Been out of the desktop scene for years! Check my build?

Jimbo Mahoney

Jimbo Mahoney

Jimbo Mahoney

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It's been years since I built / owned a desktop.

Since starting a family, a gaming laptop worked better, but now I have a bit more space and time, so a desktop it is.

I was surprised and pleased that motherboards seem to take "laptop" SSDs now! That makes everything much neater!

I did a bit of research and have ordered the below, with the aim being bang-for-buck gaming at 1440p.

I'll do some overclocking too, but priority would be on quiet, rather than all-out performance.

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £1,138.88 (includes delivery: £7.99)​
 
Intel Core i5-14600KF (Raptor Lake-S) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail
PRO-INT-00803
£300 (incl. VAT)
£260 (incl. VAT)
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Palit GeForce RTX 5070 Infinity 3 SFF 12GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card
GRA-PAL-04407
£570 (incl. VAT)
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be quiet! Pure Power 12 750W ATX 3.1 PCIe 5.1 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
POW-BEQ-04032
£90 (incl. VAT)
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Normally you would post this before buying the parts :D

Looks good but are you aware of the degradation issues on the 13th and 14th gen processors? The first thing I would do is make sure the bios is fully up to date as there has been a number of releases to try and resolve the issue.

There is a 94 page post here about the issue as well

Intel has a Pretty Big Problem..

Intel's 13900k's and 14900k's are crashing at an alarming rate? Why isn't anyone talking about it and what is Intel's solution? Forum Thread here: https://forum.level1techs.com/t/intels-got-a-problem-13900k-ks-kf-14900k-ks-kf-crashing/213008?u=autumn
forums.overclockers.co.uk forums.overclockers.co.uk
 
Hehe yeh, I was just double-checking and looking for tips like that, thanks!

I'd come across some mention of degradation, but only in the context of high voltage when overclocking.

Fingers crossed this will be OK...

Presumably Intel and/or OcUK would cover the CPU under warranty for at least a year though? In fairness, if it failed after that I would simply use it as an excuse for an upgrade! :D
 
Jimbo Mahoney said:
Hehe yeh, I was just double-checking and looking for tips like that, thanks!

I'd come across some mention of degradation, but only in the context of high voltage when overclocking.

Fingers crossed this will be OK...

Presumably Intel and/or OcUK would cover the CPU under warranty for at least a year though? In fairness, if it failed after that I would simply use it as an excuse for an upgrade! :D
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Yeah, I think Intel increased the warranty of the processors to 5 years but I would check that when you get the CPU on their site so you know exactly how long you have.

People who undervolted their CPUs or manually set power limits etc seem to have been ok as its not left to the board to control.

Just something to keep on mind if later on it starts crashing when gaming or general use.

As mentioned, making sure the bios is fully up to date once setup should reduce the issues
 
A pcie5 won't give you a big boost in performance compared to a pcie4 m2 only if you're transferring data to another PCIE5 m2.

AM5 is a good option you can pick up a 7600x for £156 ATM and along with a b850 motherboard you have options.

PSU.

www.overclockers.co.uk

Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black

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Good shout on the modular PSU…

I’d forgotten they exist and would have worked very well for me given I only need the CPU, mobo and GPU cables!

Ah well, I’ve stuffed all the other cables into a spare bay in the case, but I think that’s a pretty successful build if that was the only issue/regret!

All up and running and very happy so far. Won’t have the time to play any games till tomorrow.
 
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