'Upgrading' from 7800X3D & 7900XTX – Was It a Mistake?

With the release of the 5000 series graphics cards from Nvidia, comes the release of new prebuilt gaming desktops, and today we assess the Cortex Pro from PCSpecialist. It features an RTX 5080 graphics card alongside a Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, 32GB of Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 memory running at 6000MT/s, and a 2TB Samsung 990 Pro M.2 SSD – a spec list that puts it on the cutting edge of gaming technology. With a price tag of £2699 though, it raises the question, is it worth it? https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/mat-mynett/pcspecialist-cortex-pro-prebuilt-desktop-review/

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00:00 Intro
00:59 Overview
01:28 Mats current PC (compare system)
01:54 PCS system Specs / Price
02:26 ASUS RTX5080 Tuf OC Edition
03:25 Memory / Storage / Mobo
05:15 PSU / Cooler / Fans / Case
07:01 Build quality / cable management
07:44 The 2 system test comparisons
07:58 Counter Strike 2 (1440p)
08:26 Hogwarts Legacy (1440p)
08:57 Sniper Elite Resistance (1440p)
09:34 Forza Horizon 5 (4k)
10:20 A Plague Tale Requiem (4k)
11:10 Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 (4k)
11:55 Cyberpunk 2077 (DLSS / FSR / Frame Gen / RT)
13:12 Hellblade 2 (4k)
13:51 Gaming Performance thoughts
14:32 Synthetic benchmarks
14:58 Cinebench R23 Multi Core
15:13 Cinebench R23 Single Core
15:28 3DMark Timespy
15:45 Total System Power
16:14 System Noise
16:43 Thermal Imaging
18:35 Closing Thoughts

System Specs
• Case - PCS LUMIN ARGB MID TOWER CASE (PWM)
• Processor (CPU) - AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
• Motherboard - ASUS® TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
• Memory (RAM) - 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
• Graphics Card - 16GB ASUS TUF GEFORCE RTX 5080 OC - 2 x HDMI, 3 x DP
• Storage - 2TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
• Power Supply - CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ - MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
• Processor Cooling - PCS FrostFlow 360 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid Cooler

Pros
• RTX 5080 excels in raytracing compared to the competition
• Ryzen 7 9800X3D is arguably the best bang for buck gaming CPU on the market
• Great build aesthetics and component design choice
• Fast and large SSD
• Good cable management
• Prebuilt machines could be a good way to get access to the latest generation Nvidia graphics cards if stock is an issue elsewhere

Cons
• Expensive
• Ram CL timing (36) could be better

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