Final list for new build

neil_1821

neil_1821

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I've been going over this list for weeks now changing parts as I do more research but I think I've finally settled on all the parts, just wondering if there's any input on anything that might be better suited. I'm relatively happy with the overall price and list is as follows:

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz​

Lian Li Galahad II Trinity SL-INF 61.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler​

Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard​

Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory​

Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive​

PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card​

Lian Li O11D EVO RGB ATX Mid Tower Case​

Lian Li UNI SL120 V2 Addressable RGB Black 120mm Fan Triple Pack with Controller​

Lian Li UNI SL120 V2 Addressable RGB Black 120mm Fan​

Lian-Li UNI SL120 V2 Reverse Blade Addressable RGB Black 120mm Fan x 3​


I don't need a PSU as I'll be using my Corsair 1000w which I've had a while now and obviously I'll be using some Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut thermal paste.
 
Tetras said:
You could save quite a bit of money there, but if you're happy with the price then it doesn't matter?
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I could save some money and I'm still not 100% sure I'll buy all those fans but it's been a dream build for many many years now and I figure if i'm going to do it I'll do it the once until it becomes severely outdated

tamzzy said:
Get a better SSD lol
A QLC drive for a main drive after spending hundreds on pointless ARGB fans????
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Any recommendations on what? I've never actually used Solid State drives on motherboards before so it's something entirely new to me
 
neil_1821 said:
I could save some money and I'm still not 100% sure I'll buy all those fans but it's been a dream build for many many years now and I figure if i'm going to do it I'll do it the once until it becomes severely outdated
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If they're what you always wanted then fair enough, but I would be inclined to get a case that includes the fans because they're much better value, e.g.

Antec C5 ARGB, or Lian Li 216.

CPU cooler: even the Freezer 36 (which OCUK sell @ £23) can cool the 7800X3D and it is comfortable for a peerless assassin/phantom spirit.
 
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neil_1821 said:
Any recommendations on what? I've never actually used Solid State drives on motherboards before so it's something entirely new to me
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As it's such a high-spec build, I would not settle for any less than an SSD with DRAM

The usual suspects are (in no particular order):
Samsung 990 pro
WD SN850X
Crucial T500
Seagate Firecuda 530
SK hynix Platinum P41 / Solidigm SSD P44 PRO
Kingston Fury Renegade
Adata XPG GAMMIX S70 BLADE

I would go with any on the list, whichever is cheapest on the day

Edit: added a couple more choices
 
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tamzzy said:
pointless ARGB fans
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they do look super good when set up properly though! have a look around for some examples, I remember being wowed by them years ago, it's probably what set off the OP's dream of having them
good job they come with a controller, because that board only has x3 argb headers
 
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Threepwood said:
they do look super good when set up properly though!
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I'm sure they do! :P

I'm only a recent convert to ARGB in the last couple of years, so still leaning on function/price/value over form
And besides, you look at the monitor when using the computer so that to me is more important than bling bling
But definitely to each their own, not my money not my problem lol :cry:
 
tamzzy said:
As it's such a high-spec build, I would not settle for any less than an SSD with DRAM

The usual suspects are (in no particular order):
Samsung 990 pro
WD SN850X
Crucial T500
Seagate Firecuda 530
SK hynix Platinum P41 / Solidigm SSD P44 PRO
Kingston Fury Renegade
Adata XPG GAMMIX S70 BLADE

I would go with any on the list, whichever is cheapest on the day

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Thanks for this, I've decided to go with Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB M.2-2280 4.0 x4 NVME SSD, I think that rounds out the build really but I will have a look at some other cases as Tetras mentioned.

Threepwood said:
they do look super good when set up properly though! have a look around for some examples, I remember being wowed by them years ago, it's probably what set off the OP's dream of having them
good job they come with a controller, because that board only has x3 argb headers
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Yeah you're pretty much spot on, I'd have gone for another air cooled basic setup if I hadn't seen those and thought at some point I will build one when my current rig starts to struggle.

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neil_1821 said:

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz​

Lian Li Galahad II Trinity SL-INF 61.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler​

Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard​

Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory​

Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive​

Lian Li O11D EVO RGB ATX Mid Tower Case​

Lian Li UNI SL120 V2 Addressable RGB Black 120mm Fan Triple Pack with Controller​

Lian Li UNI SL120 V2 Addressable RGB Black 120mm Fan​

Lian-Li UNI SL120 V2 Reverse Blade Addressable RGB Black 120mm Fan x 3​

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have above case and fans

remember the evo rgb has the bar running down the front left corner between the front glass and side glass panes...as you're going for that look, more modern cases do away with this so the bar doesn't block your view..i@ll put both the white and black below(easier to see on the wite)
I personally didn't bother with an aio this time, the 7800x3d doesn't need that kind of cooling
the bottom and side 3 fans with be draeing air in so you'll need 6 reverse blade fans, and the aio in the top(or my case the final 3 fans) will be exhausting so standard fans
Personally, yes it's fun and if money isn't an issue go for it, but you do pay through the nose for looks. You've got a basis mobo and ssd in your rig..I'd rather get better ones before splurging on the case/fans..
 
sorry, forgot to add the evo cases...if going this way, get the more modern look

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £679.91 (includes delivery: £19.99)​
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below mine, so you can see bottom and side fans would need to be reverse blade if you want the clean look, and the aio would go in the top for chimney effect...you want the 6 fans drawing air in to create the possitive internal pressure...that'll push air out the back as well as being pulled up through the top fans...doing it with 6 fansexpelling and 1 set of reverse drawing air in would create a negative internal pressure, drawing air in through the holes in the back...it'll draw in dust etc too​
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Lian Li O11D EVO RGB Mid Tower Case - Black
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£170 (incl. VAT)
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Lian Li O11D EVO Mid-Tower Case - Black
CA-7A4-LL
£150 (incl. VAT)
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Lian Li O11D EVO RGB Mid Tower Case - White
CAS-LIA-01221
£180 (incl. VAT)
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Lian Li O11D EVO Mid-Tower Case - White
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tamzzy said:
you look at the monitor when using the computer so that to me is more important than bling bling
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I hear you man, the only comparison that I can make is owning the car that you have always wanted, not that you are going to look at while you are driving, now i'm not claiming that some bling is going to make a computer faster or better to drive but insert your own choice of car here,,if money was no real problem I'd happily have spent 32k on a recent for sale peugoet 205 dimma in black, just for the looks, though that did have a turbo peugoet 305 goodwood engine in it with an Lsd gearbox, which makes the car much more interesting apart from its looks ,
my second choice for the looks, would be an original ford mustang also, in black no wait, have you seen the new electric RGB DMC delorean that has the finger touch slides to open the angel wing doors?
in black ofc
the outside lighting on on that beast is insanely good, it follows the top of the bumper and ends up blending into the front side of the open door, and the whole of it will sweep left or right when indicating

FWIW I'm pretty new to the RGB scene too, but i'm sat on a £3k PC so I/ wanted it to shine esp considering that I am still on a well old case that has no windows, I live with the lights shining through the massive side, top, and front mesh on the case, that does have a 20cm fan on the side there but there is sill mesh around it where you could have added extra fans if you wanted to, plus the side fan is this semi opaque plastic that lights up whatever colour klight is shining behind it and removing the bottom three 3.5" drive bay front plates has left a supercool tunnel that can be looked down into guts of theRGB PC, it looks really good IMHO,
I have a lot of people come around my house, carers family, friends, sons friends etc, everyone mentions how good my PC looks, and it makes me smile, especially, when I can say, what is your favourite colour, and make the whole thing glow like that, personally I prefer rainbow though except for my peripherals, I like those in Borg Green, go figure =]
 
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Craig_d1 said:
have above case and fans

remember the evo rgb has the bar running down the front left corner between the front glass and side glass panes...as you're going for that look, more modern cases do away with this so the bar doesn't block your view..i@ll put both the white and black below(easier to see on the wite)
I personally didn't bother with an aio this time, the 7800x3d doesn't need that kind of cooling
the bottom and side 3 fans with be draeing air in so you'll need 6 reverse blade fans, and the aio in the top(or my case the final 3 fans) will be exhausting so standard fans
Personally, yes it's fun and if money isn't an issue go for it, but you do pay through the nose for looks. You've got a basis mobo and ssd in your rig..I'd rather get better ones before splurging on the case/fans..
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I've switched out the SSD for a Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB M.2-2280 4.0 x4 NVME SSD instead but I'd be interested in recommendations for motherboard. I'm not bothered about wifi or bluetooth but I can swap it out for something more appropriate and maybe I can then decide if I want all the fans, I may have 3 on the side and none on the bottom, can always be added at a later date.

Threepwood said:
I hear you man, the only comparison that I can make is owning the car that you have always wanted, not that you are going to look at while you are driving, now i'm not claiming that some bling is going to make a computer faster or better to drive but insert your own choice of car here,,if money was no real problem I'd happily have spent 32k on a recent for sale peugoet 205 dimma in black, just for the looks, though that did have a turbo peugoet 305 goodwood engine in it with an Lsd gearbox, which makes the car much more interesting apart from its looks ,
my second choice for the looks, would be an original ford mustang also, in black no wait, have you seen the new electric RGB DMC delorean that has the finger touch slides to open the angel wing doors?
in black ofc
the outside lighting on on that beast is insanely good, it follows the top of the bumper and ends up blending into the front side of the open door, and the whole of it will sweep left or right when indicating

FWIW I'm pretty new to the RGB scene too, but i'm sat on a £3k PC so I/ wanted it to shine esp considering that I am still on a well old case that has no windows, I live with the lights shining through the massive side, top, and front mesh on the case, that does have a 20cm fan on the side there but there is sill mesh around it where you could have added extra fans if you wanted to, plus the side fan is this semi opaque plastic that lights up whatever colour klight is shining behind it and removing the bottom three 3.5" drive bay front plates has left a supercool tunnel that can be looked down into guts of theRGB PC, it looks really good IMHO,
I have a lot of people come around my house, carers family, friends, sons friends etc, everyone mentions how good my PC looks, and it makes me smile, especially, when I can say, what is your favourite colour, and make the whole thing glow like that, personally I prefer rainbow though except for my peripherals, I like those in Borg Green, go figure =]
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Talking of cars I did splurge a bit on my daily, nice little 520bhp RS3 which I don't like to think about the cost plus the motorbike in the garage that doesn't get used much but I've always fancied a nice clean RGB PC
 
Tetras said:
FYI: the Antec C5 ARGB has 7 pre-installed 120mm fans and the Lian Li 216 RGB has 1x rear 140mm and 2x 160mm ARGB.
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Ok, I'm sold I've dumped the Lian Li plus all the fans for the Antec C5 ARGB in black

I suppose my only remaining question now is the money I've saved would be worth swapping out some other parts? Motherboard being one if there are any suggestions or possible spend a bit more on the CPU? I'm open to ideas and thanks to everyone contributing to this, you've really helped me out
 
neil_1821 said:
Ok, I'm sold I've dumped the Lian Li plus all the fans for the Antec C5 ARGB in black
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good choice, that's 90% of the looks for a fraction of the cost

neil_1821 said:
Motherboard being one if there are any suggestions
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asus b650e-f

neil_1821 said:
or possible spend a bit more on the CPU?
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nah. 7800x3d is the best gaming cpu currently, no need to change

neil_1821 said:
I've saved would be worth swapping out some other parts?
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i would also go with a 360mm rad to go up top on the case
something like the thermalright frozen prism 360

 
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