1500-ish budget

Trigger32 · 11 Dec 2023 at 20:57

Evening everyone,
I’m thinking of treating myself to a new setup.

I currently have a pc with a gtx 1070, i5 6600k, 512 gb sata ssd and 650w power supply so thinking I would need to upgrade everything.

I mainly play single player aaa titles and indies but have been on the ps5 for the last few years so am a little out of touch with the pc side these days, but having bought an oled steam deck I’m keen to get back into pc gaming.

I have a 1440p 60hz dell monitor but have a seperate budget to upgrade to a 1440p with vrr and a higher refresh rate if worth it for single player content as I’m not really into fast paced competitive shooters if you have any recommendations for this that would be great.

Cheers guys

Tetras · 11 Dec 2023 at 21:28

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DV-AM) = £299.99
1 x Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K0-AS) = £169.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G6000HC38ADC01) (SKU: MY-0B2-TG) = £99.95
1 x Asus GeForce RTX 4070 Dual 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-49B-AS) = £578.99
1 x NVIDIA - PC Game Pass and Geforce Now Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-01340) = £0.00
1 x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 3D NAND NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-075-CR) = £114.94
1 x Phanteks Eclipse P400 Air Midi Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-09F-PT) = £72.95
1 x Seasonic Focus GX-750 750W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-06U-SS) = £109.99

Total: £1,446.80 (includes delivery: £0.00)

Use of CPU's box cooler assumed.

Goody_GTI · 11 Dec 2023 at 21:36

That looks a pretty good setup ^^

Definitely go for AM5 as you’re allowing yourself future upgrades

Trigger32 · 11 Dec 2023 at 21:43

Tetras said:
My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DV-AM) = £299.99

1 x Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K0-AS) = £169.99

1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G6000HC38ADC01) (SKU: MY-0B2-TG) = £99.95

1 x Asus GeForce RTX 4070 Dual 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-49B-AS) = £578.99

1 x NVIDIA - PC Game Pass and Geforce Now Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-01340) = £0.00

1 x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 3D NAND NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-075-CR) = £114.94

1 x Phanteks Eclipse P400 Air Midi Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-09F-PT) = £72.95

1 x Seasonic Focus GX-750 750W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-06U-SS) = £109.99

Total: £1,446.80 (includes delivery: £0.00)

Use of CPU's box cooler assumed.

Cheers for this, is it worth the extra 30 quid for the 7800x3d as overclockers has it for 329.99, and I had an air cooler on my last pc is an aio worth it as I can stretch the budget abit if worth the extra

Tetras · 11 Dec 2023 at 23:02

Trigger32 said:
Cheers for this, is it worth the extra 30 quid for the 7800x3d as overclockers has it for 329.99

Yes, but unfortunately you would lose the cooler because the 7800X3D doesn't have one in the box.

Trigger32 said:
I had an air cooler on my last pc is an aio worth it

No, something like the peerless assassin is fine.

Trigger32 · 12 Dec 2023 at 12:28

Cheers for the replies, do you think this will be ok for the next 3-4 years at 1440p with higher/max settings at 60-120 fps. I appreciate it’s hard to future proof but the 1070 and 6600k lasted quite a while

mickyflinn · 12 Dec 2023 at 12:36

Trigger32 said:
Cheers for the replies, do you think this will be ok for the next 3-4 years at 1440p with higher/max settings at 60-120 fps. I appreciate it’s hard to future proof but the 1070 and 6600k lasted quite a while

Yes but it depends on individual game demands.

If you can afford it get the 7800x3d and buy the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120se for £30 it's the performance king.

It's well worth the stretch imo.

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Shockingly cool and quiet, less than $40!

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Tetras · 12 Dec 2023 at 14:13

Trigger32 said:
Cheers for the replies, do you think this will be ok for the next 3-4 years at 1440p with higher/max settings at 60-120 fps. I appreciate it’s hard to future proof but the 1070 and 6600k lasted quite a while

The 7800X3D will last pretty good, but the 4070 won't do 1070 lifespan (7 years), those cards have done abnormally well and the GPU market has changed for the worse (in terms of price/performance).

Trigger32 · 12 Dec 2023 at 16:31

Tetras said:
The 7800X3D will last pretty good, but the 4070 won't do 1070 lifespan (7 years), those cards have done abnormally well and the GPU market has changed for the worse (in terms of price/performance).

Ok cheers.
I can cope with a graphics card upgrade or processor, just not having to do a full upgrade as I am doing now.
From what I understand the am5 platform should be good for the next series of processors so can always sell when I upgrade.
From my research it seems pc gaming is abit of a Micky take from a price to improvement ratio but hey-ho beats paying silly money for games and a yearly subscription