Question Greetings, opnions on this £1700 from Alphasync build please

[kevinburrow]

Not sure if this qualifies as a prebuilt since I used the sytem configurator but anyway, I put this together for £1672 on Alphasync when the same (or as similar as possible) build from pcspecialist and scan came to 2k, or just over. Mostly looking to game at 1440p on modern titiles and probably have chrome and firefox open at the same time if possible:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor | £283.99 @ Box Limited
CPU Cooler | ID-COOLING FROSTFLOW X 74.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | £54.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard | Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard | £237.99 @ Technextday
Memory | Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory | £118.47 @ Scan.co.uk
Storage | Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | £99.32 @ Technextday
Video Card | Asus ROG STRIX GAMING OC GeForce RTX 3080 12GB LHR 12 GB Video Card | £682.00 @ Amazon UK
Case | Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case | £94.48 @ Ebuyer
Power Supply | Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | Purchased For £90.00
Monitor | Dell S3422DWG 34.0" 3440 x 1440 144 Hz Curved Monitor | £410.00 @ Amazon UK
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | £2071.24
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-11-01 15:26 GMT+0000 |

Oh I also picked up that monitor from ebay used but in excellent condition for £300

 

[logainofhades]

That GPU is very overpriced. I would say the time is now, to move to ddr5. Maybe something like this is possible for you?

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor (£348.65 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING FROSTFLOW X 74.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£54.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z790 PG LIGHTNING ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£215.26 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5200 CL36 Memory (£154.82 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£99.79 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 3X PLUS OC GeForce RTX 3080 12GB LHR 12 GB Video Card (£551.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case (£94.48 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Total: £1518.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-11-01 15:28 GMT+0000

 

[kevinburrow]

That GPU is very overpriced. I would say the time is now, to move to ddr5. Maybe something like this is possible for you?

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor (£348.65 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING FROSTFLOW X 74.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£54.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z790 PG LIGHTNING ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£215.26 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5200 CL36 Memory (£154.82 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£99.79 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 3X PLUS OC GeForce RTX 3080 12GB LHR 12 GB Video Card (£551.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case (£94.48 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Total: £1518.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-11-01 15:28 GMT+0000

Yes, problem is with configurators you have to make do with what they have. I don't feel confident enough to build and their only ddr5 motherboards plus the ddr5 ram sent it over 2k. Pretty amazing how cheap that build is though, in comparison. I'm paying a hefty price for convenience, certainly. That gpu appears to be over £200 cheaper on Amazon than anywhere else, not sure what to make of that!