Build feedback for 4K60 gaming

squerble · 24 Apr 2025 at 12:39

Hi all, I took a step back from PC gaming but I'm missing it quite a lot, so I'm considering getting back into it. I've put together the following build to game at 4K @ 60fps. I'm not an Ultra settings kinda person, and I'm not fussed on RT, so hoping the 9070XT has enough grunt. Any changes on this or am I looking to be along the right lines? I may not buy today but hoping I'm looking OK. Don't really want to go above £2k.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £449.99
1 x MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI (AMD AM5) B850 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03993) = £234.99
1 x MSI MPG A850G PCIE5 UK PSU 850W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-00Y-MS) = £140.00
1 x Lian Li Lancool III Full Tower PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-7AW-LL) = £125.98
1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-KNG-03705) = £99.95
1 x Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-23Y-SA) = £84.95
1 x Samsung 2TB 870 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 64 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-77E2T0B/EU) (SKU: HD-24H-SA) = £159.95
1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-GIG-04215) = £698.99
1 x Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 Dual Tower CPU Cooler -120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02719) = £38.98

Total: £2,033.78 (includes delivery: £0.00)

mickyflinn · 24 Apr 2025 at 13:00

Hi.

Would swap the SSD for another m2

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/crucial-t500-2tb-nvme-pcie-4.0-m.2-solid-state-drive-sto-cru-01090.html

Also 1tb

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/crucial-t500-1tb-nvme-pcie-4.0-m.2-solid-state-drive-sto-cru-01089.html

For an extra £10 is d get this 1000w PSU .

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/super-flower-leadex-iii-gold-up-1000w-80-plus-gold-power-supply-pcie-5.1-at-pow-sfl-04172.html

All black with tad of RGB to your cooler .

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Tetras · 24 Apr 2025 at 13:44

Some suggested changes to save ££:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £449.99
1 x Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03859) = £179.99
1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-KNG-03707) = £199.99
1 x Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-03983) = £649.99
1 x Crucial T500 4TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-02889) = £236.99
1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £85.99
1 x Phanteks AMP GH 1000W 80PLUS Platinum ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02521) = £128.99
1 x UK Mains Plug with 13A Fuse to IEC C13 Socket Lead, 10A, 2m (SKU: ACC-OCS-01709) = £0.00
1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE Black Dual Tower CPU Air Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03285) = £34.99

Total: £1,978.91 (includes delivery: £11.98)

squerble said:
1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-GIG-04215) = £698.99

I haven't checked any reviews for the 9070 XT models, but the Gaming OC model is not normally anything special and on the face of it, £700 seems like a high price.

squerble said:
1 x Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-23Y-SA) = £84.95

This is an old model (PCI-E 3.0), which isn't necessarily a problem, but the 1TB model here is not great value either.

squerble said:
1 x Samsung 2TB 870 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 64 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-77E2T0B/EU) (SKU: HD-24H-SA) = £159.95

Just for storage or old games SATA SSDs are fine, but I wouldn't buy one for a new gaming PC, they throttle the speeds 'cos of the limitations of the interface and they don't support DirectStorage. This is also a lot of money for 2TB nowadays and given the performance limitations it shouldn't be so much more expensive.

WARburton · 24 Apr 2025 at 22:27

squerble said:
1 x Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-23Y-SA) = £84.95

1 x Samsung 2TB 870 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 64 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-77E2T0B/EU) (SKU: HD-24H-SA) = £159.95

your spending more on 2 SSd's than it costs to just get a 4tb ssd

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/kingston-nv3-4tb-pci-e-4.0-nvme-m.2-solid-state-drive-snv3s-4000g-sto-kng-03397.html

Also i had an MSI PSU and the thing never shut up. one you put it under load and the fans start its never turns off until you do a full reboot

squerble · 26 Apr 2025 at 13:11

Is it actually worth going for the 9800X3D when looking at 4K @ 60Hz gaming? Or am I likely to see very little difference if I dropped to the 9700X?

WARburton · 26 Apr 2025 at 13:19

squerble said:
Is it actually worth going for the 9800X3D when looking at 4K @ 60Hz gaming? Or am I likely to see very little difference if I dropped to the 9700X?

the X3D would always be better, but by how much is questionable. there is a £220 differance @ 4k i would pick the 9700x and put all cash into the GPU

squerble · 26 Apr 2025 at 13:28

WARburton said:
the X3D would always be better, but by how much is questionable. there is a £220 differance @ 4k i would pick the 9700x and put all cash into the GPU

I was thinking this, but I've just been doing a bit of reading and it seems I'd be better with the X3D for certain sims or games that are still CPU intensive - I know I'll be considering MSFS so it's probably worth stumping up the cash for the X3D now then I've got a solid platform if I decide to upgrade the 9070XT later.

Tetras · 26 Apr 2025 at 13:37

squerble said:
I was thinking this, but I've just been doing a bit of reading and it seems I'd be better with the X3D for certain sims or games that are still CPU intensive - I know I'll be considering MSFS so it's probably worth stumping up the cash for the X3D now then I've got a solid platform if I decide to upgrade the 9070XT later.

Yeah for certain games they're definitely handy to have and you're not really short changing yourself on the rest of your spec at the moment, so personally I'd invest the money in the X3D.

squerble · 26 Apr 2025 at 13:48

Tetras said:
Yeah for certain games they're definitely handy to have and you're not really short changing yourself on the rest of your spec at the moment, so personally I'd invest the money in the X3D.

I tweaked slightly just out of impatience of avoiding pre-orders (and not caring at all about the aesthetics). Am I looking OK here?

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £449.99
1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-KNG-03707) = £199.99
1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £85.99
1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE Black Dual Tower CPU Air Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03285) = £34.99
1 x Asrock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ASR-04036) = £680.00
1 x Crucial T500 4TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-02889) = £236.98
1 x Lian Li Edge Gold 1000W Black (with USB HUB) Power Supply (SKU: POW-LIA-03762) = £129.95
1 x UK Mains Plug with 13A Fuse to IEC C13 Socket Lead, 10A, 2m (SKU: ACC-OCS-01709) = £0.00
1 x MSI PRO B850-P WIFI (AMD AM5) B850 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03995) = £190.00

Total: £2,007.89 (includes delivery: £0.00)

Tetras · 26 Apr 2025 at 13:56

squerble said:
1 x Asrock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ASR-04036) = £680.00

I'd be tempted by the Pulse 9070 at £570 or the Pulse XT at £650, especially since your build is not white.

squerble said:
1 x Lian Li Edge Gold 1000W Black (with USB HUB) Power Supply (SKU: POW-LIA-03762) = £129.95

Is that compatible with your case?

WARburton · 26 Apr 2025 at 13:56

i know itys more expensive but i just cant put a white card in a black build lol

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/powercolor-radeon-rx-9070-xt-red-devil-16gb-gddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gra-pwc-04015.html