AM5 build spec 1440p £1200 ish

BAcon

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Hi all,

So I am looking at building a 1440p gaming rig, I am looking for some spec advice. Already have a monitor (Dell G2724D) + mouse (Logitech g502), will sort a decent keyboard and already have storage sorted (1TB and 2TB NVME m.2), which leaves a budget of around £1200? Not set in stone but if I can spend less then great.

Here is what I am thinking atm:

CPU - AM5 7600X, should I aim for better?

Cooler - suggestions please

Mobo - Asrock B650 PG Lightning AM5 - watched a few roundup videos, suggesting the VRM stability of Asrock boards was excellent with this one being full atx and not excessively priced. Is pcie5 worth pursuing? I'll assume not at the moment.

Memory - 32GB 6000mhz CAS30 of some description, or should I aim for 64gb?

GPU - 7800XT, 7900GRE or 4070 Super - been racking my brain, there are good deals about, OCUK has a super for £500.

Case - Mid tower, I don't have a need for RGB and all of that jazz, anything that is quiet and offers good thermal performance I should be looking at? Happy with mesh over tempered glass from a thermal and aesthetic perspective.

PSU - Seasonic Focus GX 850 good enough?

Storage - Already have 1TB and 2TB NVME drives sorted

Any of these components out of balance?


Thanks in advance!
 
32GB is plenty imo, especially at your budget, as is 850W.

I have the ASRock ITX version and it's been rock solid

I'm happy with my 7600X paired with a 3080ti, but it is slightly CPU bottlenecked in some games at higher settings. If it's within your budget move up to a better CPU but if it was me I'd just save up for an X3D at a later stage.
 
Yeh I can't stomach £400+ for a 7800x3d when the rrp of the 9800x3d isn't much more, though no stock.

Will treat it like a placeholder cpu I guess, maybe I can bag a used one to get me going.
 
BAcon said:
Yeh I can't stomach £400+ for a 7800x3d when the rrp of the 9800x3d isn't much more, though no stock.

Will treat it like a placeholder cpu I guess, maybe I can bag a used one to get me going.
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On OCUK the 7800X3D and the 9800X3D are both £450, At this price it would be silly buying a 7800X3D
 
Here's one option for you.

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £1,074.89 (includes delivery: £0.00)​
 
Asus TUF Gaming 850W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
CA-060-AS
£130 (incl. VAT)
£90 (incl. VAT)
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Arctic Freezer 36 A-RGB 120m Black CPU Cooler - 2x 120mm
COO-ARC-02418
£30 (incl. VAT)
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Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard
MOT-GIG-03573
£135 (incl. VAT)
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Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 Super Twin Edge 12Gb Graphics Card
GRA-ZTC-01499
£590 (incl. VAT)
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MSI MAG FORGE 112R Mid Tower Gaming Case - Black
CA-011-MS
£60 (incl. VAT)
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail
CP-3DW-AM
£219 (incl. VAT)
£180 (incl. VAT)
FREE DELIVERY
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Corsair Vengeance 32GB EXPO (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel
MEM-CRS-02786
£113 (incl. VAT)
£90 (incl. VAT)
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Basically while like anyone I'd like to save some cash, I'd hate to build something that struggled within a year.

So if going to a 7900xt over a 7080xt/4070super/7900GRE gives me much more headroom to grow, then I'll be all over it!
 
BAcon said:
Basically while like anyone I'd like to save some cash, I'd hate to build something that struggled within a year.

So if going to a 7900xt over a 7080xt/4070super/7900GRE gives me much more headroom to grow, then I'll be all over it!
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Also get Ryzen 7 7700 I picked one up pretty cheap
 
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I have an 7600X and 7800XT which is holding up great at 1440p.

It was only today for a number of hours a 7800XT was available for £388 which is a bargain IMO, they appear for sub £400 often!

As suggested a 7900XT would provide you better frames and a little more longevity of high settings and high frames at 1440P but it’s about 40% more expensive compared to a 7800XT on a deal.
 
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Gilbert89 said:
I have an 7600X and 7800XT which is holding up great at 1440p.

It was only today for a number of hours a 7800XT was available for £388 which is a bargain IMO, they appear for sub £400 often!
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yeah I saw that, Gigabyte windforce. Just a pity next gen are out soon, as 7800 will drop even more- or 8800 surpass by percentage plus add better RT.
 
The "X" AMD CPU run a fair bit hotter, higher power consumption, not sure it's worth it tbh.

No idea of P&P of new GPU, but with new gen can't see point on buying a soon to be replaced GPU on "special offer"
 
BAcon said:
PSU - Seasonic Focus GX 850 good enough?
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Is this a PSU you already own, or one you can plan on buying?

There are lots of different versions of this PSU at the moment, but the original GX-850 should be fine for any AMD card. With the 4070 Super, you'd need to use an adapter for the 12VHPWR or buy a native cable from Seasonic.

The ATX 3.x versions don't have this problem, but the latest one (the V4) didn't get a great review and I'd personally want to wait and see if Seasonic resolve the issues that were identified.

The TUF in mickyflinn's spec is one of the best priced I can see at the moment, though haven't looked for black friday deals today.

BAcon said:
Memory - 32GB 6000mhz CAS30 of some description, or should I aim for 64gb?

GPU - 7800XT, 7900GRE or 4070 Super - been racking my brain, there are good deals about, OCUK has a super for £500.
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I often do specs with 64GB, but if the £100 (ish, depends on the memory) gets you a better CPU or GPU I'd recommend you don't for this budget, unless you play the kind of games that can push past 32GB.
 
7600 and 7900xt or Nvidia equivalent is what I would go for then when ready upgrade the CPU to an x3d .

Selling the 7600 cpu for around £100 mark will make it a £70 intrem cost and hopefully prices will drop on x3d CPUs or go used market.

32gb of memory is enough unless running heavy modded games.
 
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yeah I saw that, Gigabyte windforce. Just a pity next gen are out soon, as 7800 will drop even more- or 8800 surpass by percentage plus add better RT.
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I imagine 7800XT’s will drop, but if you think most retailers have them listed for £420 / £450 / £480 etc even after new release’s are they really going to be much cheaper than the Sub £400 deals? I can’t see it personally but could be wrong.

Buying a 7800XT for less than £400 is exceptional value (FPS per £)
 
Gilbert89 said:
I imagine 7800XT’s will drop, but if you think most retailers have them listed for £420 / £450 / £480 etc even after new release’s are they really going to be much cheaper than the Sub £400 deals? I can’t see it personally but could be wrong.

Buying a 7800XT for less than £400 is exceptional value (FPS per £)
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yeah just more concern long term, I have a 480 so 7800XT would be massive upgrade, but don't want to regret buying a "EOL" card when new models offer lower power consumption, better RT, no idea of performance boost but say if at least 10% extra.

Fingers crossed not much more than that 7800XT windforce I cancelled
 
Thanks, just a waiting game then or hope something good appears this weekend.

I have managed to get a CPU to get me going, AMD 7600x (already here), but did also see a Chinese 7700 that I'm taking a punt on. Will sell/return whichever doesn't get used.

So I have got a few bits together now, here is where I am at:
1440p Dell G2724D
AMD 7600x/7700
Thermalright Phantom Stealth 120SE
Corsair CL30 DDR5 6000 2 x 16GB
NVME drives sorted

Still need:
Case - Lian Li 207
PSU - 850w+, suggestions?
Motherboard - Asrock B650 PG lightning/ or hvd/m.2
GPU - most contentious point! Am tempted to try and find the cheapest 7800xt/7900GRE/4070 Super this weekend and go with it, rather than wait 1 month, incase it then becomes 2 months, etc

Cheers
 
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