Spec check

[Lakeland]

It’s been a while since I’ve built a computer so I’m not up to speed with components!

The closer to £1k the better. The PC to be used for office apps, CAD (though I don’t do much local rendering, just parametric 3D modelling), video editing and some racing games (also with oculus rift) though gaming is lowest priority.



Already have a 1060 gpu which I’ll use for now and upgrade in the future.
It’s unlikely that I will do any overclocking.
Outputting to two 32” monitors @ 1440
Would like a case/mobo with USB C.
Would like plenty USB’s on mobo.
Not sure if cooler is overkill?
Not sure it SSD is overkill?
Not sure if PSU is overkill though I’d prefer quality.
Is WD black needed for storage? Not sure if red or blue is fine.
Don’t need any peripherals.
Don’t need OS.

Any guidance much appreciated!

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £299.99
• 1 x Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard= £259.99
• 1 x Corsair Hydro Series H100i PRO RGB Performance Liquid Cooler - 240mm (CW-9060033-WW)= £124.99
• 1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020061-UK)= £99.95
• 1 x Corsair Obsidian 500D Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Tempered Glass (CC-9011116-WW)= £147.95
• 1 x Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £89.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB 3200 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Kit= £139.99
• 1 x WD 1TB Black 7200RPM 64MB Cache Internal Performance Hard Drive (WD1003FZEX)= £79.99

Total: £1,242.84 (includes shipping: £0.00)​

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[lee32uk]

Hi

Swap out that psu for something else, as the Corsair CX Green label isn't very good. At that price point I would suggest the Super Flower Leadex III 750W.

No real need for a £124 cooler with Ryzen. If it was me I would go with a good air cooler such as the Scythe Mugen 5 Rev.B for £43. Less to go wrong with an air cooler.

That Hard drive is a bit on the pricey side. You could get a 2TB Seagate Barracuda for less.

For the SSD I would look for a Sabrent Rocket. Not sold on here so you would have to Google it. The Corsair MP510 480GB is a good SSD for £75 if you want to stick with everything from OCUK.


https://www.overclockers.co.uk/supe...old-modular-power-supply-black-ca-061-sf.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/scythe-scmg-5100-mugen-5-rev.b-cpu-cooler-hs-046-sy.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seag...nternal-hard-drive-st2000dm008-hd-3a5-se.html


The 960GB MP510 is probably better value than the 480GB version.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...d-state-drive-cssd-f960gbmp510-hd-065-cs.html

 

[Lakeland]

Updated spec, thank you! Stuck with a WD drive as they’ve served me really well, dropped to a slightly cheaper model and doubled the storage though.

How’s she looking now?

• 1 x Super Flower Leadex III 750W 80 PLUS Gold Modular Power Supply - Black= £99.95
• 1 x Scythe SCMG-5100 Mugen 5 Rev.B CPU Cooler= £42.95
• 1 x Corsair Force MP510 series 960GB NVMe PCIe M.2 Solid State Drive (CSSD-F960GBMP510)= £109.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £299.99
• 1 x Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard= £259.99
• 1 x Corsair Obsidian 500D Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Tempered Glass (CC-9011116-WW)= £147.95
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB 3200 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Kit= £139.99
• 1 x WD 2TB Red 5400rpm 64MB Cache Internal NAS Hard Drive (WD20EFRX)= £74.99

Total: £1,175.80 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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[Len Dananey]

Much better PSU the Super Flower mate. Also that drive you posted is 5400rpm, you can get a B grade 7200rpm for £46.99 here https://www.overclockers.co.uk/b-gr...nternal-hard-drive-st2000dm008-bg-13y-se.html
Lee did link you to the same drive on his post, the B grade one would save a bit more money but it's the same drive Lee chose and I chose coincidentally, but 5400rpm drives are a poor choice nowadays.

 

[snips86x]

You could save yourself £50 and go with the Elite over the Pro board

 

[Lakeland]

Order placed, thanks for the help

 

[lee32uk]

Order placed, thanks for the help

Just a quick thought. Might be worth ringing OCUK on Monday just to make sure that the Super Flower psu comes with a UK lead. I think there have been cases of people receiving a 2 pin EU type lead in the past.

 

[Lakeland]

Just a quick thought. Might be worth ringing OCUK on Monday just to make sure that the Super Flower psu comes with a UK lead. I think there have been cases of people receiving a 2 pin EU type lead in the past.

It is pictured with the eu lead so wouldn’t be surprised if it comes with one. I have kettle leads all over the place so should be sweet, thanks for the heads up.