New gaming pc - £3000 budget

[akount]

Current spec (Really outdated)

i7 8700k
16gb RAM
GTX 1080

Looking to spend around £3000, could push to £3500 if worth it? Could someone please spec me the best build for this price.

Playing mixed bunch of everything (MMORPG, FPS, Strategy, RPG etc) monitor is 144hz 1440p (Not looking to upgrade).

Checked out the MACH 6 for £2,999 - Is this even worth it?

Any suggestions are appreciated.

 

[hornetstinger]

Can you build yourself?
5080 might be a good card but it's what half the price of the system, not exactly best value for money GPU.

 

[akount]

Can you build yourself?
5080 might be a good card but it's what half the price of the system, not exactly best value for money GPU.

Not really looking to build myself. It's been too long since building my last one.

I've been looking at the 9700XT, but there's none in stock? Ideally, looking for 64GB 6000mhz RAM, Ryzen 9 9950X3D to be included.

 

[Gray2233]

Given the titles you play I'd look at an X3D chip.

When you say strategy, what do you mean exactly? Are we talking 4X such as Stellaris or CK2 and city builders like Skylines, or RTS such as Supcom? If the prior it could be worth bumping up to 64gb of RAM.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Super Flower LEADEX III GOLD UP 850W 80 PLUS Gold Power Supply PCIe 5.1 ATX 3.1 (SKU: POW-SFL-04174) = £129.95
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel (SKU: MEM-CRS-00997) = £89.99
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £127.99
• 1 x Asrock B850M Pro RS WiFi (Socket AM5) DDR5 mATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-04008) = £164.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £488.98
• 1 x Antec CX600M ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-04160) = £54.95
• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Pro 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PAL-04300) = £799.99
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Digital ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-04207) = £53.00

Total: £1,921.82 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

You could build this yourself, or alternatively give OCUK a ring and they'd build it for you for a fee.

Blinged it up a bit but that can be toned down if you prefer, M-ATX as it's my preference.

I'd try and get an AMD9700XT(X) over the 5070ti if you can find one close to MSRP, but they're in high demand at the moment. The ones in stock all cost more than the 5070ti and are beaten out by it, ideally you shouldn't spend more than £640-700 for a 9070XTX.

 

[akount]

Given the titles you play I'd look at an X3D chip.

When you say strategy, what do you mean exactly? Are we talking 4X such as Stellaris or CK2 and city builders like Skylines, or RTS such as Supcom? If the prior it could be worth bumping up to 64gb of RAM.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Super Flower LEADEX III GOLD UP 850W 80 PLUS Gold Power Supply PCIe 5.1 ATX 3.1 (SKU: POW-SFL-04174) = £129.95
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel (SKU: MEM-CRS-00997) = £89.99
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £127.99
• 1 x Asrock B850M Pro RS WiFi (Socket AM5) DDR5 mATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-04008) = £164.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £488.98
• 1 x Antec CX600M ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-04160) = £54.95
• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Pro 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PAL-04300) = £799.99
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Digital ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-04207) = £53.00

Total: £1,921.82 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

You could build this yourself, or alternatively give OCUK a ring and they'd build it for you for a fee.

Blinged it up a bit but that can be toned down if you prefer, M-ATX as it's my preference.

I'd try and get an AMD9700XT(X) over the 5070ti if you can find one close to MSRP, but they're in high demand at the moment. The ones in stock all cost more than the 5070ti and are beaten out by it, ideally you shouldn't spend more than £640-700 for a 9070XTX.

Nice build you've quoted. I currently have an air cooler (Old Dark rock) and it's a pain to remove to clean and put back on. Don't be afraid to spec a little more though, my budget is £3000 and that's what I intend to spend regardless of what games I need it for. Could you please include an AIO cooler? Also really would like my build to include a 9950x3d and 64gb RAM.

 

[Tetras]

Not really looking to build myself. It's been too long since building my last one.

From a quick look, my choice for 1440p would be:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x OcUK Gaming Falcon - AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming PC (SKU: FS-1FH-OG) = £1,899.95
  • Case: 1 x Kolink Unity Cascade ARGB Midi-Tower Case - Black
  • Processor: 1 x Build Stock AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor -
  • Memory: 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KF556C36BBEK2-32)
  • Cooler: 1 x Cooler Master MasterLiquid 240 Core II ARGB All In One Liquid CPU Cooler - 240mm
  • Graphics: 1 x *Build* Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
  • M.2 Solid State Drive: 1 x WD Black SN770 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3X0E)
  • Operating System: 1 x Build Stock Microsoft Windows 11 Home Advanced - Systems

Total: £1,899.95 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

or if you prefer Intel/nvidia (not recommended):

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x OcUK Gaming Sabre - Intel i7 13700F RTX 5070 Gaming PC (SKU: FS-1FA-OG) = £1,799.99
  • Case: 1 x Kolink Unity Lateral ARGB Midi Tower Case - Black
  • Processor: 1 x Intel Core i7-13700F (Raptor Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail
  • Memory: 1 x Kingston FURY Beast 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit
  • Graphics Card: 1 x *Build* Asus GeForce RTX 5070 Prime OC 12GB GDDR7 Graphics Card
  • Cooler: 1 x Cooler Master MasterLiquid 240 Core II ARGB All In One Liquid CPU Cooler - 240mm
  • M.2 Solid State Drive: 1 x WD Black SN770 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3X0E)
  • Operating System: 1 x Build Stock Microsoft Windows 11 Home Advanced - Systems

Total: £1,799.99 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Checked out the MACH 6 for £2,999 - Is this even worth it?

I don't know who makes all the parts in the build, but this is my best guess:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £488.99
• 1 x MSI B650 Gaming Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03370) = £154.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Delta RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FF3D532G6000HC30DC01) (SKU: MY-0B8-TG) = £91.99
• 1 x MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Ventus 3X OC 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-MSI-04826) = £1,289.99
• 1 x Kingston FURY Renegade 2TB PCI-e 4.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (SFYRS/2000G) (SKU: STO-KNG-01330) = £124.99
• 1 x Kolink Unity Meshbay ARGB Midi Tower Case - Black Window (SKU: CA-082-KK) = £74.99
• 1 x MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 UK PSU 1000W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-00W-MS) = £169.99

• 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) (SKU: SW-18J-MS) = £107.99

• 1 x Aerocool Mirage L360 ARGB Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm (SKU: HS-00B-AE) = £89.99

Total: £2,593.91 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Gray2233]

Nice build you've quoted. I currently have an air cooler (Old Dark rock) and it's a pain to remove to clean and put back on. Don't be afraid to spec a little more though, my budget is £3000 and that's what I intend to spend regardless of what games I need it for. Could you please include an AIO cooler? Also really would like my build to include a 9950x3d and 64gb RAM.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Super Flower LEADEX III GOLD UP 850W 80 PLUS Gold Power Supply PCIe 5.1 ATX 3.1 (SKU: POW-SFL-04174) = £129.95
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £127.99
• 1 x Asrock B850M Pro RS WiFi (Socket AM5) DDR5 mATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-04008) = £164.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £488.99
• 1 x Antec CX600M ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-04160) = £54.94
• 1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer III ARGB High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm (SKU: COO-ARC-01992) = £89.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO RGB 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-03749) = £199.99
• 1 x MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Ventus 3X OC 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-MSI-04826) = £1,289.99

Total: £2,558.82 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

Remember that there is going to be a build fee, so that would bring you to around the £3000 mark.

I personally really do not think the 5080 is worth the large premium over the 5070ti, it's really not that much faster so I strongly recommend against it. You'd be better off putting the extra into something else like a speaker/headphone upgrade or whatever else you might need.

I'm not factoring in Windows as you can run without a licence and only lose minor functionality, and keys can be found dirt cheap. I realise you don't want to build yourself, but installing W11 is a half hour task via USB and very easy to do.

Unless you're doing productivity you do not need a 9950X3D, for gaming it'll be no better than a 9800X3D, if you really want/need the 9950X3D just swap out the 5080 for the 5070ti like so:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Super Flower LEADEX III GOLD UP 850W 80 PLUS Gold Power Supply PCIe 5.1 ATX 3.1 (SKU: POW-SFL-04174) = £129.95
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £127.99
• 1 x Asrock B850M Pro RS WiFi (Socket AM5) DDR5 mATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-04008) = £164.99
• 1 x Antec CX600M ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-04160) = £54.95
• 1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer III ARGB High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm (SKU: COO-ARC-01992) = £89.98
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO RGB 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-03749) = £200.00
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Sixteen Core 5.70GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-04501) = £699.94
• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Pro 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PAL-04300) = £800.00

Total: £2,279.78 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[akount]

Thanks Gray2233, 9950X3D just went out of stock anyways, so looks like it'll be the 9800X3D I've swapped out the case for a Havn HS420 Premium which supports more fans and better cooling. I'm guessing I would need a ton of fans to add to this as well? I've heard the 9800X3D doesn't run hot, but the 5080 does? That's why I'm looking into a better case/cooling.

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[Tetras]

I've swapped out the case for a Havn HS420 Premium which supports more fans and better cooling.

If you want fans in a fishbowl case, look at Antec's C5 ARGB, it includes 7x120mm ARGB fans. The C8 Curve (Wood) is a nice looker, but I don't think it has any fans bundled.

 

[akount]

If you want fans in a fishbowl case, look at Antec's C5 ARGB, it includes 7x120mm ARGB fans. The C8 Curve (Wood) is a nice looker, but I don't think it has any fans bundled.

Both out of stock a real shame because both are great looking!

 

[Tetras]

Both out of stock a real shame because both are great looking!

Should be arriving soon according to this post:

Antec is back at OcUK!

So case arrived today Flux Pro. I have some feedback after transferring stuff from old case. The Good: Real nice case to work on. Cable management is great. Loads of space. Very quote and cool - I’m mean crazy good. The Bad: The metal is fin and bendy. You can feel it. I certainly did...

forums.overclockers.co.uk

 

[Gray2233]

Thanks Gray2233, 9950X3D just went out of stock anyways, so looks like it'll be the 9800X3D I've swapped out the case for a Havn HS420 Premium which supports more fans and better cooling. I'm guessing I would need a ton of fans to add to this as well? I've heard the 9800X3D doesn't run hot, but the 5080 does? That's why I'm looking into a better case/cooling.

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You might want to swap out the motherboard I suggested with the HS420 and Antec C5, the Asrock M-ATX will fit but it's also a smaller form factor than the max supported so might look a bit lost.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI (AMD AM5) B850 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03994) = £182.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03859) = £179.99

Total: £362.98 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

I imagine either of these would fit the bill.

 

[akount]

Thanks for the replies. I'll go with the HS420. Can you recommend some fans please? Looks like it requires 8 for a full load?

Edit: Scrapped the idea of HS420. This case looks promising - Antec Flux PRO Full Tower Case - Black. Is this fully compatible with everything else?

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Super Flower LEADEX III GOLD UP 850W 80 PLUS Gold Power Supply PCIe 5.1 ATX 3.1 (SKU: POW-SFL-04174) = £129.95
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £127.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO RGB 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-03749) = £199.99
• 1 x MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Ventus 3X OC 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-MSI-04826) = £1,289.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £488.99
• 1 x Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360 ION All In One CPU Cooler - 360mm (SKU: COO-CLM-03479) = £249.95
• 1 x MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI (AMD AM5) B850 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03994) = £182.98
• 1 x Antec Flux PRO Full Tower Case - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-03468) = £170.00

Total: £2,839.84 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[freddie64]

my budget is £3000 and that's what I intend to spend regardless of what games I need it for. Could you please include an AIO cooler? Also really would like my build to include a 9950x3d and 64gb RAM.

Think this has everything you want, you could add a second NVME and be under your max budget.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x OcUK Gaming Zirconium Ice - AMD Ryzen 7800X3D Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming PC (SKU: SYS-OCG-00048) = £2,936.94
  • Processor: 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Sixteen Core 5.70GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Tray
  • Cooler: 1 x Phanteks Glacier One D30 360mm White RGB All In One CPU Water Cooler
  • Memory: 1 x G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit
  • Graphics Card: 1 x *Build* Sapphire Pure Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
  • Secondary M.2: 1 x WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T2X0E)
  • Operating System: 1 x Build Stock Microsoft Windows 11 Professional - Systems

Total: £2,936.94 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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Before ordering a system, ask OCUK what PSU is supplied and if it's a budget brand (Kolink) swap it to something better.​

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Did not notice the last spec was the OP's final. ​

 

[lee32uk]

I would try and stretch to a 4TB SSD. I went for a 2TB on my build and it filled up pretty quick.

 

[freddie64]

I would try and stretch to a 4TB SSD. I went for a 2TB on my build and it filled up pretty quick.

Or get both.

 

[akount]

Think this has everything you want, you could add a second NVME and be under your max budget.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x OcUK Gaming Zirconium Ice - AMD Ryzen 7800X3D Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming PC (SKU: SYS-OCG-00048) = £2,936.94
  • Processor: 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Sixteen Core 5.70GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Tray
  • Cooler: 1 x Phanteks Glacier One D30 360mm White RGB All In One CPU Water Cooler
  • Memory: 1 x G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit
  • Graphics Card: 1 x *Build* Sapphire Pure Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
  • Secondary M.2: 1 x WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T2X0E)
  • Operating System: 1 x Build Stock Microsoft Windows 11 Professional - Systems

Total: £2,936.94 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

​

Before ordering a system, ask OCUK what PSU is supplied and if it's a budget brand (Kolink) swap it to something better.​

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Did not notice the last spec was the OP's final. ​

They're currently not replying to any of my tickets so I don't think that's viable. So my order is sat in the basket until they reply lol

 

[Craig_d1]

Another slight variation..case comes with 3x140 fans in front, and you get 3 exhast vio aio


My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £488.99
• 1 x Fractal Design North XL Charcoal Black Tempered Glass Case (SKU: CAS-FTL-02137) = £169.99
• 1 x UK Mains Plug with 13A Fuse to IEC C13 Socket Lead, 10A, 2m (SKU: ACC-OCS-01709) = £0.00
• 1 x Super Flower LEADEX III GOLD UP 1000W 80 PLUS Gold Power Supply PCIe 5.1 ATX 3.1 (SKU: POW-SFL-04172) = £149.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B850 Aorus Elite WIFI7 (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03856) = £219.99
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £128.00
• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming Pro 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PAL-04059) = £1,229.98
• 1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer III High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm (SKU: COO-ARC-01991) = £77.00
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel (SKU: MEM-CRS-02841) = £179.98

Total: £2,655.91 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[Craig_d1]

I was curious how much the zirconium build is as nv5 is a nice case(have a version1 for my son)

the 9070xt nitro is £720, so the pure shouldn't be more than £680 so you're talking £2300 odd..that's with the glaier aio with d30 fans, 4 reverse fans for the bottom and side and another standard fan for back.. the prebuild seems expensive


My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £488.99
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £127.99
• 1 x Phanteks Glacier One D30 360mm White RGB All In One CPU Water Cooler (SKU: HS-01S-PT) = £154.99
• 1 x Phanteks NV5 v2 - White (SKU: CAS-PHK-02323) = £104.99
• 1 x Phanteks D30 Reverse Airflow 120mm DRGB PWM Fan Triple Pack - White (SKU: FG-03J-PT) = £77.99
• 1 x Phanteks D30 Reverse Airflow 120mm DRGB PWM Fan - White (SKU: FG-03G-PT) = £25.99
• 1 x Phanteks D30 120mm DRGB PWM Fan - White (SKU: FG-03C-PT) = £25.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03857) = £220.00
• 1 x G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-GSK-01359) = £229.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 1000W 80PLUS Platinum ATX Power Supply Modular - White (SKU: POW-PHK-02522) = £138.95

Total: £1,607.86 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[Jupiter]

A 4TB SSD would be a good jump here IMO