Hi. I am new to to this forum so please move it to right place if needed. Want to buy a pc for around £2000 for gaming only , can you advise what would be the past spec within that price. I dont play games online or streem. Thinking about AMD processor as i heard it is better than intel. Thanks.
Gammiing pc £2000
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Hello and welcome to the forums.
What res are you going to be playing at and what games do you play?
the 50 series GPUs are due out at the end of the month so might be worth waiting.
Can you build a PC or are you after a pre built system?
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wait for nvidia 5000 series, it is too close to ignore right now, better to buy well, and buy once, esp with a good chunk of money like 2k!
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My basket at OcUK:
I've put the 4070Ti Super in as a placeholder, you should probably wait and try and get a 5070Ti at this point.
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Eight Core 5.50GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-02676) = £299.99
- 1 x Asrock X870 Pro RS (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-03309) = £209.99
- 1 x Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-52000C32 6600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMT32GX5M2X6600C32) (SKU: MY-4DY-CS) = £199.99
- 1 x Samsung 980 Pro 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-24P-SA) = £169.99
- 1 x Lian Li LANCOOL 206 Mid-Tower Case - Black (SKU: CAS-LIA-02172) = £74.99
- 1 x Seasonic Core GX-850-V2 ATX3.1 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: POW-SSC-03647) = £114.95
- 1 x be quiet! Dark Rock Slim CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: HS-01G-BQ) = £53.98
- 1 x Asus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER ProArt OC 16GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ASU-02001) = £740.00
Total: £1,875.86 (includes delivery: £11.9
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I've put the 4070Ti Super in as a placeholder, you should probably wait and try and get a 5070Ti at this point.
£339
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£315
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£200
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£190
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£170
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POW-SSC-03647
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£830
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Hi all.
Thanks for all your coments.
I play everything from Assaisns Creed , Ghost Recon, Witcher , GTA.
I want to build a pc that will least me for another 6-7 years.
This is what i have build :
Would you change anything ? Is Radeon better then GeForce ?
1 X AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail - £499.99
SKU: CP-3DT-AM
1 X Asus ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard - £460.00
SKU: MB-6J5-AS
1 X Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Pulse 24GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £799.99
SKU: GX-3A5-SP
1 X MSI MPG A850G PCIE5 UK PSU 850W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply - £139.99
SKU: CA-00Y-MS
1 X Kingston FURY Beast RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C40 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - £119.99
SKU: MY-29K-KS
1 X Corsair Force MP700 Elite 1TB NVMe PCIe 5.0 M.2 Solid State Drive - £134.99
SKU: STO-CRS-03653
1 X Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) - £107.99
SKU: SW-18J-MS
Grand Total: £2,262.94
Thanks for all your coments.
I play everything from Assaisns Creed , Ghost Recon, Witcher , GTA.
I want to build a pc that will least me for another 6-7 years.
This is what i have build :
Would you change anything ? Is Radeon better then GeForce ?
1 X AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail - £499.99
SKU: CP-3DT-AM
1 X Asus ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard - £460.00
SKU: MB-6J5-AS
1 X Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Pulse 24GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £799.99
SKU: GX-3A5-SP
1 X MSI MPG A850G PCIE5 UK PSU 850W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply - £139.99
SKU: CA-00Y-MS
1 X Kingston FURY Beast RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C40 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - £119.99
SKU: MY-29K-KS
1 X Corsair Force MP700 Elite 1TB NVMe PCIe 5.0 M.2 Solid State Drive - £134.99
SKU: STO-CRS-03653
1 X Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) - £107.99
SKU: SW-18J-MS
Grand Total: £2,262.94
I would change the cpu to the 9800X3D.
As mentioned above why such an expensive board ? You could get something like an MSI X870/E Tomahawk for much less.
There are new graphics cards out from Nvidia at the end of the month if you are not in a rush. Not sure I would pay £800 for a last gen card. The new AMD cards are also due Q1 2025.
You can get a 2TB SSD like the WD Black SN770 for less. A 1TB isn't much for a gaming pc.
Also W11 can be bought for around £10 from key sites. Mine has been working fine since June 2023.
Also 6000MHz CAS30 is the sweet spot for AMD.
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1000w PSU to cover the new top tier GPU.
memory you want expo 6000mhz C30 that kingston is c40
memory you want expo 6000mhz C30 that kingston is c40
Not sure if i am right but nvidia 5070 will cost around £7000 ?
No i ma not in the rush , thinking to buy a PC by end of Feb.I would change the cpu to the 9800X3D.
As mentioned above why such an expensive board ? You could get something like an MSI X870/E Tomahawk for much less.
There are new graphics cards out from Nvidia at the end of the month if you are not in a rush. Not sure I would pay £800 for a last gen card. The new AMD cards are also due Q1 2025.
You can get a 2TB SSD like the WD Black SN770 for less. A 1TB isn't much for a gaming pc.
Also W11 can be bought for around £10 from key sites. Mine has been working fine since June 2023.
Also 6000MHz CAS30 is the sweet spot for AMD.
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Order Kingston FURY Beast EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit now online and benefit from fast delivery.
Is that msi motherboard good enought to least for years ? As i dont want to change it in few years time.
Those new nvidia cards will cost a fortune. the chepest one on OC cost £7000 ( RTX ). Unless i am missing something.
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Overclockers often do that before release not sure why then adjust the price in line with others pricing.
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5070 set for $549 in america so £7000 for a uk price would seem a bit steep tbh, maybe the 5090 will be more like that £7000, that would not surprise me at all
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Hold off until the new nvidia cards launch
Look for the features that you want and go off that. You might not use half of the features on a £460 board, and something for half the price will do the same job. You might have slightly inferior audio, or less ports etc. Just depends on what you want.
Those prices are just 'holding prices' as they have no physical stock yet, so the price is unknown at this point.
@klewio
I'd be going for something like below..as you put a basket of £22262 and that didn't include a case, then there's still over £1k more you can spend
yes you can get a 9800x3d, but it's £80 more than the 7800x3d, and at this level, you're more likely to be 4k gaming..not sure the 18% price premium of the 9800x3d worth it...if you want the 9800x3d, import it from US. saw certain online mktplace where could import with duty for £490 odd...prices in uk are scalper prices at mo imho. $480 is £393..add vat is £472..anything over£500 is too much
7800x3d uses less power and runs cooler too. the arctic 36 freezer is a smart cooler, and runs quiet
case will fit a 4090 so wont be a problem for new cards
with the £1k+ left, wait for the end of the month and buy a 5080 card. buy an FE, s/b around the £1000 mark and from leaks is about 35% increase in performance over the 4080
My basket at OcUK:
I'd be going for something like below..as you put a basket of £22262 and that didn't include a case, then there's still over £1k more you can spend
yes you can get a 9800x3d, but it's £80 more than the 7800x3d, and at this level, you're more likely to be 4k gaming..not sure the 18% price premium of the 9800x3d worth it...if you want the 9800x3d, import it from US. saw certain online mktplace where could import with duty for £490 odd...prices in uk are scalper prices at mo imho. $480 is £393..add vat is £472..anything over£500 is too much
7800x3d uses less power and runs cooler too. the arctic 36 freezer is a smart cooler, and runs quiet
case will fit a 4090 so wont be a problem for new cards
with the £1k+ left, wait for the end of the month and buy a 5080 card. buy an FE, s/b around the £1000 mark and from leaks is about 35% increase in performance over the 4080
My basket at OcUK:
- 1 x Asrock X870 Pro RS WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-03308) = £220.00
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £449.98
- 1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel (SKU: MEM-CRS-01124) = £125.00
- 1 x Kingston FURY Renegade 2TB PCI-e 4.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (SFYRS/2000G) (SKU: STO-KNG-01330) = £124.99
- 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 RGB Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7B8-LL) = £89.99
- 1 x Arctic Freezer 36 A-RGB 120m Black CPU Cooler - 2x 120mm (SKU: COO-ARC-02418) = £29.98
- 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 1000W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-05Z-AS) = £119.99
Total: £1,159.93 (includes delivery: £0.00)
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shocking isn't it. more expensive than i bought mine 2 years ago on preorder when it launched. £530 for the 9800x3d fairly shocking too
Yeah, they are both quite bad for pricing atm.
Maybe buy a cheaper processor for the time being and wait a few months and see if these go back to a reasonable price.
7800X3D has been back in stock awhile but still silly prices and the 9800X3D has been back in stock since the end of last week
Dont worry, it’ll only cost £7000 on ebay when those filthy resellers get their hands on them!
In actuality it’ll be around £500-600