new pc budget £5000

[AMDPower]

64gb ram it is, cas 28 £225.99 and cas 30 £!99.99 for rgb or £189.99 without, psu 1000w £169.99 1200w £209.99

frankly myself I would decide if you need RGB or not and pickup one of the CAS 30 stuff, just make sure its AMD EXPO stuff and also on your motherboards QVL list. Definitely pickup the 1200w for extra £30. Have fun building the pc, love when I've built all new pc, that fresh smell

you can always buy a decent pair of headphones for sound later on and only if you need, not everyone can use pc speakers anyway, certainly not in my house.

 

[PAULRYAN52]

money saved by getting cas 30 non rgb pays for the extra psu cost

 

[mickyflinn]

money saved by getting cas 30 non rgb pays for the extra psu cost

But RGB makes your pc much faster

 

[PAULRYAN52]

But RGB makes your pc much faster

it makes it super fast and adds 100+ fps to all games,

 

[ezekial]

I dont know, if i had 5k to spend id just go crazy and get best of everything. 9950x3d and 5090 would be awesome

 

[hornetstinger]

I dont know, if i had 5k to spend id just go crazy and get best of everything. 9950x3d and 5090 would be awesome

Nah waste of money. Split it into two and spend the remaining £2500 on another hobby

 

[PAULRYAN52]

honestly sometimes i say the same to myself, I can afford it so why not, then my sensible head goes not worth it

 

[AMDPower]

honestly sometimes i say the same to myself, I can afford it so why not, then my sensible head goes not worth it

speaking relatively and considering the price of the 5090 and performance gain over 9070xt that you are getting, buying it is just not worth the outlay, you are better of saving the money for the 6090 or AMD new UDNA architecture GPU, the 9070xt will play everything you can throw at it for next few years. That to me is the most sensible thing to do, plus you can drop AMD new cup into your motherboard in 2 years time, as the socket support one more cpu generation upgrade.

 

[PAULRYAN52]

one question, should I go gigabyte as I have a gigabyte monitor so already need there software for the monitor or should I not worry about that

 

[PAULRYAN52]

just checked mb mem support but doesn't list the cas 30 ram, just 38 and 40, will it still work

 

[mickyflinn]

just checked mb mem support but doesn't list the cas 30 ram, just 38 and 40, will it still work

Yep.

Most memory work regardless if it is not on the list, they don't test every type

 

[PAULRYAN52]

ok thanks

 

[Tetras]

one question, should I go gigabyte as I have a gigabyte monitor so already need there software for the monitor or should I not worry about that

Do you mean the motherboard? It doesn't matter, the manufacturer software is not necessary, just the drivers.

 

[PAULRYAN52]

yes mb, what manufacturer should I get or stick with gigabyte

 

[Gray2233]

Nah waste of money. Split it into two and spend the remaining £2500 on another hobby

You could grab a quality 65" OLED or laser projector setup and a good 5.1 + AVR setup for £2500, if you went second hand on the speakers you'd even have change.

I know where my money would go, and it wouldn't be on a 5090 personally, certainly not for 1440P.

 

[PAULRYAN52]

already got a Samsung 55S95D and Samsung Q990D soundbar

 

[hornetstinger]

You could grab a quality 65" OLED or laser projector setup and a good 5.1 + AVR setup for £2500, if you went second hand on the speakers you'd even have change.

I know where my money would go, and it wouldn't be on a 5090 personally, certainly not for 1440P.

Yup £5000 will get you a decent PC and a decent enough 5.1 system.

Biggest decision would be would you use the TV as the PC display, or get a dedicated monitor/desk setup? Also could use the 5.1 /AVR system with PC system so that "saves" buying a PC 2.0/2.1 system...and will be awesome gaming audio

or get a cheap 1440p monitor for the usual windows stuff, and use the TV for gaming

 

[Gray2233]

Yup £5000 will get you a decent PC and a decent enough 5.1 system.

Biggest decision would be would you use the TV as the PC display, or get a dedicated monitor/desk setup? Also could use the 5.1 /AVR system with PC system so that "saves" buying a PC 2.0/2.1 system...and will be awesome gaming audio

or get a cheap 1440p monitor for the usual windows stuff, and use the TV for gaming

I run a 34" ultrawide and a 65" TV as a dual monitor setup, ultrawide for mouse related gaming/any work related stuff, TV for media and couch gaming.

Best of both worlds imo, assuming you have the space for that sort of setup anyway.

 

[hornetstinger]

I run a 34" ultrawide and a 65" TV as a dual monitor setup, ultrawide for mouse related gaming/any work related stuff, TV for media and couch gaming.

Best of both worlds imo, assuming you have the space for that sort of setup anyway.

My home cinema and PC aren't in the same room, and really wouldn't work, just different room layout, with speaker/TV positioning etc, sitting on a office chair on a desk, needing TV and speakers dead center etc. Console in the cinema would work though.

already got a Samsung 55S95D and Samsung Q990D soundbar

Could upgrade that sound system. Q990D is better than speakers in the TV but way below what you can get for £2500.

 

[PAULRYAN52]

don't have room for anything more extravagant regarding tv/soundbar as it's my bedroom