How Does This 4K 60 / Work [Multiple Chrome Tabs/Videos] Build Look?

[sunny_xo]

Hi all, planning my new PC build after 20 years or so.

Purchase Timeframe:
As soon as the new Lian Li Fans come out so End of June 2025 latest.

Budget:
£4000. I can't add these to my basket for the price as they are not on the overclockers website yet. My main concern is more if the below components are fine

Usage:
I will be playing Counter Strike/Warzone [have 165hz monitor] on this. Playing games at 4k/60 would be great but not important.

I would also be doing work which involves multiple Chrome tabs and videos playing at the same time [YouTube/Twitch] so opted for 32gb ram

Preferences:
NVIDIA GPU, AMD Processor

Current Hardware:
Dustbin [ Windows 8 PC] and will not reuse anything

Peripherals:
Do not require

Special Needs/Requirements:
None that I can think of.

I have the current items in my basket;

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CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor

CPU Cooler
New Lian Li Hydroshift Out June

Motherboard
Gigabyte X870 GAMING WIFI6 ATX AM5 Motherboard


Memory
G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal Neo RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL26 Memory


Storage
Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive


Video Card
Gigabyte GAMING OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card

Case
Phanteks NV5 MKII ATX Mid Tower Case



Power Supply
Corsair RM1000e (2023) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply






Motherboard

• I went for this specific board as it shows up as compatible on the QVL list on the RAM and its a Gigabyte one. I'd be buying a Gigabyte GPU so less software.

CPU

• It's a £50 difference on the OC website between the 9800xd and 7800x3d so chose that.

PSU

• Do all PSU's offer the same outputs? Unsure if I should be looking at a PSU offering a specific cable/plug.
• I'm going to have 1/2 mini LCD screens in this case, 2 strimers and an argb lighting kit so I am assuming the 1000 power supply would be okay?

RAM

• For this brand and the RAM I want this is the only one the OC website and I want this RAM.

Do I have to do anything special in the Bios like activate EXPO?

There is no CL326000, so happy to take the L and pay extra for CL26 even though I understand there is no major difference.

FANS/Cooling

• Would be Lian Li fans, read about how to connect them and thats fine.

Wondering how it looks and if its fine? Just hoping everything fits. Heard some people say big GPUs dont work with this Motherboard so need to look into that. Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Gray2233]

It's worth noting that AMD GPU's tend to be much better than Nvidia in Warzone, I've no idea about Counter Strike but I doubt it takes much grunt to run well.

AMD Knocks Nvidia Down a Peg or Two

Red is a far better colour anyways.... Right?

overclock3d.net

If my main game was the above I'd be opting for a 9070XT personally.

I also feel you're probably overspending a great deal for a gaming rig on top of some so-so component choices (Corsair recently changed the OEM on their RMe line of power supplies and the quality has seen a downturn, there's better in the price range), if your budget is in the region of £4000 I'd be expecting a 5090 not a 5070ti. The X3D CPU's aren't too fussed about RAM timings/speed either, the cheapest 32gb C30/6000 set would be ample.

How much would all of this cost you exactly?

 

[Tetras]

PSU

• Do all PSU's offer the same outputs? Unsure if I should be looking at a PSU offering a specific cable/plug.
• I'm going to have 1/2 mini LCD screens in this case, 2 strimers and an argb lighting kit so I am assuming the 1000 power supply would be okay?

You need a 12VHPWR or preferably a 12v-2x6 cable for a 5070 Ti, unless you use an adapter for PCIE 8 pins. ATX 3.0 PSUs usually have the former and 3.1 PSUs the latter.

Do I have to do anything special in the Bios like activate EXPO?

Correct.

Wondering how it looks and if its fine?

Not what I'd be picking for a £4K budget, but a 9800X3D and 5070 Ti is a good pairing and can meet your ideal requirement of 4K/60.

I'd get 48GB or 64GB now if you're a Chrome lover.

Antec C5 ARGB is an interesting alternative to the NV5 for me, since it includes 7x120mm fans.

RMe is a lower tier unit which looks out of place here (and they're usually priced higher than I'd like).

 

[sunny_xo]

It's worth noting that AMD GPU's tend to be much better than Nvidia in Warzone, I've no idea about Counter Strike but I doubt it takes much grunt to run well.

AMD Knocks Nvidia Down a Peg or Two

Red is a far better colour anyways.... Right?

overclock3d.net

If my main game was the above I'd be opting for a 9070XT personally.

I also feel you're probably overspending a great deal for a gaming rig on top of some so-so component choices (Corsair recently changed the OEM on their RMe line of power supplies and the quality has seen a downturn, there's better in the price range), if your budget is in the region of £4000 I'd be expecting a 5090 not a 5070ti. The X3D CPU's aren't too fussed about RAM timings/speed either, the cheapest 32gb C30/6000 set would be ample.

How much would all of this cost you exactly?

You need a 12VHPWR or preferably a 12v-2x6 cable for a 5070 Ti, unless you use an adapter for PCIE 8 pins. ATX 3.0 PSUs usually have the former and 3.1 PSUs the latter.


Correct.


Not what I'd be picking for a £4K budget, but a 9800X3D and 5070 Ti is a good pairing and can meet your ideal requirement of 4K/60.

I'd get 48GB or 64GB now if you're a Chrome lover.

Antec C5 ARGB is an interesting alternative to the NV5 for me, since it includes 7x120mm fans.

RMe is a lower tier unit which looks out of place here (and they're usually priced higher than I'd like).

Thanks for your reply. My apologies for this inconvenience, I meant to write ~£3000. The formatting got really bad when I posted a table so overlooked that. I wouldnt be using this for demanding games which is why I didnt go for a 5080. The above is ~£2000

Lian Li hydroshift is 135. The fans are £~25 for one? So 8 fans be ~£200 (the AIO is fanless,I’d add my own)

So £335 for that.

I’d be buying the Phantek Drgb kit and premium mount too which would be around £150.

Coupled with the Keyboard/Mouse/Stimers and 2 screens for inside (purely aesthetic) this may take the build to ~£3000. Its more a show piece/centre piece in my office. I know not for everyones taste.

I didnt know that about the Corsair PSU's, are there any models in particular you recommend for this build/GPU?

Antec looked great but I fell in love with the DRGB kit on the NV5.

My main concern is more if the components above fit the requirements which seem like they do which is fine. I just need to check to see if this all fits and then look into another PSU make.

Are there also any 180 GPU adapters that are recommended? Or are they generally to be avoided?

 

[tamzzy]

That's a really terrible way to spend £3k.

For £2-2.5k that's a 9800x3d + 5080 build.
For £3-4k I would not settle for anything less than a 9800x3d + 5090 build lol.

 

[Gray2233]

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If your focus is mainly aesthetics over function I'd still make the following changes to save a few bob:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 1200W 80 Plus Platinum ATX 3.1 PCIe 5.1 Fully Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-04741) = £159.95
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO/XMP RGB 48GB (2X24GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-03748) = £149.99
• 1 x Super Flower LEADEX III GOLD UP 1000W 80 PLUS Gold Power Supply PCIe 5.1 ATX 3.1 (SKU: POW-SFL-04172) = £149.98
• 1 x Gigabyte B850 GAMING X WIFI6E (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03858) = £175.00
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £129.95

Total: £772.86 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

- Either PSU is massively overkill for your system to be honest, but they're well priced for what they are compared to the competition. That said, a good 750-850w for under £100 would be absolutely fine for the build you're looking at.
- 48gb of RAM, you could also opt for 64gb by paying a bit more but that's up to you, in games it'll perform almost identically to what you were looking at when paired with an X3D CPU.
- You don't necessarily need to pair motherboard to GPU, I'm not sure where you got the idea of limiting required software but it wont really make a difference, regardless the one above is a good deal cheaper and outside of some minor functionality loss (which you probably wont notice) will perform identically to what you were looking at.
- Cheaper but still high tier NvME, much like the above you wont notice a lick of difference between it and the 990.
- I haven't included a 9070XT, but if Warzone is your main/most demanding game as mentioned earlier you'll be better off over the 5070ti.

 

[sunny_xo]

If your focus is mainly aesthetics over function I'd still make the following changes to save a few bob:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 1200W 80 Plus Platinum ATX 3.1 PCIe 5.1 Fully Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-04741) = £159.95
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO/XMP RGB 48GB (2X24GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-03748) = £149.99
• 1 x Super Flower LEADEX III GOLD UP 1000W 80 PLUS Gold Power Supply PCIe 5.1 ATX 3.1 (SKU: POW-SFL-04172) = £149.98
• 1 x Gigabyte B850 GAMING X WIFI6E (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03858) = £175.00
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £129.95

Total: £772.86 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

- Either PSU is massively overkill for your system to be honest, but they're well priced for what they are compared to the competition. That said, a good 750-850w for under £100 would be absolutely fine for the build you're looking at.
- 48gb of RAM, you could also opt for 64gb by paying a bit more but that's up to you, in games it'll perform almost identically to what you were looking at when paired with an X3D CPU.
- You don't necessarily need to pair motherboard to GPU, I'm not sure where you got the idea of limiting required software but it wont really make a difference, regardless the one above is a good deal cheaper and outside of some minor functionality loss (which you probably wont notice) will perform identically to what you were looking at.
- Cheaper but still high tier NvME, much like the above you wont notice a lick of difference between it and the 990.
- I haven't included a 9070XT, but if Warzone is your main/most demanding game as mentioned earlier you'll be better off over the 5070ti.

Thanks so much for your reply,appreciate you taking your time out to help. Yeah mainly aesthetic,more a show piece in my office

regarding the GPU and motherboard they’re both Gigabyte so was thinking one less software to use along with the other RGB softeare

The RAM I 100% want to stick with

I just need to check that PSU fits and I’ll go with that too if so. Solong as everything else is okAy seems this is the build

 

[tamzzy]

Yeah mainly aesthetic,more a show piece in my office

As long as you're fine with knowing you're paying waaaaay over the odds for said "showpiece"
like literally 25%+

 

[Gray2233]

As long as you're fine with knowing you're paying waaaaay over the odds for said "showpiece"
like literally 25%+

Maybe he has a semi-tech savvy wealthy client in his Dentists office he really, really wants to sell a new set of veneers to the entire family of?

I'm tongue in cheek here, but if it's a show-piece for the sake of others (specifically clients) seeing it: If they're into or they ask about the build, tell them it's designed for future expansion but ultimately you loved the look. Be up front, because I know people who might ask those sorts of questions who would view it as poorly spent money and a negative otherwise. While people are fickle it goes both ways, but otherwise just enjoy the flashing lights and nice look. No harm in going that route other than your wallet, and if you're fully aware it's your choice in the end OP.

 

[tamzzy]

No harm in going that route other than your wallet, and if you're fully aware it's your choice in the end OP.

absolutely this. as long as OP is aware, then that's fine. just needs to be aware that for pure performance-per-£, it isn't the best use of the budget...

...but as i always say, it's not my money and hence not my problem

 

[Gray2233]

absolutely this. as long as OP is aware, then that's fine. just needs to be aware that for pure performance-per-£, it isn't the best use of the budget...

...but as i always say, it's not my money and hence not my problem

It's why I only made a handful of suggestions that wouldn't really effect the look rather than a full breakdown.

 

[Gray2233]

absolutely this. as long as OP is aware, then that's fine. just needs to be aware that for pure performance-per-£, it isn't the best use of the budget...

...but as i always say, it's not my money and hence not my problem

I'm going to add to this as an aside, if someone asked me to make the best possible 4K build on a super budget I would enrage everyone and feel mild personal shame as I'm confident that I could do so for a chunk under 3K with a 5090.

Some people value things differently, and I do feel window shopping does a number on most. Social media doesn't help with the (often doctored) screens of systems, I'm an old school type where performance per dollar will always be king. I'd rather have a hidden box and a big screen that runs stuff amazingly or penny pinch over flashing lights in a PC case, but it is a personal preference.

Could be an interesting new thread topic tbh lol.

 

[tamzzy]

if someone asked me to make the best possible 4K build on a super budget I would enrage everyone and feel mild personal shame as I'm confident that I could do so for a chunk under 3K with a 5090.

should be doable now that the 5090 is at "sensible" (yes in inverted commas) prices, and with a decent looking system to boot!

edit: i see ocuk raised their 5090 prices by £100 again...so maybe not quite under £3k, but close enough (but definitely less than £3k if shopping around for the best prices

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Your Order​

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1 X AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail - £449.99
SKU: PRO-AMD-03517

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1 X Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard - £159.99
SKU: MOT-GIG-03859

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1 X PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - £80.00
SKU: MEM-PNY-04561

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1 X Palit GeForce RTX 5090 GameRock 32GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £1,999.99
SKU: GRA-PAL-04175

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1 X Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive - £129.95
SKU: STO-CRU-01090

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1 X Phanteks AMP GH 1200W 80 Plus Platinum ATX 3.1 PCIe 5.1 Fully Modular - Black - £159.94
SKU: POW-PHK-04741

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1 X Phanteks XT View ATX Case Tempered Glass Windows, Black - £84.95
SKU: CAS-PHK-01445

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1 X Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 Black ARGB V3 All In One CPU Cooler - £49.99
SKU: COO-TLR-03256

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Grand Total: £3,114.80

 

[Gray2233]

should be doable now that the 5090 is at "sensible" (yes in inverted commas) prices, and with a decent looking system to boot!

Oh mate, I would go to the extreme and part of me wants to do it just to prove a point.

I feel like a viable 4K 5090 system for general AAA gaming should be doable for £2600-2700 if you go utterly raw and don't mind shopping around, but still doable via OCUK for a little more.

The thing many seem to forget is that the majority of bling comes from cases, and there's some really cheap and lovely cases for around £50 that come with everything you need fan wise.

 

[tamzzy]

I feel like a viable 4K 5090 system for general AAA gaming should be doable for £2600-2700 if you go utterly raw and don't mind shopping around, but still doable via OCUK for a little more.

oh yeah if you're going full raw dog and cutting other parts to the bone no doubt
could save a chunk from the build above with a cheaper mobo, 1tb ssd, cheaper psu and a standard HSF rather than an aio and a cheaper but just a functional case - even with ocuk pricing

 

[Gray2233]

oh yeah if you're going full raw dog and cutting other parts to the bone no doubt
could save a chunk from the build above with a cheaper mobo, 1tb ssd, cheaper psu and a standard HSF rather than an aio and a cheaper but just a functional case - even with ocuk pricing

I couldn't help myself.

Even then I was overspending on one or two if raw performance is the focus.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 5090 GameRock 32GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PAL-04175) = £1,999.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO/XMP 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-00996) = £74.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 1000W 80PLUS Platinum ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02521) = £128.99
• 1 x UK Mains Plug with 13A Fuse to IEC C13 Socket Lead, 10A, 2m (SKU: ACC-OCS-01709) = £0.00
• 1 x Asrock B850M-X (Socket AM5) DDR5 mATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-04011) = £114.99
• 1 x Crucial T500 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01089) = £74.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £199.99
• 1 x Kolink Citadel Mesh RGB Micro-ATX Case - White (SKU: CA-05Y-KK) = £53.00
• 1 x Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE CPU Air Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03270) = £15.94

Total: £2,662.88 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

OCUK build.

- At 4K games favour the GPU a lot more than the CPU, there are variances depending on title.
- Motherboard is **** but viable, it would work with any gaming components plugged into it.
- Lazy on the case but it's a 5090 so airflow.
- T500 NvME, could have knocked off another £30-40 + for a 2tb drive but not worth it when considering direct storage imo.
- No I wouldn't normally pair that HSF with that CPU, it's just good enough for gaming on that CPU choice.

This monstrous Frankenstein build would absolutely poo all over 98% of gaming rigs out there at 4K.

A day or two ago this would have been under £2500.

 

[tamzzy]

- At 4K games favour the GPU a lot more than the CPU, there are variances depending on title.

oh hell naaaaaw...at least pair it with a 7800x3d (or 7600x3d) lol, the 7600 looks so out of place

 

[Gray2233]

oh hell naaaaaw...at least pair it with a 7800x3d (or 7600x3d) lol, the 7600 looks so out of place

I would 7500F that thing for £80 if shopping around given the context!

And it'd still poo all over much more expensive builds at 4K.

Edit: I feel the need to emphasise here: If you are running lower resolutions than 4K you're probably going to bottleneck on a 7500F/7600.