Custom gaming pc questions

[Bladerider1]

Hi,
I am in the market for a gaming PC. This will be my first gaming PC and I have a few questions.

Budget is 5-6k.

1) The pc will be for gaming, software development (although I have an esxi server with all my dev infrastructure too) and general surfing/music (when I am in the day job the pc will be on and I may use it for surfing etc).

I am looking at a spec with 4090, I9 (the highest model), 64gb ram, etc, so high end build and generally the best of the best components. Won't overclock. I want minimal noise (as I will be using this pc for coding). Given this, is water cooling the best option? (I was under the impression water cooling was for overclocked systems).

2) For music, is there any benefit in putting this on fast storage or can it go on slow disks? I may listen to music while gaming.

3) I have never purchased from OCUK, but I would like to know: a) Can OCUK build me something bespoke? b) and if so, what is the warranty situation? c) Would all components need to come from the OCUK store?

4) Is there any issue with a gaming keyboard/mouse for general use/coding? I also think that one screen works better for gaming but two is better for development (although can split rdp sessions etc on one monitor).

 

[Bladerider1]

ok thanks, fortunately all the components I am interested in are in the store. I am keen on the ASUS ROG Hyperion case but I elieve this is just released so OCUK will probably get this stock soon.

For technical questions on the build, I would assume OCUK are happy to advise me if/when I contact them?

Rough spec would be as below:

x2 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...it-black-ff3d532g7600hc36ddc01-my-0bd-tg.html

Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Extreme (LGA 1700) DDR5 EATX Motherboard

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Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock 24GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card

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Razer Nommo Pro Chroma THX Powered Full Range 2.1 Gaming Speakers for PC (RZ05-02470100-R3W1)

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asus rog hyperion

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Also, is there any use case in having two graphics cards?I saw some vids of the 4090 in action in games like Hitman 3 and it was running at 99%, maxed out settings. Just thinking (simplistically), have two cards and spread out the load?

I am not quite sure on the cooling side so not added those items to this list.

 

[Bladerider1]

Ah I was looking at one of the overclocked 4090s and it needed a PSU of 1200W or so, so I overspecced on that. Otherwise yea, a 1000w or 1200w PSU is fine.

I guess the question I have is whether the fx card should be OC'd or not. Is there any future proofing to gain from an OC card?

 

[Bladerider1]

Thanks guys. I am kinda looking at no expense spared components, I guess on the mobo you guys are recommending the cheapest possible compatible option.

I was looking at this: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...lga-1700-ddr5-eatx-motherboard-mb-6jf-as.html

Also note my budget (which could go over) needs to include a monitor.

Also I should add I have some rare songs (they are Punjabi so not the most mainstream music) which I would struggle to find again (Remixes etc) as proven when my current pc died (PSU issue and an old Dell) so I'd probably do some sort of RAID for the drive with songs. Also, do gaming pcs share a drive for the OS and games?

 

[Bladerider1]

Thanks Tetras.