New PC Build - 4090

[Rarr]

Looking to place the order later this week and will be my first major upgrade in a long time. Primary use is gaming on triple screens (simracing). Really looking for feedback on if there's anything people would advise against or to swap out for.


My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Fractal Design Torrent Black RGB TG Light Tint Mid Tower Case (SKU: CA-09T-FD) = £229.99
• 1 x Intel Core i7-13700K (Raptor Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AX-IN) = £399.95
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JH-AS) = £499.99
• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KF556C40BBAK2-64) (SKU: MY-29V-KS) = £229.99
• 1 x Corsair RMx Series RM1000x 80 PLUS Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (CP-9020201-UK) (SKU: CA-268-CS) = £179.99
• 1 x Corsair Hydro Series iCUE H170i ELITE CAPELLIX XT Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - 420mm (CW-9060071-WW) (SKU: HS-04L-CS) = £248.99
• 1 x Corsair iCUE QL120 Addressable RGB PWM Fans -120mm - Triple Pack (SKU: FG-07D-CS) = £134.99
• 1 x Asus GeForce RTX 4090 ROG Strix OC 24GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-48C-AS) = £1,949.99
• 1 x Crucial T700 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen5 M.2 Solid State Drive with Heatsink (CT2000T700SSD5) (SKU: HD-07G-CR) = £385.99

Total: £4,271.86 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

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[gjbf1]

Do you need or want the absolute top end models of everything? You could have exactly the same spec PC and save a fortune.

 

[Rarr]

Yes im open to options, my only requirement is i'd like to be able to play assetto corsa competizione at high/ultra settings on triple screens as currently i mainly run it all on low settings.

 

[Quartz]

Primary use is gaming on triple screens (simracing).

If your primary use is gaming then the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is the CPU you want.

1 x Asus GeForce RTX 4090 ROG Strix OC 24GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-48C-AS) = £1,949.99

Go for Zotac or Gigabyte for the UK RMA.

1 x Crucial T700 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen5 M.2 Solid State Drive with Heatsink (CT2000T700SSD5) (SKU: HD-07G-CR) = £385.99

For gaming you're not going to see the benefit of Gen 5 drives. Indeed, the heatsink may interfere with the GPU.

1 x Corsair iCUE QL120 Addressable RGB PWM Fans -120mm - Triple Pack (SKU: FG-07D-CS) = £134.99

The Torrent already has RGB fans.

1 x Corsair Hydro Series iCUE H170i ELITE CAPELLIX XT Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - 420mm (CW-9060071-WW) (SKU: HS-04L-CS) = £248.99

This is not a good idea in the Torrent as the radiator will sit in the bottom with the pump on the CPU block at the top. The Torrent is designed around air cooling. Get yourself a Noctua DH15.

 

[Rarr]

I've made some amends below based on the above

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Fractal Design Torrent Black RGB TG Light Tint Mid Tower Case (SKU: CA-09T-FD) = £229.99
• 1 x Corsair RMx Series RM1000x 80 PLUS Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (CP-9020201-UK) (SKU: CA-268-CS) = £179.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £428.99
• 1 x AMD - Starfield Ryzen Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00523) = £0.00
• 1 x Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BB-GI) = £269.99
• 1 x Samsung 990 Pro 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe 1.3c Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-24R-SA) = £188.98
• 1 x Noctua NH-D15 Chromax Pure Black CPU Cooler with Dual 140m Fans (SKU: HS-03M-NC) = £110.00
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming OC 24GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-1FC-GI) = £1,649.98
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK64GX5M2B5600Z40) (SKU: MY-4DL-CS) = £200.00

Total: £3,257.92 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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[mickyflinn]

2 change I would make to save you money, Atx 3.0 psu has the new 16pin connector for the 4090 and the m2 850x is great value.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-14Q-BQ) = £149.99
• 1 x WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T2X0E) (SKU: HD-591-WD) = £134.99

Total: £284.98 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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[CapitalOne]

I couldn't live with that little storage although maybe that's just me. In my 4090 PC I've got 5tb of SSD storage and even that needs managing with my Steam/Origin/XBL libraries.

 

[Rarr]

2 change I would make to save you money, Atx 3.0 psu has the new 16pin connector for the 4090 and the m2 850x is great value.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-14Q-BQ) = £149.99
• 1 x WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T2X0E) (SKU: HD-591-WD) = £134.99

Total: £284.98 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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Thanks ill update this.

In terms of storage i dont use much currently so 2tb will be fine and if needed i can add more in future years.

 

[lee32uk]

I would swap out the Noctua D15 for the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE and save ~£75 for pretty much the same performance.

Also 64GB Ram is overkill for a gaming pc. I would suggest 32GB.

 

[gjbf1]

I would swap out the Noctua D15 for the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE and save ~£75 for pretty much the same performance.

Also 64GB Ram is overkill for a gaming pc. I would suggest 32GB.

Ditto on these suggestions.

 

[Rarr]

This ram ok to swap out for? https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...00c36-5600mhz-dual-channel-kit-my-4d7-cs.html

 

[Quartz]

Also 64GB Ram is overkill for a gaming pc. I would suggest 32GB.

64 GB may be overkill but it's very nice to have and it may prevent issues down the line.

 

[lee32uk]

64 GB may be overkill but it's very nice to have and it may prevent issues down the line.

What sort of issues ? Unless they are also doing 8K video editing or other Ram intensive work then it is just money wasted.

 

[zuludawn]

Go for it, you only live once.

Just finished mine off with 2x 990 2TB pro's and a Crucial P5 PLUS 2TB + CRUCIAL x6 4TB

 

[Rarr]

Go for it, you only live once.

Just finished mine off with 2x 990 2TB pro's and a Crucial P5 PLUS 2TB + CRUCIAL x6 4TB

Looks great, what case is that?

 

[Quartz]

What sort of issues ?

Lack of RAM. We're already seeing games like Jedi Survivor using over 20 GB RAM; games using more than 32 GB cannot be far off.

 

[zuludawn]

Looks great, what case is that?

Its a Corsair iCUE 7000X got a really good deal on it, making it a better option than the cheaper 7000D because of the better case fans.

Ordered a Air flow front plate off the 7000D for better air flow relacing the glass one

Its big and stupidly heavy but has lots of room (well it did till I replaced the Asus Gaming A motherboard with a MSI Ace, thats massive) and brilliant air flow.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Given the fact you guys already trimmed
A grand off their original build
I would agree use some of the savings
For 64gb of ram for future proofing
Yeah you could add ram later
But I prefer to get a matched kit at the time

Would also like to see
A second drive for backups
But the op may already have some storage
They can reuse for that

 

[lee32uk]

Lack of RAM. We're already seeing games like Jedi Survivor using over 20 GB RAM; games using more than 32 GB cannot be far off.

Not really a good example though. That game was a huge mess when it released. It also had issues with vram usage and stuttering etc.

 

[gjbf1]

Not really a good example though. That game was a huge mess when it released. It also had issues with vram usage and stuttering etc.

Yeah 20GB is unforgivable and a massive outliers compared to other games.