Getting back into Gaming…is £1000 budget possible?

[Craig_d1]

Dropped to a 1tb ssd to try keep price down, but did go over budget as you asked..went with 4070super..about 10% paster than a 7800XT, but much better raytracing(would use minimum on that), but also has dlss, which you will use
Put the 27" 180hz ips 1440p display in also(cheapest one here). but a slightly better mobo in also..not that partial to the prime boards..vrm's suck and get very hot( ok for current but if you upgrade down the line you'd have to look carefully)
different case..this is just an alternative to the build above..just showing slightly different componeent...if you shop around you can save also..., loose rgb on ram, same money, drop back down to the 7800xt etc...if you can squeeze it, go for the 2tb ssd though..games fill up you space rapidly
alternative psu..tuf 750w or corsair rm750e both 89.99 also

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BF-GI) = £149.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £179.99
• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (KF560C36BBEAK2-32) (SKU: MY-29R-KS) = £109.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95
• 1 x Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Ghost 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-GNW-01534) = £518.98
• 1 x NVIDIA - Star Wars: Outlaws Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-03030) = £0.00
• 1 x Montech AIR 903 Max Midi-Tower Tempered Glass - Black (SKU: CAS-MON-01229) = £59.99
• 1 x AOC 27" Q27G4X 2560x1440 IPS 180Hz 1ms FreeSync Gaming Monitor (SKU: MON-AOC-02074) = £178.99
• 1 x Lexar NM790 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 Solid State Drive (LNM790X001T-RNNNG) (SKU: STO-LEX-01452) = £59.99

Total: £1,342.87 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[tamzzy]

Yeah I went VA and regret it, 165hz but if it smears anyway then a high refresh rate is pointless!

High refresh smears

 

[GinG]

Really appreciate the replies thanks.

If the budget was pushed to £1500 would it make any difference to the spec or would I need to spend much more for any real benefit?

 

[tamzzy]

If the budget was pushed to £1500 would it make any difference to the spec or would I need to spend much more for any real benefit?

it'll get a 7800x3d into the spec

 

[mickyflinn]

Agree 7800x3d, and a gsync/freesync monitor going on Craigs spec.

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[GinG]

And that would make a decent bit of difference?

 

[mickyflinn]

And that would make a decent bit of difference?

You would have the best gaming CPU on that platform.

It gives you better FPS and also what it does it gives you is more FPS at the most demanding parts of a game ,known as the 1% and 0.1% low meaning Less chance of stuttering (smoother).

 

[GinG]

You would have the best gaming CPU on that platform.

It gives you better FPS and also what it does it gives you is more FPS at the most demanding parts of a game ,known as the 1% and 0.1% low meaning Less chance of stuttering (smoother).

Thanks for that…will have a think about what to do!