Away from this for a long while but need advice on new build.

[Hutch]

So I had a bit of a look and came up with this:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Noctua NH-D15 Dual Radiator Quiet CPU Cooler with two NH-A15 Fans= £76.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix Z270F - Intel Core i7-7700K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£20 Saving**= £471.98
• 1 x Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMD32GX= £278.99
• 1 x Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £248.99
• 1 x be quiet! Silent Base 600 Midi Tower Case - Silver Window= £109.99
• 1 x Corsair HX750i 750W '80 Plus Platinum Digital Modular Power Supply (CP-9020072-UK)= £147.95

Total: £1,334.89
(includes shipping: £0.00)



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I already have a rx480 video card but ill want to upgrade this to something beefier in a couple of months, priority right now is development work and I need something faster than what I have, ill worry about better graphics later

As per the title i dont really have a clue anymore, I just picked some of these things randomly, expecially the memory. If someone with a clue could tell me if this is decent or has better suggestions that would be really appreciated.

My budget is up to 1500 but obviously if i can save money I am up for that

Many thanks.

 

[stulid]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x be quiet! Silent Base 600 Midi Tower Case - Silver Window= £109.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AX370-Gaming K5 AMD X370 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £174.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 Eight Core 1700X 3.80GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £349.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX4M2B3= £269.99
• 1 x be quiet! Dark Rock Advanced CPU Cooler = £57.98
  • AM4 Bracket:Be quiet AM4 Cooler Bracket
• 1 x Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £248.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex II 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply - Black= £114.95

Total: £1,339.44
(includes shipping: £12.60)




Ryzen has way more cores/threads than the i7 7700K.

You can save money also with the 1700 non X which includes a cooler.
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[Hutch]

Thanks mate, couple of questions though if someone could help.

Isnt the intel chip supposedly considerably better for gaming? Or is there not that much difference and having twice the cores would be real nice for sure? I havent had a good track record with amd products to be honest and im a bit wary of going down that route again..

I was under the impression the noctua cooler was better, or this a preference thing or just a case of 20 quid cheaper for roughly the same sort of product?

Is there much difference between the motherboards these days or are some accepted generally better than others or do people just pick brands they have good experience with?

Cheers.

 

[stulid]

The AMD is slower yes currently at lower resolutions, but at high resolutions the gfx card has more impact thus the difference becomes negligible.

But games (and some already have) got updates to work/improve better with the Ryzen chips, plus as games get more complex the Ryzen should outlast the 7700K.

I picked that board because it has SLI/Crossfire, Uk base support centre, 3yr warranty and you get 20 euros for Steam - http://gaming.gigabyte.eu/AMDmotherboard/index.aspx

Yes the Noctua is better, but this one looks better, still decent performance.

 

[Hutch]

Cheers again Stulid, that all makes sense