Gaming build, 3800x3d, 7900xtx etc

[Ian Jones]

Hi all, I'm trying to plan a new gaming pc, and hopefully future proof it for a few years.

my current set up is a i9 9900k and 1080 (spec at bottom)

From reading the 7800x3d is a good gaming cpu (always had intel before, never amd), and the 7900xtx is a good gpu.

for the gpu, the sapphire nitro + looks like a good choice.

I was like a small size build, or a tower, and for it to display the insides well

I dont want to go full water cooled, but a AIO cpu water cooler that displays temps on the front would be nice.

I haven't a clue on the motherboard and ram, but I am connected via WIFI only to the pc.

the storage, a 2tb or 4tb, and I will add my current m.2 drive as a 2nd storage

would like to stay around the 2.5k mark, but can increase it if it make a good difference.

looking forward to your replies

many thanks

 

[Tetras]

I went with the Pulse, because I think the Nitro is too big for the case.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £379.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-I Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 Mini ITX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JZ-AS) = £239.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G5600HC40BDC01) (SKU: MY-0B3-TG) = £99.95
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Pulse 24GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A5-SP) = £959.99
• 1 x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 3D NAND NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-075-CR) = £109.99

• 1 x NZXT Kraken 240 Black AIO CPU Water Cooler - 240mm (SKU: HS-02B-NX) = £129.94
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P200 Air Mini-ITX Case, Tempered Glass - Black (SKU: CA-0AM-PT) = £65.00
• 1 x Thermaltake Toughpower PF3 1050W ATX3.0 Native PCIE 5 Fully Modular 80 Plus Platinum Power Supply (SKU: CA-1BR-TT) = £179.99

Total: £2,164.84 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Ian Jones]

I wonder if the spec above (if poss include the nitro + fit inside the Thermaltake tower 100 case?

 

[Tetras]

I wonder if the spec above (if poss include the nitro + fit inside the Thermaltake tower 100 case?

It says:
Motherboard ITX: 6.7 x 6.7 = Yes.
Radiator, Max: 120mm = No.
GPU length: 330mm = Yes (Pulse). Yes (Nitro).
GPU thickness: ?
PSU format: ?
PSU length: ?

You could switch to the Lian Li 205M, it is MATX, but I think that would fit the Nitro, the radiator and the PSU?

 

[Ian Jones]

another small case is the nr200, that could be worth a look

 

[Tetras]

another small case is the nr200, that could be worth a look

I think you'd need a different PSU because it is SFX/SFX-L?

The Nitro might be too thick too, it says 60mm and the Nitro is 61.57?

 

[Ian Jones]

this looks like it will fit, but are the included aio and psu good?

Cooler Master MasterBox NR200P MAX​

 

[Tetras]

this looks like it will fit, but are the included aio and psu good?

Cooler Master MasterBox NR200P MAX​

It appears to use a riser to mount the graphics card vertically. They can be problematic, but I don't know anything about this particular one.

The PSU: I don't know, but they have a 10 year warranty and from the reviews I can find (V series, SFX), I don't think they're bad. It's just SFX though, so there's nothing special about it that I can see. I think it has 4 ports that can be used for either graphics or EPS 12v. Would it be enough for a 7900 XTX? I can't say that either, but Sapphire suggest 800 as a minimum.

The AIO: I can't find a model number, but you can read about it how it performs in the reviews of the case (seems alright).

 

[Ian Jones]

thank you, another way would be to use the nr200p case and add my own 280mm aio and psu. but from what i can see, you can not top mount the aio on the nr200p?

 

[Ian Jones]

the 7900xtx needs, 3 x 8-pin Power Connector. anf the power supply on the nr200p max has four 6+2 pin power cables

 

[jigger]

KOLINK CITADEL MESH MICRO-ATX CASE - BLACK​

Might work.