Anyone actually on one of those 30 series mailing lists?

A relative of mine wants me to put together a rig for them with a 3080. Cheapest one I could find was €1500 from Germany. They don't seem to give a rats about the cost, but I don't necessarily want a relative paying AIB 3090 money for a 3080.

K.O.Kiki

https://www.currys.ie/ieen/gaming/pc-gaming/gaming-pcs/hp-omen-30l-gaming-pc-intel-core-i7-rtx-3080-2-tb-hdd-512-gb-ssd-10214924-pdt.html

Better off buying this.

AFAIK the case is standard microATX but the CPU mount uses proprietary holes, so either take a chance with a Noctua 92mm tower (they can generally fit onto anything) or replace the mobo with a better Z490/Z590 (like Gigabyte Z590M Gaming X) for 150eur and a NH-D9L/D9S (whichever is cheaper)//120mm AIO.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118075508#Comment_118075508

Appreciate the link, but as far I'm aware he's looking for a Ryzen 12 or 16 core for whatever his work is.

K.O.Kiki

What type of work?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118078540#Comment_118078540

Just messaged to ask. 3D rendering and music production.

K.O.Kiki

TBH I think the 10700K is probably "good enough" for those tasks.

Most 3D rendering usually relies on GPU anyway.

Plus, if he really finds himself wanting, he can sell the 10700K & put a Ryzen mobo in.

Hmm... maybe chat to Lenovo about a P620 workstation.

Or buy from Germany (e.g. Computer Universe)

edit

There's new Dell XPS desktops, too: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/10/dells-xps-desktop-gets-a-new-look-and-liquid-cooling/

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118081171#Comment_118081171

Appreciate it, thanks a mil!