Complete noob needs help

[WARburton]

• 1 x Thermal Grizzly Aeronaut High Performance Thermal Paste - 1g (SKU: TH-023-TG) = £5.99

this is not needed some with come with the new cooler.

• 1 x Cooler Master MasterLiquid PL240 Flux White All In One CPU Cooler - 240mm (SKU: HS-08W-CM) = £109.99

id swap this for an PA120 air cooler and save £70 for a 7800x3d it just not needed

• 1 x Aerocool Integrator Gold 1000W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-23U-AE) = £99.95

buy a branded 850W psu for the same price or even cheaper, i just dont trust Aerocool

 

[leoncc]

baller cpu, i like the ek aio's

 

[Tetras]

No, i have no idea what that is. i meant that the gpu can connect and also a hard drive can connect with pcie5. I just wanted these to both be connected via pcie 5 so the whole setup lasts longer.

The board has one PCIE 5.0 M.2 slot and the primary slot is PCI-E 5.0, so yes, that is possible. But, like I said, unless you know you need the PCI-E 5.0 drive (e.g. regular large file copies), they're not needed and won't do anything for you.

PCI-E 5.0 graphics might have a benefit in the future, but right now, it is just a few percent loss in performance on a 5090, if you don't have it.

Probably not then. It is primarily for gaming. I just felt that maybe it could do with an upgrade from 32.

I'd be aware that DDR5 systems don't much like running 4 sticks, so if you think you'll need it (some games can push it, particularly modded games and city builders) then I would buy it now.

 

[SpaceGoblin]

So taking on board what everyone has kindly suggested, I will go with this:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £479.99
• 1 x Asus PRIME X870-P (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-03090) = £229.99
• 1 x CORSAIR RM850x Gold ATX 3.1 PCIe 5.1 Fully Modular Power Supply (SKU: POW-CRS-02466) = £147.95
• 1 x Thermalright Assassin Spirit 120 EVO White ARGB CPU Air Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03262) = £22.99
• 1 x Corsair Force MP700 PRO 2TB NVMe PCIe 5.0 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRS-01188) = £209.99
• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - White (SKU: MEM-KNG-02963) = £124.99

Total: £1,223.89 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

Hopefully there are no conflicts here. I will maybe change the colour of things as i need to try and visualise what it looks like but all i need to do is order a gpu at a later date.

 

[Tetras]

1 x Thermalright Assassin Spirit 120 EVO White ARGB CPU Air Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03262) = £22.99

That's the junior version (1 fan) of the cooler. I'm not sure it would be enough to cool the 9800X3D. I'd look at the peerless assassin.

 

[SpaceGoblin]

oh ok. I'll swap it out.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £479.99
• 1 x Asus PRIME X870-P (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-03090) = £229.99
• 1 x CORSAIR RM850x Gold ATX 3.1 PCIe 5.1 Fully Modular Power Supply (SKU: POW-CRS-02466) = £147.95
• 1 x Corsair Force MP700 PRO 2TB NVMe PCIe 5.0 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRS-01188) = £209.99
• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - White (SKU: MEM-KNG-02963) = £124.99
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 White ARGB CPU Air Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03282) = £49.99

Total: £1,250.89 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

 

[Tetras]

• 1 x Corsair Force MP700 PRO 2TB NVMe PCIe 5.0 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRS-01188) = £209.99
• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - White (SKU: MEM-KNG-02963) = £124.99

The TUF Gold is on offer quite a lot, worth a thought.

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The T500 is currently just £100 for 2TB, which I think is very good value for a high-end drive.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 1000W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-05Z-AS) = £138.95
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £99.95

Total: £242.89 (includes delivery: £3.99)​

My opinion is that you're likely to get better long-term value from putting the extra £100 into 64GB of memory, than you will from a PCI-E 5.0 drive, but I know not everyone would agree.

 

[SpaceGoblin]

psu makes sense. I'll keep the ssd but swap the ram anyway as i'll be cheaper on graphics.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £479.99
• 1 x Asus PRIME X870-P (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-03090) = £229.99
• 1 x Corsair Force MP700 PRO 2TB NVMe PCIe 5.0 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRS-01188) = £209.99
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 White ARGB CPU Air Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03282) = £49.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 1000W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-05Z-AS) = £138.95
• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-KNG-03708) = £218.99

Total: £1,335.89 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

In terms of graphics. I was going to get the 5080 but im now thinking of the 9070xt after you mentioned it. I will be getting a monitor but i also want to hook it up to my 65 oled. what would be the minimum gpu i would need to achieve this?

many thanks

 

[WARburton]

I was going to get the 5080 but im now thinking of the 9070xt after you mentioned it.

based on the low MSRP id want to see some benchmarks before buying a 9070xt

 

[lee32uk]

The SE version of that cooler is cheaper.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE A-RGB White CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02666) = £34.99

Total: £34.99 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[SpaceGoblin]

So due to me changing my mind and trying to get a colour scheme in mind I didnt get around to ordering anything. In the mean time the graphics cards have restocked so ive changed everythng around again just to squeeze a 5080 in the budget.

Does this list look like it would work, I ideally need to save as much as possible. I need 64gb as I play a lot of builders. The only saving would be the MoBo i think.

Again, thanks for all input and help.

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 X870 Gaming Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-04359) = £235.99
• 1 x MSI MPG A850G PCIE5 UK PSU 850W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-00Y-MS) = £139.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming GT502 Mid-Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-064-AS) = £154.99
• 1 x MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Ventus 3X OC 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-MSI-04826) = £1,289.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel (SKU: MEM-CRS-02841) = £199.99
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Digital Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-04205) = £50.00
• 1 x Crucial P310 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 NVMe Solid State Drive with Heatsink (SKU: STO-CRU-03052) = £125.98

Total: £2,658.91 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[WARburton]

the case you picked is really intended for AIO's the air cooler will work fine but the layout lends its self better to a 360mm aio

 

[SpaceGoblin]

Ah ok. this was chosen when i had rgb stuff, i will change it and also save a little.

thank you

 

[freddie64]

Change the case as it does not come with any fans, so you have to add that cost on top.

You have listed a NVME drive with a heatsink, get one without so it will fit under the motherboard plate.

Have also put in a cheaper PSU, but only has 8 year warranty compared to the MSI 10 years.

Examples.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £85.99
• 1 x Kingston FURY Renegade 2TB PCI-e 4.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (SFYRS/2000G) (SKU: STO-KNG-01330) = £124.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 850W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02519) = £104.99

Total: £327.96 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[SpaceGoblin]

Excellent, thank you.

 

[mickyflinn]

If you want yo save money go b650 and update the bios for the 98000x3d .

Although your buying a 5080 which is comical when talking about saving money.

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[WARburton]

Although your buying a 5080 which is comical when talking about saving money.

9070xt is also a solid choice and would save him 500

 

[mickyflinn]

9070xt is also a solid choice and would save him 500

It would the 5080 shouldn't be more than £999

 

[Tetras]

I ideally need to save as much as possible. I need 64gb as I play a lot of builders. The only saving would be the MoBo i think.

Again, thanks for all input and help.

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 X870 Gaming Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-04359) = £235.99
• 1 x MSI MPG A850G PCIE5 UK PSU 850W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-00Y-MS) = £139.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming GT502 Mid-Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-064-AS) = £154.99
• 1 x MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Ventus 3X OC 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-MSI-04826) = £1,289.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel (SKU: MEM-CRS-02841) = £199.99
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Digital Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-04205) = £50.00
• 1 x Crucial P310 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 NVMe Solid State Drive with Heatsink (SKU: STO-CRU-03052) = £125.98

Total: £2,658.91 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

Here is an alternative spec to save.

If you like the cube style case, maybe look at Antec's C5 ARGB, which includes 7x 120mm fans.

You could go B650 and save a bit more, but B840 should have BIOS support out of the box, if you don't like updating.

The memory is slow, but the performance loss with the X3D is relatively small. You could likely get something better for not a whole lot more, so shop around.

I'd suggest the 9070 XT as already mentioned, but here's a 5070 Ti if not.

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 PRO B840-P WIFI (AMD AM5) B840 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03997) = £149.99
• 1 x Crucial Pro 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C46 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-01085) = £149.98
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Solid SFF OC 16GB GDDR7 Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-04899) = £800.00
• 1 x KIOXIA EXCERIA PRO 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TSH-01448) = £116.98
• 1 x Montech AIR 903 Base Midi-Tower Tempered Glass - Black (SKU: CAS-MON-01227) = £50.00
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 850W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02519) = £104.98
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02665) = £29.99

Total: £1,863.90 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[Craig_d1]

plenty of cases with rgb fans in them if you want that aren't as expensive as the tuf case...and tuf case be fine with an air cooler..it's another take on the 011d, which i have with an air cooler and looks fine. I'd just say goldfish bowl type suit rgb more than standard cases as the idea is you look inot them

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Antec C3 ARGB Midi Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-02727) = £79.99
• 1 x Montech AIR 903 Max Midi-Tower Tempered Glass - Black (SKU: CAS-MON-01229) = £59.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 RGB Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7B8-LL) = £89.99
• 1 x Montech KING 95 PRO Midi-Tower, Tempered Glass, ARGB - Black (SKU: CAS-MON-01482) = £124.99
• 1 x Antec C5 ARGB Midi Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-02729) = £109.99

Total: £464.95 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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I'd take a b650 board over a b840...b840 is an a620 chipset so can't enable pbo as no cpu overclocking...you enable pbo in bios...literally turn it on and done so no messing around.​

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My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K0-AS) = £164.99
• 1 x MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI (AMD AM5) B850 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03994) = £182.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B850 Aorus Elite WIFI7 (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03856) = £219.99

Total: £567.97 (includes delivery: £0.00)​