Back in the game - spec required please - Budget around 1-1.5K

[shadowsnypa1]

hi all
its that time again when ive got the bug for an upgrade, looking at value for money for a PC system without a monitor, as I quite like the Samsung G9 unless someone has a better suggestion for quality vs cost.

Looking to build a PC with i7 13700 and 3080ti (unless i can get more VFM from other options) , PC will be used for some gaming including starfield when released as well as destiny and some other civilisation / strategy type games.

I have a decent be quiet 850 W modular power supply that I can use, unless its not powerful enough then will need spec for another PSU. as I've been out of the game for some time, i am here to ask about the MOBO, ram, cooling for the CPU and any decent case suggestions?

is there anything else I would need ? thank you in advance for any comments

 

[shadowsnypa1]

Hardware Unboxed just did a video showing that the 7800X3D gives better performance than the 13700.

thank you i will have a look

 

[shadowsnypa1]

Do you already have this? If not, how much are you planning to pay?

thanks, no i dont, depends is there a great amopunt of difference between different 3080s?

What resolution/refresh is this monitor? Does it care about freesync/gsync?

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monitors has freesync and 1440

 

[shadowsnypa1]

If you're going for a second-hand 30 series then look for a 3090 or 3090 Ti for the added VRAM.

hi thanks for that, whats the advantage of the extra V ram plz?

 

[shadowsnypa1]

With a 13700:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i7-13700F (Raptor Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6BD-IN) = £359.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B760 DS3H DDR4 (LGA 1700) DDR4 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BX-GI) = £144.98
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMK32GX4M2D3600C18) (SKU: MY-4D1-CS) = £79.99
• 1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £104.99
• 1 x MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Gaming X TRIO 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-395-MS) = £679.99
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse G300A Mid-Tower High Airflow PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-0C0-PT) = £65.00

Total: £1,446.92 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

and this cooler (under £50).

Graphics card chosen from this roundup.

With that resolution, I'd suggest that you downgrade the CPU and get a better graphics card, e.g.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12600K 3.70GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-69X-IN) = £239.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B660 DS3H AX - Intel B660 DDR4 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5AN-GI) = £124.99
• 1 x Lexar Hades 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (SKU: MY-018-LE) = £79.99
• 1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £104.99
• 1 x Asus GeForce RTX 4070Ti TUF Gaming 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-48X-AS) = £859.99
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse G300A Mid-Tower High Airflow PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-0C0-PT) = £64.99

Total: £1,486.93 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

interesting with the lower CPU, never considered but makes sense...... will the CPU be ok with the GFX in regards to bottle necking? thanks again

 

[shadowsnypa1]

It'll bottleneck, yeah, but that resolution is closer to 4K than 1440p (7,372,800 pixels, 4K is 8,294,400), so I'd rather have a more powerful graphics card than a stronger CPU.

understood thanks for that, so if i nudge the budget a bit and get the i7 (more cores) that should ease the bottleneck a bit?

 

[shadowsnypa1]

last bit, if i was to buy a new PSU what wattage min would I need? thanks

 

[shadowsnypa1]

What you already have should be fine for a 4070 or 4070 Ti (though the latter may need an adapter for the 12/16 pin).

agreed, but its only because my mind is playing tricks on me while at work, so im now 50/50 regarding the PSU whether its 850 or 650W hence the Question. thanks again

 

[shadowsnypa1]

thank you for all your help, so Vram basically is the GFX dedicated onboard memory..... now that makes sense why Vram is so important!