New system after 8 years

[vargojones]

Hello all,

I'm currently running an i5-3570k oc'd to 4.2ghz and i have to say it has been a rock over the past 8 years, the only thing I've done is to upgrade the graphics card to GTX970 a few years back.

It is now starting to creak a bit, expecially trying to run the likes of X-Plane 11 (or anything new), and i'm looking to the future with MSFS2020 as well.

So all that considered I'm currently looking at a pre-built machine like:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...-pc-intel-core-i9-9900k-4.8ghz-fs-1d3-og.html

but probably with 32gb RAM and a 2080 super.

Is there anything you swap out or wholesale change? What would be a good monitor to go with it, I've only got an old 1080, so an upgrade there is on the cards.

Would it be better to build my own, I built my current machine, what worries me is the liquid cooling side of things that and I don't have a huge amount of spare time to build it.

Any advice or imput gratefullt received.

Andy

 

[vargojones]

Thanks for the reply guys.

Do you think there's any mileage in going for an AMD 3950X or stick with the 3900X

Playing with configurators it looks like I can get a pretty juicey spec machine (pre-built) for about £2.5k.

If you were to self build what options parts do you think you'd go for that a prebuilt can't offer?

Cheers

Andy

 

[vargojones]

Thanks Orbitalwalsh and everyone else for your input.

I've come up with the below, which essentially swap the CPU to a 3900X, although I'm still wondering, if a 3800X and a 2080 super would suffice and go towards a nicer monitor. Also do I need to add case fans?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Twelve Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £449.99
• 1 x Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard= £209.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit= £169.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming OC 11264MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £1,099.99
• 1 x TeamGroup MP34 1TB NVMe PCIe M.2 Solid State Drive= £139.99
• 1 x Scythe SCMG-5PCGH Mugen 5 "PCGH Edition" CPU Cooler= £46.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £106.99
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P600S Glass Silent Midi Tower Case - Black= £134.99
• 1 x Toshiba 3TB P300 7200RPM Performance Hard Drive (HDWD130UZSVA)= £64.99

Total: £2,439.81 (includes shipping: £15.90)
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[vargojones]

Right I've had a (hopefully) final fettle with it all.

I've swapped the cooler to the Be Quiet one original suggested. I've also gone up a bit on the case to the Be Quiet! 700 Dark Base. Other than that I think I'm set. The Mrs has even given her nod of approval on the purchase!

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Twelve Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £449.99
• 1 x Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard= £209.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit= £169.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming OC 11264MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £1,099.99
• 1 x TeamGroup MP34 1TB NVMe PCIe M.2 Solid State Drive= £139.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £106.99
• 1 x Toshiba 3TB P300 7200RPM Performance Hard Drive (HDWD130UZSVA)= £64.99
• 1 x be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 CPU Cooler= £73.99
• 1 x be quiet! Dark Base 700 RGB Midi Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass= £164.99

Total: £2,496.81 (includes shipping: £15.90)
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Is there anything I'm missing?

Thanks again for all the help.

 

[vargojones]

So I've pulled the trigger and I have gone for pretty much as above with some minor tweeks:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Twelve Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail
• 1 x Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard
• RAM G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32Gb
• 1 x TeamGroup MP34 1TB NVMe PCIe M.2 Solid State Drive
• 1 x Phanteks AMP 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply
• 1 x Toshiba 3TB P300 7200RPM Performance Hard Drive (HDWD130UZSVA)
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P600S Glass Silent Midi Tower Case - Black
  
• Gigabyte Aorus 280mm AIO

The only thing I haven't got yet is the graphics card, I think I'm going to wait until the new Nvidia cards are launched and jump on them, I think I'd feel I sold myself short for not waiting a few months to get the right card. Saying that I might yet change my mind . There was a bit of budget creep but this machine will be for the long haul so has to last a while.

Thanks for all the help.