£1600 gaming PC - can you guys have a look?

md99 · 19 Aug 2024 at 16:42

Hi guys, just want you to have a look at this and see if there is anything can be improved upon or a few quid saved. Am looking to buy this week after saving all summer.

This is a 1440p gaming pc and my budget is pretty much stretched. I also don't intend upgrading any of these components for a good few years (my current 1080p rig was built in Sep 2016 and is finally showing its age).

Here's my shopping list...

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Powercolor Radeon RX 7900 XT HellHound 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-1AR-PC) = £629.99
1 x AMD Radeon - Space Marine & Unknown 9 Awakening Games Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-02939) = £0.00
1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £329.99
1 x AMD Ryzen - Space Marine & Unknown 9 Awakening Games Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-02908) = £0.00
1 x WD Black SN770 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58F-WD) = £59.98
1 x LG 27" 27GR75Q-B 2560x1440 IPS 165Hz 1ms FreeSync/G-Sync Gaming Monitor (SKU: MON-LGC-00585) = £198.95
1 x Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K0-AS) = £169.99
1 x Corsair RMe Series RM850e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020263-UK) (SKU: CA-27N-CS) = £125.00
1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-00996) = £92.98
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Halo² Black Edition CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: HS-090-CM) = £29.99

Total: £1,636.87 (includes delivery: £0.00)

Thanks for your time

Tediore · 19 Aug 2024 at 17:20

My basket at OcUK:

1 x MSI MPG A850G PCIE5 UK PSU 850W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-00Y-MS) = £109.99

You could swap the PSU to something like this to save £15.

You'd also get a better cooler for the money by swapping it for a Thermalright Peerless Assassin or Phantom Spirit, but you may have to look elsewhere to find them in stock.

A 7800 XT or 7900 GRE would both be good 1440p cards if you really want to save £50-100, but I think the 7900 XT is a pretty good buy at £630 and should last a bit longer if your budget allows.

6000 MHz C30 RAM is the go to spec for Ryzen, but it's another £17. If you swap the PSU, you get better latency RAM without increasing the cost of the system.

Do you already have a case?

It's a very nicely balanced build though!

Tetras · 19 Aug 2024 at 18:01

Looks fine to me apart from the PSU/CPU cooler as mentioned above.

Some budget squeeze, just as an alternative (for nvidia), I assume there's not supposed to be a case:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £329.99
1 x AMD Ryzen - Space Marine & Unknown 9 Awakening Games Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-02908) = £0.00
1 x Asus TUF Gaming B650-E WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-02136) = £154.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G6000HC38ADC01) (SKU: MY-0B2-TG) = £89.99
1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 TI Super Trinity Black 16Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01497) = £779.99
1 x NVIDIA - Black Myth: Wukong Standard Edition Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-02698) = £0.00
1 x Team Group MP33 PRO 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen3 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-02681) = £49.99
1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.94
1 x Arctic Freezer 36 120m Black CPU Cooler - 2x 120mm (SKU: COO-ARC-02420) = £24.95

1 x MSI 27" PRO MP275Q 2560x1440 IPS 100Hz sRGB 100% Business Productivity Monitor (SKU: MON-MSI-02163) = £128.99

Total: £1,643.83 (includes delivery: £0.00)

PishY · 21 Aug 2024 at 12:59

Tetras said:
Looks fine to me apart from the PSU/CPU cooler as mentioned above.

Some budget squeeze, just as an alternative (for nvidia), I assume there's not supposed to be a case:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £329.99

1 x AMD Ryzen - Space Marine & Unknown 9 Awakening Games Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-02908) = £0.00

1 x Asus TUF Gaming B650-E WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-02136) = £154.99

1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G6000HC38ADC01) (SKU: MY-0B2-TG) = £89.99

1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 TI Super Trinity Black 16Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01497) = £779.99

1 x NVIDIA - Black Myth: Wukong Standard Edition Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-02698) = £0.00

1 x Team Group MP33 PRO 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen3 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-02681) = £49.99

1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.94

1 x Arctic Freezer 36 120m Black CPU Cooler - 2x 120mm (SKU: COO-ARC-02420) = £24.95

1 x MSI 27" PRO MP275Q 2560x1440 IPS 100Hz sRGB 100% Business Productivity Monitor (SKU: MON-MSI-02163) = £128.99

Total: £1,643.83 (includes delivery: £0.00)

Looks a great set up that!

md99 · 23 Aug 2024 at 22:13

Right then, going to purchase on Monday, few small changes, different monitor and cpu cooler. I'm sticking with the PSU as I've always gone with corsair down the years and they've been bulletproof for me. It's going inside my trusty old Cooler Master HAF932 and I have everything else I need. Any reason this won't handle pretty much anything I throw at it at max settings @ 1440p for the foreseeable? I'm not pushed about ray tracing btw and I'm going 1440p instead of 4k, which will prolong the ability of the PC to perform at high settings without having to compensate fx for resolution. First game I'm going to throw at it is Hellblade 2. Kill two birds with the one stone, I loved the original and it'll give this setup a nice workout

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Powercolor Radeon RX 7900 XT HellHound 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-1AR-PC) = £629.99
1 x ASUS 27" TUF Gaming VG27AQ 2560x1440 IPS 165Hz 1ms FreeSync/G-Sync Compatible Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-0A9-AS) = £218.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £329.98
1 x WD Black SN770 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58F-WD) = £57.95
1 x Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K0-AS) = £169.99
1 x Corsair RMe Series RM850e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020263-UK) (SKU: CA-27N-CS) = £125.00
1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-00996) = £98.98
1 x Arctic Freezer 36 A-RGB 120m Black CPU Cooler - 2x 120mm (SKU: COO-ARC-02418) = £29.98
1 x AMD Radeon - Space Marine & Unknown 9 Awakening Games Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-02939) = £0.00
1 x AMD Ryzen - Space Marine & Unknown 9 Awakening Games Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-02908) = £0.00

Total: £1,668.86 (includes delivery: £0.00)

Tetras · 23 Aug 2024 at 22:29

md99 said:
I'm sticking with the PSU as I've always gone with corsair down the years and they've been bulletproof for me.

If it has to be Corsair then I'd at least get one of their highest models. £125 is a bad price for that PSU when you can get the RMx or the newer RMx SHIFT for less, with a three year longer warranty, better performance and higher tier parts.

md99 · 23 Aug 2024 at 22:42

Okay point taken, what precisely would you recommend, like I said, its just brand loyalty with me and corsair (don't know all that much about PSU's tbh), if I can get better for a similar price I'll go with that (has to be modular though) :cool:

Tetras · 23 Aug 2024 at 22:50

md99 said:
Okay point taken, what precisely would you recommend, like I said, its just brand loyalty with me and corsair (don't know all that much about PSU's tbh), if I can get better for a similar price I'll go with that (has to be modular though)

It doesn't matter with the 7900 XT because it uses the old connectors, but the SHIFT is the newer model, however it won't fit in some cases because the cables are side mounted.

HWbusters have a review of the RMx SHIFT and the RMe:

Corsair RM1000x Shift PSU Review: They Shifted the Modular Panel! - Hardware Busters

Hardware Busters - Corsair RM1000x Shift PSU Review: They Shifted the Modular Panel! - PSUs

hwbusters.com

Corsair RM1000e (2023) Gen5 PSU Review - Hardware Busters

Hardware Busters - Corsair RM1000e (2023) Gen5 PSU Review - PSUs

hwbusters.com

Tediore · 23 Aug 2024 at 23:31

md99 said:
Okay point taken, what precisely would you recommend, like I said, its just brand loyalty with me and corsair (don't know all that much about PSU's tbh), if I can get better for a similar price I'll go with that (has to be modular though)

Go for the RM850x in that case. As above, the RMe series uses lower quality components (Taiwanese instead of Japanese capacitors for one) and has a shorter warranty.

The Shift probably isn't worth the premium for most people. The only differences are the cables plug into the side instead of the front, and it uses Type 5 cables instead of Type 4.

I'm using an RM1000x in my 7900 XTX build and my partner has the RM850x in her PC and they're both faultless. That said, Corsair use CWT as the OEM for their higher end PSUs like a lot of other brands which is why it's not really a big deal to go with a 'lesser' brand. I'd pay more attention to who builds them than whose label is on the side.

mattyfez · 24 Aug 2024 at 02:53

There's the seasonic focus gold..
850w for £140.. But you can get away with the 750w equivalent at

Seasonic Focus GX-750 ATX3.0 750W 80 Gold Modular Power Supply

Order Seasonic Focus GX-750 ATX3.0 750W 80 Gold Modular Power Supply now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

md99 · 29 Aug 2024 at 12:05

A quick quickie folks, had to wait on some of the above recommended psu's to be restocked, which of these two is the better buy for my specced rig?

Corsair RM850x Shift ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (CP-9020252-UK)

Order Corsair RM850x Shift ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (CP-9020252-UK) now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

Asus TUF Gaming 850W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

Order Asus TUF Gaming 850W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

As I said earlier, psu's are the one component I know next to nothing about and I want to buy tonight.

mickyflinn · 29 Aug 2024 at 12:24

md99 said:
A quick quickie folks, had to wait on some of the above recommended psu's to be restocked, which of these two is the better buy for my specced rig?

Corsair RM850x Shift ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (CP-9020252-UK)

Order Corsair RM850x Shift ATX 3.0 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (CP-9020252-UK) now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

Asus TUF Gaming 850W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

Order Asus TUF Gaming 850W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

As I said earlier, psu's are the one component I know next to nothing about and I want to buy tonight.

Asus for the money with conventional connections would only pick the shift if you want side connections.

Tetras · 29 Aug 2024 at 13:30

md99 said:
A quick quickie folks, had to wait on some of the above recommended psu's to be restocked, which of these two is the better buy for my specced rig?

The SHIFT is more of a known quantity in terms of part selection, but you have an old case that is not present on Corsair's compatibility checker, so you'd be taking a gamble buying one.

md99 · 29 Aug 2024 at 13:55

I'll go with the asus so. Thanks folks, now for a brand spanking new pc!

Threepwood · 29 Aug 2024 at 21:41

personally, I'm a fan (hurr, hurr) of the coolermaster halo range, they look really good first hand, so i'd stick with that cooler