New Upgrade after a decade

[the_darjeeling]

Hello,

With Windows 10 EOL and GPUs seeming sensible at the current second i think its time to upgrade my current rig

Purchase Timeframe: Immediate

Budget: up to £4k but id prefer closer to £3K

Usage: Current and past gaming plus general office work

Preferences: intel & nvidia by force of habit but can shift

Current Hardware:
I5-4690K
16GB Teamgroup Vulcan
Gigabyte z97 gaming G5
Zotac 1080 Amp Extreme
Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom
Mx100 512GB
superflower 650w
corsair obsidain 450D

Peripherals: using current kit inc 1440p Gsync Dell monitor

Special Needs/Requirements: i like the current case and dont see a reason to swap it out so intend to keep it. the idea of this upgrade is something that will stay suitable for a fair few years. i also run a 10g internal network so i need space on an x8 lane to stick a network card in with SFP.

this is what ive come up with so far

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core Ultra 7 265K (Arrow Lake) Socket LGA 1851 Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-INT-03111) = £289.99
• 1 x Intel Motherboard Master Key - Star Wars Outlaws (SKU: DIG-INT-04686) = £0.00
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance DDR5 CUDIMM 48GB (2 x 24GB) DDR5 8200MHz C40 Dual Channel Kit - Silver (SKU: MEM-CRS-03886) = £248.99
• 1 x Crucial T700 4TB NVMe PCIe Gen5 M.2 Solid State Drive (CT4000T700SSD3) (SKU: HD-07E-CR) = £376.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 5090 GameRock 32GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PAL-04175) = £1,879.99
• 1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer III ARGB High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm (SKU: COO-ARC-01992) = £89.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z890 GAMING X WIFI7 (LGA1851) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03486) = £250.00
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 1000W 80PLUS Platinum ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02521) = £128.99
• 1 x UK Mains Plug with 13A Fuse to IEC C13 Socket Lead, 10A, 2m (SKU: ACC-OCS-01709) = £0.00

Total: £3,272.93 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

thanks in advance

 

[tamzzy]

better cpu
more ram
gen 4 ssd (gen 5 unneeded)
better value aio
better psu

edit: swapped the board to the tomahawk, this has 5gb ethernet already integrated.
the pcie slot is electrically an x4 slot unfortunately (this is common with nearly all motherboards including the gigabyte z890 you specced, so i'm assuming it's a non-issue)

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 Corsair Vengeance EXPO RGB 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-03749) = £184.99
• 1 x Crucial T500 4TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-02889) = £239.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 1200W 80 Plus Platinum ATX 3.1 PCIe 5.1 Fully Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-04741) = £159.95
• 1 x Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 Black ARGB V3 All In One CPU Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03256) = £49.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 5090 GameRock 32GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PAL-04175) = £1,999.99
• 1 x MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI (AMD AM5) B850 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03993) = £239.99

Total: £3,324.89 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Tetras]

i also run a 10g internal network so i need space on an x8 lane to stick a network card in with SFP.

Difficult to get an 8 lane slot electrically, pretty much impossible really if you're not happy with sharing GPU lanes. You could get a board with the 10Gb integrated (like ProArt Creator), but obviously that's costly.

1 x Phanteks AMP GH 1000W 80PLUS Platinum ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02521) = £128.99

I'd go for a quality 1200, you have the budget, so might as well have the insurance.

 

[the_darjeeling]

thanks guys,

agreed on the PSU ive upped it to the https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ante...-full-modular-power-supply-pow-atc-02747.html antec.

looking around the cheapest Mobo with 2 full lanes is https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...-1851-ddr5-atx-motherboard-mot-msi-03436.html

the uplift in cost is coming out less than a SFP to thunderbolt adapter

 

[Gray2233]

I would highly recommend reading this:

RIP Intel: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU Review & Benchmarks vs. 7800X3D, 285K, 14900K, & More | GamersNexus

CPUs RIP Intel: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU Review & Benchmarks vs. 7800X3D, 285K, 14900K, & More November 7, 2024 Last Updated: 2024-12-03 We test the 9800X3D’s frequency, thermals, gaming performance, efficiency, and more The Highlights The 9800X3D is a follow up to the 7800X3D but runs on Zen 5...

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The 9800X3D absolutely annihilates the Core Ultra series in gaming, if that's your most strenuous use case you'd be doing yourself a disservice by fixating on Intel. Hell, it doesn't even beat out the prior gen Intel Raptor Lake in many cases and I wouldn't go for that either due to the degradation issues.

 

[Tetras]

looking around the cheapest Mobo with 2 full lanes is https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...-1851-ddr5-atx-motherboard-mot-msi-03436.html

That spec is a lie, it is not possible.

 

[tamzzy]

This motherboard has TWO 10G ethernet ports. there really isn't any reason to go down the intel route (more expensive, and worse performance) unless you're a die-hard intel fanboy
you can sell your current 10G card to make some cash back as well!

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 Corsair Vengeance EXPO RGB 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-03749) = £184.99
• 1 x Crucial T500 4TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-02889) = £239.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 1200W 80 Plus Platinum ATX 3.1 PCIe 5.1 Fully Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-04741) = £159.95
• 1 x Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 Black ARGB V3 All In One CPU Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03256) = £49.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 5090 GameRock 32GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PAL-04175) = £1,999.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B850 AI TOP (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03863) = £385.00

Total: £3,469.90 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[the_darjeeling]

thats a good option and saves blocking air flow with another card