Upgrade advice needed please.

Hypersonix

Hypersonix

Hypersonix

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Hi,

So I have a 3080 Ventus card on order and am wondering if this bundle would be a fitting upgrade to my 6700K?
I mainly game (BF5, sim racing etc) but also music production so prefer Intel over AMD. I figure this combo would potentially last me another 4 or 5 years so worth it for me.
I have a buddy who is soon building a first PC for his son and I was going to donate the 6700K bundle. This was the deal from 2016 with Asus Maximus VIII Hero, aio cooler and 32gb or ram.

I’d be keeping my case, (Fractal Design R4) EVGA 750 watt psu, WD M2 drive + Seagate 2TB HD.

My basket at Overclockers UK: [/LIST]
Total: £1,280.99 (includes shipping: £0.00)​
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Oh, this is great, thank you!
The more I can save the better, especially in these times.

I do think the 10700K would be more than enough power so would definitely include that.
Does the mobo have dual M2 slots as I’d like to add another at a later point?

If that cooler is the one you recommend I could go for a new case now that we’ve saved a considerable amount in the cpu. Something mid size and quiet, I also don’t need it to have a window or leds and lighting as I’ve never been a fan of that.
 
orbitalwalsh said:
would recommend a new case.. with good cooling!

yes, has 3 m.2's and top ones will be PCIe 4.0 with 11th Gen intel. Zen2 already at pcie 4.0

BF5 does like cores!

short cases, quiet but have to check wiith AIO at the front (360) if GPU length will be okay, or 280 aio at the top with ram


My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £270.71 (includes shipping: £20.82)
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I like the look of the Fractal case, that will be in the list then.

Is it only 11th gen Intel that supports pcie 4 for the gtx card? I guess if so it would be worth waiting then?
 
Thanks all for the help so far.
i didn’t realise the price jump from 10700 to 10850 was so small so I’ve gone for the latter.

Does anyone know if the cooler and 3080 will fit in this case? I’d hate for it not too when it all arrives. I’ve built a few PCs in my time so up for the job, as long as everything is compatible.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,204.86 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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orbitalwalsh said:
Yes, intel took flak with 10 core pricing with 16 cores not being to much more from Ryzen. Makes it cheaper then Ryzen 12 core sometimes and faster in gaming !

Heads up, that case... 341mm is max GPU length with a front fan installed... Add 25mm for that Eisbaer rad (slimmer then Standard Eisbaer and AIO units) that leaves 316mm for your GPU ! Please keeps that in mind with compact cases and RTX 3*** cards
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Can the radiator be top mounted or is this not the way?
 
With regards to the mobo, if I use both M2 slots with nvme drives can I still have full use of all USB ports and pcie slots without any sharing or disabling?


My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,277.56 (includes shipping: £14.70)​
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Thank you OribitalWalsh, the P600 looks fine as does the saving on the psu.

Even if I added a nvme drive (may pick up a 1TB in Black Friday) and included the cost of my Ventus 3080 the whole package is just inside £2k which I think is a very good PC for the money and will last me another 4 or 5 years. (maybe a gfx card swap half way through if needed)

Nice one!
 
I’ve previously had a Gaming OC 1080 then a Gaming OC 1080 ti so I think I will give OC a call to switch to the Gaming OC 3080. No idea when I’d receive either so may as well!

Re - the PSU, 750 or 850?
 
Alright,

So the plan is to wait for my 3080 to arrive and put it in my current system. (I’m not going to switch the MSI for the Gigabyte as this will probably only cause further delays)

If there is any need to I can then push the button on the list below.

Thank you guys for your help. It’s virtually the same price as the 8Pack bundle in first post but includes everything to give me a fresh new PC.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,237.53 (includes shipping: £14.70)​
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Thinking of adding a 1TB nvme drive to this. Was looking at the WD SN550 as it seems to be affordable for a drive of it’s size.

I currently have the 512GB WD SN750 Black which is my main OS drive so wondering if I should use this as the new OS drive or the other one? I’d put my Steam and Origin games on the 1TB probably with a Seagate 2TB spinner as a ‘everything else’ storage drive.

Any thoughts or ideas on this? I assume it’s best to do a fresh Windows install and not just boot off the current SN750?

On a slight side note, I had a backup of my OS drive on a 512GB SSD and put it in my Mac Mini with the intention of formatting and installing a fresh OSX. When it booted up I missed the options to wipe it and it booted straight into my Windows drive! All working! Was quite surprised.
 
mickyflinn said:
Take a look at the adata xpg sx8200 pro 1tb one of the fastest m2 pcie3 drives for the money. Unfortunatlley not available at overclockers but the sn 550 is a good drive.

Win 10 is good when putting in new hardware, years ago a fresh install would be a must. Make a note of you win 10 key as you may have yo reactivate when changing motherboard.

Is you key linked to your microsoft account ?
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I’m not sure the key is linked, will need to check.
Good news if I can put the SN750 straight in the new build! Saves a whole day of reinstalling everything.
 
orbitalwalsh said:
64GB Vs 32GB haha

Sorry, it's 32GB kit for £120 so two kits for 64GB would equal £240. Same speed but double the ram

Oloy is doing £210 odd for 32GBx2 at 3200hz speeds .

8 Pack kit will overclock better or have better timings , naturally

@tamzzy :)
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I’ve just seen the 8Pack RAM 16GB sticks are C14 whereas the 32GB I chose is C16. Is C14 worth it? 4 sticks of that better?
 
Plec said:
No need to - timings are tight already. But, the option is there as it's quality micron E-die.

Just another option and great value comparatively to other "premium" sets.
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Can only see 16GB kits at £188.99. Is that the one you mean? Go for 16GB of this over 32 of the other?
 
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