New PC Inbound....

[rugbyleague]

Team need a bit of help.

Scan are building the below for me next week.

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/3xs-gamer-icue-rtx...

I have the option to change the build before they start it.

I'm not a hardcore gamer and I already know its way over specced verses what I do but would you change anything? I have 2 28in 4k monitors and I plan to use spotify and my valve amplifier for tunes whilst I'm using it.

Would you change anything?

Thank you

[mmm-five]

I'm in the same boat of not having the skills to build one myself (or not trusting my skills to do so).

I'd be happy with what's in it for that price (spec taken from your link):

• Case: Corsair iCUE 220T
• CPU: Intel i7 10700F
• Cooler: Corsair Hydro H100x
• MB: Asus ROG Strix B460-H
• RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX @ 3000mhz
• GPU: Nvidia RTX3070
• SSD: 1TB Intel 665
• HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda
• PSU: Corsair CX550M 550W

Mine is a similar Corsair iCue system from PCS (but for £500 more):

• Case: Corsair iCUE 220T
• CPU: Ryzen Zen 3 5600X
• Cooler: Corsair Hydro H100i
• MB: Asus ROG Strix X570-F
• RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance @ 3600mhz
• GPU: Nvidia RTX3080 (which may be changed to a 6800RX or a RTX3070 if the RTX3080 supply isn't sorted soon)
• SSD: 1TB Samsung 980 Pro
• HDD: 4TB Seagate Ironwolf Pro
• PSU Corsair RM750x 750w modular

Only thing that would get my nark is the cheek of calling the 3070 "the FLAGSHIP"

Is your build date confirmed, or estimated? Mine from PCS was originally 26-Oct, then 02-Nov, and now 10-Nov (obviously due to GPU).

Edited by mmm-five on Thursday 5th November 14:12

[joshleb]

Is 550 enough for the 3070?

[mmm-five]

joshleb said:

Is 550 enough for the 3070?

It's not what I'd use, but it looks to be a pre-configured build on the Scan website.

[rex]

Agree with the above. Would up the power supply a bit. Seem to recall some discussion on YouTube that can need a decent bit of power in short bursts.

[rugbyleague]

Thanks for this!

I think Power Supply is this one

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/550w-corsair-cx550...

What would you upgrade to?

Thanks again

[Jinx]

rugbyleague said:

Thanks for this!

I think Power Supply is this one

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/550w-corsair-cx550...

What would you upgrade to?

Thanks again

I'd probably pick a fully modular unit e.g. RM650

[Magnum 475]

Depending on the workload(s) you'll be running, I'd be tempted to add more RAM. Relatively low cost in the scheme of things, but it's the thing that seems most constraining with Windows.

[b14]

I'd upgrade the RAM as well - definitely 3600 if possible, and possibly 32gb

[scjgreen]

Whats your Budget?

Happy to put together a Parts List if you want some ideas

[sjg]

Do you need lots of storage? A spinning disk is one of the noisiest things in a PC, particularly in light everyday stuff when the fans aren't going nuts. Plus with the speed difference you won't want to keep things like games on there.

I'd consider a bigger NVMe SSD if you need a bit more space. Maybe go smaller on the NVMe and get a bigger SATA SSD for other data. And if you have terabytes of photos and videos to store, then a NAS tucked away in a cupboard somewhere.

[sgrimshaw]

Increase the RAM for sure, I'd take it to 64gb.

[b14]

sgrimshaw said:

Increase the RAM for sure, I'd take it to 64gb.

Would that add much? I run 16gb 3600mhz and haven't found really any games that max out on RAM. I've considered 32gb but have thought that 64gb would be overkill unless I'm doing any serious productivity stuff?

[ZesPak]

sgrimshaw said:

Increase the RAM for sure, I'd take it to 64gb.

I suppose that's tongue-in-cheek

[DuncsGTi]

I'd definitely change that psu, Nvidia recommend a 650w as a minimum with a 3070.

Other than that it looks like a decent enough build.

My personal preference is AMD over intel at the moment, the 5000 series processors which launched yesterday seem to have intel soundly beaten at most price points.

I would probably go for a 5600x for roughly the same price and performance but with the bonus of decent motherboards not costing the earth.

[rugbyleague]

Thanks all

I don't upgrade my pc often and I'm quite keen as much as I can that I future proof it as its being built.

So far you have identified power supply, RAM memory and maybe increase the disk drive space.

In terms of budget, I don't want to spend too much more (certainly not more than £500) however it does sound like power supply and RAM should be lifted.

Further thoughts team?

[DuncsGTi]

rugbyleague said:

Scan are building the below for me next week

Just had a thought, they had better not build it before they deliver my 3070 that I've been waiting since launch day for

Edit to add, I've only got 16Gb of 3600Mhz ram in mine and its never been an issue. It'll completely depend on your use case.

Mine is solely for gaming

Edited by DuncsGTi on Friday 6th November 10:36

[xeny]

rugbyleague said:

Thanks all


So far you have identified power supply, RAM memory and maybe increase the disk drive space.

In terms of budget, I don't want to spend too much more (certainly not more than £500) however it does sound like power supply and RAM should be lifted.

16 GB is ample for most gaming uses, office applications, pretty much everything except extensive VM use or high end software development.

If you discover you need more later, it is trivial to fit, as there are spare slots on the motherboard.

[Foliage]

ITs currently the worst time to buy a new PC...

[sgrimshaw]

ZesPak said:

sgrimshaw said:

Increase the RAM for sure, I'd take it to 64gb.

I suppose that's tongue-in-cheek

Not at all, when speccing a reasonably powerful PC why skimp on RAM?

It's cheaper to upgrade at build time than later, no waste.

Should the OP want to use the PC for video or image editting (as an example) later the more RAM the better.