New PC for son

[Colapops]

Hey all. Planning on getting a new PC for my son for xmas, he plays lots of games and current PC is struggling at 1440p.

At the moment he's got some crappy pre built thing from Curry's with a Intel CPU and a 3060TI that sounds like a jet engine, 16gb ram and a terrible case.

Id like to keep the price around 1300quid if we can but dont mind going over if needs be.....

Now i spent 1700quid on my PC built in March and got a 9800X3d and a 9070XT etc etc. I was planning on a 7800x3d and a 9070XT pulse, is it worth stretching to a 5070Ti? Motherboard and PSU options?

I will sell the old PC so that will go towards it.

Thanks.

 

[tamzzy]

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D Six Core 4.70GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-04829) = £280.00
• 1 x Sapphire Pulse B850M WiFi (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-SPR-05692) = £129.94
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 Reaper 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PWC-04020) = £488.99
• 1 x PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-PNY-04563) = £109.99
• 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 MSI MAG A650BN UK PSU 650W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (SKU: POW-MSI-03345) = £49.99
• 1 x Antec CX600M ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-04160) = £54.95
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.99

Total: £1,255.79 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[Craig_d1]

Hey all. Planning on getting a new PC for my son for xmas, he plays lots of games and current PC is struggling at 1440p.

At the moment he's got some crappy pre built thing from Curry's with a Intel CPU and a 3060TI that sounds like a jet engine, 16gb ram and a terrible case.

Id like to keep the price around 1300quid if we can but dont mind going over if needs be.....

Now i spent 1700quid on my PC built in March and got a 9800X3d and a 9070XT etc etc. I was planning on a 7800x3d and a 9070XT pulse, is it worth stretching to a 5070Ti? Motherboard and PSU options?

I will sell the old PC so that will go towards it.

Thanks.

9070xt to a 5070ti. personally, nope, wouldn't spend extra. the 9070xt is more than capable for 4k, let alone 1440p

 

[Thaifood]

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D Six Core 4.70GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-04829) = £280.00
• 1 x Sapphire Pulse B850M WiFi (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-SPR-05692) = £129.94
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 Reaper 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PWC-04020) = £488.99
• 1 x PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-PNY-04563) = £109.99
• 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 MSI MAG A650BN UK PSU 650W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (SKU: POW-MSI-03345) = £49.99
• 1 x Antec CX600M ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-04160) = £54.95
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.99

Total: £1,255.79 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

Very nice build. But as you have the budget I would prob push for beefier psu. (Not that this is a bad PSU)

 

[DotA]

My take on it.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Sapphire Nitro+ B850A WiFi 7 (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-SPR-05688) = £157.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Six Core 5.40GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-02677) = £188.99
• 1 x PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-PNY-04563) = £109.99
• 1 x CORSAIR RMe Series RM750e Fully Modular ATX 3.1 Power Supply (CP-9020295-UK) (SKU: POW-CRS-03874) = £89.99
• 1 x XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 XT Triple Fan Gaming Edition 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-XFX-05454) = £578.99
• 1 x Antec CX800 ARGB Mid Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-04163) = £64.99
• 6 x Arctic F12 PWM PST Black Fan - 120mm (SKU: FG-054-AR) = £4.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Aorus 7300 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-GIG-05731) = £59.99

Total: £1,292.87 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[Gray2233]

My take on it.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Sapphire Nitro+ B850A WiFi 7 (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-SPR-05688) = £157.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Six Core 5.40GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-02677) = £188.99
• 1 x PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-PNY-04563) = £109.99
• 1 x CORSAIR RMe Series RM750e Fully Modular ATX 3.1 Power Supply (CP-9020295-UK) (SKU: POW-CRS-03874) = £89.99
• 1 x XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 XT Triple Fan Gaming Edition 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-XFX-05454) = £578.99
• 1 x Antec CX800 ARGB Mid Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-04163) = £64.99
• 6 x Arctic F12 PWM PST Black Fan - 120mm (SKU: FG-054-AR) = £4.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Aorus 7300 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-GIG-05731) = £59.99

Total: £1,292.87 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

I would recommend against the Corsair RMe series, the company changed OEM roughly a year ago and there's been a decline in quality since coupled with numerous reported failures on this forum and others.

Not sure why you included the F12?

Otherwise a pretty solid recommendation for a midi-build vs the earlier M-ATX.

For gaming I'd take the 7600X3D but if saving some cash the 9600X can be a healthy option, it's actually 20-30% quicker than the 7600 in one or two instances such as Asseto Corsa despite being on average around 5-10%.

 

[Colapops]

9070xt to a 5070ti. personally, nope, wouldn't spend extra. the 9070xt is more than capable for 4k, let alone 1440p

I have a 9070XT........... was asking if its worth spending extra on a 5070Ti instead of a 9070XT for sons build.......

Thank you for the suggestions. Im thinking the 7600X3D and a 9070XT. Whats the XFX triple fan 9070XT like for noise levels? Im tempted just to get the Pulse like ive got because its pretty good on the noise front.

PSU- 750W is enough?

 

[tamzzy]

I have a 9070XT........... was asking if its worth spending extra on a 5070Ti instead of a 9070XT for sons build.......

Performance, no. Unless your son has something he specifically needs from the nvidia software ecosystem, then no.

Im thinking the 7600X3D and a 9070XT. Whats the XFX triple fan 9070XT like for noise levels? Im tempted just to get the Pulse like ive got because its pretty good on the noise front.

Pulse is a safe choice. I've got one too

PSU- 750W is enough?

Yes. But if you have the budget or there is a more than reasonable chance of upgrading to a beefier card then get a 850w instead

 

[Tetras]

I have a 9070XT........... was asking if its worth spending extra on a 5070Ti instead of a 9070XT for sons build.......

At one point, the 9070 XT was getting very pricey, like £650+ even for basic models, but now that the Pulse is £570 the 5070 Ti is a much harder sell. There's a value in having something different though, e.g. if you have a game that doesn't like one card for some reason, or a set of dodgy drivers.