Build vs Buy - Gaming PC

[Spoodzilla]

Been out of the game for 20 years. Looking to build a gaming rig around the £1000 mark. Been getting myself up to day with the current hardware, apparently raid 0 and overclocking aren't really things anymore.
Is it better value to build or buy pre built?
Can anyone advise on a good cpu/graphics card combination that fits into this price bracket? I'm guessing 4k gaming is out of the question at this price point.
I'm looking at a 750w psu, at least 32gb ram and 1tb storage. A fancy glass case and pretty lights would be nice too

I used to know which speed of ram to get to match up with CPU clock cycles, motherboard bandwidths, but totally out of touch these days!

 

[Spoodzilla]

What kind of games do you play? CPU or GPU intensive bias might dictate what you prioritise.

I would say a bit of all sorts, shooters, RTS, racing, MMORPG.

 

[Spoodzilla]

self build is always better, if you have the time to diagnose problems if/when they occur
prebuilts usually cheap out on some parts (usually ram/mobo/psu) but you have the return-to-base warranty for as long as it lasts

for £1k, you'd be looking at a rough build of: ryzen 7600, rx7800xt or rtx 4070 (non-super), 32gb ram
this will run 4k, but obviously not at ultra settings. more suited to high-refresh rate 1440p gaming, which is the sweet spot imo

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £179.99
• 1 x Asus Prime B650M-A WIFI II (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K6-AS) = £129.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G6000HC38ADC01) (SKU: MY-0B2-TG) = £89.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95
• 1 x SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture (SKU: GRA-SPR-00764) = £449.99
• 1 x AMD Radeon - Space Marine & Unknown 9 Awakening Games Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-02939) = £0.00
• 1 x Team Group MP44L 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03128) = £52.99
• 1 x Aerocool Dryft Mini v2 Micro-ATX Case (SKU: CAS-AER-00607) = £55.00

Total: £1,042.90 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Thanks this is bang on the money. Any advantage of going R7 over R5?
Is this motherboard decent enough to handle any future upgrading?
I think the equivalent Nvid card is the 4070, is ray tracing all that? That seems to be where the Radeon cards really fall down.