new pc build for a novice

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hi there comrades. recenly joined overclockers are was wondering if you amazing lot could help

I need to replace my medieval rig that consists of an old worn out ryzen 3 1200. its old and its getting unstable.

i have a budget of around £3000 ish however i can push it up to £3500.00 if need be

I looked on the website and kinda of just assembled a parts list that i could use. Thing i worry about is compatability and if i am overspending on one thing and would be better off in spending in other parts of the pc

what do you lot think: (sorry its a long list)

THIS HAS BEEN EDITED NOW DUE DUE TO GOOD ADVICE GIVEN

processor:
amd x7950
cost £699 (probably)


motherboard
cost: £399
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Asrock B650E Steel Legend WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard

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graphics card :

cost: £1,259.99
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Zotac GeForce RTX 4080 Trinity OC 16GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card

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ram memory

cost: £169.99
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Corsair Vengeance EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX5M2D6000Z36)

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fan:

cost: £109.99
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Corsair iCUE QL140 Addressable RGB PWM Fans -140mm - Dual Pack

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hard drive:

cost: £149.99
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WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E)

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power box thing

cost: £219.95
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MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 UK PSU 1000W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

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cd drive:

cost: £29.99
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Asus External Slimline DVD Re-Writer, USB, 8x, Black, Cyberlink Power2Go 7 - Black (SDRW-08D2S-U LIT

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case

cost: £114.95
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Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - White

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well what are your thoughts? im not very technical so if this gets put together its probably wrong so will probably need changing otherwise i see smoke and flames.
 
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yeah pretty much. a bit of work. but that literally consists of me using ms word to type some basic stuff and some web browsing, but apart from that , yeah mainly gaming
 
In that case, I would downgrade the 7950X to a 7700 non-X (8 cores is fine for games), review.

Is there anything in particular you like about (or need from) the Steel Legend? I guess what I'm getting at, is that the £200-£250 B650 boards are usually fine (like TUF B650-PLUS). There's a roundup of some cheap boards here.

I doubt you'll need any extra USB ports so I'd drop the expansion card. You can check the rear I/O in the pictures or tech spec on the manufacturer's website. I don't know if you plan to connect the USB ports on the case to the board or not (I personally don't bother).

If I was buying a 4080, I'd prefer a native 12/16 pin PSU like MSI A1000G PCI5 or Toughpower GF3-1000 (review), but I believe you can buy a 12/16 pin kit for Corsair PSUs here (check compatibility first).

For an AMD system, ideally I'd look for 6000 C36 or lower memory (video article), as 5200 C40 is quite slow.
 
In that case, I would downgrade the 7950X to a 7700 non-X (8 cores is fine for games
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i thought that the new x3d chip was supposed to be the new magic chip that you had to had because ...x means really fast ? yeah, my train of thought is rubbish. ok maybe i will look at the 7700 non-x

Tetras said:
Is there anything in particular you like about (or need from) the Steel Legend? I guess what I'm getting at, is that the £200-£250 B650 boards are usually fine (like TUF B650-PLUS). There's a roundup of some cheap boards here.
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eer.... it looked fancy? yeah, maybe i will look at the alternatives. thankyou i just thought that the big price meant big performance.. sod im a sucker for things that look nice

If I was buying a 4080, I'd prefer a native 12/16 pin PSU like MSI A1000G PCI5 or Toughpower GF3-1000 (review), but I believe you can buy a 12/16 pin kit for Corsair PSUs here (check compatibility first).
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gotch, i will just go with that as you know what you are actually doing with technical stuff



good point about the ram, i will look around for better tankyou for the feedback
 
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Spannerhead said:
eer.... it looked fancy? yeah, maybe i will look at the alternatives. thankyou i just thought that the big price meant big performance.. sod im a sucker for things that look nice
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:cry: For AMD, it is not actually expensive (ATX boards start about £200, Micro-ATX start about £170), so if you really like it, it's not a big deal for your budget.

The main feature differences I can see compared to cheaper boards is: it has PCI-E 5.0 graphics, 8-layer PCB & 12K caps (versus 6-layer and 2 or 10, which I believe tends to help with memory overclocking and absorbing heat from the socket) and a PCI-E 5.0 M.2 slot. There's a review here. Whether PCI-E 5.0 will matter in the lifetime of the board is up for debate, I personally don't care, but you'll pay around £50-£100 extra for a board that has it. FYI: the 4080 is PCI-E 4.0, so it doesn't need PCI-E 5.0.

Spannerhead said:
gotch, i will just go with that as you know what you are actually doing with technical stuff
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To be clear, you don't need a native 12/16 pin connector, but the 4080 is designed for one and if you don't have it, you need to use an adapter (which is bundled in the box). The adapters are pretty cumbersome and make a mess of cables, so I'd prefer a PSU with a native connector, but the Corsair cable kit resolves the cable clutter problem for their compatible PSUs (and you no longer need to use an adapter).
 
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being thick here, is expo ram for overclocking? i won't be doing that. or is expo ram a must?
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EXPO is AMD's version of XMP (semi-automatic overclocking of the memory). Usually RAM intended for Intel systems will use XMP, while RAM intended for AMD AM5 will use EXPO. In theory, EXPO is optimised and more likely to function as intended than XMP (for AM5 motherboards), but my understanding is that XMP memory still works, even if it is unsupported.

EXPO and XMP are both technically overclocking, the non-overclocked memory frequency for a 7700 non-X is 5200.

Spannerhead said:
i thought that the new x3d chip was supposed to be the new magic chip that you had to had because ...x means really fast ? yeah, my train of thought is rubbish. ok maybe i will look at the 7700 non-x
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The reviews were published today, YouTube: GamersNexus, Hardware Unboxed. Based on the reviews, I'd personally still buy a 7700 non-X, but that's up to you and your wallet :) I think the particular games played and the resolution used are perhaps the biggest factor in the choice, since the difference is much more noticeable at lower resolutions and in particular games that love the X3D's extra cache.
 
thankyou you have been most helpful.

i will look at the processor again and weight up what i will be doing what that

i think this is the right ram.................. i have gone through so many ram purhcase pages now for various ram types i can now i can now see a picure of a ram stick scorched in to the back of my eyes now

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Corsair Vengeance EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX5M2D6000Z36)

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just like to say a big thankyou to overclockers for building this for me (yes , I don't have the expertise to make it myself, I know, lazy) and a big thankyou to tetras for the above advise.

first proper gaming pc that looks cool

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