Every single part in my partner's computer is past it's best before for her purpose of gaming (she currently has an RX460, i5-4690 and 8GB RAM 
at least she has an SSD...), so we've looked at a brand new full build:
My basket at OcUK:
I imagine the 9800x3d will be questioned, and honestly I had no reason to really pick one specifically other than it being a build specifically for gaming and not wanting to invest in AM4 infrastructure. 7900XT was purchased now rather than waiting for March due to an upgrade being needed fairly urgently, general short-term availability concerns, and confidence it will still look a good purchase post-release of 5070/ti & 9070/XT. I did consider a 4070 TI S instead, but decided it was a bit too rich for my blood. I don't think I compromised much on the mobo/RAM/PSU, with maybe a small compromise with the quality of case fans & speed of the NVMe.
Before I unpack it all for build day (Saturday), I'm wondering if there's some alterations you guys would make without that much of a change in budget. I guess I'm a bit concerned it's a bit too "bloke with not enough knowledge throws money at expensive CPU/GPU" with too much trimming on the other stuff.
at least she has an SSD...), so we've looked at a brand new full build:My basket at OcUK:
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £479.99
- 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.99
- 1 x MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI (AMD AM5) B850 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03994) = £179.98
- 1 x Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel (SKU: MEM-CRS-01125) = £119.99
- 1 x Corsair RMe Series RM850e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020263-UK) (SKU: CA-27N-CS) = £124.99
- 1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £104.99
- 1 x Powercolor Radeon RX 7900 XT HellHound 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-1AR-PC) = £619.99
- 1 x NZXT H6 Flow Mid-Tower Case - Black (SKU: CAS-NZX-01109) = £89.99
- 1 x Arctic P12 Black Fan Five Pack - 120mm (SKU: FG-05H-AR) = £22.99
- 1 x Arctic P14 Black Fan Five Pack - 140mm (SKU: FG-05K-AR) = £29.99
Total: £1,802.89 (includes delivery: £0.00)
I imagine the 9800x3d will be questioned, and honestly I had no reason to really pick one specifically other than it being a build specifically for gaming and not wanting to invest in AM4 infrastructure. 7900XT was purchased now rather than waiting for March due to an upgrade being needed fairly urgently, general short-term availability concerns, and confidence it will still look a good purchase post-release of 5070/ti & 9070/XT. I did consider a 4070 TI S instead, but decided it was a bit too rich for my blood. I don't think I compromised much on the mobo/RAM/PSU, with maybe a small compromise with the quality of case fans & speed of the NVMe.
Before I unpack it all for build day (Saturday), I'm wondering if there's some alterations you guys would make without that much of a change in budget. I guess I'm a bit concerned it's a bit too "bloke with not enough knowledge throws money at expensive CPU/GPU" with too much trimming on the other stuff.
£540
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£500
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£30
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MOT-MSI-03994
£180
(incl. VAT)
FREE DELIVERY
£140
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£120
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£125
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£105
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£800
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£620
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