Build advice £800

Shampoo · 25 Dec 2023 at 12:06

GPU/mouse/keyboard/monitor not needed.

For gaming and media up to 1440p. Absolute best bang for buck.

Tetras · 25 Dec 2023 at 12:24

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £154.99
1 x Gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR4 (LGA 1700) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5C0-GI) = £114.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMK32GX4M2D3600C18) (SKU: MY-4D1-CS) = £64.99
1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT Fighter 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-1A5-PC) = £338.99
1 x KIOXIA EXCERIA G2 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TSH-00981) = £37.99
1 x AeroCool Trinity V2 Mini Tower PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-23J-AE) = £29.99
1 x Phanteks AMP 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-09Q-PT) = £69.99

Total: £819.92 (includes delivery: £7.99)

dfour · 25 Dec 2023 at 12:30

Heres my amd build.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT Fighter 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-1A5-PC) = £338.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £128.99
1 x Asus Prime B550-Plus (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6F6-AS) = £119.98
1 x Lexar Hades 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (SKU: MY-019-LE) = £38.00
1 x Kolink Observatory MX Mesh ARGB Midi Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-084-KK) = £52.99
1 x Phanteks AMP 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-09Q-PT) = £69.99
1 x Lexar NM790 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-LEX-01452) = £59.99

Total: £808.93 (includes delivery: £0.00)

Removed User 345456 · 25 Dec 2023 at 12:44

Haha even on Christmas Day @Tetras is doing god's work on here! What a leg end! Merry Christmas brosepth!

dfour · 25 Dec 2023 at 12:51

keef247 said:
Haha even on Christmas Day @Tetras is doing god's work on here! What a leg end! Merry Christmas brosepth!

I know I thought us lesser mortals would have a chance on xmas day

Removed User 345456 · 25 Dec 2023 at 12:53

dfour said:
I know I thought us lesser mortals would have a chance on xmas day

Nah @Tetras @mickyflinn @montymint are the GOATs on here! God's don't take days off :cry:

Shampoo · 25 Dec 2023 at 18:29

Happy Christmas, lads! Thanks for chipping in! Even on a day like this I'm being nagged by a relative to spec up a build! :rolleyes:

Specs WITHOUT a GPU also needed as he's 50/50 on using the old one.

dfour · 25 Dec 2023 at 20:05

Shampoo said:
Happy Christmas, lads! Thanks for chipping in! Even on a day like this I'm being nagged by a relative to spec up a build!

Specs WITHOUT a GPU also needed as he's 50/50 on using the old one.

Budget?

Removed User 345456 · 25 Dec 2023 at 20:09

dfour said:
Budget?

The thread title literally says "Build advice £800" holmes

dfour · 25 Dec 2023 at 20:12

keef247 said:
The thread title literally says "Build advice £800" holmes

If you read the post I quoted it sounds like the OP wants another build without a gpu. I would rather make sure im not wasting my time and his without knowing all the info (unless I have read it incorrectly).

Removed User 345456 · 25 Dec 2023 at 20:18

dfour said:
If you read the post I quoted it sounds like the OP wants another build without a gpu. I would rather make sure im not wasting my time and his without knowing all the info (unless I have read it incorrectly).

Yeah I was just assuming he meant that £800 budget now can be fully used without a GPU, spec wise? My bad if not.

dfour · 25 Dec 2023 at 20:33

keef247 said:
Yeah I was just assuming he meant that £800 budget now can be fully used without a GPU, spec wise? My bad if not.

No problems

Just need @Shampoo to qualify what he was saying.

With an extra £339 to play with I would update my above build to a b650/7600x and 32 gig ddr5 and maybe squeeze in a 2tb ssd

Removed User 345456 · 25 Dec 2023 at 20:56

dfour said:
No problems
Just need @Shampoo to qualify what he was saying.

With an extra £339 to play with I would update my above build to a b650/7600x and 32 gig ddr5 and maybe squeeze in a 2tb ssd

Yeah definitely mate! Although for me I'd push for the extra for an 8 core, as I think personally the 7600x is a bit of a con for 'next gen'/am5, I mean we got 5700x/5800x and even 5800x3d on am4... So a 6 core for 'next gen' imho is a bit of a step back/not as future proof.

dfour · 25 Dec 2023 at 21:21

The problem is a 8 core 7700 is £315 on its own.

Removed User 345456 · 25 Dec 2023 at 21:36

dfour said:
The problem is a 8 core 7700 is £315 on its own.

For his budget, I'd be inclined to recommended a 5800X3D/AM4/32GB CAS 16 3600mhz setup... I know it can't be upgraded further, but the whole just buy this now and upgrade it later costing you another £3-400 etc etc... Doesn't wash with me.
If he's not using a ridiculous spec GPU nor intending on going above a 4090 for a few years, I'm sure he wouldn't have any chance of noticing any 'bottlenecks' at this point if it's just used for gaming?

He could end up with a really high end AM4 setup with this price point and or some money left over for games/future GPU upgrades should he not stick with what he wants/has planned?

Shampoo · 26 Dec 2023 at 11:50

Easy to misread, but the OP did say a spec without a GPU. I should have bolded that!

£800 budget. Can push another 50 quid if it changes the game. Case-wise you don't need to spend too long on as I believe he's wanting to fit it all in a Fractal Design Focus G. As long as the parts get in there we're good. He's still using a BD drive so needs the bay that case has.

Tetras · 26 Dec 2023 at 12:38

Shampoo said:
Easy to misread, but the OP did say a spec without a GPU. I should have bolded that! £800 budget. Can push another 50 quid if it changes the game. Case-wise you don't need to spend too long on as I believe he's wanting to fit it all in a Fractal Design Focus G. As long as the parts get in there we're good. He's still using a BD drive so needs the bay that case has.

Adjusted my Intel spec to remove the case and graphics card:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Intel Core i5-13600K (Raptor Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AV-IN) = £319.99
1 x MSI B760 Gaming Plus WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-37M-MS) = £160.00
1 x Kingston FURY Beast 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MY-29H-KS) = £109.99
1 x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 3D NAND NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-075-CR) = £114.95
1 x Phanteks AMP 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-09Q-PT) = £69.99

Total: £782.92 (includes delivery: £7.99)

The motherboard only has 2x M.2 slots, so if a lot of storage is needed, I'd switch to another B760 or Z790 board.

Cooler: this, K CPUs don't include a cooler and it probably wouldn't be suitable anyway.

If you have extra cash, I'd upgrade the CPU to a 13700F (or non-K). FYI: I believe Intel is releasing 14th gen non-K CPUs soon.

dfour · 26 Dec 2023 at 12:38

AM4

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Gigabyte B550 AORUS Elite AX V2 (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-59Q-GI) = £157.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Cache Eight Core 4.5GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D0-AM) = £275.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMK32GX4M2D3600C18) (SKU: MY-4D1-CS) = £64.99
1 x MSI MAG A750GL 750W 80 Plus Gold ATX 3.0 PCIE5 Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-013-MS) = £99.95
1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £109.99
1 x DeepCool AK400 Zero Dark CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: HS-01B-DC) = £34.99

Total: £743.90 (includes delivery: £0.00)

Change the cooler for a thermalright peerless assassin or phantom spirit for about £33 at other stores and they will both fit in the Fractal Focus G

Peerless Assassin – Thermalright

www.thermalright.com

AM5

My basket at OcUK:

1 x MSI MAG A750GL 750W 80 Plus Gold ATX 3.0 PCIE5 Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-013-MS) = £99.95
1 x DeepCool AK400 Zero Dark CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: HS-01B-DC) = £34.99
1 x Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K1-AS) = £175.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £379.99
1 x AMD - Avatar Ryzen Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-01185) = £0.00
1 x TeamGroup Delta RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FF3D532G6000HC30DC01) (SKU: MY-0B8-TG) = £110.00
1 x WD Blue SN580 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-00540) = £57.94

Total: £858.86 (includes delivery: £0.00)

Again swap the cooler for the thermalright ones.

Both top end gaming setups but the AM5 is going to be suppported until 2025.
Intel

My basket at OcUK:

1 x MSI MAG A750GL 750W 80 Plus Gold ATX 3.0 PCIE5 Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-013-MS) = £99.95
1 x DeepCool AK400 Zero Dark CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: HS-01B-DC) = £34.99
1 x TeamGroup Delta RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FF3D532G6000HC30DC01) (SKU: MY-0B8-TG) = £109.99
1 x MSI B760 Gaming Plus WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-37M-MS) = £160.00
1 x Intel Core i5-14600K (Raptor Lake-S) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-INT-00802) = £299.99
1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £109.99

Total: £814.91 (includes delivery: £0.00)

mickyflinn · 26 Dec 2023 at 12:56

While the 7800x3d is the best gaming CPU on AM5 it's certainly not the best bang for buck. It's 25% faster on average in games than the 7600, while costing 80% more.

dfour · 26 Dec 2023 at 13:00

mickyflinn said:
While the 7800x3d is the best gaming CPU on AM5 it's certainly not the best bang for buck. It's 25% faster on average in games than the 7600, while costing 80% more.

Agreed. I was just going for the flat out best for his budget.