Help with New gaming Pc

GratefulAnt · 27 Nov 2023 at 09:09

I was hoping for some help or advice on buying or building a new Gaming PC a few years ago I got help from this forum building a gaming pc for my son. that pc is still doing well in my eyes my sons pc is
MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard
Gigabyte RADEON RX 5700 XT GAMING OC 8GB GDDR6
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor
Patriot Viper Steel 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit
Seasonic Prime Ultra Snow Silent 650W 80 Plus Platinum Modular Power Supply
Gigabyte 1TB M.2 PCIe x4 NVMe SSD/Solid State Drive
id was wondering for my budget £1100 id be worth building or buying a new pc for my self as I also have an xbox series x so advice or help would be well appreciated

Tetras · 27 Nov 2023 at 12:10

GratefulAnt said:
id was wondering for my budget £1100 id be worth building or buying a new pc for my self as I also have an xbox series x so advice or help would be well appreciated

For what games and what resolution do you intend to play at? I assume you already have a monitor?

GratefulAnt · 27 Nov 2023 at 12:57

Tetras said:
For what games and what resolution do you intend to play at? I assume you already have a monitor?

I play everything from AAA games to survival games that are early access I will get a monitor with a separate budget

mickyflinn · 27 Nov 2023 at 13:27

GratefulAnt said:
I will get a monitor with a separate budget

1080p ,1440p 4k ?

Tetras · 27 Nov 2023 at 13:31

GratefulAnt said:
I play everything from AAA games to survival games that are early access I will get a monitor with a separate budget

GratefulAnt said:
I also have an xbox series x so advice or help would be well appreciated

Do you want this PC to be much faster, or just equivalent? I believe the xbox series x GPU somewhere between a 6700 and 6800, while the CPU is like a Ryzen 3700X.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £154.99
1 x Gigabyte B660M DS3H AX - Intel B660 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5AH-GI) = £129.95
1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £59.99
1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-GIG-01266) = £399.95
1 x AMD - Avatar Radeon Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-01186) = £0.00
1 x WD Blue SN580 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-00541) = £79.99
1 x Phanteks Eclipse P400 Air Midi Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-09F-PT) = £49.99
1 x Corsair RMx Series RM850x 80 PLUS Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (CP-9020200-UK) (SKU: CA-267-CS) = £109.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) (SKU: SW-18J-MS) = £109.99

Total: £1,094.84 (includes delivery: £0.00)

GratefulAnt · 27 Nov 2023 at 16:36

mickyflinn said:
1080p ,1440p 4k ?

im happy with1440p I dont think my budget would get a pc running at 4k would I ?

Tetras · 27 Nov 2023 at 20:16

GratefulAnt said:
im happy with1440p I dont think my budget would get a pc running at 4k would I ?

The PC in my spec above can do 1440p and for the most part: 4K/60, but it obviously depends on the game/settings.

If you open this * review and scroll down to 4K, there's a chart for 4K (Ultra settings) and games where the average FPS was well below 60:

hogwarts legacy
jedi survivor
the last of us part 1
dying light 2
dead space
cyberpunk 2077
a plague tale

*

Sapphire Radeon RX 7700 XT Pure Review

Sapphire's Radeon RX 7700 XT Pure comes with a great-looking white cooler design that makes it a top choice for every white build. Compared to the Pulse you get a more powerful cooler that has three fans instead of two, with whisper-quiet noise levels and good temperatures.

www.techpowerup.com

GratefulAnt · 27 Nov 2023 at 22:48

Tetras said:
The PC in my spec above can do 1440p and for the most part: 4K/60, but it obviously depends on the game/settings.

If you open this * review and scroll down to 4K, there's a chart for 4K (Ultra settings) and games where the average FPS was well below 60:

hogwarts legacy
jedi survivor
the last of us part 1
dying light 2
dead space
cyberpunk 2077
a plague tale

*

Sapphire Radeon RX 7700 XT Pure Review

Sapphire's Radeon RX 7700 XT Pure comes with a great-looking white cooler design that makes it a top choice for every white build. Compared to the Pulse you get a more powerful cooler that has three fans instead of two, with whisper-quiet noise levels and good temperatures.

www.techpowerup.com

I like the look at that would it make a diffrence if I went AMD also I can you still buy windows key like you used to be able to if so I can maybe put another 100 to 150 pounds extra if it would make much of a difference to overall Pc. thank you so much for your help so far

Tetras · 27 Nov 2023 at 23:05

GratefulAnt said:
would it make a difference if I went AMD

A Ryzen 5600 build would cost and perform about the same.

GratefulAnt said:
I can maybe put another 100 to 150 pounds extra if it would make much of a difference to overall Pc

You could:
- Upgrade the CPU to 12600K.
- Switch to AM5, e.g. 7500F or 7600.
- Upgrade the graphics card to 7800 XT.

A 12600K might help with the lows/average FPS and general smoothness.
AM5 would offer you future CPU upgrades.
A 7800 XT would help with 4K, e.g. 7800 XT got 70.2 average FPS @ 4K in this review, the 7700 XT got 57.6.