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hardkore

hardkore

hardkore

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Hey everyone.

Will this all work ok together? First time i've specced a build in probably 4 years so things have moved on.

I dont need anything else so this is it as far as software, monitors etc are concerned. I generally just game (1440p) and around 90ish fps with all bells and whistles preferably.

I also do a bit of CAD on the side but nothing major.

My max budget is £2000.

I'm aware the new X3D chips were announced but given the price of AM5 boards and DDR5, I have neither the need for that level of performance or the wallet deep enough for it so this list is where i've arrived at.

Opinions please and thank you :)



CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor (£335.69)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black 82.51 CFM CPU Cooler (£99.95)
Motherboard: MSI MAG X570S TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard (£219.98)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£119.99
Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£86.99)
Video Card: Sapphire 21323-01-20G Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card (£899.99)
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case (£114.83)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£99.99)
Total: £1977.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
The 7600x performs simmlar to the 5800x3d and is cheaper so that allows for DDR5 32gb 5600mhz at £140 and a b660 motherboard.

www.techspot.com

Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs. Ryzen 5 7600X: 50+ Game Benchmark

We take fan favorite Ryzen 7 5800X3D and compare it head to head with the new Ryzen 5 7600X in over 50 games. Yes, the 5800X3D is...
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Intel 13400 looks a solid choice also and if you need extra cores the 13500 has more e cores.
 
mickyflinn said:
The 7600x performs simmlar to the 5800x3d and is cheaper so that allows for DDR5 32gb 5600mhz at £140 and a b660 motherboard.

www.techspot.com

Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs. Ryzen 5 7600X: 50+ Game Benchmark

We take fan favorite Ryzen 7 5800X3D and compare it head to head with the new Ryzen 5 7600X in over 50 games. Yes, the 5800X3D is...
www.techspot.com www.techspot.com

Intel 13400 looks a solid choice also and if you need extra cores the 13500 has more e cores.
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Didn't realise the 7600x performed that well, never looked at it properly as I was focusing on moving on from 6 core for "future proofing".

tamzzy said:
Is this CPU or GPU dependent?

IMO, you'd probably be better served with an Intel 13600k core tbh


This isn't a great drive as it uses QLC nand, which is slower and worse longevity compared to TLC nand
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Mostly GPU to be fair but that's only on very large models which I don't encounter too often. An Nvidia GPU would serve me better in all honestly but it's only for when I'm working from home but that's not very often.

Good spot on the drive, i'll keep an eye out for a better one providing it doesnt cost a huge amount more.

Really what it seems to be boiling down CPU wise is either 7600x or the i5 13600KF.

I'd like to have more cores than 6 as consoles use 8 and I really want this system to last me a good 3-4 years. Don't know if there's any reason or logic to my thinking but I remember my old quad core CPU's getting hammered when BF1 came out and clock speed couldn't make up the difference.
 
AMD have announced the new 7000 series X3D chips and also the non x 7600 etc today. You may want to wait for the reviews of these to drop before you buy into AM4
 
hardkore said:
Didn't realise the 7600x performed that well, never looked at it properly as I was focusing on moving on from 6 core for "future proofing".
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intel's raptor lake offerings have 8 e-cores, so if your program can take advantage of them, then the 13500/13600k is essentially a 14 core cpu
if you're willing to shop around, the 13500 is already available, with a b660 board + 32gb ddr4 ram is extremely good value (basically only £100 more for all 3 components compared to what ocuk are asking for a 13600k) - this combi would be my recommendation
of course if you're planning to upgrade again in the next 2-3 years then amd has a better offering as it will just mean a bios update + drop-in chip, whereas going down the 13500+b660+ddr4 will mean a full upgrade

with the 13500 now out, there really isn't any reason to go for a 5800x3d anymore unless you already own an AM4 platform
 
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tamzzy said:
intel's raptor lake offerings have 8 e-cores, so if your program can take advantage of them, then the 13500/13600k is essentially a 14 core cpu
if you're willing to shop around, the 13500 is already available, with a b660 board + 32gb ddr4 ram is extremely good value (basically only £100 more for all 3 components compared to what ocuk are asking for a 13600k) - this combi would be my recommendation
of course if you're planning to upgrade again in the next 2-3 years then amd has a better offering as it will just mean a bios update + drop-in chip, whereas going down the 13500+b660+ddr4 will mean a full upgrade

with the 13500 now out, there really isn't any reason to go for a 5800x3d anymore unless you already own an AM4 platform
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Mostly use solidworks inventor and autocad, no idea if they support the latest and greatest in CPU's but like I said, its not often i'll work from home only occasionally. It boils down to AM5 or Socket1700, given AMD's track record I think AM5 might be a better long term decision.



CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor (£248.00)
CPU Cooler: EK AIO 240 D-RGB 66.04 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£98.69)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650M GAMING X AX Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard (£180.95)
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory (£130.92)
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£104.47)
Video Card: Sapphire 21323-01-20G Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card (£899.99)
Case: Fractal Design Pop Mini Air MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£116.09)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£105.97)
Total: £1885.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

This is my new revised list taking everything people have said into account. Went for the new Ryzen 5 and replaced the sabrent NVME drive with a TLC version. I changed the case aswell seeing as i'm going M-ATX which i wanted to do anyway.

Any issues with this?
 
tamzzy said:
need to see the pricing on these though
only difference between b660 and b760 is the pcie config
if they're charging extra for that then it's definitely not worth it
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From what I've seen, pricing is decent, there are quite a few midrange boards that will hopefully be sufficient for a 13500 that are £150 or under. I'd be wary of B660 myself, because bios flashback is much rarer feature than it is on Z690.
 
hardkore said:
Any issues with this?
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looks okay
though i would get 6000 ram instead and opt for the wd sn770/850
i'd also get a cheaper case and save some £££

it all boils down to how likely you are to upgrade in the next 3-4 years...take the case in point, i assume you've not upgraded your pc for 4 years, and AM5 is officially supported to 2025
so if AM6 comes out in 2026 and you're looking to upgrade in 2026-2027, would you still want a drop-in last gen chip or are you looking for the latest and greatest again?
 
Right then..... this is it!

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor (£260.00)
CPU Cooler: EK AIO 240 D-RGB 66.04 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£98.69)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650M GAMING X AX Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard (£180.95)
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory (£162.44)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£89.99)
Video Card: PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card (£909.98)
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact TG Light Tint ATX Mid Tower Case (£99.98)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£105.97)
Total: £1908.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Swapped out the standard 7900XT for the Powercolour, not a fan of the look but better cooling than standard.

Changed the ram for DDR5-6000 - I'm hoping this wont cause any stability issues?
 
hardkore said:
Changed the ram for DDR5-6000 - I'm hoping this wont cause any stability issues?
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actually AMD's technical marketing director suggests DDR 6000 is the best combi for Ryzen 7000

AMD Confirms DDR5-6000 RAM Is The Sweet Spot For Ryzen 7000 CPUs

Directly from the horse's mouth
www.tomshardware.com www.tomshardware.com
The Zen 4 parts have a default FCLK of 1,733 MHz, supporting DDR5-5200 memory by default. Hallock believes that DDR5-6000 will be the sweet spot for Zen 4 based on cost, stability, performance, availability, and ease.
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hardkore said:
I was more thinking of the speed as I've seen some things with AM5 and stability with fast memory?
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I suspect what you're heard is more related to 4 sticks?

E.g. The official memory spec:

(* 7700X)

2x1R DDR5-5200
2x2R DDR5-5200
4x1R DDR5-3600
4x2R DDR5-3600

I watched this video awhile ago and I think he said that it's bad when going for 4 (at least, it was on early AM5 CPUs/boards):
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Is 128GB of DDR5 IMPOSSIBLE on AM5? Level1 Investigates!

Check out the forum thread here: https://forum.level1techs.com/t/7950x-i-want-4x32gb-unless-it-sucks-does-it-suck/189825**********************************Che...
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