skiff Jul 20, 2023, 3:50 PM

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Ahh I see, thank you, I'll change that

ember coral Jul 20, 2023, 3:50 PM

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something like the SOLIDIGM 512 shoudl do nicely for the OS drive

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the cost should not make a huge difference if any

thin skiff Jul 20, 2023, 3:51 PM

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alright swapped it with that, yeah it's a small difference

ember coral Jul 20, 2023, 3:52 PM

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m.2 storage has gotten massively cheaper over the years

thin skiff Jul 20, 2023, 3:53 PM

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really? I'm just beginning to understand about all of this..

ember coral Jul 20, 2023, 3:53 PM

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btw, go for the plain 3070, the Asus one has basically no real benefit over the plain one for a massive premium

thin skiff Jul 20, 2023, 3:54 PM

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ok thank you!

stone delta Jul 20, 2023, 3:55 PM

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Corsair pretties and far more performance 👀

If you wanted to go through the process you could also contact PCS and ask if they could put a 6950 in there for you (configurator doesn't allow it). That's 3090TI performance so would be a huuuge performance jump! (comes to like £2,040?)

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/khj!0fMDKg/

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thin skiff Jul 20, 2023, 3:56 PM

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Thats an interesting build, thank you so much!

ember coral Jul 20, 2023, 3:57 PM

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plus that build is AM5, while AM4 systems are still plenty good, AM5 will be around a long time

thin skiff Jul 20, 2023, 3:58 PM

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that is true

naive elbow Jul 20, 2023, 4:00 PM

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Jr's build has more focus on performance than bling. Given this is for work, the LCD screen on the AIO is probably an unneeded luxury

thin skiff Jul 20, 2023, 4:00 PM

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But if we're going for more bling than performance, is my build ok?

stone delta Jul 20, 2023, 4:01 PM

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Don't get me wrong, the system you've specced up would be gorgeous, would look fantastic, but it's spending a LOT on aesthetics, where I think we can get you a better balance and have it still look pretty!

thin skiff Jul 20, 2023, 4:01 PM

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I understand I'm paying like 30-40% on the bling

stone delta Jul 20, 2023, 4:01 PM

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Aside from personal grievances with the 5000T, it'd be a v bling build

thin skiff Jul 20, 2023, 4:02 PM

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Ooh do you have the 5000T?

ember coral Jul 20, 2023, 4:03 PM

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I think it's more the glass front panel, just another impedance to airflow and something fragile to boot

thin skiff Jul 20, 2023, 4:04 PM

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Isn't that the other corsair case, the 5000t has the side glass panel

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i might be wrong idk

stone delta Jul 20, 2023, 4:05 PM

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thin skiff Ooh do you have the 5000T?

No, I just strongly dislike it. It's a 5000X with some more plastic and some LED strips in it. But they've charged double the price for it (or at least they did at launch)

thin skiff Jul 20, 2023, 4:05 PM

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Ahh I see

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Yeah the price is steep but the looks of that case is nice

stone delta Jul 20, 2023, 4:06 PM

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Would go 5000X personally, still get nice corsair fans, if airflow isn't good enough, you can buy the D Airflow front panel from Corsair and just switch it out. Saves you like £100. And is just a nicer looking case imo 😂

ember coral Jul 20, 2023, 4:07 PM

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5kD personally, but I like the 2001 monolith look

thin skiff Jul 20, 2023, 4:07 PM

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I'm sucked in with the 5000t 😂 I know it's £100 more but I really want it

ember coral Jul 20, 2023, 4:08 PM

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you can always add rainbow snot fans later too

thin skiff Jul 20, 2023, 4:08 PM

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💀

naive elbow Jul 20, 2023, 4:32 PM

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Is work paying for this, or you?

errant zealot Jul 20, 2023, 4:38 PM

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#Team5000T checking in 😉

naive elbow Jul 20, 2023, 4:48 PM

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Don't listen to Jem, she has blue keyboard switches

thin skiff Jul 20, 2023, 4:51 PM

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I'll be paying for this

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Oooh B4zookaw, how does your build compare to mine

naive elbow Jul 20, 2023, 4:59 PM

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Guess you're free to spend your own money on bling items so 😉

#Going from 2013 mac to this | Will be using this for gaming | 2k budget (happy to go over a bit)