New PC Build Recommendations

Capalot tom · 29 May 2025 at 21:58

Hi all, not clued up in the slightest when it comes to this stuff so any help would be much appreciated.
Also not looking to re-use any components.

Purchase Timeframe: 2 Weeks or so

Budget:£1500-£2000

Usage: Gaming at 1080p

Preferences: Preferably Nvidia GPU

Current Hardware: AMD Radeon RX 5700xt, AMD Ryzen 2700x, 16gb DDR4 RAM, 750w psu

Peripherals: None

Special Needs/Requirements: None

Thanks in advance

Tetras · 29 May 2025 at 21:59

Capalot tom said:
Usage: Gaming at 1080p

Do you have any interest in upgrading the monitor?

Capalot tom · 29 May 2025 at 22:02

Tetras said:
Do you have any interest in upgrading the monitor?

I will if it meant I get a better Experience. Also forgot to say I Mostly play FPS games if that makes a difference

Tetras · 29 May 2025 at 22:04

Capalot tom said:
I will if it meant I get a better Experience. Also forgot to say I Mostly play FPS games if that makes a difference

Bigger monitors/higher resolutions are more immersive to play, with better image quality, but competitive FPS gamers may prefer to use 1080p.

Capalot tom · 29 May 2025 at 22:07

Tetras said:
Bigger monitors/higher resolutions are more immersive to play, with better image quality, but competitive FPS gamers may prefer to use 1080p.

I will probably stick with 1080p as I only play the odd few Story games.

Gray2233 · 29 May 2025 at 22:12

Capalot tom said:
I will probably stick with 1080p as I only play the odd few Story games.

What exact monitor do you have, and if you're unsure what refresh rate is it? It might still be worth an upgrade even if you prefer 1080p but it does depend.

Are there any particular games you focus on playing?

Tetras · 29 May 2025 at 22:14

Capalot tom said:
Budget:£1500-£2000

Preferences: Preferably Nvidia GPU

Here's a bottom of your budget range build:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £399.95
1 x Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03573) = £129.99
1 x Crucial Pro 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C48 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-01087) = £119.99
1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Solid 12GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-04530) = £497.99
1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £129.95
1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £85.99
1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95

1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE Black Dual Tower CPU Air Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03285) = £34.99

Total: £1,495.79 (includes delivery: £11.98)

Capalot tom · 29 May 2025 at 22:16

Gray2233 said:
What exact monitor do you have, and if you're unsure what refresh rate is it? It might still be worth an upgrade even if you prefer 1080p but it does depend.

Are there any particular games you focus on playing?

My monitor is 240Hz. The main games i play at the moment are Rainbow six siege and rust.

Capalot tom · 29 May 2025 at 22:19

Tetras said:
Here's a bottom of your budget range build:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £399.95

1 x Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03573) = £129.99

1 x Crucial Pro 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C48 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-01087) = £119.99

1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Solid 12GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-04530) = £497.99

1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £129.95

1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £85.99

1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95

1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE Black Dual Tower CPU Air Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03285) = £34.99

Total: £1,495.79 (includes delivery: £11.98)

Thanks for that. Is there much difference between the 5070 and the 5070ti?

Gray2233 · 29 May 2025 at 22:48

Capalot tom said:
Thanks for that. Is there much difference between the 5070 and the 5070ti?

Around 20-30%, the biggest difference is arguably the extra VRAM on the ti.

That said, neither of your main games should have a problem running on the 5070 at 1080P unless there's a V-RAM heavy mod scene for Rust, I know it can be CPU intensive but a AM5 X3D CPU should take care of that and is already specified.

Siege benchmarks: https://www.club386.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5070-review/#game-rasterisation

Capalot tom · 29 May 2025 at 23:05

Gray2233 said:
Around 20-30%, the biggest difference is arguably the extra VRAM on the ti.

That said, neither of your main games should have a problem running on the 5070 at 1080P unless there's a V-RAM heavy mod scene for Rust, I know it can be CPU intensive but a AM5 X3D CPU should take care of that and is already specified.

Thanks a lot for the information. Also might be a stupid question but will any PC case fit the stuff Tetris suggested or does it have to be a certain size etc..

Gray2233 · 29 May 2025 at 23:13

Capalot tom said:
Thanks a lot for the information. Also might be a stupid question but will any PC case fit the stuff Tetris suggested or does it have to be a certain size etc..

You might want to double check on the GPU and HSF, most modern will accommodate that given you're not going smaller form factor but be sure to check dimensions.

The case recommended will fit either, some others might not. It's rare you'll run into the problem but it's not one you want to find last minute, if you're interested in a specific case just pop it in here and we can verify for you.

Capalot tom · 29 May 2025 at 23:30

Is there any upgrades from what Tetras suggested that would be a noticeable increase in fps still inside my budget?

Tetras · 30 May 2025 at 00:47

Capalot tom said:
Is there any upgrades from what Tetras suggested that would be a noticeable increase in fps still inside my budget?

Here's a spend my money build:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £449.99
1 x Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03859) = £159.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel (SKU: MEM-CRS-02841) = £179.99
1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Solid Core 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-04471) = £728.99
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 Lian Li Lancool 217 - Black (SKU: CAS-LIA-04527) = £110.00
1 x Antec HCG 1000 Pro Platinum 1000W ATX3.1 Full modular Power Supply (SKU: POW-ATC-02746) = £189.94

1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE Black Dual Tower CPU Air Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03285) = £34.99

Total: £1,990.87 (includes delivery: £11.98)

tamzzy · 30 May 2025 at 00:47

Capalot tom said:
Is there any upgrades from what Tetras suggested that would be a noticeable increase in fps still inside my budget?

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £449.99
1 x Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03859) = £159.99
1 x Gainward GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Phoenix V1 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-GNW-04853) = £728.99
1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95
1 x PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-51200C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-PNY-04564) = £77.99
1 x Team Group MP44L 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03129) = £99.95
1 x Phanteks XT View ATX Case Tempered Glass Windows, Black (SKU: CAS-PHK-01445) = £84.94
1 x Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 Black ARGB V3 All In One CPU Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03256) = £50.00

Total: £1,736.80 (includes delivery: £0.00)

middle of your budget
if you want to blow the budget at exactly £2k, then swap out the 5070ti for the 5080:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £449.99
1 x Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03859) = £159.99
1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95
1 x PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-51200C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-PNY-04564) = £77.99
1 x Team Group MP44L 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03129) = £99.95
1 x Phanteks XT View ATX Case Tempered Glass Windows, Black (SKU: CAS-PHK-01445) = £84.95
1 x Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 Black ARGB V3 All In One CPU Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03256) = £49.99
1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 5080 Solid Core 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-04544) = £999.95

Total: £2,007.76 (includes delivery: £0.00)

JollyJamma · 30 May 2025 at 08:41

Capalot tom said:
Is there any upgrades from what Tetras suggested that would be a noticeable increase in fps still inside my budget?

Yes. If you want more FPS, upgrade the GPU first.

You could go for a cheaper CPU and a better GPU and you might be CPU limited in some instances but not many and you'd see a decent performance uplift.

More VRAM is better and if it was my money, I would go for a minimum of 16gigs. 12gigs of VRAM isn't bad but 16 is better, especially if you move to 1440P gaming in the future.

Edit: Any of the above builds will be great.

Capalot tom · 30 May 2025 at 10:22

Thankyou all so much for this information. It’s been a lot of help Cant thank you guys enough

Capalot tom · 30 May 2025 at 10:31

After seeing all of your recommendations I’m torn between the 5070ti and the 5080 even tho I’ve seen a lot of people say the 5070ti isn’t good but I will definitely see a difference compared to my current Gpu.

JollyJamma · 30 May 2025 at 10:33

Capalot tom said:
After seeing all of your recommendations I’m torn between the 5070ti and the 5080 even tho I’ve seen a lot of people say the 5070ti isn’t good but I will definitely see a difference compared to my current Gpu.

People largely said that some Nvidia GPUs weren’t good for the price.

If you can get a 5070 Ti at a good price, it becomes a much better option.

Tetras · 30 May 2025 at 12:00

Capalot tom said:
After seeing all of your recommendations I’m torn between the 5070ti and the 5080 even tho I’ve seen a lot of people say the 5070ti isn’t good but I will definitely see a difference compared to my current Gpu.

5080 is about 15% faster. If you're trying to achieve playability at very high settings (e.g. ultra at 4K) then it can make sense, but if you're staying at 1080p I'd just go with the 9800X3D upgrade.