Thank you, I think I will go for a SSD like you said as they aren't that expensive. Also thanks for the advice on the graphics card, I think I can stretch a little bit extra for that.
Son's PC build revisited - from Christmas 2018
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Thank you, I think I will go for a SSD like you said as they aren't that expensive. Also thanks for the advice on the graphics card, I think I can stretch a little bit extra for that.
Can I ask a few questions about the wires and power switch on your Lian-Li PC-011 case please?
See picture below for the Razer edition of the leads on my case.
You will also have to excuse me if I get this wrong as I am basing this on the wiring of my 11 year old Lian-Li case. So things might have changed since!
My Son's case only has a power lead, it didn't come with a power reset lead, chassis speaker or drive activity lead / light (like it did with my old case)
On your Lian-Li PC-011 case;
- Can you power reset from the front switch? If not where can you do this?
- Where are the drive activity lights? behind the surround for the power switch?
- What about the post beeps? is that built into your motherboard or did you buy a chassis speaker?
- How do I achieve the above if my case wiring does not have the leads for the motherboard connection? (Perhaps the drive activity might be linked to the case RGB strip lights and I might need to buy a chassis speaker?)
Thanks
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if you're not going to overclock/tweak, suggest getting a 2700x and 2070 instead.
the wingboost 3 set comes with splitters for the fans and the rgb. (review - use google translate: https://www.tweakpc.de/hardware/tests/luefter/alpenfoehn_wing_boost_3_rgb/s01.php )
but the board only has 1x 3 pin 5v rgb header, so you'll need to use a rgb hub (specced).
please note that there are 2 different kinds of rgb headers - 4 pin 12v headers and 3 pin 5v headers - these are not cross-compatible
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 Eight Core 2700X 4.35GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £329.99
- 1 x MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £119.99
- 1 x Team Group Night Hawk RGB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - RGB Black (TF1D4= £128.99
- 1 x Antec EarthWatts Gold Pro 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £79.99
- 2 x Alpenfohn Wing Boost 3 120mm Addressable RGB Fan - Triple Pack= 2 x £53.99
- 1 x EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Black Edition 8192MB PCI-Express Graphics Card= £469.99
- 1 x XSPC 8 Way 3 pin 5V Addressable RGB Splitter HUB - Black= £8.99
Total: £1,257.62 (includes shipping: £11.70)
Thank you for the list, I will take a look into that and also for the heads up on the rgb header pins.
I was originally looking to buy the Ryzen 7 2700x, but changed my mind as I read that It drew a lot more power than the 2700. That was my only reason really and that he's not going to overclock. I have missed out on the recent price drop, so it might be out of my range now? I am planning on ordering the parts in a few weeks, my car is in for a service and MOT this Saturday and hopefully it wont be any more than quoted! Once I've got that out of the way then I can look at getting the parts for my son.
as specced, you can get a lot more value for money by dropping your requirements for corsair and sapphire. as you say, they aren't the cheapest and there's other brands that do the job for a lot less.
that saving will allow you to get a massively better GPU (rtx 2070). the reason for opting for a 2070 vs a vega 64 is that you sound unlikely to want to play with the settings, so out of the box, 2070 does a better job than vega 56/64.
not quite sure i follow that line of reasoning. 2700x doesn't draw a lot more power than the 2700.
sure it draws more power than the 2700, but that's because the 2700x's out-of-box clocks are higher than the 2700.
2700 = 3.2ghz base clock, 4.1ghz boost clock
2700x = 3.7ghz base clock, 4.35ghz boost clock
if they're both overclocked, on average, they'll draw the same power (perhaps the 2700x slightly less, as it's in general a better binned chip!)
hence the reason why the 2700x makes more sense if not overclocking. just set the offset voltage to -0.05 to -0.1v and let PB2/XFR2/PBO do the rest.
also the 2700x has the better boxed cooler.
Thank you. I understand what you are saying about using cheaper parts and you are right that we are not planning on overclocking or messing about with the settings. But, if I do decide to go down the Corsair and Radeon route, regardless of value for money. Do you think my spec will be ok / have any problems?
I read that the Ryzen 7 uses 65w whereas the 2700x uses 105w out of the box, so I was basing it on power usage rather than performance.
Can you see the leads picture I posted a few messages back? It seems to be appearing on my pc but not all the time and not on a mobile or tablet?