Advice on new set up, thanks

[Tetras]

Is that just the 4070? I'm just a casual gamer, just when the wife let's me! Just fancy a gaming pc because they have so much more games than the consoles to choose from.

I'm looking for 4k for playing cod, bodycam, delta force etc. Future proof as possible. But I'm reading about this 5070??

I'd be aiming at 1440p. 4K gaming? Push GPU much harder, lower framerate, needing to upgrade again much sooner. And for UE games, be pretty bad.

Are you going for 1440p or 4K?

If you're just a casual gamer I'd go with hornetstinger's advice and stick with 1440p, since it will be much cheaper to maintain that framerate over the longer-term than 4K (which is still considered a premium resolution and requires expensive hardware to match).

Since you're only just getting into PC gaming, I really wouldn't bother with a £1K GPU.

I'd wait until March for AMD's 9070/9070 XT and see how they compare to the 5070 and 5070 Ti. I wouldn't spend more than around £600 on the card in your situation (ideally £500, or less).

I'd consider getting a cheaper CPU too, since paying the best part of £500 seems a lot to invest for a casual gamer getting into PC gaming who might junk the lot in a year or so and go back to a console

This is more like what I'd suggest:

(CPU cooler in the CPU box)

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £199.99
• 1 x MSI PRO B840-P WIFI (AMD AM5) B840 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03997) = £149.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G5600HC40BDC01) (SKU: MY-0B3-TG) = £74.99
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PWC-04339) = £439.99
• 1 x Team Group MP44L 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03128) = £49.99
• 1 x Montech AIR 903 Max Midi-Tower Tempered Glass - Black (SKU: CAS-MON-01229) = £59.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 850W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-060-AS) = £89.99

Total: £1,064.93 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

or a cheaper Intel:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12600K 3.70GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-69X-IN) = £149.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B760 DS3H AX (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03572) = £129.99
• 1 x Crucial Pro OC 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-02219) = £80.99
• 1 x Sparkle Intel ARC B580 GUARDIAN 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPK-03945) = £274.00
• 1 x Team Group MP33 PRO 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen3 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-02681) = £43.99
• 1 x Montech AIR 903 Base Midi-Tower Tempered Glass - Black (SKU: CAS-MON-01227) = £49.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 750W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-061-AS) = £79.99
• 1 x Arctic Freezer 36 120m Black CPU Cooler - 2x 120mm (SKU: COO-ARC-02420) = £23.00

Total: £831.94 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

With a cheap 1440p monitor:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x MSI 27" PRO MP275Q 2560x1440 IPS 100Hz sRGB 100% Business Productivity Monitor (SKU: MON-MSI-02163) = £118.99

Total: £118.99 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[wildjackson]

Are you going for 1440p or 4K?

If you're just a casual gamer I'd go with hornetstinger's advice and stick with 1440p, since it will be much cheaper to maintain that framerate over the longer-term than 4K (which is still considered a premium resolution and requires expensive hardware to match).

Since you're only just getting into PC gaming, I really wouldn't bother with a £1K GPU.

I'd wait until March for AMD's 9070/9070 XT and see how they compare to the 5070 and 5070 Ti. I wouldn't spend more than around £600 on the card in your situation (ideally £500, or less).

I'd consider getting a cheaper CPU too, since paying the best part of £500 seems a lot to invest for a casual gamer getting into PC gaming who might junk the lot in a year or so and go back to a console

This is more like what I'd suggest:

(CPU cooler in the CPU box)

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £199.99
• 1 x MSI PRO B840-P WIFI (AMD AM5) B840 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03997) = £149.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G5600HC40BDC01) (SKU: MY-0B3-TG) = £74.99
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PWC-04339) = £439.99
• 1 x Team Group MP44L 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03128) = £49.99
• 1 x Montech AIR 903 Max Midi-Tower Tempered Glass - Black (SKU: CAS-MON-01229) = £59.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 850W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-060-AS) = £89.99

Total: £1,064.93 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

or a cheaper Intel:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12600K 3.70GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-69X-IN) = £149.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B760 DS3H AX (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03572) = £129.99
• 1 x Crucial Pro OC 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-02219) = £80.99
• 1 x Sparkle Intel ARC B580 GUARDIAN 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPK-03945) = £274.00
• 1 x Team Group MP33 PRO 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen3 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-02681) = £43.99
• 1 x Montech AIR 903 Base Midi-Tower Tempered Glass - Black (SKU: CAS-MON-01227) = £49.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 750W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-061-AS) = £79.99
• 1 x Arctic Freezer 36 120m Black CPU Cooler - 2x 120mm (SKU: COO-ARC-02420) = £23.00

Total: £831.94 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

With a cheap 1440p monitor:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x MSI 27" PRO MP275Q 2560x1440 IPS 100Hz sRGB 100% Business Productivity Monitor (SKU: MON-MSI-02163) = £118.99

Total: £118.99 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Thanks so much, lots of reading to do

 

[hornetstinger]

Presume you think consoles do 4k (they don't) and pcs can easily do 4k too? (They don't)

 

[wildjackson]

Presume you think consoles do 4k (they don't) and pcs can easily do 4k too? (They don't)

No, not at all. It's just I've been a console player and I think pc's get so much more games i want to play.