Finally time to upgrade the 2600k

silverfoxxxx · 2025-10-21T14:27:46+0100

Hi,

Been a long time coming but looking to upgrade my 2600k and gtx 1080 system with the below. I play mainly sim racing and a couple of online shooters on a 1440p g sync monitor. Any advice on the below or tweaks, was looking to aim around the £1k mark but clearly nudged over a bit already...

Already have a decent case and an 850w PSU from current system.

Thanks

My basket at OcUK:

1 x MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI (AMD AM5) B850 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03994) = £169.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - White (SKU: MEM-CRS-05813) = £149.99
1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Twin Edge 12GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-05629) = £469.99
1 x NVIDIA Game Bundle - Arc Raiders Deluxe Edition PLUS Astro Cosmetic Pack (SKU: DIG-NVI-06436) = £0.00
1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE A-RGB White CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02666) = £34.99
1 x Arctic MX-4 Thermal Compound (4g) (SKU: TH-01B-AR) = £5.00
1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Eight Core 5.50GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-02676) = £269.98
1 x Gigabyte Aorus 7300 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-GIG-05732) = £119.99

Total: £1,227.92 (includes delivery: £7.99)

Quartz · 2025-10-21T14:57:05+0100

silverfoxxxx said:
Already have a decent case and an 850w PSU from current system.

How old is that PSU?

And do you need the RGB bling?

silversurfer · 2025-10-21T15:10:00+0100

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If you dont upgrade often and you are anywhere near to using a lot of memory, get 64gb now seems reasonable for a high spec

silverfoxxxx · 2025-10-21T15:11:36+0100

Quartz said:
How old is that PSU?

And do you need the RGB bling?

5 or 6 years old now but was expensive when I bought it. Bling not needed as closed case under a desk.

Tetras · 2025-10-21T15:15:30+0100

silverfoxxxx said:
was looking to aim around the £1k mark but clearly nudged over a bit already...

You can still get 32GB (even white) under £100 (e.g. Crucial, Klevv), or a bit over with RGB (Lexar, Team).

Sapphire's Pure (if you're happy to go MATX) would save a few £10 on the board.

You don't need the thermal paste so that's another £5.

iamgigglz · 2025-10-21T15:24:28+0100

+1 to the PSU question. Capacitors do age and noisy power can cause havock.

Why does that ram link say C40? Might be worth double-checking on delivery that it's actually C30.

That SE version of the Peerless Assassin is the downgraded version with fewer fins. I don't think it makes a huge difference but if you're looking at reviews for the "normal" Peerless Assassin then keep this in mind.
I'd probably spend the extra £5 for this: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ther...n-140-white-cpu-air-cooler-coo-tlr-03289.html
Although the 9700x runs pretty cool anyway so ignore my ramblings.

silverfoxxxx · 2025-10-21T15:24:48+0100

Tetras said:
You can still get 32GB (even white) under £100 (e.g. Crucial, Klevv), or a bit over with RGB (Lexar, Team).

Sapphire's Pure (if you're happy to go MATX) would save a few £10 on the board.

You don't need the thermal paste so that's another £5.

I was struggling to find cl30 for much cheaper, i'll have a look again.
Thanks

Tetras · 2025-10-21T15:26:10+0100

silverfoxxxx said:
I was struggling to find cl30 for much cheaper, i'll have a look again.
Thanks

The white Crucial kit is C36, but not worth paying £60 extra for C30.

mark 11:11 · 2025-10-21T15:28:19+0100

Tetras said:
You can still get 32GB (even white) under £100 (e.g. Crucial, Klevv), or a bit over with RGB (Lexar, Team).

Sapphire's Pure (if you're happy to go MATX) would save a few £10 on the board.

You don't need the thermal paste so that's another £5.

the saffire pure board there is a 850a full sized one that exists im basically pinning all of my hopes atm on ocuk stocking that one when it becomes more available
partly because it would match hte rest of my stuff but also because from what i gather its the same almost as the nitro one they do just well pure colours and aesthetics
which i pretty clearly like more than is remotely sensible or healthy as judged by my other choices

very much looking forward to someone on this forum getting either the nitro or any of the sapphire boards and hearing any feedback reviews seem really really positive from what i can gather