Full new build help

[you_rebel_Scum]

Hi, PC died nearly 2 years ago and thinking about a new one. Not up to date with new platforms so would like some builds as used this forum to help me before and was great.

It's a full build for gaming and surfing inet but please exclude keyboard, mouse and headset. Budget aiming for £1k and an absolute maximum of £1.5k. Looking for micro atx, large monitor (solid refresh rate) and small micro case with good airflow and willing to spend on good psu. Intel hardware and Nvidia cards, os 64bit, m.2 for OS and a main HD.

Hit me up with ideas and will see cheers

 

[tamzzy]

Intel hardware

any particular reason why?

 

[you_rebel_Scum]

Just used to it, never tried alternatives

 

[tamzzy]

you'd probably get more bang/buck out of a ryzen 3700x system.
at your budget 9700k would probably perform better now, but 8c8t will get old very quick. 9900k 8c16t is probably out of budget range.
ryzen 3700x 8c16t would provide the best compromise. slightly slower now, but better longevity.
i wouldn't even bother considering any of the intel 6c6t parts. they're literally not worth buying.

 

[Stephanie Peterson]

Just used to it, never tried alternatives

Very hard to recommend any intel chips the now and for the time being, the 9900k just squeezes in if you want ultra high low res fps... for everything else the 3700 or 3600 obliterate there intel counterparts in price/performance.

 

[you_rebel_Scum]

Ok let me see a ryzen build please

 

[tamzzy]

motherboard will need a bios update first before it can run the cpu. bios update can be done without cpu so not an issue.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £299.99
• 1 x MSI B450M Mortar (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard= £88.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TLGD= £89.99
• 1 x KFA2 GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER EX 1CLICK-OC 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £479.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Whisper M Series 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £89.99
• 1 x Corsair Force MP510 series 960GB NVMe PCIe M.2 Solid State Drive (CSSD-F960GBMP510)= £149.99
• 1 x Kolink Citadel Micro-ATX Case - Black= £37.99
• 1 x Three Fan Bundle - BitFenix Spectre Plain BLACK 120mm Fan= £9.95
• 1 x AOC Q3279VWFD8 32" 2560x1440 IPS 75Hz FREESYNC WideScreen LED Monitor= £219.95

Total: £1,466.83 (includes shipping: £0.00)​

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[you_rebel_Scum]

Nice but the gpu is overly expensive

 

[thedandyp]

Nice but the gpu is overly expensive

If you're happy with the 3700x then that really should be paired with a decent gpu. What kind of price range did you have in mind for the graphics card?

 

[Stephanie Peterson]

Might want to wait for the non reference navi boards - likely going to be as fast as the 2070 super but cheaper.

 

[Steveocee]

Maybe pair it out with a 5700XT, they're currently around £350 but in all fairness, you'd likely want a graphics card of around that price or better to really get the system to shine.

 

[tamzzy]

Nice but the gpu is overly expensive

£1.5k

Total: £1,466.83

i see no problem, unless you ideally like it to be closer to £1000?

at the moment, i couldn't really recommend getting the 5700xt as it's only available with the stock (read: hot and noisy) cooler, especially when you can get the 2070S within budget.
of course if you want to...then swap it around

 

[Stephanie Peterson]

The reference navi cooler aint too bad, its a lot better than previous AMD reference noise makers - but then if the OP waits for a few more weeks the non reference faster models will be out.
I dont see the 2070s being worth the premium unless you want a gsync monitor, even then its a bit of a hard price to swallow.

 

[tamzzy]

The reference navi cooler aint too bad, its a lot better than previous AMD reference noise makers

sure it may be less of a turd, but it's still a turd.

but then if the OP waits for a few more weeks the non reference faster models will be out.

indeed one can play the waiting game

I dont see the 2070s being worth the premium unless you want a gsync monitor

2070S can run freesync, so gsync is a non-issue, really...

even then its a bit of a hard price to swallow.

it's currently £100 difference between 2070S with aftermarket cooler and 5700xt with stock cooler...i suspect we can be adding £30-50ish to the price of the 5700xt with aftermarket cooler.
the price differential is definitely there...is it excessive? well...i'd rather not pay it

comparing a stock 2070S to watercooled OC 5700XT.
average OC performance gain for 2070S is ~7-8% so add that on to 2070S graph to approximate OC vs OC performance.
AIB 5700xt probably wouldn't OC as high as it's not in a custom water loop - so best case scenario for the 5700xt vs average 2070S