New Rig Advice...

[coco777]

Hi peeps,
looking for a new rig, my old rig is 10 yrs old running i7 @ 2.93GHz and struggles editing 4k.

I have been looking around and found the following..

RENDA G6-CS Photography & Graphic Design Workstation - Intel Core i9KS

• 1x Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (2x32GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (Black)
• 1x *Build Stock* EVGA RTX 3070Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING 8GB Graphics Card
• 1x Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive
• 1x Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive
• 1x WD 2TB Black HDD 7200RPM 64MB Cache Internal Performance Hard Drive (WD2003FZEX)
• 1x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632)

£3,151.98

RENDA G6-CS Photography & Graphic Design Workstation - Intel Core i9KS

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The only thing i want to change is the DDR4 to DDR5, but it doesn't have that option under upgrades. Would the motherboard need to be changed to fit DDR5 RAM ?

Thanks for any help, it's invaluable to me.

 

[coco777]

The OCUK configurators are very limited once you are looking at DDR5 systems. If you want to go DDR5 then yes you do need a different motherboard.

Your requirements are Nv gpu for cuda cores ? Is the 8gb on the 3070ti a problem for the programmes you use ? 2x PCIE 4 for file transfer speeds ? Is Intel a must or would an AMD 7950x be better suited for your needs? If these are not the case then think about what you actually do need.


My advice is to make a basket of components and ring up OCUK and see if they will build you a custom system from your basket with a builders fee added on. The configurators are far too limiting and will always be something you want different.

Example basket.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 Full Tower Case Closed Window Satin Black (SKU: CA-0A9-PT) = £159.95
• 1 x Intel Core i9-13900KF (Raptor Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6B6-IN) = £638.99
• 1 x MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-36V-MS) = £529.99
• 1 x Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-41600C40 5200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMT64GX5M2B5200C40) (SKU: MY-4DB-CS) = £349.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Gaming Pro 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-067-PL) = £649.99
• 1 x Seasonic Prime GX-1000 1000W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-07C-SS) = £219.95
• 2 x Seagate FireCuda 530 1TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP1000GM3A013) (SKU: HD-3DV-SE) = £124.99
• 1 x WD 2TB Blue HDD 7200rpm 256MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (WD20EZBX) (SKU: HD-57P-WD) = £56.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-10528) (SKU: SW-18K-MS) = £164.99
• 1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer II High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm (SKU: HS-07D-AR) = £119.99

Total: £3,156.71 (includes delivery: £15.90)​

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The case is just a placeholder so get whatever one you need, not sure if you actually need drive bays or not. You can save £200 by dropping to 13700k and save another £200 on motherboard, the motherboard I put in is on preorder but is the one I would trust if I had to build this type of system. PSU is also overkill for your needs but only £50 to be saved there.

Thanks for that really helpful advice.

I use Prem Pro, Bridge, Photoshop, Lightroom, Photomatix.

I have had intel and nv for the last 10 years, but i just want what is optimal for my budget, so if that means changing to amd and cuda, then thats fine.

 

[coco777]

Thanks for the in depth replies, very helpful.

 

[coco777]

How much are the labour build costs at OC ? Roughly speaking.

 

[coco777]

I am not absolutely sure what they would charge but you also have to consider you get a warrantly with it as well. It may be a flat fee like £200 or it could be percentage based on cost of components , so 10% for £300 fee. The only way to know is to ring them up and ask if they are willing to do it.

The other option is to spec up a prebuild and ask them if they will do minor alterations such as a different PSU brand.

We are just forum members and can in no way shape or form bind OCUK and the only way you will know for sure is if you ask them.

Cheers. Yeah i have already asked for a quote, waiting for a reply, i wouldn't pay £300 that's for sure, do it myself if they charge silly money, i don't need a warranty.

 

[coco777]

Just recieved the quote. £107 to build a £3200 system which includes a 3yr warranty. Very good deal i think.

 

[coco777]

Estimated 10 day turnaround, not too shabby. I'll be ordering it tomorrow.

Thank you to everyone that replied.

 

[coco777]

After all that, they wont accept Paypal credit payment for a custom quote, i like using paypal credit as i don't have to pay anything for 4 months, then when the 4 months is up i just pay it off in one go before they charge interest. I can't believe they wont take the paypal payment for a custom quote, they will lose money as i will now go elsewhere, probably scancouk and self build.