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zombiebob

zombiebob

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Hi all I have chucked this basket together, if anyone could advise on better parts for similar cost I would be grateful. Also can I ask what fans and cables I'll be needing too 2k budget thanks.
My basket at OcUK:

Total: £1,704.84 (includes delivery: £0.00)​



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Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard
MB-6K1-AS
£182 (incl. VAT)
FREE DELIVERY
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Six Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail
CP-3DG-AM
£240 (incl. VAT)
£170 (incl. VAT)
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Seagate 1TB Barracuda HDD 5400RPM 2.5" Internal Hard Drive (ST1000LM048)
HD-379-SE
£50 (incl. VAT)
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Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632)
SW-18J-MS
£120 (incl. VAT)
£108 (incl. VAT)
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Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)
AC-000-AC
£8 (incl. VAT)
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Overpaying for Asus stuff which are normally overpriced and also have worse features for the same money in comparison to other manufacturers

You haven't specced a case...is that intentional?
 
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Assuming this is just a gaming system, then I would make the following changes for a 2K budget:

AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail - £338.99
Gigabyte B650M DS3H (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro ATX Motherboard - £199.99
Kingston FURY Beast EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (KF560C36BBEK2-32) - £139.99

(unchanged) Asus RX Radeon 6700 XT Dual 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £389.99
AMD Radeon™ Get The Game Bundle - The Last of Us™ Part I - £0.00

WD Black SN850X 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2X0E) - £89.99 (OS/boot drive)
WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T2X0E) - £149.99 (game drive)

Lian-Li GALAHAD AIO 240mm High Performance RGB CPU Water Cooler - White - £119.99
Lian Li Lancool 205M Mesh Micro-ATX PC Case White - £74.99
MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 UK PSU 1000W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply - £159.95

(unchanged) Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) - £127.99

(unchanged) Asus External Slimline DVD Re-Writer, USB, 8x, Black, Cyberlink Power2Go 7 - White (SDRW-08D2S-U LIT - £29.99
(unchanged) LG 27" 27GQ50F-B 1920x1080 VA 165Hz 1ms FreeSync DyAC Widescreen Gaming Monitor - £179.99

Grand Total: £2,001.83 (delivery charge, £0.00)

zombiebob said:
Also can I ask what fans and cables I'll be needing too 2k budget thanks.
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You shouldn't need any additional fans or cables with the build above.

I went with a white case because you have a white DVD re-writer, but you can swap the case and AIO for black versions (and save £5).
 
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don't need to buy a white key os for £££
don't need the extra thermal paste

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £2,003.81 (includes delivery: £16.00)​

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edited to include a 7900xt (might as well go to the max budget :cry:)​
 
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail
CP-3DW-AM
£219 (incl. VAT)
£200 (incl. VAT)
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Asrock B650M PG Riptide (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard
MB-18Y-AK
£159 (incl. VAT)
£155 (incl. VAT)
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be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W ATX 3.1 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
CA-14S-BQ
£100 (incl. VAT)
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Lian Li Lancool 205M Mesh Micro-ATX PC Case Black
CA-7B2-LL
£70 (incl. VAT)
Find out more
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the way i see it is that storage can always be added on later on with no detriment...it's literally an "add-on" rather than a replacement unless changing the os drive
(and even then the old os drive can then be repurposed to become secondary storage...so no loss)
if you want a better cpu/gpu this will have the hassle of needing to buy a new one, and then selling the current one at a loss
might as well get the best cpu/gpu combo within budget, then storage can be sorted out at a later point in time when the need arises
 
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tamzzy said:
the way i see it is that storage can always be added on later on with no detriment...it's literally an "add-on" rather than a replacement unless changing the os drive
(and even then the old os drive can then be repurposed to become secondary storage...so no loss)
if you want a better cpu/gpu this will have the hassle of needing to buy a new one, and then selling the current one at a loss
might as well get the best cpu/gpu combo within budget, then storage can be sorted out at a later point in time when the need arises
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Yeah, makes sense. I think I was content with the 6700 XT just because the OP is buying a 1080p monitor, so I loaded up on the rest of the build (CPU, storage, PSU), but going 1440p with a 7900 XT is going to be so much nicer to game with.
 
tamzzy said:
Overpaying for Asus stuff which are normally overpriced and also have worse features for the same money in comparison to other manufacturers

You haven't specced a case...is that intentional?
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I'll be honest I thought I had one in my basket but any advise is really appreciated.
 
Tetras said:
Assuming this is just a gaming system, then I would make the following changes for a 2K budget:

AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail - £338.99
Gigabyte B650M DS3H (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro ATX Motherboard - £199.99
Kingston FURY Beast EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (KF560C36BBEK2-32) - £139.99

(unchanged) Asus RX Radeon 6700 XT Dual 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £389.99
AMD Radeon™ Get The Game Bundle - The Last of Us™ Part I - £0.00

WD Black SN850X 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2X0E) - £89.99 (OS/boot drive)
WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T2X0E) - £149.99 (game drive)

Lian-Li GALAHAD AIO 240mm High Performance RGB CPU Water Cooler - White - £119.99
Lian Li Lancool 205M Mesh Micro-ATX PC Case White - £74.99
MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 UK PSU 1000W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply - £159.95

(unchanged) Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) - £127.99

(unchanged) Asus External Slimline DVD Re-Writer, USB, 8x, Black, Cyberlink Power2Go 7 - White (SDRW-08D2S-U LIT - £29.99
(unchanged) LG 27" 27GQ50F-B 1920x1080 VA 165Hz 1ms FreeSync DyAC Widescreen Gaming Monitor - £179.99

Grand Total: £2,001.83 (delivery charge, £0.00)



You shouldn't need any additional fans or cables with the build above.

I went with a white case because you have a white DVD re-writer, but you can swap the case and AIO for black versions (and save £5).
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Awesome thanks I'll be honest I'm excited to put this together
 
zombiebob said:
I'll be honest I thought I had one in my basket but any advise is really appreciated.
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you know that you can cram in a better system with a 7900XT for a 2k budget?
the 7900XT is an order of magnitude faster than a 6700XT?
Exaggeration aside, the 7900XT is basically double the performance of a 6700XT

It would be a shame if you spent £2k just to settle for a GPU that only rightfully belongs in a £900 rig in 2023
And worse of all, setting for a 1080p monitor
Both the above is criminal for a £2k outlay
 
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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Specs

AMD Navi 22, 2581 MHz, 2560 Cores, 160 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 12288 MB GDDR6, 2000 MHz, 192 bit
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zombiebob said:
Thanks for all your help i went to buy your basket yesterday, unfortunately the monitor, power supply and mother board are all out of stock at the moment.
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all the items are in stock as of posting this reply:

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £2,018.80 (includes delivery: £11.99)​



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