Spec’ing a Core i7 system. Is this spec ok?

[anonuk]

Evening all.
I’m wanting to build a new pc for work, and thinking about the following components. I’ve got an nVidia 1660 Super which I’ll keep seeing as prices are ridiculous right now.

Uses will be web design, light video editing, photoshop/graphics work.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Elite AX (Socket LGA 1200) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £209.99
• 1 x Intel Core i7-11700K 3.6GHz (Rocket Lake) Socket LGA1200 Processor - Retail= £349.99
• 1 x Crucial Ballistix RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C16 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit= £169.99
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 11 500W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £69.95
• 1 x NZXT H510 Midi Tower Gaming Case - White Tempered Glass= £59.99
• 1 x WD Black SN750 500GB M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS500G3X0C)= £59.99
• 1 x be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler= £64.99

Total: £997.19 (includes shipping: £12.30)​

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[tamzzy]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Twelve Core 4.8GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £518.99
• 1 x MSI MAG B550M Mortar (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £109.99
• 2 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £59.99
• 1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £64.99
• 1 x WD Black SN750 500GB M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS500G3X0C)= £59.99
• 1 x Scythe SCFM-2000 FUMA 2 Dual Fan CPU Cooler - 2x120 mm= £49.99
• 1 x Thermaltake S100 Snow Micro-ATX Tower Case - White Tempered Glass= £59.99

Total: £996.22 (includes shipping: £12.30)​

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12 core AMD ryzen 5900x which will run rings around that 11700k in core-heavy multithreaded tasks
(i know you said intel, but just to show that you can get a 12 core ryzen for the same price)

 

[anonuk]

Not interested in Ryzen unfortunately. My current pc is a Ryzen 7 and it’s been the most unstable pc I’ve ever used.

 

[tamzzy]

you are going to leave performance on the table by going intel: https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/a...Gen-Intel-Core-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5000-Series-2099/

just out of interest which generation ryzen are you running?

 

[anonuk]

you are going to leave performance on the table by going intel: https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/a...Gen-Intel-Core-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5000-Series-2099/

just out of interest which generation ryzen are you running?

Current PC is a Ryzen 7 3700. I generally have never skimped on components so there are no cheap parts that would make the system less stable but for whatever reason I’ve just not got it to last more than a few hours usage without it rebooting randomly.

In contrast, I’ve never had a single issue when building Intel pcs and with this being a work machine, I need it to be rock solid.

 

[mickyflinn]

Wait for intel Alderlake cpu to be released in about 5 weeks.

 

[anonuk]

Wait for intel Alderlake cpu to be released in about 5 weeks.

Hmm have looked at Alderlake and while it’s due to be released in a few weeks, it looks like it won’t be a available til next year and mobile versions will be released first, so could be a good 6 months off.

 

[mickyflinn]

Hmm have looked at Alderlake and while it’s due to be released in a few weeks, it looks like it won’t be a available til next year and mobile versions will be released first, so could be a good 6 months off.

November 4th release date and pre orders from october 27th if artickes are correct but nothing mentioned about mobile chips first and then wait for desktop.