Considering switch + Build.

[shadow1100]

Hi All,

I am considering building a pc (Was a pc user up until several years ago when I switched to mac laptops and haven't had cause for a desktop since). I mainly game on series x or ps5.

I already have a 4k monitor due to work needs and somewhat decent mouse/keyboard.

I am on the fence that it is worth switching, it's primarily driven by the quality and performance difference for games like Starfield and cyberpunk and I do enjoy age of empires and playing that with a controller while passable is not comparable.

Whats the general consensus, I think this is a rather expensive build but I feel it kind of needs to be to actually be a noticeable upgrade on console. Is it worth the switch?

Case: NR200 max (I want sff, like the dan case c4 but not available)
CPU: 78003dx
GPU: 4080 FE or 4070 TI
RAM: 32GB G-Skill 6000 CL30
MOBO: MSI B650-i Gaming Edge Wi-Fi

Other: Noctua NH-D12 to replace the rad fans and arctis fans for bottom of case.

 

[Tetras]

I am on the fence that it is worth switching, it's primarily driven by the quality and performance difference for games like Starfield and cyberpunk and I do enjoy age of empires and playing that with a controller while passable is not comparable.

Whats the general consensus, I think this is a rather expensive build but I feel it kind of needs to be to actually be a noticeable upgrade on console. Is it worth the switch?

You can make a cheaper build, but SFF tends to make it worse because of limited parts choice and I don't think will help you with running large 4K capable cards in the future

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £218.99
• 1 x AMD - Starfield Ryzen Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00523) = £0.00
• 1 x Asus Prime B650M-A WIFI II (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K6-AS) = £139.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G5600HC40BDC01) (SKU: MY-0B3-TG) = £99.95
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge OC 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-13Q-ZT) = £578.99
• 1 x Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GV3A012) (SKU: HD-3EX-SE) = £94.99
• 1 x AeroCool Trinity V2 Mini Tower PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-23J-AE) = £41.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-750 750W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-06U-SS) = £119.98

Total: £1,302.88 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

Better (for 4K):

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XT Pulse 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A7-SP) = £749.99
• 1 x AMD - Starfield Radeon Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-00542) = £0.00
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 205M Mesh Micro-ATX PC Case Black (SKU: CA-7B2-LL) = £69.95
• 1 x Corsair RMe Series RM850e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020263-UK) (SKU: CA-27N-CS) = £104.98

Total: £1,490.83 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[shadow1100]

Thanks for the suggestions, SFF is probably the only bit I don't want to change, though you are right on the future cards! I had looked at the 7900 XTX as well but part of what I'd be looking at is Ray tracing and that's not really possible at 4k without DLSS and/or RR etc. This is something the consoles can't offer so it's something I'd look for.