4K Build

markwilliams82 · 7 Dec 2025 at 17:21

Start of the new year I'm going to hand down my current gaming PC to my son, he's on xbox currently but needs something for school homework too so twisted his mum into letting him have a gaming PC to combine both
Also means I get the excuse of an upgraded set up

Would ideally be looking for something suitable for 4K and would want the spec to include a 32" 4K monitor (preferably OLED)

Dont currently have a budget so will consider all builds without going too extreme

Any help would be appreciated as its been a few years since I built my current one

Tetras · 7 Dec 2025 at 17:36

Here's a 2.5K spec.

If you have 64GB in your current PC, I'd be tempted to pull 32GB out and use it in your new one.

I know nothing about OLED monitors.

The board (B650E-F) might have a dodgy LAN, but that's only complaint I'm aware of.

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 Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £169.99
1 x Crucial Pro OC 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-02219) = £329.99
1 x Asus Radeon RX 9070 XT Prime OC 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ASU-04155) = £589.99
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 Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £85.99
1 x FSP VITA-850GM 850W 80+ Gold ATX 3.1 PCIE 5.1 Modular Power Supply (SKU: POW-FSP-06657) = £99.95
1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE Black Dual Tower CPU Air Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03285) = £34.99

1 x Gigabyte MO32U 32" 3840x2160 4K UHD OLED 165Hz 0.03ms KVM FreeSync Premium Pro HDMI 2.1 Widescreen Gaming Monitor (SKU: MON-GIG-05188) = £748.99

Total: £2,555.87 (includes delivery: £15.99)

mickyflinn · 7 Dec 2025 at 18:45

Would you go 34" ultrawide the PHILIPS Evnia 34M2C6500/00 Wide Quad HD 34" Curved QD-OLED can be had for £440.

markwilliams82 · 7 Dec 2025 at 18:53

I’ve got an ultrawide at the moment but wanted to go for 4k instead

Nice looking spec, what does the 9070 XT compare to against the nvidia cards?

mickyflinn · 7 Dec 2025 at 18:56

markwilliams82 said:
I’ve got an ultrawide at the moment but wanted to go for 4k instead

Nice looking spec, what does the 9070 XT compare to against the nvidia cards?

Great value for that oled I'll look at others in a bit.

The 9070xt compares to a 5070ti in performance but being £100 cheaper, Nvidia better ray tracing and upscaling the and so depends where you want to fall

Read reviews and comparisons is wise.

markwilliams82 · 7 Dec 2025 at 19:00

Thanks, I may lean to nvidia out of preference and ray tracing but I’m open to it

Gray2233 · 7 Dec 2025 at 19:25

Alternative build, went M-ATX as that's a preference of mine.

Also aimed for a 2.5K spec as that's probably around the sweet spot without pushing for a 5090 build.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Six Core 4.5GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-06394) = £229.99
1 x PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-51200C36 6400MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-PNY-04558) = £329.99
1 x FSP VITA-850GM 850W 80+ Gold ATX 3.1 PCIE 5.1 Modular Power Supply (SKU: POW-FSP-06657) = £99.95
1 x MSI B850M Gaming Plus WIFI6E (AMD AM5) B850 DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-05943) = £129.99
1 x PHANTEKS XT M3 Micro-ATX Case, includes 3x 120mm Fans - Black (SKU: CAS-PHK-05735) = £52.90
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 Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE Black CPU Air Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03291) = £33.95
1 x AOC AGON 32" AG326UD QD-OLED 3840x2160 165hz 0.03ms A-Sync HDMI 2.1 Gaming Monitor (SKU: MON-AOC-02936) = £528.94
1 x Palit GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming Pro 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PAL-04059) = £980.00

Total: £2,535.70 (includes delivery: £0.00)

Shuffled some things around, the 5080 isn't great value wise but if you're gaming at 4K every little helps.

Dropped down to a 7500X3D, at 4K the CPU tends to matter less, however there are still games which love the extra L3 cache offered in X3D processors even at high resolutions so it should work out pretty well.

The RAM may not run at the 6400 speeds listed, but with how little choice there is right now it's one of the better value sets, worst case you should be able to dial in 6000/c30 manually without any problems.

mickyflinn · 7 Dec 2025 at 22:06

The AOC AG326UD seems a decent option for the price and has the same panel as the more expensive GIGABYTE MO32U

AOC Agon Pro AG326UD Review

The AOC Agon Pro AG326UD is a brilliant 4K QD-OLED gaming monitor that offers sublime image quality, as well as a seriously adjustable stand.

www.trustedreviews.com

Lol I just noticed @Gray2233 got it in his build , nice one.

Gray2233 · 7 Dec 2025 at 22:16

mickyflinn said:
The AOC AG326UD seems a decent option for the price and has the same panel as the more expensive GIGABYTE MO32U

AOC Agon Pro AG326UD Review

The AOC Agon Pro AG326UD is a brilliant 4K QD-OLED gaming monitor that offers sublime image quality, as well as a seriously adjustable stand.

www.trustedreviews.com

Lol I just noticed @Gray2233 got it in his build , nice one.

Both AOC and Phillips are excellent choices for OLED without a premium, companies tend to all use the same panels anyway.

I actually own a a variant of the Phillips Ultrawide @mickyflinn mentioned earlier and love it, roughly a year since buying the thing so I'm very happy to recommend giving those brands a chance. Until the likes of MSI/Gigabyte etc started branching out heavily AoC was actually seen as a go-to for gaming monitors.

mickyflinn · 7 Dec 2025 at 22:23

Gray2233 said:
Both AOC and Phillips are excellent choices for OLED without a premium, companies tend to all use the same panels anyway.

I actually own a a variant of the Phillips Ultrawide @mickyflinn mentioned earlier and love it, roughly a year since buying the thing so I'm very happy to recommend giving those brands a chance. Until the likes of MSI/Gigabyte etc started branching out heavily AoC was actually seen as a go-to for gaming monitors.

Yes the 2 you mentioned seem be excellent value for money and when your spending over £400 makes a lot of sense as I'm a tight arse

Be looking hard into the Philips monitors lately and they also seem to shine especially the larger screns, was gonna reccomend the Philips 49" ultrawide

Gray2233 · 7 Dec 2025 at 22:36

mickyflinn said:
Be looking hard into the Philips monitors lately and they also seem to shine especially the larger screns, was gonna reccomend the Philips 49" ultrawide

I know a lad into sims that swears by the 49" so honestly it's not a bad shout.

As much as I like quality I'm tight as a fishes arse myself tbh, but I focus very much on quality too.

markwilliams82 · 8 Dec 2025 at 21:30

Reviews of the AOC look really good, may be something I go for. I've got a 32" Ultrawide but really want to go back to 4K, especially for gaming - will either sell the one I have to pay for some of my upgrades or pass over to my lad to use

Just thinking but my current spec is below if there is anything within this worth migrating over to an upgraded spec for me and then transferring the remaining over to my son:

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
TeamGroup Vulcan 64GB DDR5 PC5-48000 6000Mhz
Asus TUF B650-Plus Mobo
Aerocool L240 Mirage CPU cooler
1 x 1TB and 1 x 2TB WD Black M2 SSD
Corsair RM750e PSU
Zotax RTX 4070TI
Corsair 4000D Case

The main bits I'd like to upgrade on are the graphics card and case but open to other areas that would be an improvement - I like the Lian Li DAN Cases or Fractal Design North Charcoal Black with the wooden effect.

mickyflinn · 8 Dec 2025 at 22:57

markwilliams82 said:
Reviews of the AOC look really good, may be something I go for. I've got a 32" Ultrawide but really want to go back to 4K, especially for gaming - will either sell the one I have to pay for some of my upgrades or pass over to my lad to use

Just thinking but my current spec is below if there is anything within this worth migrating over to an upgraded spec for me and then transferring the remaining over to my son:

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
TeamGroup Vulcan 64GB DDR5 PC5-48000 6000Mhz
Asus TUF B650-Plus Mobo
Aerocool L240 Mirage CPU cooler
1 x 1TB and 1 x 2TB WD Black M2 SSD
Corsair RM750e PSU
Zotax RTX 4070TI
Corsair 4000D Case

The main bits I'd like to upgrade on are the graphics card and case but open to other areas that would be an improvement - I like the Lian Li DAN Cases or Fractal Design North Charcoal Black with the wooden effect.

I like the antec flux case .

Antec Flux Mid Tower Case - Black

Order Antec Flux Mid Tower Case - Black now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

Your 4070ti is about 5070 level of performance so I'd say a 5080 is a decent uplift .

markwilliams82 · 9 Dec 2025 at 10:43

Thanks, surprisingly looks quite a jump in performance between the 2

mickyflinn · 9 Dec 2025 at 10:54

markwilliams82 said:
Thanks, surprisingly looks quite a jump in performance between the 2

Look at 4070ti v a 5070ti also as the 5070ti is much cheaper than the 5080, also compared yours against a 9070xt.

markwilliams82 · 10 Dec 2025 at 15:05

Thanks, will take a look

With regards monitors, on the 4K - the AOC AG326UD sounds good from reviews I've read and its a nice price. The Asus XG32UQ is on offer too at the moment from a higher price - is there much between these?

mickyflinn · 10 Dec 2025 at 16:54

markwilliams82 said:
Thanks, will take a look

With regards monitors, on the 4K - the AOC AG326UD sounds good from reviews I've read and its a nice price. The Asus XG32UQ is on offer too at the moment from a higher price - is there much between these?

The AG326UD is an oled monitor while the Asus XG32UQ has an IPS panel .

Craig_d1 · 10 Dec 2025 at 17:01

markwilliams82 said:
Thanks, will take a look

With regards monitors, on the 4K - the AOC AG326UD sounds good from reviews I've read and its a nice price. The Asus XG32UQ is on offer too at the moment from a higher price - is there much between these?

the aoc agon is a qd oled screen, the asus is an ips screen. Personally I'd take oled all day long if gaming..though depending on where the screen is depends on whether go woled or qd oled. Got a qd oled tv...in living room during day when light floods in the screen has a pink tint..you don't see it when tv is on, but the inky blacks aren't there as the screen diffuses the light but at a cost of contrast...in dark room not a problem
I'm using lg woled c4 tv's as my monitors..they have high gloss finish and are inky black no matter what...downside is they are reflective, but I'm just carefful where I put my lights etc
best of both worlds now are the new tandem woled which use a dual layer woled display which go far brighter..you want the new 4th gen screen though..asus do the 4th gen (make sure 4th gen, far superior to 3rd gen and cheaper also) 27" 1440p for £550 odd ..they do a 4k version as well in 32".. trying to remember details..will look later

markwilliams82 · 10 Dec 2025 at 17:08

mickyflinn said:
The AG326UD is an oled monitor while the Asus XG32UQ has an IPS panel .

Oops missed that, thought I put a filter on for OLED

markwilliams82 · 10 Dec 2025 at 20:14

So trying something else tonight - want 5.1 sound with my PC so working on something in the sound forum on OCUK

Tried my PC hooked up to my LG OLED 4k TV - Indiana Jones looked amazing in 4k with recommended settings but DLSS and ray tracing. Was getting 30-40fps in low action areas with some light stuttering in action intense areas so suppose with similar settings and a 5070 TI or 5080, it would be nice and smooth and maybe even increase the settings.

Think I'll go with the AOC at least, then just decide on graphics card