looking to build a gaming pc, £1500 - £2000budget

mitchellfoster · 8 Jun 2023 at 10:25

Hello im not really in the know for what components are good at this price range.
would appreciate some insight.

i dont really have any preference except i would prefer gaming performance as opposed to rgb lighting etc

need everything including a case but will get a 1440p monitor outside of the budget.
happy to go second hand if anyones got any recommendations

happy to build a 3090ti / previous graphics gen if its better(can look to buy second hand)
or if amd new gen is better at this price point thats fine.

also i can move up or down on the budget slightly
thanks in advance

looking to play diablo 4 and then ashes of creations when it comes out but would like to play things on max settings

Mcnumpty2323 · 8 Jun 2023 at 10:58

Just built my stepson a pc
Amd 7600x cpu
Amd 6700xt gpu
32gb ddr5
Came to roughly 1400
I doubt even with a second hand 3090ti
You would be under 1500
Probably closer to 2k

Though depends if you need monitor and peripherals too
And a pc case
And how much storage you want etc
I am no use at putting together parts lists
But some of the guys in here will sort you out with it

Tetras · 8 Jun 2023 at 14:24

Intel/DDR5 max budget:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Intel Core i7-13700F (Raptor Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6BD-IN) = £359.99
1 x Gigabyte B760 GAMING X AX (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BU-GI) = £199.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX5M2B5600C36) (SKU: MY-4D7-CS) = £109.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XT Pulse 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A7-SP) = £769.99
1 x AMD Game On Bundle - Resident Evil 4 (SKU: XX-03E-AM) = £0.00
1 x WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T2X0E) (SKU: HD-591-WD) = £149.98 (Boot/OS)
1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £125.00 (Games)
1 x Phanteks Eclipse P600S Silent Midi Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-08V-PT) = £139.99
1 x Phanteks M25 140mm PWM High-Airflow Chassis Fan - Black (SKU: FG-033-PT) = £9.95
1 x MSI MPG A1000G UK PSU 1000W 80 Plus Gold certified Fully Modular (SKU: CA-00P-MS) = £159.95

Total: £2,036.82 (includes delivery: £11.99)

Intel DDR4 lower budget:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Intel Core i7-13700F (Raptor Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6BD-IN) = £359.99
1 x MSI Pro B760M-A WIFI DDR4 (LGA 1700) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-37H-MS) = £159.95
1 x Lexar Hades 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (SKU: MY-018-LE) = £68.98
1 x Asus GeForce RTX 4070 Dual 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-49B-AS) = £599.99
1 x Nvidia Game Promotion - Rise Against Evil - Diablo IV (SKU: XX-048-NV) = £0.00
1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £124.99
1 x Phanteks Eclipse G300A Mid-Tower High Airflow PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-0C0-PT) = £65.00
1 x be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-14S-BQ) = £109.99

Total: £1,500.88 (includes delivery: £11.99)

Both with this air cooler, under £50.

mitchellfoster · 8 Jun 2023 at 15:45

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £428.99
1 x MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-375-MS) = £239.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX5M2D6000Z36) (SKU: MY-4DF-CS) = £128.98
1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A2-SP) = £749.99
1 x AMD Game On Bundle - Resident Evil 4 (SKU: XX-03E-AM) = £0.00
1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer II High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm (SKU: HS-07D-AR) = £119.99
1 x be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850W ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-14R-BQ) = £124.99
1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £124.99
1 x Lian Li PC-O11 Air Midi Tower - Black Window (SKU: CA-76U-LL) = £129.95

Total: £2,059.86 (includes delivery: £11.99)

Mcnumpty2323 · 8 Jun 2023 at 15:52

I used some of those in stepson build
The psu
Motherboard
Ram
Artic AIO
The ram wasn't stable at 6000mhz
Instantly restarted the pc soon as ran cinebench r23
A bios update may sort that possibly
But only one available was a beta
He was happy enough with 4800mhz on ram for the moment
So I didn't try the beta bios to
See what happened

mitchellfoster · 8 Jun 2023 at 15:59

@Tetras thanks for replying, what do you think of this? i wanted to incorporate the 7800x3d as apparently its the best gaming cpu atm so what do you think to the build ive linked

@mickyflinn this is a build you recommended before, would you make any changes? keeping it around the same price?

also the aio cooler is pre order only? it would be nice to get it ordered today for tomorrow so any other recommendations?

only thing i might personally change is the case.

Tetras · 8 Jun 2023 at 16:06

mitchellfoster said:
@Tetras thanks for replying, what do you think of this? i wanted to incorporate the 7800x3d as apparently its the best gaming cpu atm so what do you think to the build ive linked

You could save money with the same air cooler I suggested for Intel.

I believe Sapphire's version of the 7900 XT (Pulse) that I included in my build has a 1 year longer warranty than the MBA version in your build.

mitchellfoster · 8 Jun 2023 at 16:08

Mcnumpty2323 said:
I used some of those in stepson build
The psu
Motherboard
Ram
Artic AIO
The ram wasn't stable at 6000mhz
Instantly restarted the pc soon as ran cinebench r23
A bios update may sort that possibly
But only one available was a beta
He was happy enough with 4800mhz on ram for the moment
So I didn't try the beta bios to
See what happened

do you think it could be the msi motherboards? i previously had a msi z690 tomohawk that would blue screen if i turned the xmp memory settings on in the bios, the xmp would be stable for the cpu butndidnt like the memory boost. if i remember i had to change the timings for the ram and xmp would work consistently then. this was with patriot viper steel 2x16gb ddr4 ram

mitchellfoster · 8 Jun 2023 at 16:12

Tetras said:
You could save money with the same air cooler I suggested for Intel.

I believe Sapphire's version of the 7900 XT (Pulse) that I included in my build has a 1 year longer warranty than the MBA version in your build.

thanks for the heads up i have swapped the gpu’s, and i dont mind spending a bit extra for a aio.

Mcnumpty2323 · 8 Jun 2023 at 16:13

mitchellfoster said:
do you think it could be the msi motherboards? i previously had a msi z690 tomohawk that would blue screen if i turned the xmp memory settings on in the bios, the xmp would be stable for the cpu butndidnt like the memory boost. if i remember i had to change the timings for the ram and xmp would work consistently then. this was with patriot viper steel 2x16gb ddr4 ram

Probably because ddr5 is still
Relatively new
A lot of bios updates are aimed at ram stability
And if you get the artic 360mm
The extra thickness at 38mm caused me issues
Meshify c case
The peerless assassin is a great cooler
Especially for the money

mickyflinn · 8 Jun 2023 at 16:15

What's the pc main

mitchellfoster said:
@Tetras thanks for replying, what do you think of this? i wanted to incorporate the 7800x3d as apparently its the best gaming cpu atm so what do you think to the build ive linked

@mickyflinn this is a build you recommended before, would you make any changes? keeping it around the same price?

also the aio cooler is pre order only? it would be nice to get it ordered today for tomorrow so any other recommendations?

only thing i might personally change is the case.

Very nice build you need a few 120mm case fans as well

Cooler I would swap to this.

be quiet! Pure Loop 360 Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm

Order be quiet! Pure Loop 360 Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

mitchellfoster · 8 Jun 2023 at 16:24

mickyflinn said:
What's the pc main

Very nice build you need a few 120mm case fans as well

Cooler I would swap to this.

be quiet! Pure Loop 360 Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm

Order be quiet! Pure Loop 360 Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

thanks for responding, do you recommend this cooler over the artic or is it simply because its out of stock?

mickyflinn · 8 Jun 2023 at 16:36

mitchellfoster said:
thanks for responding, do you recommend this cooler over the artic or is it simply because its out of stock?

Arctic is the king but this cooler is good , check out the reviews on it before you decide

mitchellfoster · 8 Jun 2023 at 17:10

mickyflinn said:
Arctic is the king but this cooler is good , check out the reviews on it before you decide

i have changed the case which is also on pre order so i dont mind waiting for the arctic aio
.

before i order can you just check this case out for me please i have out two extra fans in the basket. its the only thing i care about looks wise and that lan li one didnt look great to me.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £428.99
1 x MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-375-MS) = £239.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX5M2D6000Z36) (SKU: MY-4DF-CS) = £128.98
1 x AMD Game On Bundle - Resident Evil 4 (SKU: XX-03E-AM) = £0.00
1 x be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850W ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-14R-BQ) = £125.00
1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £124.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XT Pulse 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A7-SP) = £769.99
1 x Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut High Performance Thermal Paste - 1 Gramm (SKU: TH-020-TG) = £7.99
2 x Arctic P12 PWM MAX Black Fan - 120mm (SKU: FG-05E-AR) = £7.99
1 x NZXT H9 Flow Mid Tower Tempered Glass PC Gaming Case - Black (SKU: CA-1BE-NX) = £170.00
1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer II High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm (SKU: HS-07D-AR) = £119.98

Total: £2,143.88 (includes delivery: £11.98)

mickyflinn · 8 Jun 2023 at 17:21

mitchellfoster said:
i have changed the case which is also on pre order so i dont mind waiting for the arctic aio
.

before i order can you just check this case out for me please i have out two extra fans in the basket. its the only thing i care about looks wise and that lan li one didnt look great to me.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £428.99

1 x MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-375-MS) = £239.99

1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX5M2D6000Z36) (SKU: MY-4DF-CS) = £128.98

1 x AMD Game On Bundle - Resident Evil 4 (SKU: XX-03E-AM) = £0.00

1 x be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850W ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-14R-BQ) = £125.00

1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £124.99

1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XT Pulse 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A7-SP) = £769.99

1 x Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut High Performance Thermal Paste - 1 Gramm (SKU: TH-020-TG) = £7.99

2 x Arctic P12 PWM MAX Black Fan - 120mm (SKU: FG-05E-AR) = £7.99

1 x NZXT H9 Flow Mid Tower Tempered Glass PC Gaming Case - Black (SKU: CA-1BE-NX) = £170.00

1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer II High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm (SKU: HS-07D-AR) = £119.98

Total: £2,143.88 (includes delivery: £11.98)

All looks fine but you won't need the extra case fans as the h9 comes with 4 fans, Unless you want to add some at the bottom of the case to blow upwards onto the GPU.

mitchellfoster · 8 Jun 2023 at 18:30

mickyflinn said:
All looks fine but you won't need the extra case fans as the h9 comes with 4 fans, Unless you want to add some at the bottom of the case to blow upwards onto the GPU.

thanks for your help, i have ordered it all!

mickyflinn · 8 Jun 2023 at 21:40

mitchellfoster said:
thanks for your help, i have ordered it all!

Your welcome

Let's us know when you finish your build or if you need any advice beforehand.

Mcnumpty2323 · 8 Jun 2023 at 22:00

And now with the new case
Got 3 mounting positions for a 360mm
The extra thickness of the artic AOI shouldn't
Be any problem
It's a great AIO especially for the price
But didn't have instructions
In mine anyway no idea if that's the norm
There's 2 parts of the mounting kit
That have I guess you would call it a crescent indent/cut out
They're not identical
So had to figure out which went where
And they have 2 sets of 2 holes
Ie 4 holes on each
It's also not clear whether to use the inner or outer holes
It may be worth watching a video of its installation
While you're awaiting your parts