£2k Build for 4K?

[Kohaashi]

Hi everyone,

I have not built a desktop for a while. I have been using a Legion 5 Pro laptop for the past few years, but I am looking to get back into a desktop build.

The purpose of this build is a lounge gaming machine, with a secondary use as a media system. I will be hooking it up to an LG G4 OLED TV, so 4K gaming is the goal. I am working within a limited budget, so I am trying to make a 5070 Ti fit. I know AMD GPUs often offer better value, but I am set on Nvidia for this build.

The 2k limit isn't a hard limit, but I'd like to stay under this if I can - with Xmas round the corner.

Here is my basket so far:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Asus GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Prime OC 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ASU-04152) = £725.00
• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-KNG-02961) = £299.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £329.99
• 1 x Crucial P510 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe 5.0 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-04744) = £109.99
• 1 x Lian Li Galahad II LCD Performance AIO 280mm CPU Water Cooler - White (SKU: COO-LIA-00530) = £107.99
• 1 x Lian Li UNI SL120 INF Reverse Addressable RGB White 120mm Triple Fan Pack with Controller (SKU: COO-LIA-04865) = £66.95
• 1 x Lian Li A3-mATX Tempered Glass Micro-ATX Case (Black) (SKU: CAS-LIA-04811) = £69.95
• 1 x MSI B850M Gaming Plus WIFI (AMD AM5) B850 DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-05940) = £169.99
• 1 x Asus Prime 850W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: POW-ASU-04715) = £101.95

Total: £1,993.79 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

Let me know if I have made any mistakes or if there are any changes you would recommend.

Thanks!

 

[Fluffybob]

Is it your intention to mix white and black components ?

 

[Kohaashi]

Is it your intention to mix white and black components ?

Yeah Going for a Black and White build. Hoping it will look better than it sounds. Most of the internal components are white - however the GPU and RAM are black as I can't find affordable options in white. The PSU is Black and White.
I think the GPU may look like the odd one out as the RAM sticks are slim with RGB so the black sides wont be noticeable.
Keep looking at 5080 GPU's for a true 4K build, but not sure I can accommodate the additional cost without bringing the price down elsewhere.

 

[Colapops]

Ive just built a 7800x3d, 32gb ram, 2TB m.2, 9070XT 850w rig for my son and the total cost was £1460. 2 grand for that is crazy money. Id be wanting a 5080 and a 9800 x3d for that. You can shop around for best deals.

 

[mickyflinn]

A pcie5 m2 won't make no difference to performance I personally would get a 2tb pcie4 m2 and there's money to be saved if you swap a few components.

X3d CPU aren't affected by ram speed.

Alternative build with 2tb m2


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 MSI B850M Gaming Plus WIFI (AMD AM5) B850 DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-05940) = £169.99
• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KF556C36BBEAK2-32) (SKU: MY-29S-KS) = £299.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Aorus 7300 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-GIG-05732) = £149.99
• 1 x Lian Li A3-mATX Tempered Glass Micro-ATX Case (White) (SKU: CAS-LIA-04812) = £69.94
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Digital White CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-04206) = £38.00
• 1 x Asus Prime 850W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: POW-ASU-04715) = £101.95
• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GamingPro-S 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PAL-05412) = £689.99

Total: £1,849.84 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Kohaashi]

Thanks for the comments. I didn’t see mickeyflinns comment til after I just placed an order for the following :

G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit	£329.99
Asus GeForce RTX 5080 Prime OC 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card	£999.95

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I’ve been watching the price of ram creep up over that last couple of days so wanted to get that locked in tonight. While I was at it I splurged on a 5080 so just the rest of build to sort now, trying to keep it as close to budget as possible.

Im correct in thinking the 9800x3d isn’t worth it over the 7800x3d when playing at 4K?
I figured the money was better spent on the GPU.

 

[Kohaashi]

Since I posted it looks like the Kingston has jumped from £300 to £350 and the G.Skill I purchased for £330 is now £350. Never seen RAM prices so volatile. Looks like they’ve doubled in a week.

 

[WARburton]

Since I posted it looks like the Kingston has jumped from £300 to £350 and the G.Skill I purchased for £330 is now £350. Never seen RAM prices so volatile. Looks like they’ve doubled in a week.

its stupid, i paid £101 for this ram about 3 weeks ago

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[Kohaashi]

So I ended up going a fair bit over budget

Lian Li UNI SL120 INF Reverse Addressable RGB Black 120mm Triple Fan Pack with Controller   £66.95
G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit    £329.99
Asus GeForce RTX 5080 Prime OC 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card                         £999.95
ASUS PRIME B850M-A Wi-Fi                                                                    £159.98
Noctua NT-H2 3.5g AM5 Edition                                                               £12.11
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Processor                                                               £325.97
Lian Li Galahad II Trinity SL                                                               £159.98
Lian Li DAN case A3-mATX Black                                                              £59.99
MSI 850w MPG A850GS PCIE5                                                                   £99.98
WD Black SN850X 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0                                                            £148.99

Total                                                                                       £2,363.89

Hopefully everything plays nice together. Thanks

 

[Colapops]

Wow thats very expensive for the spec. Good luck with the build.

 

[Gray2233]

Wow thats very expensive for the spec. Good luck with the build.

I get that people like aesthetics, but if I was spending in the mid 2k (2.3-2.6 range) for a gaming PC I'd pony up for a 5090 while reducing costs elsewhere, even if the end result looked less pretty.

We all have different tastes/needs, half the fun of the hobby!

 

[Kohaashi]

Thanks for the feedback.

I don’t think there’s much scope to bring the overall cost down. I decided to step up from a 5070 Ti to a 5080 since I’ll be gaming at 4K, and the performance difference felt worthwhile. Similarly, I went with the 7800X3D over the 9800X3D because at 4K the gap is minimal compared to lower resolutions like 1440p.

£1K for a 5080 seems to be the going rate right now. There are slightly cheaper boards, but I’d rather stick with Asus – most 5080s are priced higher anyway.

I kept the PSU at 850W to save a bit, as 1000W isn’t really necessary. For storage, it made sense to spend a little extra on a 2TB SSD, especially with prices likely to rise.

I could have shaved ~£30 by dropping the motherboard from an 850 to a 650, but the upgrade felt worth it. The RAM ended up costing more than I wanted, but prices are volatile and I had to buy quickly – it’s already jumped £70+ since I placed the order.

The only area I think I could have saved was on the AIO and intake fans, but that wouldn’t have freed up enough to justify stretching to a 5090.

Parts should arrive over the next week, so there’s still time to swap something out if an alternate spec makes a meaningful difference. Any suggestions before I unbox?