PC Upgrade £1500-£2000

[Supermellow]

Hi all, I’m looking to upgrade my current machine from a 2500k and GTX780 with a budget of £1500-£2000.

Possible bits I can reuse are a:
Noctua NH-D14, Silverstone case FT-02 and an AX750 PSU but these are all at least 10 years old now. Case may be too small depending on the GPU chosen.

Was looking at an AMD CPU and possibly the 7090xt Pulse.
Would need a copy of windows to be included in the cost.
Monitor is an ASUS 1440p
Assume the PSU would be unreliable at its age so guess that would require an upgrade too.

Anything else you need to know?

All help appreciated.

TIA

 

[Tetras]

Anything else you need to know?

Is usage just gaming at 1440p? Any particular type of games?

 

[Supermellow]

Is usage just gaming at 1440p? Any particular type of games?

Yes, gaming at 1440. Witcher 3, Cyberpunk, GTA VI, Baulders Gate 3, Metro Exodus, any new Fallout or TES games etc…

Would like it as future proof as possible within the budget.

 

[Nabinium]

7090xt Pulse

Do you mean the 9070 XT Pulse, or the 7900 XT Pulse? Most places no longer sell the 7900 XT Pulse anymore as new, bar one place that I've just found, though it's £800 there (which is massively overpriced compared to the 9070 XT Pulse IMO).

I have a hunch that you meant the newer 9070 XT Pulse though, which I would recommend.

 

[Supermellow]

Do you mean the 9070 XT Pulse, or the 7900 XT Pulse? Most places no longer sell the 7900 XT Pulse anymore as new, bar one place that I've just found, though it's £800 there (which is massively overpriced compared to the 9070 XT Pulse IMO).

I have a hunch that you meant the newer 9070 XT Pulse though, which I would recommend.

Sorry, yes newer 9070XT

 

[Tetras]

Yes, gaming at 1440. Witcher 3, Cyberpunk, GTA VI, Baulders Gate 3, Metro Exodus, any new Fallout or TES games etc…

Would like it as future proof as possible within the budget.

with a budget of £1500-£2000.

If you can get a mounting bracket for your cooler (likely if you contact Noctua) then I'd just keep that.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £399.95
• 1 x Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03859) = £149.99
• 1 x Crucial Pro 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C48 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-01087) = £124.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GamingPro-S 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PAL-05412) = £668.99
• 1 x NVIDIA - Borderlands 4 Standard Edition & the Gilded Glory Pack DLC (SKU: DIG-NVI-06102) = £0.00
• 1 x Crucial T500 4TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-02889) = £245.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £85.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 850W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-060-AS) = £103.98

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

• 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-10528) (SKU: SW-18K-MS) = £149.99

Total: £1,976.84 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[Supermellow]

If you can get a mounting bracket for your cooler (likely if you contact Noctua) then I'd just keep that.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £399.95
• 1 x Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03859) = £149.99
• 1 x Crucial Pro 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C48 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-01087) = £124.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GamingPro-S 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PAL-05412) = £668.99
• 1 x NVIDIA - Borderlands 4 Standard Edition & the Gilded Glory Pack DLC (SKU: DIG-NVI-06102) = £0.00
• 1 x Crucial T500 4TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-02889) = £245.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £85.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 850W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-060-AS) = £103.98
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE Black Dual Tower CPU Air Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03285) = £34.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-10528) (SKU: SW-18K-MS) = £149.99

Total: £1,976.84 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

Thanks, I’ll have a look later to see if a bracket is available for the cooler. Any reason for the Nvidia over AMD and is the power connector ok on that card or is it one of the problematic ones?

Thanks!

 

[Nabinium]

Noctua NH-D14, Silverstone case FT-02 and an AX750 PSU but these are all at least 10 years old now. Case may be too small depending on the GPU chosen.

Looking at your current Silverstone FT-02 case, you definitely won't be able to fit the 9070 XT Pulse in there unfortunately, or the 5070 Ti that @Tetras suggested.

I'd replace the case with the Lian Li Lancool 216 that Tetras suggested.

 

[Tetras]

Any reason for the Nvidia over AMD and is the power connector ok on that card or is it one of the problematic ones?

Problematic. There's a potential for any card with that power connector to melt, but the consensus is that the highest power draw cards are more likely to have issues.

5070 Ti is a better card overall for performance and feature set, but nothing wrong with the 9070 XT.

 

[Supermellow]

Ok, I’ll have a read tonight. Think I would rather stay away from that connector if I’m honest so will likely stick with the 9079 XT Pulse. Thanks.

 

[Supermellow]

Hi, the PSU is out of stock. Is there anything else recommended?

 

[Tetras]

Hi, the PSU is out of stock. Is there anything else recommended?

I often suggest Phanteks AMP GH. It isn't an absolute top tier unit (OEM is believed to be Helly) and the warranty is only 8 year (most gold rated PSUs are 10 year), but looks solid enough from reviews of the platform.

 

[Craig_d1]

Bit of fun if you want to try aio and more open looking case...put a slightly more premium mobo in there and more powerful psu as they come with a 10yrs warranty so should be good for your next gpu upgrade in future
I'd just get a copy of windows for £15/£20...just google...no woay I'd be paying £150 for a copy now

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £399.95
• 1 x Gigabyte B850 Aorus Elite WIFI7 (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03856) = £189.99
• 1 x PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-PNY-04561) = £80.00
• 1 x Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-03983) = £599.98
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £131.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 1000W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-05Z-AS) = £127.98
• 1 x Lian Li Vector V100 Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CAS-LIA-05153) = £69.99
• 1 x Lian Li Galahad II Lite AIO 360mm ARGB All In One CPU Cooler - Black (SKU: COO-LIA-04594) = £83.98

Total: £1,683.86 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Supermellow]

Yeah, that looks ok but I don't mind paying a little more if I get a much better PSU? Found Noctua do an mounting bracket upgrade for my cooler to use the AM5 socket so will get that ordered, will need some thermal compound to go with it. Anything you recommend for that too?

Looking to change Win 11 to home from pro too as its nearly £40 cheaper, assume there's no reason I need the pro versions?
Removed the cooler to use my own
PSU change as your advice.

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Should be no issues with the above?

 

[Supermellow]

Thanks Craig, will be sat under my desk so not bothered about it looking good inside. Also had an AIO cooler before and didn't like it so would prefer to stay with air.

 

[Craig_d1]

Hi, the PSU is out of stock. Is there anything else recommended?

it's available 2 other places i checked(only checked 2 other places)..both 103.99 with next day delivery

 

[Supermellow]

it's available 2 other places i checked(only checked 2 other places)..both 103.99 with next day delivery

Great, thanks. Just found one.

 

[mickyflinn]

You can buy windows keys for £10 unless you need a retail version.

 

[Supermellow]

Just looked at the photos of the TUF PSU and for the motherboard it has a 9x2 and a 5x2 but the motherboard has connectors to accept a 12x2 4x2 and a 2x2. Assume it's me missing something?

Also like the look of the Aorus board not sure it the bit on the back of the IO connectors would foul the Noctua NH-D14 I already have? Is either board better than the other?

 

[pastymuncher]

You are looking at the psu end connectors, the motherboard connectors are the same on all psu's so no need to worry about that.