First new build for decade, looking for some guidance

Schoieuk

Schoieuk

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Hi Everyone

I'm planning my first new build in 10+ years!

Budget around £3k, please let me know what you think about my build and if you have any suggestions for changes or any incompatibility concerns.

I am planning to go full white coloured parts for this build, not all of these parts are available from OCUK, so I've put black versions in to demonstrate via the OCUK basket share feature, with a pc part picker link below (with all white parts - I hope this isn't any violation of forum rules!):

OCUK Basket link: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cart/restore/d69d62fa3ef89350e6c123106ed43c1a

PC Part Picker link: https://uk.************.com/user/schoieuk/saved/sMF4NG

Thanks!

Oliver

1 X Corsair iCUE 7000X RGB Tempered Glass Full Tower Smart Case - White (CC-9011227-WW) - £319.99
SKU: CA-26D-CS
1 X Intel Core i7-14700K (Raptor Lake-S) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail - £399.95
SKU: PRO-INT-00800
1 X B Grade Corsair Hydro Series iCUE H150i ELITE LCD XT White Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - 360mm (CW-9060077-WW) - £309.95
SKU: BG-HS-04G-CS
1 X Asus ROG Strix Z790-A Gaming WIFI II (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard - £399.99
SKU: MOT-ASU-01398
1 X Corsair Vengeance 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-41600C40 5200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK64GX5M2B5200C40 - £170.00
SKU: MY-4DC-CS
1 X WD Black SN850X 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive with Heatsink (WDS100T2XHE) - £94.99
SKU: HD-593-WD
1 X WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T2X0E) - £138.95
SKU: HD-591-WD
1 X Zotac GeForce RTX 4080 Super Trinity OC White 16Gb Graphics Card - £1,049.98
SKU: GRA-ZTC-01495
1 X Corsair RMx Series RM850x 80 PLUS Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (CP-9020200-UK) - £147.95
SKU: CA-267-CS
1 X Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-10528) - £137.99
SKU: SW-18K-MS
Grand Total: £3,181.73
 
Tetras said:
AMD alternative, if you're only gaming:

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £2,391.86 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

Cooler: this. In white.


PCP isn't allowed, because it links to competitors.

About your build,

I don't know what price you're paying for these, but since your budget is pretty high, I'd just get 2x2TB as the 1TB is obviously poor value at this price.


This is a bit slow, are you planning on stock running? If you are, I'd get the Crucial Pro 5600 C46 kit. The Crucial kit does support XMP, but it is technically only @ JEDEC speeds.
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Thanks for this.

I personally prefer intel, and won't just be gaming although that it's a big part of the build.

Regarding the storage, I don't like to store much on the OS drive itself, so that's my logic there, but I get your point.

Noted regarding the RAM, I would like to have the option to adjust the speeds, especially as the mobo supports it well. What would be the next one up/ recommended (without blowing the budget) in the Corsair range?
 
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail
CP-3DT-AM
£480 (incl. VAT)
FREE DELIVERY
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Asus ROG Strix B650-A Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard
MB-6JY-AS
£190 (incl. VAT)
£180 (incl. VAT)
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Corsair Vengeance EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK64GX5M2B5600Z40)
MY-4DL-CS
£170 (incl. VAT)
£159 (incl. VAT)
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Zotac GeForce RTX 4080 Super Trinity OC White 16Gb Graphics Card
GRA-ZTC-01495
£1,050 (incl. VAT)
£990 (incl. VAT)
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Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - White
CA-7B9-LL
£115 (incl. VAT)
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Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-10528)
SW-18K-MS
£150 (incl. VAT)
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sx_turbo said:
Agree with this, but if you want the LCD could save £60 by going for the Lian li Galahad 2

www.overclockers.co.uk

Lian Li Galahad II LCD SL-INF AIO 360mm Performance ARGB CPU Water Cooler - White

A Lian Li Galahad II LCD AIO is the perfect choice for cooling your gaming PC, featuring both fantastic cooling performance and beautiful aesthetics.
www.overclockers.co.uk www.overclockers.co.uk

Regarding the case, this thermal take one is worth a look as an alternative, and is £200 cheaper

www.overclockers.co.uk

Thermaltake CTE C700 TG ARGB Air Snow Full Tower Case - White

Order Thermaltake CTE C700 TG ARGB Air Snow Full Tower Case - White now online and benefit from fast delivery.
www.overclockers.co.uk www.overclockers.co.uk

All personal preference, but worth thinking about.

Lastly the windows 11 pack, assume though it's in the list, you'll probably get it from cd keys or similar
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Thanks, this is useful. I have had a Corsair full tower case in white before and loved it, that's my primary motivation to go for this case. but it would be good to hear if you have any other suggestions or insights into similar or better cases. The Thermaltake one looks decent but I prefer the Corsair (personal preference) but totally get the cost difference is huge!
 
Ace Modder said:
Also the AIO cooler you posted is for a B-Grade unit, but OcUK have not adjusted the price down for it being B-Grade, the RRP is the same as this B-Grade pricing. Don't buy it at RRP for a B-Grade. I would get in touch with OcUK if you really want to buy it, OcUk don't have stock of pristine new ones, but the B-Grade needs lowering in price, the PM at OcUK just has not adjusted the price yet, shout them via webnotes, and they will adjust it accordingly on the website for you.
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Noted, I wouldn't be going for a b-grade cooler, this was just representational.
 
lee32uk said:
A huge full tower case doesn't make a lot of sense unless you actually need the interior space i.e if you are doing a custom loop for cpu/gpu etc. It will look pretty empty otherwise. If you like the Corsair then maybe consider the iCue 5000X RGB instead which is a mid tower and £120 cheaper.
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It's a fair point, would the 5000x fit all my components?
 
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