Lightroom / Casual Gaming - £2k

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My main requirements are:

- Used for office work and lightroom / photoshop most of the time.
- Casually I like to play a variety of games.
- Small but powerful as I have a small office.
- Quality components.
- Aesthetics are important.

Some things I’ve decided on based on my requirements.

1. For the monitor I’ve almost settled on the Dell U2719D which I can get for £344. Looks like a decent panel for editing photos and office work. For casual games it should be fine for 60fps ultra.

2. For GPU I’m settled on the RTX 2060 Founders which can be hand for £329 with a free game. This should be a solid card for 1440p 60hz. The card is small and will fit well in the NZXT H200 case I want. It’s cool, quiet, looks good and is a good price with the free game.

3. NZXT H200 in black, really nice compact case that has decent compatibility. SFX PSU in this case gives extra airflow to the GPU as per GN review.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,312.44 (includes shipping: £12.60)
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Already have a keyboard and mouse. I think I may need a extension cable for the PSU as the ITX 24pin is quiet short.

I would look to overclock the CPU.
 

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This guy fits it in push/pull. But maybe you meant too big for your liking.


May need a fan splitter for the rear and top fan as mobo only brings 3 headers.
 

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Danny75 said:
This guy fits it in push/pull. But maybe you meant too big for your liking.


May need a fan splitter for the rear and top fan as mobo only brings 3 headers.
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With the 2060 I wouldn't have room for push/pull so would only go push. Looks like the X62 fits just about, most other builds I've seen they go over the top of the bar, drop the top fan and rotate the CPU block.

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Are you sure you plan to overclock hot parts in a small case?

Good luck if something begins to smell as burnt...
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The H200 isn't that small. I'm sure a 280mm rad can cool a 9700k with an overclock. The size of the case doesn't make a huge difference as long as it's able to vent the hot air which will be no issues with 2 x 120mm exhaust fans.
 

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The review below suggests that the X62 won't fit. If you skip to 5min in you can see it mentioned.


It fits fine in the H400 mATX if you don't mind a slightly bigger case. Same price as the H200. You can still use the Mini-ITX board.

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It does definitely fit. The front takes 2 x 140mm, the tight spot is at the top where the pipes exit.
 

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Another option I’m toying with is to go mid tower (not ideal it would make my desk space cramped). I’d then get a reasonable AMD CPU and replace it with 3000 CPU towards the end of summer. Mobo I’d need help on.

I’d then squeeze in a 2080 and a 144hz IPS. I would also have to get a single storage drive to start with before adding another down the line.

Vega 7 would need to be looked at as well in this alternate build.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £2,071.87 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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Lightroom sucks with ryzen !!

Adobe products s improving with amd. Not their fault but Adobe and their coding.

Finally got their act together and in Prem Pro, ryzen clocked to 4.2ghz will best 9700k stock . Before it was mike's behind .

Trying to hit last 3 of your requirements.
mATX format, stunning mATX case and the .Quality .....

Gigabyte and Corsair are both UK RMA based. Gigabyte based north of London , and repair their as well along with String rep support on here!
Corsair are UK customer service based, they don't repair in the UK BUT... They Replace faulty units with brand NEW units. So far only company I know not to attempt repair .
Personally I prefer alphacool /Bequiet AIO but will quote Corsair this time around and Alphacool CS is lacking g and Bequiet aint to bad to be fair .

9700k would spank lightroom. And other Adobe programs , Along with fast gaming.
Plenty of budget so can up spec the GPU if needs be

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,515.43 (includes shipping: £12.60)


Heads up, ordered Aorus screen from distribution, mine gets here Tuesday I think, it IS G-sync combatible ! Guessing rep will spill the details once Nvidia has officially certified it . Few reviewers that have had the screen have had no problems

Of you need USB C, Lian Li Digital ATX case, and Z390 Aorus elite board.. all lighting will sync up a treat !!!​
 

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Awesome thanks. Really limited info on that monitor but it does look interesting on paper. Some reports of poor response and ghosting.

Agreed on the 9700k it’s the reason I originally choose it.
 

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The Corsair case Orbital chose does look good but be aware Corsair use quite a bit of plastic in their cases. When I bought one I was slightly disappointed
 

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I’ve been thinking some more today on this build.

In terms of monitor the ideal one isn’t out until Q3 - LG 27GL850G. I’ve been toying with the idea of getting a cheap monitor as a stop gap until that comes out. Something around £100ish. I’d definitely want a beefier GPU to drive 1440p high FPS.

The width of the Corsair case is a problem as it will be on my desk which is only 160cm wide.
 

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LiE said:
I’ve been thinking some more today on this build.

In terms of monitor the ideal one isn’t out until Q3 - LG 27GL850G. I’ve been toying with the idea of getting a cheap monitor as a stop gap until that comes out. Something around £100ish. I’d definitely want a beefier GPU to drive 1440p high FPS.

The width of the Corsair case is a problem as it will be on my desk which is only 160cm wide.
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https://www.overclockers.co.uk/antec-p6-micro-atx-case-black-window-ca-24s-an.html

LG mnitor does look good, though g-sync guessing your looking at £700 mark (£200 mark up fro the g-sync module )

you'd want to be pushing rtx 2080 for aiming above 100 fps

Gigabyte cards out of stock which is a shame

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evga...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-31b-ea.html
 

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Here's how the build is looking. I'd add a cheap monitor that I can sell later in the year.

Do you know what the difference is between the XC and Black edition 2080?

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push the aorus board! better VRM - ITX run very hot! my z370 aorus itx has same vrm count as that Z390 asrock and count hit 116c with workloads and 80c with gaming running 8700k at 5ghz !

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...1151-ddr4-mini-itx-motherboard-mb-57f-gi.html

also UK RMA

looks like its clock speed, some brands like Gigabyte/zotac you get a thick cooler or more fans

also you DONT need the SFX format , its ATX as standard

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...lar-power-supply-cp-9020178-uk-ca-249-cs.html

10 yr warranty and corsair replace faulty units with brand new ones instead of repairing :)

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...uid-cooler-280mm-cw-9060038-ww-hs-03s-cs.html

is going asetek unit, corsair uses that latest pump version, again the replace is faulty RMA and RGB- corsair software is better then NZXT CAM !

least then you'll just have one software for lighting of the ram and CLC unit !
 

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push the aorus board! better VRM - ITX run very hot! my z370 aorus itx has same vrm count as that Z390 asrock and count hit 116c with workloads and 80c with gaming running 8700k at 5ghz !

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...1151-ddr4-mini-itx-motherboard-mb-57f-gi.html

also UK RMA

looks like its clock speed, some brands like Gigabyte/zotac you get a thick cooler or more fans

also you DONT need the SFX format , its ATX as standard

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...lar-power-supply-cp-9020178-uk-ca-249-cs.html

10 yr warranty and corsair replace faulty units with brand new ones instead of repairing :)

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...uid-cooler-280mm-cw-9060038-ww-hs-03s-cs.html

is going asetek unit, corsair uses that latest pump version, again the replace is faulty RMA and RGB- corsair software is better then NZXT CAM !

least then you'll just have one software for lighting of the ram and CLC unit !
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I was under the impression the Asrock was the best Z390 ITX.


When Gamers Nexus reviewed the H200 Steve mentioned that with an SFX PSU you gain quite a bit of additional air flow to the GPU.

https://youtu.be/7cBFkGlrAEU?t=487

I'll probably source a Gigabyte Windforce OC 2080 since that looks to fit and a better overall card than the EVGA.

Looks like it will fit with a little manoeuvring - https://www.reddit.com/r/NZXT/comme...og_strix_1080_ti_fit_inside_the_h200i/e8r8rmq

The H115i looks like it's a bit taller than the X62. I also don't want OTT RGBzzz :)
 

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6+2 set up, ir3553 if i can recall off the top of my head, either 40a so 240 amps across vcore .

after gigabyte got slaughtered with z370 - by buildzoid being one the most on at it, Gigabyte did a U Turn and upgraded their boards now offer the guy their boards straight out the bat!
not under the pay roll, but the power of influential people like buildzoid can cost or generate a lot of cash....

ASROCK is 5+2 set up, ISL99227B 60a - 300a across VCore. Does allow more amps but IR units better with heat/newer .

to be honest, both are damn good boards!
 
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