Description
With enhanced ventilation, the 3000D Airflow provides outstanding system airflow in a stylish package. Building your dream PC has never been easier when you start here.
Motherboard Details:
MSI B760 Pro-P D4 Wifi CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
Asus TUF GAMING B760-PLUS DDR4 WiFi/Bluetooth CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
Asus TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS DDR5 WiFi/Bluetooth CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-F GAMING DDR5 Wifi/Bluetooth CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
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Case Details
Corsair 3000D AirFlow-: Dimensions 46cm x 23cm x 46cm (H x W x D) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Choice of of the latest 12th/13th Gen CPU
Storage – Choose your choice of storage options from the drop down menu
Graphics – Choice of NVIDIA RTX Graphics Cards
At the core of all you do
Intel are back with the 12th Generation processors to reclaim their crown against AMD in both gaming and productivity – and they have done so in spectacular fashion with improvements in both performance and energy efficiency.
Delivering superior performance where you need it most
Why is 12th Gen so exciting?
Intel have finally brought to market their 10nm Processors, providing not only amazing single threaded performance but multi threaded too thanks to the addition of secondary efficiency (e) cores. Working hand in hand with Windows 11 Thread Director to boost this new hybrid architecture bringing about performance boosts of almost 30% in applications when compared to the same hardware in Windows 10.
Overall, the 12th Gen Intel Core CPUs are terrific across the board, providing a large performance boost over the previous 11th Gen CPUs, and in almost every single case, handily out-performing AMD’s Ryzen 5000 series. Intel’s lead begins at the i5 and i7 level, but with the Core i9 12900K, Intel consistently came out on top. Intel’s hybrid architecture is still new and we expect to see further OS optimisations to be made and although this generation is already on top we expect the gap to only widen.
Divide and conquer
Intel’s new performance hybrid architecture integrates two core families into a single CPU, keeping everything in your gaming universe running smoothly.
Performance-cores – P-cores are built for performance across single and lightly-threaded workloads, enhancing activities like gaming and productivity.
Efficient-cores – E-cores are optimized for multi-threaded performance, minimizing interruptions from secondary tasks.
Intel® Thread Director — Prioritizes and manages workloads, sending tasks to the best core for the job.1
Built for the next generation
Choosing the Right CPU for you
i3 – Make a splash with performance that puts gaming first
15 – mid range king – the 12th Gen CPUs are fast enough that even the Intel Core i5 12600K 6+4 Core processor, just under 40% faster in Premiere Pro compared to the AMD Ryzen 5600X and was able to effectively score on par with the significantly more expensive AMD Ryzen 5950X 16 Core. And from there, the Core i7 12700K and Core i9 12900K only give you better and better performance. Over a 7 game average we saw a 20FPS increase over the AMD 5800X and 25FPS over the i9 11900K.
i7 – Prince of performance – the Core i7 12700K also does extremely well, managing to score above every AMD Ryzen CPU we tested. It is a large 26% faster than the comparable, but slightly more expensive, Ryzen 5800X, and even manages to sneak by the Ryzen 5950X by about 6%.
i9 – Intel regaining the gaming and productivity crown
Unbeaten in every test we ran, Intel have truly reclaimed their crown with this CPU, we recommend this for the ultimate powerhouse in both gaming and productivity.
WHAT CPU SHOULD I PICK
Gaming/Light Work – The Intel Core i3 and i5 range would be suitable for these tasks, with the i5 being the sweet spot for price and performance
3D/Video Editing or 4k Gaming – The Intel Core i7 and i9 Range are the option here, more cores and faster speeds help with demanding applications like 3D rendering. To maximise performance choose a “K” series CPU if this fits your budget, but make sure you pick a suitable CPU cooler alongside this like a 240mm or higher liquid CPU cooler to keep noise levels and temperatures of your machine lower.
WHAT RAM SHOULD I PICK
Light Office Work – We recommend 8-16GB of RAM this will be enough to run Windows and most basic tasks, while allow you to have a number of tabs and applications running together at once. Remember more RAM does not make your PC faster but lets you do more at one time like have more web browser tabs open while running communication software like Zoom or Teams.
Gaming – We recommend 16-32GB of RAM, nearly all games out now and due to be released in the next few years will not need more than 16GB RAM. 32GB can help if running other tasks while gaming, going for a higher speed RAM can help improve FPS in many games. Make you select the correct motherboard with the correct RAM, DDR4 RAM is compatible with motherboards listed as DDR4 and DDR5 RAM is compatible with motherboards listed DDR5
3D/Video Editing – The more RAM the better depending on the workload, going for 32-64GB will allow you to load bigger files into your rendering software at one time. Combined with a high end graphics card this lets you work on more at one time.
WHAT GRAPHIC CARD SHOULD I PICK
This is the most important part of a gaming machine, and the largest amount of you budget should be allocated here. While gaming your graphics card will be doing most of the work. Check the resolution(1080p/1440p/4K) and refresh rate(60Hz/120Hz/144Hz) of your monitor to help decide.
1080p Gaming- The following cards would be great for entry level gaming GTX 1650-GTX 1660 Super – RTX 3050. Go for an RTX 3060/TI if you want to play at higher FPS at this resolution
1440p Gaming- RTX 3070-RTX 3080 – RTX 4070TI will let you play at the highest settings and give the best experience here with high FPS in most game.
4K Gaming- Go for the best experience possible play the latest games for years to come in glorious 4K by selecting the RTX 3080-RTX 4080-RTX 4090 graphics cards.
WHAT POWER SUPPLY DO I NEED
The CPU and graphics card you select will determine how much power your system will use, feel free to ask us what would be the best option. For a general guidance please see below, all of our power supplies are atleast gold rated and fully modular allowing you to upgrade components in future.
600-650W- If selecting a system in the range of the GTX 1650 to RTX 3060/TI
750W- If selecting a system from an RTX 3070 to RTX 3080
850W- If selecting an RTX 3080 or RTX 4080 system with a high end CPU.
1000W+ If maxing out your speciation with and RTX 4090 and a high end CPU, also gives plenty of upgrade room for years to come.