hi all,
ive been building my own pcs since ive had the money to buy the parts myself
im 43 now and tbh ive fell out of touch with whats what
most upgrades ive done have been in the essential category with the biggest ive ever upgraded at once being my current mobo and cpu with few gfx cards along the way and since the cpu was launched in 2015, its been at least 7-8 years since i upgraded because it def would not have been bought when it came out
current system
cpu: intel i5 6500 lga 1151
mobo: gigabyte h170 d3hp
ram: 16gb corsair ddr4
gfx: geforce gtx 970
power supply: evga supernova nex750g
storage: 1 ssd and a **** tonne of hdds(okay like 5 but still)
cpu cooler says arctic freezer 7 pro rev 2 on the sticker
case: corsair obsidian series 750d airflow edition full atx
right now im thinking the end of the tax year is on the way and the bug for getting shineys has kicked in
so heres what im thinking atm
My basket at OcUK:
total for that atm is £1448 but since i prob wont be buying till feb/march anyway i expect that to go up so im not too worried if the total of any suggestions gets to like £1700-£1800
im ok with keeping the case, its not fancy but im fairly sure its big enough for what im thinking of putting in it
my questions about the build im thinking of are,
the cpu cooler? a quick google search said its not compatible with lga 1700 so ill probably need a new one of those, i dont think im confident enough for a water cooled build nor do i plan to overclock it to within an inch of its life, some overclocking sure but not to the extreme
the power supply again a quick google says it has mb power, 3 sata slots, 1 perif(6 pin like sata), 4 vga slots and two cpu slots, is that sufficient for a newer build or does that need upgrading too?
the reason im wondering thsi now(this early) is some of the mobos in ocuk are saying pre order, so if i have to pre order the mobo now and then the rest when it comes time to buy then the extra time posting now affords me will allow that
the mobo, tbh i like the back plate layout of the pro x but i think i rememer seeing a video on youtube saying about pcie 5.0 for the gfx card being interfered with by running a ssd in the top slot? was i imagining that or does it actually happen and if it does happen is it a big deal
i dont really play too many fps games and while the 4060 is probably overkill for the games i would play i wouldnt want it to be bottlenecked if i decide to put an ssd in the fastest slot
and a general question about ssd's, would it be better to get a smaller say 250/500gb one to run the os separetely from games storage or is the throughput not ata point where it probably dosant matter
ive always been a gigabyte /intel/seagate guy but the almighty £ rules all so if a parts suggestion comes my way where i can have my shineys and keep some gbp in my pocket then all will be welcome
if youve sat this long reading this, i appreciate it
thank you kindly
ive been building my own pcs since ive had the money to buy the parts myself
im 43 now and tbh ive fell out of touch with whats what
most upgrades ive done have been in the essential category with the biggest ive ever upgraded at once being my current mobo and cpu with few gfx cards along the way and since the cpu was launched in 2015, its been at least 7-8 years since i upgraded because it def would not have been bought when it came out
current system
cpu: intel i5 6500 lga 1151
mobo: gigabyte h170 d3hp
ram: 16gb corsair ddr4
gfx: geforce gtx 970
power supply: evga supernova nex750g
storage: 1 ssd and a **** tonne of hdds(okay like 5 but still)
cpu cooler says arctic freezer 7 pro rev 2 on the sticker
case: corsair obsidian series 750d airflow edition full atx
right now im thinking the end of the tax year is on the way and the bug for getting shineys has kicked in
so heres what im thinking atm
My basket at OcUK:
- 1 x Intel Core i7-14700KF (Raptor Lake-S) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-INT-00801) = £329.99
- 1 x Corsair Dominator Titanium RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-57600C34 7200MHz Dual Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-01178) = £169.99
- 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 4060Ti Dual 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-077-PL) = £389.99
- 1 x Seagate FireCuda 530R 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP4000GM3A063) (SKU: STO-SEA-02308) = £319.99
- 1 x Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite X WIFI7 (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-01687) = £229.99
total for that atm is £1448 but since i prob wont be buying till feb/march anyway i expect that to go up so im not too worried if the total of any suggestions gets to like £1700-£1800
im ok with keeping the case, its not fancy but im fairly sure its big enough for what im thinking of putting in it
my questions about the build im thinking of are,
the cpu cooler? a quick google search said its not compatible with lga 1700 so ill probably need a new one of those, i dont think im confident enough for a water cooled build nor do i plan to overclock it to within an inch of its life, some overclocking sure but not to the extreme
the power supply again a quick google says it has mb power, 3 sata slots, 1 perif(6 pin like sata), 4 vga slots and two cpu slots, is that sufficient for a newer build or does that need upgrading too?
the reason im wondering thsi now(this early) is some of the mobos in ocuk are saying pre order, so if i have to pre order the mobo now and then the rest when it comes time to buy then the extra time posting now affords me will allow that
the mobo, tbh i like the back plate layout of the pro x but i think i rememer seeing a video on youtube saying about pcie 5.0 for the gfx card being interfered with by running a ssd in the top slot? was i imagining that or does it actually happen and if it does happen is it a big deal
i dont really play too many fps games and while the 4060 is probably overkill for the games i would play i wouldnt want it to be bottlenecked if i decide to put an ssd in the fastest slot
and a general question about ssd's, would it be better to get a smaller say 250/500gb one to run the os separetely from games storage or is the throughput not ata point where it probably dosant matter
ive always been a gigabyte /intel/seagate guy but the almighty £ rules all so if a parts suggestion comes my way where i can have my shineys and keep some gbp in my pocket then all will be welcome
if youve sat this long reading this, i appreciate it
thank you kindly
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