Building a gaming pc

[roadrunner08]

Looking to build a gaming pc for my son.

1st time building a pc so would like a bit of advice, I’ve picked some parts and would like to know people thoughts on the parts I e picked

Not sure if I’m going to be out of my depth completing the build my self, would I be better to get overclockers to complete the build for me? Or is it a pretty easy task

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cart/restore/0e1f5d091d39fac9b24a95b2a13ebe6f

 

[roadrunner08]

It isn't hard, just take your time, watch videos on YouTube for anything you're not sure of, make sure you have the manuals available.


What is the intended resolution to play games at?

What is the overall budget?

He would like to play @ 1440p games like fortnight, gta5, cod etc

Around a £2k budget

 

[roadrunner08]

Swap to AMD system
Need a monitor
Keyboard, mouse, mouse mat, TV and speakers

I’m aware of the parts you mention obviously, I will get those parts elsewhere!

This was just for the pc tower build

And didn’t really want to go AMD

 

[roadrunner08]

Great!

Here's your spec for future readers:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Lian Li Vector V100 Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CAS-LIA-05153) = £69.98
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B760-F Gaming WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6KD-AS) = £199.92
• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 5070 Gaming Pro 12GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PAL-04302) = £494.99
• 1 x WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T2X0E) (SKU: HD-591-WD) = £144.95
• 1 x Lian Li HydroShift II LCD-C 360R Black All In One CPU Cooler - 360mm (SKU: COO-LIA-04868) = £149.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO/XMP RGB 48GB (2X24GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-03748) = £169.99
• 1 x Intel Core i7-14700K (Raptor Lake-S) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-INT-00800) = £299.99
• 1 x ASRock Steel Legend 850W 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular Power Supply (SKU: POW-ASR-04178) = £128.97
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) (SKU: SW-18J-MS) = £107.99
• 1 x Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut High Performance Thermal Paste - 1 Gramm (SKU: TH-020-TG) = £6.95
• 2 x Lian Li UNI FAN CL 120 WIRELESS Black RGB Fan - 120mm (SKU: COO-LIA-05073) = £14.99
• 1 x NVIDIA - Borderlands 4 Standard Edition & the Gilded Glory Pack DLC (SKU: DIG-NVI-06102) = £0.00
• 1 x Intel Gamers Days - Battlefield 6 Bundle (SKU: DIG-INT-06117) = £0.00

Total: £1,815.68 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

Here's a suggested AMD spec from me:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £349.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £184.92
• 1 x Crucial Pro 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C48 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-01087) = £124.99
• 1 x PNY GeForce RTX 5070 Ti OC Triple Fan 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PNY-04063) = £680.00
• 1 x NVIDIA - Borderlands 4 Standard Edition & the Gilded Glory Pack DLC (SKU: DIG-NVI-06102) = £0.00
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £131.98
• 1 x (unchanged) Lian Li Vector V100 Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CAS-LIA-05153) = £69.99
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 850W ATX 3.1 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: POW-BEQ-05637) = £109.99
• 1 x Thermalright Frozen Notte 360 Black ARGB V2 All In One CPU Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03260) = £69.95
• 1 x (unchanged) Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) (SKU: SW-18J-MS) = £107.99

Total: £1,841.78 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

Max budget Intel build:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core Ultra 7 265K (Arrow Lake) Socket LGA 1851 Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-INT-03111) = £289.99
• 1 x Intel Gamers Days - Battlefield 6 Bundle (SKU: DIG-INT-06117) = £0.00
• 1 x Gigabyte Z890 EAGLE WIFI7 (LGA1851) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03487) = £194.98
• 1 x Crucial Pro 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C46 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-01086) = £99.95
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 5080 Solid Core 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-04544) = £949.99
• 1 x NVIDIA - Borderlands 4 Standard Edition & the Gilded Glory Pack DLC (SKU: DIG-NVI-06102) = £0.00
• 1 x KIOXIA EXCERIA PRO 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TSH-01448) = £116.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 RGB Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7B8-LL) = £89.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 850W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02519) = £104.99
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.99
• 1 x (unchanged) Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) (SKU: SW-18J-MS) = £107.99

Total: £1,996.85 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

I don't recommend you go 14th gen anymore, unless you're willing to roll the dice on the extended warranty.

One of Intel's latest updates:

Intel Core 13th and 14th Gen Desktop Instability Root Cause Update

Following extensive investigation of the Intel® Core™ 13th and 14th Gen desktop processor Vmin Shift Instability issue, Intel can now confirm the root cause diagnosis for the issue. This post will cover Intel’s understanding of the root cause, as well as additional mitigations and next steps for...

community.intel.com

They say it is fixed now, but only time will tell. If it was me and I was determined to go Intel, I'd get the Core Ultra instead.

After listening to people’s thought I think AMD might be a better option,
I would rather have the other parts I selected I know they are more expensive that other you picked and limits me to 5070 gpu choice with budget, but the 5070 should be sufficient For needs?

Does the pick now look ok
My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Lian Li Vector V100 Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CAS-LIA-05153) = £69.98
• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 5070 Gaming Pro 12GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PAL-04302) = £494.99
• 1 x WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T2X0E) (SKU: HD-591-WD) = £144.95
• 1 x Lian Li HydroShift II LCD-C 360R Black All In One CPU Cooler - 360mm (SKU: COO-LIA-04868) = £149.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO/XMP RGB 48GB (2X24GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-03748) = £169.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) (SKU: SW-18J-MS) = £107.99
• 1 x Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut High Performance Thermal Paste - 1 Gramm (SKU: TH-020-TG) = £6.95
• 2 x Lian Li UNI FAN CL 120 WIRELESS Black RGB Fan - 120mm (SKU: COO-LIA-05073) = £14.98
• 1 x NVIDIA - Borderlands 4 Standard Edition & the Gilded Glory Pack DLC (SKU: DIG-NVI-06102) = £0.00
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £184.92
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £350.00
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 850W ATX 3.1 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: POW-BEQ-05637) = £109.99

Total: £1,831.70 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[roadrunner08]

I’ve now swapped the aio cooler for one half the price and swapped the 5070 for a 5070 TI

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Lian Li Vector V100 Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CAS-LIA-05153) = £69.98
• 1 x WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T2X0E) (SKU: HD-591-WD) = £144.95
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO/XMP RGB 48GB (2X24GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-03748) = £169.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) (SKU: SW-18J-MS) = £107.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £184.92
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £349.99
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 850W ATX 3.1 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: POW-BEQ-05637) = £110.00
• 1 x Thermalright Frozen Notte 360 Black ARGB V2 All In One CPU Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03260) = £69.94
• 1 x PNY GeForce RTX 5070 Ti OC Triple Fan 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PNY-04063) = £680.00
• 1 x NVIDIA - Borderlands 4 Standard Edition & the Gilded Glory Pack DLC (SKU: DIG-NVI-06102) = £0.00

Total: £1,899.74 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[roadrunner08]

So this was the final choice of parts, I now have all parts in my possession.
Mobo and ram I ordered elsewhere as was a bit cheaper
One concern I’ve found since placing the order
The ram isn’t on the QVL list for the mobo, is this gonna be a issue?

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Lian Li Vector V100 Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CAS-LIA-05153) = £69.98
• 1 x WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T2X0E) (SKU: HD-591-WD) = £144.95
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 850W ATX 3.1 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: POW-BEQ-05637) = £109.99
• 1 x Thermalright Frozen Notte 360 Black ARGB V2 All In One CPU Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03260) = £69.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £399.95
• 2 x Lian Li UNI FAN CL 120 WIRELESS Black RGB Fan - 120mm (SKU: COO-LIA-05073) = £14.99
• 1 x Gainward GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Phoenix V1 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-GNW-04853) = £719.99
• 1 x NVIDIA - Borderlands 4 Standard Edition & the Gilded Glory Pack DLC (SKU: DIG-NVI-06102) = £0.00
• 1 x MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI (AMD AM5) B850 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03993) = £229.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO RGB 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-03749) = £209.99

Total: £1,984.76 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[roadrunner08]

Save yourself £35 with this m2 drive.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gigabyte-aorus-7300-2tb-ssd-m.2-2280-nvme-pci-e-gen4-solid-state-drive-sto-gig-05732.html

I already have all the parts with me now

 

[roadrunner08]

Ok was a good offer enjoy your build.

First boot on AM5 can take up to 15mins for anything to show on screen and may reboot a few times this is because the motherboard is training the memory so be patient.

So it shouldn’t be a problem with the ram not being on the QVL list for the mobo?

Also should I flash latest bios before the buid

 

[roadrunner08]

Thought i would come back and show the final built product.

So glad I bought the team whe I did as prices are silly now!

Paired it with a MPG 341CQPX QD-OLED monitor

I did buy all parts back in september, built it and packed away as it was a xmas oresent for my son. Hes absolutely over the moon with it.
And im happy it all went smooth.

I have the bios all set up with a bit of help from chatGPT curve @ -25 and running fine, tempted to try -30 but not sure if I should?

I did want to alter the gpu clocks etc but the instructions for that from ChatGPT I don’t really understand properly.

 

[roadrunner08]

Very nice, you did a good job on the build.

What was in the white box on top of the case box?

That was just a cheap mouse and keyboard set I used for the setting up when building, as didn’t want to open the razer ones we got him