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Building a new rig, 7800x3d with 7900xtx Looking to see about 4k vs 1440p, which previously has been a slam dunk for me because my system could handle 144hz of 1440p but for a 4k setup would only manage 60 frames, so im basically trading 4k vs high refresh and I do like the smoothness of a high...

Thanks for all the advice, just snatched up the parts I need (thankfully I could get good stock and pricing on the cpu, gpu and case at OC), rest via Amazon which included the PSU recommended, the recommended thermalright PA cooler, went with a WD Sn770 2tb m.2, corsair 5600 CL36 vengeance 32gb...

Yeah I heard from a few reviews the CPU doesn't really care if it is 5300 CL30 or 6000 CL30 so that's a good shout thanks for the shout out on the cooler, will take a look So for a 1000w psu, the one you recommend (a1000g) looks good, will seriously consider that, especially as you recommend...

Thank you for your helpful advice, I didnt notice it before posting my last, Is it cheeky to ask if you'd help by weighing in on what I basketed up and where you might improve, please?

My basket at OcUK: 1 x Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BF-GI) = £189.95 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £428.99 1 x AMD - Starfield Ryzen Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00523) = £0.00 1 x...

Awesome suggestion. However I am still thinking about what I can do for a new rig. A lot of reviews I am seeing suggest 5800x3d is negligible in difference for 1440p gaming vs the 7800x3d, so im leaning to making a build around 5800x3 and the aforementioned AMD card Are there any obvious...

I'm not opposed to keeping what I have, and I have a MSI b450M gaming plus, which being AM4, but are you suggesting keeping my CPU? Unless I'm missing something, my current CPU will be bottlenecking my GPU quite a lot and I need to upgrade the CPU too And if I'm doing that, why not just build a...

Currently running on a Ryzen 7 3700x \ 5700xt, build is 4 years old at this point, capable but ive got the upgrade itch and some new titles I want to get the most out of coming soon, Will only ever use it to game, My thinking is to base the build around the RX 7900 XTX, the 4080/ 4090 are...

In that build, 3800 gigabyte wasnt in the config, sure you didnt see the 3070? Fairly sure the MSI is cheapest 3080 right now and performs reasonably across the 3080 range on reviews, Lian-Li seems to be the best AIO in the parts list, i hadnt heard of them before but after seeing it here and...

Thanks I updated it as follows...

Good question, 1440p / 144hz Im running an MSI 27inch IPS panel that i love for it, id be tempted to move back to 60hz for 4k but everything i hear and see tells me that would be a bad idea, So for now, until 4k 60hz+ gaming becomes a thing, ill stick to 1440p

For the past few occasions i've built systems myself but this time im open to having someone else do the heavy lifting, If anyone is open to spending some time to helping me come up with a build then i'd be very grateful! Thanks, It will be 100% a gaming rig, Build is rig only, no monitors or...

It’s a tough choice to make, better refresh vs more detail vs sharper resolution. And it also assumes we trust that Ultra is in our best interest and we want all of those bells and whistles. Aside from sitting down when playing a game for the first time, adjusting the settings to find out...

Indeed, and since I don’t follow how well tech is keeping up, it wasn’t clear if this roadblock is/can be overcome Reminds me of the eyefinity, great idea but even with crossfire it was super challenging. And although virtualising GPU or pairing two gpus together seems like a way to solve it...

So if I’m getting 1440p at good FPS anyway, I’m probably going to run into no real benefit. it seems that the gains are smaller and smaller each gpu iteration and even with clever ways to upscale and compute AA better, it doesn’t seem like rigs are pacing with games! it’s something I’d spend...

and on the totally devils advocate side of things, I’m not totally sure 144hz is all I need, it may just be that I need something to soften the motion a little and give me that smooth feeling you get with high hz displays. I suppose if I really wanted to test my tolerance for this, I should find...

I suspected, and in that case I’m making a judgement call on a game by game basis which ones I need to focus on. It seems that no matter what, there looks like there is no chance to get 144hz (or even north 60!) at 4k

Sidestepping the chip shortage issue and assuming it will change before we have any further green/red team releases, and using current hardware only… … is 4k, 144hz+ gaming possible? It seems like 4k at anything close to 60fps is a challenge in all but the simplest games (dwarf fortress...

so if I am looking at a 4-5 year rebuild cycle, you reckon that putting a 12 core build is forward thinking enough to cover that rather than going higher. At least for gaming right?

Case style is not a big concern. Can go large or small, have room for either so if I need a bigger case to suit a better cooler, all up for that. Not technically capable of a custom loop and certain air coolers perform better than AIO so just a beefy competent cooler is good for me storage is...