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Hello All
I've joined these forums hunting down some help from those better educated than me when it comes to all things PC.
Of recent I've been following everything next gen when it comes to gaming as I'm sure many of us have. To the point I nearly ordered myself a Series X till I realised a PC build might suit my needs far more sufficiently.
I work in a some what techy sector in the sense I build smart homes, this means I use a PC on a daily basis, in which I need to run software such as AutoCAD which requires a certain amount of power. This is where my build comes into play. Ideally I would like a work station that allows me to carry out all my work requirements and then when I'm done reach for my xbox controller and get absolutely rolled by a couple of 14 year olds on warzone (turn it off and cook dinner) if you see what I'm getting at.
Anyway, my thought process is instead of spending £500 on a next gen invest my money into a far more flexible PC. My thoughts are put £2400 or £2000exVAT into a PC and allow it to assist both work and pleasure.
I'm not intrested in RGB and flashy lights, all I'd like an opinion or discussion on is specification. The RTX3080 looks like a dead cert from what I've seen, but the rest I'm an open book on really. Do I go intel or Ryzen? Fan or Watercooled? and so on.
And lastly do i build it myself or use people like overclockers/pc specialist etc to do it for me?
I'd very much like to hear what people would do if they were in my situation.
Many Thanks
Alistair
I've joined these forums hunting down some help from those better educated than me when it comes to all things PC.
Of recent I've been following everything next gen when it comes to gaming as I'm sure many of us have. To the point I nearly ordered myself a Series X till I realised a PC build might suit my needs far more sufficiently.
I work in a some what techy sector in the sense I build smart homes, this means I use a PC on a daily basis, in which I need to run software such as AutoCAD which requires a certain amount of power. This is where my build comes into play. Ideally I would like a work station that allows me to carry out all my work requirements and then when I'm done reach for my xbox controller and get absolutely rolled by a couple of 14 year olds on warzone (turn it off and cook dinner) if you see what I'm getting at.
Anyway, my thought process is instead of spending £500 on a next gen invest my money into a far more flexible PC. My thoughts are put £2400 or £2000exVAT into a PC and allow it to assist both work and pleasure.
I'm not intrested in RGB and flashy lights, all I'd like an opinion or discussion on is specification. The RTX3080 looks like a dead cert from what I've seen, but the rest I'm an open book on really. Do I go intel or Ryzen? Fan or Watercooled? and so on.
And lastly do i build it myself or use people like overclockers/pc specialist etc to do it for me?
I'd very much like to hear what people would do if they were in my situation.
Many Thanks
Alistair