Rate my build

[tamzzy]

Ok just enjoy it then

 

[Rob_B]

Its a nice machine, as mentioned there are places you could have saved money and not dropped any performance (GPU, RAM) and that is one expensive case

Enjoy it!

 

[Wrightyuk]

Its a nice machine, as mentioned there are places you could have saved money and not dropped any performance (GPU, RAM) and that is one expensive case

Enjoy it!

Thanks yeah it was expensive kinda regret that one but it does look nice

 

[Gray2233]

Yeah kinda over spent on the case lol but oc prices lol, I wouldn't say it's entry level with a x3d CPU and a 5070 GPU but that's me what parts would you have changed for better performance

Since you clearly went for aesthetics heavily, I've thrown together a quick white build.

Hold in mind, the "white tax" is real, you'll often spend more (although not always) for good white components, and you could easily shave £200 off this and get on par performance with a more standard black build:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Eight Core 5.60GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-06938) = £399.95
• 1 x Crucial Pro 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - White (SKU: MEM-CRU-03115) = £319.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 850W ATX 3.1 PCIe 5.1 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply - White (SKU: POW-PHK-02520) = £104.95
• 1 x Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 White ARGB V3 All In One CPU Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03257) = £39.95
• 1 x PHANTEKS XT M3 Micro-ATX Case, includes 3x 120mm Fans - White (SKU: CAS-PHK-05736) = £56.90
• 1 x Sapphire Pure B850M WiFi (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-SPR-05691) = £129.95
• 1 x KIOXIA EXCERIA BASIC 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-KIO-07150) = £199.99
• 1 x Asus Radeon RX 9070 XT Prime OC White 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ASU-06180) = £599.99

Total: £1,863.66 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

- The best gaming CPU on the market currently, frankly I'd save £40 and just get the 9800X3D as there's not much between them.
- A fully white/aesthetic heavy build.
- A faster GPU, matches the 5070ti blow for blow and has more VRAM than the 5070.
- A higher quality PSU that comes with white braided cables, feeds into that aesthetic lean.
- A gen 5 NvME that's 2TB.
- Despite the aforementioned aesthetics lean, it's still £600 cheaper and would be notably faster in almost every scenario.

I've no doubt if the regulars on here spent more than a quick 5-10 minutes they could put together a non-white on par build for £1600 or so that still looked pretty.

I'm not posting this specifically for your benefit, but I do hope anyone coming across the thread realises they can get a lot more for their money.

 

[Wrightyuk]

Yeah tbf that build is probably more aimed at max fps per pound than overall system balance. If all someone cares about is squeezing the most gaming performance possible into a budget then fair enough the 9070 XT makes sense but I prefer Nvidia cards over and gpus
Mine was more built around a balanced setup for long term use rather than just chasing benchmark numbers. I’ve got better storage, better board, decent upgrade path and the 7800x3d is still one of the best gaming CPUs anyway especially for 1440p high refresh.
Not saying theirs is bad at all, it’s just a different way of spending the money really. More raw gpu focus where mine was more overall quality/future proofing.
And realistically the CPU difference is probably more like 5-15% depending on game/settings anyway, not some massive night and day jump. At 1440p with a 5070 the GPU is gonna become the limit in a lot of games before the CPU difference fully shows.
The 7800x3d is still top tier gaming wise, it’s not like I paired the 5070 with some budget CPU lol.