will i be able to enable XMP myself in the bios if i buy from pcspecialist

[regrerge]

hello, has anyone purchased from this company and tried to turn on xmp. i dont want to spend alot of money on a build if im unable to activate xmp in the bios i know some pre built companies like HP etc are weird when it comes to bios optimisations so i wondered if pcspecialist companies allow you to enable xmp

 

[regrerge]

Case
CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Promotional Item
Get a discount code for 20% off select peripherals at Corsair.com
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X670 AORUS ELITE AX (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4080 SUPER - HDMI, DP, LHR
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ - MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK H150i RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
4 x Corsair ICUE LINK QX120 RGB PWM Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NOT REQUIRED
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days

 

[SpyderTracks]

hello, has anyone purchased from this company and tried to turn on xmp. i dont want to spend alot of money on a build if im unable to activate xmp in the bios i know some pre built companies like HP etc are weird when it comes to bios optimisations so i wondered if pcspecialist companies allow you to enable xmp

Any RAM you buy XMP / DOCP / EXPO will be set correctly for that RAM, you don’t need to do anything, it comes fully built. The BIOS are the standard ones you’d get if you’re buying the motherboard yourself, they’re not made by PCS but by the board partners

Unless you’re talking about a laptop in which case they auto clock the RAM to match the SODIMMS to the max supported by that motherboard. You can’t adjust memory setting on a laptop BIOS

 

[regrerge]

okay so id be able to manually change settings like enabling XMP if i wish?? (its a PC)

 

[SpyderTracks]

okay so id be able to manually change settings like enabling XMP if i wish?? (its a PC)

Yes, but it will already be set correctly for the RAM you order. It’s a normal motherboard, it’s not made by PCS or anything, they’re the standard ASUS / Gigabyte BIOS

 

[regrerge]

okay sorry i just play valorant competitively and i had my old pc optimised for performance however in the bios optimisation the pre built company that i had bought from had blocked changing bios settings. thats why i was unsure with this pc im making on PCS website im spending alot of money on a pc and ive read alot about xmp making your pc be fully working at the best speeds it can thats why i was curious if id be able to enable it if for some reason it wasnt enabled.



may i send you the specs and you give me your opinion if you have spare time id love your input you seem very knowledgeable.

 

[Paul1964]

PCS are a System Integrator rather than a manufacturer. All parts are "off the shelf" rather than the proprietary nonesense that you get with the likes of Dell and HP.

As SpyderTracks has said already, PCS will set up everything correctly (including enabling XMP). You'll be able to tinker around in the BIOS to your heart's content but just because you can does not mean you should. If you don't know what you are doing things can go south very quickly.

 

[Paul1964]

On another note - you might want to consider using an AMD CPU rather than Intel. The high-end Intel CPUs have been experiencing stability and temperature issues of late. Intel at first blamed the board partners for not sticking to Intel default settings, which is part of the problem, but they turned a blind eye to it as it was making them look better, until the CPUs began to cook.

 

[SpyderTracks]

On another note - you might want to consider using an AMD CPU rather than Intel. The high-end Intel CPUs have been experiencing stability and temperature issues of late. Intel at first blamed the board partners for not sticking to Intel default settings, which is part of the problem, but they turned a blind eye to it as it was making them look better, until the CPUs began to cook.

Intel actually dictated the overclocked settings as being within spec, that’s been confirmed by various sources for years. So according to Intel the unlimited voltage that’s available to the CPU is completely by design, they know if they do what’s necessary and force board partners to apply the rated voltage limitations, Intel cpus will lose up to 20% multicore performance.

 

[regrerge]

Thanks yes i want the 7800x3d as its best for valorant ive heard.. here are the specs for what im thinking about buying. do you guys think i should get a 4070 and 64 gb ram OR 4080 suiper with 32 gb ram??



Case
CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Promotional Item
Get a discount code for 20% off select peripherals at Corsair.com
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X670 AORUS ELITE AX (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4080 SUPER - HDMI, DP, LHR
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ - MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK H150i RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
4 x Corsair ICUE LINK QX120 RGB PWM Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NOT REQUIRED
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days

 

[Paul1964]

Personally I would go with the 4080 with 32GB.

Edit: And don't let Norton anywhere near your system. It was good many years ago but is little better than malware these days.

I find Windows Defender just fine.

 

[sck451]

A bunch of things make little sense here. 64GB RAM for gaming is pointlesss. The 990 is very fast, but poor value. The cooler and fans are absurd overkill.

What is your budget? What monitor do you have?

 

[regrerge]

Personally I would go with the 4080 with 32GB.

Edit: And don't let Norton anywhere near your system. It was good many years ago but is little better than malware these days.

I find Windows Defender just fine.

thanks paul do you think i have sufficient cooling?

 

[SpyderTracks]

Personally I would go with the 4080 with 32GB.

Edit: And don't let Norton anywhere near your system. It was good many years ago but is little better than malware these days.

I find Windows Defender just fine.

We have no idea on power requirements yet to have any idea what GPU is suitable.

if the OP can go through the following and update? Without this info its impossible to say what’s worthwhile

Please read before posting:- Collaboration of Helpful Hints

NB: These forums are not an official support channel. None of us work for PCS, we're all either customers or techies who just like to help out where possible. For any official support, you need to contact PCS directly either through your PCS account, or via the contact details on the main...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

 

[regrerge]

We have no idea on power requirements yet to have any idea what GPU is suitable.

if the OP can go through the following and update? Without this info its impossible to say what’s worthwhile

Please read before posting:- Collaboration of Helpful Hints

NB: These forums are not an official support channel. None of us work for PCS, we're all either customers or techies who just like to help out where possible. For any official support, you need to contact PCS directly either through your PCS account, or via the contact details on the main...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

i think you missread i was just asking if the specs i posted which you guys would go for, a 4080 super with 32 gb ram or 4070 with 64 gb ram as im undecided for my build

 

[SpyderTracks]

i think you missread i was just asking if the specs i posted which you guys would go for, a 4080 super with 32 gb ram or 4070 with 64 gb ram as im undecided for my build

no, read it fine, as above, without knowing some info it’s like asking if this piece of string is long enough without having any idea what it’s made from or what it’s for

 

[TonyCarter]

Simple, and not exactly perfect, summary (and just in my opinion)…

• 4060Ti/4070 for 1080p
• 4070 Ti Super for 1440p/UW1440p
• 4080 Super for 4K

64GB RAM will make zero difference to anything you’re running that doesn’t actually need it. Do you KNOW you have an app that requires it?

 

[SpyderTracks]

Just in case you’re seeing something different to me, what i posted is a link to an article that specifies the information required to be able to give you specific tailoring of a custom PC

PCs are designed to that specific use case and budget, the entire thing has to balance otherwise you get huge bottlenecks as the system will only perform to the weakest components capabilities, so each component has to match the next and be suitable for the power it’s driving and the useage required of it

It seems a lot of people don’t understand it’s a link and don’t read the title of it

 

[regrerge]

Just in case you’re seeing something different to me, what i posted is a link to an article that specifies the information required to be able to give you specific tailoring of a custom PC

PCs are designed to that specific use case and budget, the entire thing has to balance otherwise you get huge bottlenecks as the system will only perform to the weakest components capabilities, so each component has to match the next and be suitable for the power it’s driving and the useage required of it

It seems a lot of people don’t understand it’s a link and don’t read the title of it

im only asking your opinion on the build ive given to you above but if you have no immediate thoughts and think its impossible to say thats fine i was just curious your opinion.

 

[regrerge]

Simple, and not exactly perfect, summary (and just in my opinion)…

• 4060Ti/4070 for 1080p
• 4070 Ti Super for 1440p/UW1440p
• 4080 Super for 4K

64GB RAM will make zero difference to anything you’re running that doesn’t actually need it. Do you KNOW you have an app that requires it?

thanks maybe ill save a few pounds and get 4070 given i havent the intentions of playing 4k just yet